Hoosiers Travel to Northwestern - IU is 1-0 winner

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men's soccer team will head to Bridgeview, Ill. to face Northwestern in a Big Ten match on Sunday afternoon. The match is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET start at Toyota Park – the home of the MLS' Chicago Fire.

Sunday, September 27
Indiana (4-3-1, 0-2-0) vs. Northwestern (3-3-1, 1-1-0)
4 p.m. ET | Toyota Park | Tickets
Coverage: Live Stats

SETTING THE SCENE
• After beating Evansville 3-0 on Wednesday, the Hoosiers will look to continue its winning way on Sunday when the team plays at Northwestern.
• The Hoosiers enter Sunday's match with a record of 0-2-0 in Big Ten play, falling on the road at Penn State and to Rutgers in Bloomington.
• In non-conference play, IU has posted a record of 4-1-1, with wins coming over Evansville, No. 24 South Florida, UAB and St. John's.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. From the list of 30 candidates, a national media committee will select ten finalists for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in October.
• Indiana sports one of the nation's youngest rosters in 2015 with 20 underclassmen on the team. The Hoosiers are tied for the ninth-youngest team in the country and rank as the youngest squad in the Big Ten.
• Despite the youth, Indiana returns 21 players from last year's roster, including 19 letterwinners from a year ago.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• In 2015, the Wildcats (3-3-1, 1-1-0) have recorded non-conference wins over Central Florida and UIC, while in conference play, Northwestern has beaten Ohio State and lost on the road at Michigan.
• Prior to the season, Northwestern was selected to finish sixth in the Big Ten in a poll conducted of the league's coaches.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the two schools dating back to 1973, Indiana holds a record of 25-2-6 over the Wildcats.
• The last six matches have been as close as they come between the two programs, with five ties and an IU win in 2013.
• Last season, the two teams met twice, with IU tying the Wildcats in the regular season, 1-1. In the Big Ten Tournament, the squads again tied, with Indiana advancing to the semifinals in penalty kicks, 5-4.

FEMI ON FIRE
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen is as hot as they come, scoring five goals over the course of the last five matches for the Hoosiers.
• The senior has four goals in his last three matches after scoring twice in IU's 3-0 win over Evansville on Sept. 23.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• In the national rankings released on Friday, Indiana ranks sixth in the nation in shots per game at 17.25.
• Individually, Femi Hollinger-Janzen ranks 19th in the country in total goals (5) and 21st in the nation in game-winning goals (2).
• Tanner Thompson ranks fourth in the country in total assists with five.

IU IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS
• In the Big Ten, the Hoosiers are second in the league in assists (12) and third in goals per game (1.38).
• Individually, Femi Hollinger-Janzen is tied for first in goals (5), second in shots (28), second in shots per game (3.50) and tied for second in points (10)
• Tanner Thompson leads the Big Ten in both assists (5) and assists per game (0.63).

WEBB IN GOAL
• Colin Webb continued his strong play on the season against Evansville on Sept. 23, recording his third shutout of the season.
• In the match, the defense in front of Webb was stout, not allowing the Purple Aces to get a shot on goal.
• For his career, Webb has recorded 13 shutouts.

BIG TEN DOMINATION
• The Hoosiers are 94-25-13 in regular season matches, 26 more victories than the next closest team (Penn State).
• IU has won 12 Big Ten tournament titles, sharing the 1995 crown with Wisconsin.
• Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996-2004. IU won back-to-back regular season titles in 2006 and 2007 and re-claimed the regular season crown in 2010.

BUCKMASTER VS. BUTLER
• Freshman Rece Buckmaster made the most of his first collegiate start at Butler on Sept. 16, scoring his first career goal.
• Scoring goals is not new to Buckmaster, who helped lead Canterbury to a pair of state titles. The Auburn, Ind., native had a goal and an assist in the 2012 IHSAA state title game.

UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will remain on the road for a midweek game at Saint Louis on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Go Hoosiers!

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Gutman with a goal at 41m.

Headed out; stats here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/northwestern/msoc/
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IU won 1-0. Let's keep the streak going!!!

 

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Indiana Blanks Northwestern, 1-0

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The Indiana University men's soccer team posted its second-straight shutout on Sunday afternoon, beating Northwestern, 1-0, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.

With the victory, Indiana improves to 5-3-1 on the season overall and to 1-2-0 in Big Ten conference play. With the loss, Northwestern falls to 3-4-1 on the year and to 1-2-0 in league action.

"Overall, I was pleased," Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley said following the match. "We were in control of the match the entire time, even in the moments they had some attacks. It's a good way to get the week going with a difficult opponent in Saint Louis on Wednesday."

Andrew Gutman scored his first collegiate goal to lead the way for the Hoosiers, while Tanner Thompson recorded his Big Ten-leading sixth assist of the season. In goal, Colin Webb made two saves to record his fourth shutout of the year, pushing his career total to 14.

After allowing the Wildcats to get a pair of shots off in the first eight minutes of the match, the Hoosiers dominated, not allowing another NU shot for the remainder of the half.

IU had three good looks at goal after 18 minutes of action, but weren't able to cash in. In the 18thminute, Gutman made a nice run down the right side of the box, but his shot from four-yards out was saved.

One minute later off a corner, Billy McConnell's header was cleared off the line by Northwestern after the Wildcats' goalie missed clearing the corner. On the ensuing throw in, Femi Hollinger-Janzen nearly scored on a bicycle kick from 10 yards out, but his athletic attempt sailed just high of the bar.

In the 42nd minute, the Hoosiers got the breakthrough they were looking for all half. Working in the middle of the pitch, Thompson found Gutman at the top-left corner of the 18-yard box. The freshman didn't hesitate, cracking a laser shot to the far post to the upper 90, beating the Northwestern goalie.

"That was a great strike," Yeagley said of Gutman's goal. "It was an absolute, big-time shot. That was a highlight-reel goal for Andrew."

After 45 minutes, the Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead in to halftime at Toyota Park. In the first half, IU out-shot the Wildcats, 6-2, getting four shots on goal. The Indiana defense was stout, not allowing NU to get any shots on goal.

The Hoosiers nearly doubled their lead in the 71st minute when Jeremiah Gutjahr cracked a shot from 23-yards out from the left side, hitting the far post. The rebound fell to Ben Maurey, but his diving header was saved by the Northwestern goalie.

NU continued to push players forward in the final 10 minutes looking for the equalizer, but Webb and the Hoosier defense were up to the task.

The Wildcats had their first shot on goal in the 86th minute off a free kick, but the shot from 25-yards out was saved easily by Webb. The shot on goal was the first allowed by the Hoosier defense in 178:21 minutes of play dating back to the team's match against Rutgers on Sept. 20.

Northwestern was only able to muster one more look at goal, but that shot in the 89th minute was easily corralled by Webb, sealing the 1-0, road win for the Hoosiers.

The Indiana Hoosiers will continue on the road as the team will play at Saint Louis on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Go Hoosiers!

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