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No. 3 Hoosiers Face No. 18 Wisconsin in Big Ten Semifinals, Badgers, 4-3 on PKs

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 3-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will face the No. 18-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. on Friday.

The No. 2-seeded Hoosiers' match with the No. 3-seeded Badgers is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday following No. 1-seeded Maryland's contest with No. 4-seeded Michigan State at 12:00 p.m. ET.

IU's match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and will be streamed on BTN2GO.com. Live results for the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to attend both semifinal games on Friday are $7 for students and $12 for adults. Tickets for the championship game on Sunday are $7 for students and $12 for adults.

Call 317-975-2021 for group tickets and pricing. All tickets are general admission with limited seating available. Active military and veterans may attend for $1.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 3-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Friday's contest with the Wisconsin Badgers with an overall record of 11-1-6, earning the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a mark of 3-0-5.
• The Hoosiers earned a spot in the Big Ten semifinals with a 1-0 win over Northwestern in overtime last Sunday in Bloomington.
• Trevor Swartz scored the match-winner for the Hoosiers just 59 seconds in to overtime off the assist from Austin Panchot .
• Tanner Thompson leads the team with 8 goals, four game-winning goals and 18 points on the season. Trevor Swartz is second on the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Tanner Thompson was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Colin Webb was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second-straight season.
• IU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth time in program history and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• IU's unbeaten 10-game streak (6-0-4) to start the season was the first for the program since 1997 and was the ninth-best start in team history.
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated (6-0-3) at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time since 2003. That IU team went on to post a record of 9-0-4 at home en route to winning the NCAA Championship.
• After qualifying for the NCAA Tournament last year, the Hoosiers extended their streak to 29-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

SCOUTING THE BADGERS
• The Wisconsin Badgers enter Friday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 11-3-3.
• Northwestern finished third in the final Big Ten Conference standings with a 4-2-2 mark in league play to earn the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
• The Badgers have won three in a row and have posted a 4-0-1 mark in their last five matches since a 3-2 overtime loss at No. 1 Maryland on Oct. 14.
• Christopher Mueller leads the team with 24 points on seven goals and 10 assists.
• Mueller was named First-Team All-Big Ten, while Michael Catalano, Mark Segbers and Sam Brotherton were named Second-Team All-Big Ten.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Wisconsin dating back to 1975, the Hoosiers hold a record of 38-5-7 record over the Badgers.
• On Oct. 21 this season, IU traveled to Madison and came away with a 0-0 draw against the Badgers.
• The Hoosiers won both their meetings with Wisconsin in 2015, beating the Badgers, 1-0 in Bloomington during the regular season and 1-0 again at Armstrong Stadium in the Big Ten Tournament.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, IU is 7-0-0 against Wisconsin.
• In 1995, the Hoosiers and Badgers were named co-champions after the title match was canceled.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 3 in the Soccer America poll, No. 4 in the College Soccer News rankings, No. 7 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25 and No. 11 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
• In the seventh NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 17.

IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers rank sixth in the nation in shots per game (16.61), eighth in shutout percentage (0.56) and 15th in team goals against average (0.67).

BIG TEN DOMINATION
• 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.

UP NEXT
• The winner of Friday's semifinal match between IU and Wisconsin will advance to play the winner of No. 1 Maryland and No. 4 Michigan State on Sunday at 2 PM at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. for the Big Ten Championship.

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Live stats and game notes within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/...ce-no-18-wisconsin-in-big-ten-semifinals.aspx

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No. 18 Wisconsin Advances Past No. 3 Indiana in PK Shootout

WESTFIELD, Ind. – The No. 3-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team played No. 18 Wisconsin to a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, with the Badgers advancing past the Hoosiers, 4-3, in a penalty kick shootout at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.

With the draw, Indiana moves to 11-1-7 on the season overall, while Wisconsin moves to 11-3-4 on the year. IU now waits until Monday to see when and where the team will play in the NCAA Tournament next week.

Rashad Hyacenth scored the Hoosiers' goal, with assists going to Francesco Moore and A.J. Palazzolo. In goal, keeper Christian Lomeli made three saves for Indiana.

For the game, IU out-shot the Badgers, 29-6, with Indiana getting eight shots on goal to just four for Wisconsin. The Hoosiers also had an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks.

In the first half, the Hoosiers controlled possession for the majority of the 45 minutes, out-shooting the Badgers, 9-2. IU also had five corner kicks in the first period to none for Wisconsin.

Thompson had both of IU's shots on goal in the first half. In the seventh minute, the senior's shot from the top of the 18-yard box was saved by the Badger goalie, while his effort off a free kick in the 24th minute was saved at the near post.

Just over 10 minutes in to the second half, Wisconsin took the lead on a goal from Christopher Mueller.

Trailing 1-0, the Hoosiers went on the offensive, out-shooting the Badgers, 17-1, in the second 45 minutes.

Finally, in the 79th minute, Indiana found the equalizer. Working on the right side, Moore sent a cross in to Palazzolo in the middle of the 18-yard box. The freshman right-footed the ball toward goal, finding Hyacenth who netted his second goal of the season to the far post to tie the match at 1-1.

With the match still knotted at 1-1, the two teams headed to overtime. In both extra sessions, neither team was able to find the net, with IU out-shooting the Badgers, 2-1, combined in the extra 20 minutes. Still tied, the match headed to a penalty kick shootout.

After four rounds of the shootout, the two teams were tied at 3-3, with each team missing their first attempt and converting their next three.

Shooting first, IU was unable to hit it's final attempt, leaving the door open for Wisconsin, who converted to advance to the Big Ten Championship match against No. 1-ranked Maryland on Sunday at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.

The No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers will now wait until Monday to see the team's NCAA Tournament draw. The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Selection Show will air this Monday, November 14th on NCAA.com.

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

Boxscore and video within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/...dvances-past-no-3-indiana-in-pk-shootout.aspx

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Post game videos
by Seth Tackett

VIDEO: Yeagley after IU’s semifinal loss in B1G Tournament
Head Coach Todd Yeagley after IU fell to Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on November 11, 2016.
http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2016/11/video-yeagley-after-ius-semifinal-loss-in-b1g-tournament/

VIDEO: Thompson after the Hoosiers fall in PKs
Midfielder Tanner Thompson fields questions from reporters after IU’s loss in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2016/11/video-thompson-after-the-hoosiers-fall-in-pks/

VIDEO: Goalkeeper Lomeli after the Hoosiers fall to the Badgers
Goalkeeper Christian Lomeli fields questions from the media after IU falls in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/...omeli-after-the-hoosiers-fall-to-the-badgers/

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Hoosiers fall in Big Ten semis via penalty kicks
by Zain Pyarali

WESTFIELD, Ind. – Numerous offensive chances, gusting windsand penalty kicks all led to the heartbreak of IU men’s soccer in the Big Ten semifinals Friday.

Junior forward Rashad Hyacenth found the equalizer for IU in the 79th minute to tie the game at 1-1 and force extra time, but his missed penalty kick turned to be costly. After the first Hoosier and Badger both missed their initial penalty kick, each team made three straight.

Hyacenth was sent up as the fifth kicker for the Hoosiers, but clanked his shot off the right post. Wisconsin then sent up their lone goal scorer on the afternoon, Christopher Mueller, but he didn’t follow Hyacenth’s suit. Wisconsin had knocked off IU 4-3 in penalty kicks to advance to the Big Ten tournament Championship.

“It’s tough anytime you get into penalties,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “I’ve been on both sides of it as a coach and as a player. We prepared the best we can and you know they made a couple plays, but again I’m proud of the group and we did a lot of good things today.”

The wind played a factor the entire game as the Hoosiers had it at their backs in the first half and outshot the Badgers 16-3, but were held scoreless at the break.

When the teams flipped sides in the second half, the Badgers took advantage of a costly mistake by one of the Hoosiers most solid defenders.

Junior defender Grant Lillard looked to clear the ball out of the IU final third, but a poor pass out of the backfield led to a Badger swipe that set up Mueller for the first goal of the game.

That was the one and only lapse the IU defense had the entire afternoon as they limited the Badgers to just six shots while the Hoosiers rifled 29. It was the backline that led IU to its one-loss regular season campaign and on Friday IU goalkeeper Christian Lomeli said he felt very comfortable with his defenders in front of him.

“You know it keeps you on your toes because at one point you may be called upon,” Lomeli said. “But overall they hold it down really well back there and it’s nice to have that.”

The Hoosiers actually lost a key part of its offense in the 30th minute. Sophomore midfielder Trevor Swartz was hit hard near the top of the 18-yard box and came up with blood dripping from his face.

Swartz scored the game winner last Sunday against Northwestern and brings the best long shot on the IU team. Yeagley said that Swartz had to get stitches but doesn’t know the extent to his injury.

Without Swartz the Hoosiers were forced to turn to the bench. However, it was a pair of substitutions that Yeagley made with under-30 minutes to go that was key to tying the game up.

Hyacenth was brought off the pine hoping to create more of an aerial presence for IU with his size and strength. After trying to find the Belmont transfer multiple times near the goal, Yeagley brought in freshman defender AJ Palazzolo to play up top with Hyacenth.

The substitution worked. Sophomore Francesco Moore made a move on the far side of the pitch to find Palazzolo in the center of the box. The freshman made a touch pass to Hyacenth who slipped past the defense and tapped home the equalizer.

The transfer’s second goal of the season forced two periods of extra time, but eventually the Hoosiers were outlasted in penalty kicks in the semifinals for the second straight season.

Although the Hoosiers run at a Big Ten tournament championship is over, there’s still more soccer left for IU as they now turn their attention to the NCAA tournament next weekend.

“It’s tough, PK’s are never an easy way to go out,” senior midfielder Tanner Thompson said. “But sometimes it’s good to get this little sting before tournament time and we’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/11/hoosiers-fall-in-big-ten-semis-via-penalty-kicks

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Howling winds stifle Hoosier attack
by Josh Eastern

WESTFIELD, Ind. --- The wind was howling.

To start the match IU had it at its back. In the second half, it was directly in their faces. During penalty kicks, the net of the goal wouldn’t stay still because of it. Every goal kick, corner kick, free kick, and pass was affected.

The wind brought a cold chill to the air and in the end, the Wisconsin Badgers brought a cold end to the Big Ten Tournament for IU, losing 4-3 in penalties after regulation and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw.

“The wind at your back was pretty strong,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “Balls can tend to tail a little bit and get away from us and I thought we were able to get a little bit more possession. The balls were checking up in the wind and we were able to gain some good possession going over the top.”

The aerial presence was a key factor for the Hoosiers. The big body of IU junior Rashad Hyacenth has played a factor as of late. He has gotten a bit more time on the field over the past two weeks and he was a factor against the Badgers. The Belmont transfer entered the match with under 28 minutes to play and the match changed from then on.

It was Hyacenth and IU freshman A.J. Palazzolo that created an aerial attack up front for the Hoosiers. His duty on the pitch is to hold the ball up for other players like IU senior Tanner Thompson. Hyacenth also can be a threat in the air.

Friday, Hyacenth got his name on the score sheet with IU’s equalizer in the 79th minute. He also missed the final penalty, however. The aerial presence didn’t necessarily help with the equalizer, but it gave IU a chance to keep fighting in extra time and penalties.

“Rashad has done well the last two, three weeks in training and he’s kept after it and has continued to work on his finishing,” Yeagley said. “He’s a big presence, has been able to hold the ball up for us, especially while the wind was at us. He’d hold it up and get position and bring other guys in the game.”

It was another game where IU had the chances, but just couldn’t put the finishing touches on them. The Hoosiers outshot the Badgers 29-6. They had eight corners to Wisconsin’s zero.

The balls being sent into the box by IU senior Phil Fives and sophomore Austin Panchot were dangerous all afternoon long. Even battling the wind, Hyacenth and Palazzolo were keys to the IU offensive game plan in the air.

“They gave us a lot of size,” Thompson said. “They did really well when they came on for us. They help win some aerial balls and we can get some second balls off of them. That was the game plan putting them on, I thought they did a good job.”

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/11/howling-winds-stifle-hoosier-attack

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