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.
@IUMensSoccer
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook.
Live stats and game notes within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/...ce-no-18-wisconsin-in-big-ten-semifinals.aspx
Go Hoosiers!
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.
@IUMensSoccer
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook.
Live stats and game notes within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/...ce-no-18-wisconsin-in-big-ten-semifinals.aspx
Go Hoosiers!