No. 4 Hoosiers Host No. 2 Maryland on Friday (on BTN)

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4 Indiana men's soccer team will host Big Ten rival and No. 2-ranked Maryland on Friday at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The match will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network with live stats available on IUHoosiers.com. With a subscription to the Big Ten Network, fans can also watch the broadcast online.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
• The first 200 fans at the match on Friday will receive a free vuvuzela.
• Also, the first 300 students will get a free hot dog/hamburger and chips from the tailgate grill that will be in the stadium. Students will be directed to check into the marketing table where they will get a wristband that gives them access to the food.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana Hoosiers enter Friday's contest 3-0-1 on the season after playing 2015 NCAA Champion Stanford to a 0-0 draw in Bloomington on Sunday.
• Playing with 10 men for over 67 minutes of the match, IU limited the No. 5-ranked Cardinal to just six shots for the contest.
• The 3-0-1 start to the season for the Hoosiers is the team's third since the 2011 season.
• IU is looking to remain unbeaten in the team's first five games for the first time since 2011 when IU started the year 6-0-2.
• Since 2000, the Hoosiers are 11-2-3 in Big Ten openers.
• The Hoosiers come in to the 2016 season coming off another terrific season in 2015, reaching the NCAA Tournament for a record 29-straight season and 40th overall in program history.

NEWS AND NOTES
• MF Tanner Thompson was named Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Week, the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and to College Soccer News' Team of the Week on Aug. 30.
• Senior MF Tanner Thompson and junior D Grant Lillard were two of 30 players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in July. Indiana is one of just four schools in the nation to have two players on the prestigious list, joining UCLA, Seattle and Boston University. Thompson and Lillard are two of three Big Ten players on the list, along with Rutgers' Jason Wright.
• Tanner Thompson and Grant Lillard were both unanimous preseason All-America selections, as both were honored by College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer.
• Grant Lillard was also named the top defender in the nation in a preseason poll conducted by Top Drawer soccer of the nation's head coaches.
• The Hoosiers return nine starters from last year's team that made the Sweet Sixteen, including All-America honoree Tanner Thompson and All-Big Ten award winners Grant Lillard, Andrew Gutman and Francesco Moore.
• After qualifying for the NCAA Tournament last year, the Hoosiers extended their streak to 29-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• The No. 2-ranked Terrapins enter Friday with a 3-0-1 record on the season, having tied No. 16 UCLA, 2-2, to start the season.
• Maryland beat then-ranked No. 24 Georgetown, 2-1, and has also beat Hartford and USF this season.
• The Terrapins concluded the 2015 campaign with a 12-5-6 record (3-2-3 Big Ten), and claimed the Big Ten Tournament title for the second straight season.
• Maryland made its 33rd NCAA Tournament appearance and 21st in the past 22 seasons.
• The Terrapins were tabbed to win the Big Ten this season in a preseason poll of the league's coaches, just ahead of IU. Alex Crognale, Chris Odoi-Atsem and Eryk Williamson were all named to the B1G's Preseason Honors List.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Maryland, the Hoosiers hold a 3-2-4 record over the Terrapins.
• The two teams played twice last season, with IU playing the Terrapins to a 0-0 draw in the regular season and a 1-1 draw in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Maryland advanced in the tournament, on penalty kicks.
• IU won the first three matches of the series, but have not defeated the Terrapins since 2004 season.

INDIANA BEATS CAL, DRAWS STANFORD AT CLASSIC
• In the annual adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington on Sept. 2-4, the Hoosiers defeated No. 22 Cal, 2-1, and played No. 5-ranked and defending NCAA Champion Stanford, 0-0.
• In the win over Cal, Rashad Hyacenth and Trevor Swartz scored the Hoosiers' two goals.
• Playing a man down for over 67 minutes, the Hoosiers battled Stanford to a scoreless draw, limiting the Cardinal to just six shots total.

HOOSIERS RISE IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• In the National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) National Poll, the Hoosiers moved up one spot to No. 4 in the nation.
• Indiana is also ranked No. 4 in the country in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
• IU checks in at No. 7 in both the College Soccer News poll and in the Soccer America rankings.

UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers head north to play team's first road game of the season at Big Ten rival Michigan on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
• The two programs have met 22 times dating back to the 1974 season, with the Hoosiers holding an 18-3-1 advantage in the series, including three-straight victories over the Wolverines.

Live stats and game notes within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/9/7/mens-soccer-no-4-hoosiers-host-no-2-maryland-on-friday.aspx

Go Hoosiers!

 

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This should be a great match!

 

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No. 4 Indiana Earns 1-1 Draw vs. No. 2 Maryland in Big Ten Opener
Sep. 09, 2016 Men's Soccer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana men's soccer team scored first against No. 2 Maryland, but the Terps found the equalizer in the 87th minute and the game would finish in a 1-1 draw in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Armstrong Stadium on Friday night.

Indiana remains undefeated on the year (3-0-2) and is undefeated through the first five games of the season for the first time since the start of 2011, when the Hoosiers started 6-0-2.

"It was another classic Indiana-Maryland game tonight," Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley said. "It was back and forth. I thought tonight we had the better quality chances. I thought Andrew (Gutman) was unfortunate to not have three goals on the night, as many times as he had a good look on goal. We weren't able to get as much rhythm as we would have liked. We have a lot of respect for Maryland and hopefully we get a chance to play them again, if not in the Big Ten, then in the postseason."

Andrew Gutman paced the IU attack with five shots and also found himself in the middle of at least three great scoring opportunities. As a team, Indiana registered 16 shots in the game while Maryland had 14 and the Hoosiers had a 9-5 edge in corner kicks.

IU goalkeeper Colin Webb made three saves, highlighted by a diving save on a blast from distance in the second half to preserve the Indiana lead at the time.

The first scoring chance of the game belonged to the Hoosiers late in the sixth minute, a nice combination play led to a strong shot by Gutman that was saved away by the Maryland goalkeeper Cody Niedermeier.

The Hoosiers got on the board first in the seventh minute on a goal by Richard Ballard, his second of the season, and the assist going to Gutman. The scoring chance came about following an IU corner kick where Tanner Thompson launched a shot from 16 yards out on the left side that was blocked and deflected across the box. After the two teams briefly battled for possession, Gutman came out with the ball and his shot from 10 yards was also blocked. But the ball fell to the foot of Ballard and drilled the shot from 8 yards out into the upper third.

Gutman was able to work free from the Maryland defenders inside the left side of the 18, and found himself with a clean look on goal, but his shot sailed high and right, narrowly missing the upper corner of the goal and the Hoosiers would take a 1-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Then in the 52nd minute, the Terrapins launched a shot from long range that was curling towards the upper corner on the left side, but Webb was able to dive and deflect the shot wide and preserve the Indiana lead once again.

Maryland was able to put home the equalizer in the 87th minute when a long ball into the box from the back was headed across the box to Alex Crognale, who spun and got enough on it to beat Webb on the near side.

In the overtime sessions both teams had opportunities in the final third, but were unable to capitalize and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

The No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers will head north for the team's first true road match of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 14 when the team faces Big Ten rival Michigan in Ann Arbor. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET and will broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network.

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 within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/9/9...-draw-vs-no-2-maryland-in-big-ten-opener.aspx

Go Hoosiers!