BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 5-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will return to Bloomington, Ind. after a three-game road trip to host the Saint Louis Billikens on Tuesday night.
Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET, with the match being streamed live online on BTN Plus. Live stats can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 5-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Tuesday's contest with the Saint Louis Billikens with an overall record of 8-1-6 on the year.
• Last Friday, the Hoosiers traveled north to Madison and played Wisconsin to a 0-0 draw to move to 2-0-5 in Big Ten play. Making his first career start for IU, goalkeeper Christian Lomeli made five saves in recording his first career shutout as a Hoosier.
• MF Tanner Thompson and F Richard Ballard lead the Hoosiers' offense, with each accounting for a team-high 13 points on the strength of four goals and two assists on the season apiece.
• 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.
• 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.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
• The Saint Louis Billikens come to Bloomington on Tuesday with an overall record of 7-4-3 on the season.
• Saint Louis is playing its best soccer of the season, having reeled off six-straight wins to counter a poor start to the season, posting a 1-4-3 mark in the team's first eight matches.
• In four matches against ranked teams this season, Saint Louis is 1-3-0, with the squad's lone win coming in the season opener at No. 5-ranked Wake Forest.
• The Billikens are dominating in the Atlantic 10, posting a 6-0 mark while out-scoring their league opponents, 13-3.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the A-10's coaches, Saint Louis was tabbed the league favorite for the fourth-straight season. Despite being picked first, no SLU player was picked for the Preseason All A-10 team.
• Last season, Saint Louis finished with an overall record of 8-7-2 on the season that included a mark of 4-2-2 in the A-10. In the conference tournament, the Billikens lost Rhode Island, 4-2, to end their season.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Saint Louis dating back to 1975, the Hoosiers hold a record of 22-9-4 record over the Billikens.
• The Hoosiers went on the road and took down Saint Louis, 3-2, in double overtime. Phil Fives, Grant Lillard and Kyle Sparksall scored for IU.
• The series features the two-winningest programs in NCAA DI history, with SLU winning 10 NCAA titles to IU's eight. Saint Louis, however, has not won a championship since 1972.
• Overall, Indiana is 14-3-2 against the Billikens in Bloomington. IU has outscored SLU, 68-41, in the overall series.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 5 in the College Soccer News rankings and No. 16 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. The NSCAA Coaches rankings and the Soccer America poll will be released on Tuesday.
• In the fifth NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 30.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers rank second in the nation in shots per game (17.33), 14th in shutout percentage (0.53) and 24th in team goals against average (0.73).
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will host the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans on Senior Day at Armstrong Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET.
• In the overall series, Indiana leads Saint Louis, 38-8-3, out-scoring the Badgers, 134-30.
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET, with the match being streamed live online on BTN Plus. Live stats can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 5-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Tuesday's contest with the Saint Louis Billikens with an overall record of 8-1-6 on the year.
• Last Friday, the Hoosiers traveled north to Madison and played Wisconsin to a 0-0 draw to move to 2-0-5 in Big Ten play. Making his first career start for IU, goalkeeper Christian Lomeli made five saves in recording his first career shutout as a Hoosier.
• MF Tanner Thompson and F Richard Ballard lead the Hoosiers' offense, with each accounting for a team-high 13 points on the strength of four goals and two assists on the season apiece.
• 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.
• 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.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
• The Saint Louis Billikens come to Bloomington on Tuesday with an overall record of 7-4-3 on the season.
• Saint Louis is playing its best soccer of the season, having reeled off six-straight wins to counter a poor start to the season, posting a 1-4-3 mark in the team's first eight matches.
• In four matches against ranked teams this season, Saint Louis is 1-3-0, with the squad's lone win coming in the season opener at No. 5-ranked Wake Forest.
• The Billikens are dominating in the Atlantic 10, posting a 6-0 mark while out-scoring their league opponents, 13-3.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the A-10's coaches, Saint Louis was tabbed the league favorite for the fourth-straight season. Despite being picked first, no SLU player was picked for the Preseason All A-10 team.
• Last season, Saint Louis finished with an overall record of 8-7-2 on the season that included a mark of 4-2-2 in the A-10. In the conference tournament, the Billikens lost Rhode Island, 4-2, to end their season.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Saint Louis dating back to 1975, the Hoosiers hold a record of 22-9-4 record over the Billikens.
• The Hoosiers went on the road and took down Saint Louis, 3-2, in double overtime. Phil Fives, Grant Lillard and Kyle Sparksall scored for IU.
• The series features the two-winningest programs in NCAA DI history, with SLU winning 10 NCAA titles to IU's eight. Saint Louis, however, has not won a championship since 1972.
• Overall, Indiana is 14-3-2 against the Billikens in Bloomington. IU has outscored SLU, 68-41, in the overall series.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 5 in the College Soccer News rankings and No. 16 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. The NSCAA Coaches rankings and the Soccer America poll will be released on Tuesday.
• In the fifth NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 30.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers rank second in the nation in shots per game (17.33), 14th in shutout percentage (0.53) and 24th in team goals against average (0.73).
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will host the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans on Senior Day at Armstrong Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET.
• In the overall series, Indiana leads Saint Louis, 38-8-3, out-scoring the Badgers, 134-30.
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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