SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana is making its Big Ten-best 16th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament title game.
• The Hoosiers own a conference-leading 12 tournament titles, most recently winning in 2013.
• IU is coming off a 2-1 win over Ohio State in the semifinals. Indiana got goals from Tanner Thompson.
• Its all-time record in the championship game stands at 10-2-2. The 1995 title game was canceled with Indiana and Wisconsin being declared co-champions.
QUICK HITS
• Indiana is 8-0-2 away from home this season and is outscoring opponents 19-7 away from Armstrong Stadium.
• Indiana is 4-2-2 when facing ranked opponents this season.
• Goalkeeper Colin Webb has a record of 3-0-2 in Big Ten Tournament games.
• A third (11 of 33) of Indiana's goals this season have come before the 26 minute mark in the match.
• The Hoosiers entered this weekend ranked seventh in the NSCAA coaches poll and sixth in the NCAA RPI.
• Defenders Grant Lillard have combined for eight goals and six assists this season.
• Nine of Indiana's regular starting 11 have scored at least one point this season. Only right center back Colin Webb have not put points up.
• Indiana is 0-0-5 in overtime matches this season.
• The Hoosiers have been held scoreless just twice this season and have not been kept off the scoreboard since September 17 vs. Butler.
• Tanner Thompson leads the way in goals scored with six. Last season his brother Tommy finished the year tied for the lead in goals scored with five.
• This is the second-straight season 11 or more Hoosiers had a goal to their credit. In 2013 13 different players scored at least one goal.
LAST TIME OUT
• A first half goal from senior defender Tanner Thompson propelled the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Tournament final with a 2-1 victory over Ohio State on Friday afternoon at Ludwig Field in College Park Maryland.
• Indiana had early looks from Colin Webb.
• Thompson's corner kick in the 19th minute bounced around dangerously in the box before being cleared out by the Buckeyes.
• A free kick opportunity for Indiana from 23 yards out in the 26th minute set up defender Doody, who rocketed his fourth goal of the season into the upper right.
• Just seconds before Femi Hollinger-Janzen had to come out of the match after taking a blow to his head when his header attempt met with Ivanov has he tried to punch the ball out of danger. He did not return to the game.
• Indiana withstood an Ohio State onslaught in the waning minutes of the second half and trailed in shots at the break. 9-5. Webb had three saves while two of IU's five attempts were on goal.
• Tanner Thompson picked up a yellow in the 54th minute for a hard foul.
• Webb used his entire body to block a shot from Sarris' shot in the 58th minute. It was a long throw into the box from the Buckeyes that started the play.
• Ohio State's pressure broke through with the tying goal in the 69th minute as a ball headed on from Yianni Sarris found Marcus McCrary, who ran past his defender to hit the bottom of the net. At that point Indiana had just one shot in the second half, compared to five for the Buckeyes.
• Indiana had a header sent wide from Grant Lillard, but his header was just wide.
• After a scrum in the box off a Doody corner kick in the 85th minute, Vollmer had a bicycle kick that was cleared off the line by an Ohio State defender.
• In the 86th minute Ohio State's Kyle Culbertson was called for a handball in the box, setting up a penalty kick opportunity for the Hoosiers. Thompson converted for his sixth goal of the season and a 2-1 Indiana lead.
• Ohio State finished with a 20-12 shot advantage, putting nine on frame. Indiana had five on goal.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• Maryland advanced to the Big Ten Tournament final after topping Michigan State in penalty kicks, 4-2. The teams played to a 0-0 tie through 110 minutes.
• Mael Corboz leads the team in scoring with nine goals and three assists (21 points), with George Campbell and David Kabelik putting up four goals each.
• Maryland is 9-0-1 in its last 10 games and is outscoring opponents 33-17 this season.
• The Terrapins won the Big Ten regular season title with a 5-2-1 conference record.
• They are 10-2-1 at home this season with losses to Michigan State and Georgetown.
• Goalkeeper Zach Steffen has played all 1861:03 minutes in goal with 17 scores allowed for a 0.82 GAA with nine shutouts.
• Head coach Sasho Cirovski is in his 22nd season at Maryland. He is assisted by Scott Buete and Brian Rowland.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the all-time series, 3-1-2.
• The last meeting came on October 19, a 2-1 win for Maryland in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers are 1-0-1 in games at Ludwig Field with the last coming in 2005, a 3-3 tie.
• Todd Yeagley was an assistant coach on that team, while assistant coach Kevin Robson was a player. Robson came in off the bench in that game.
• In that last meeting in College Park Indiana came back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game at 3-3, with the game tying goal coming with five seconds left in regulation.
• Current USMNT member Lee Nguyen had two assists in that game, as well as a cross into the box that resulted in a Maryland own goal.
LAST TIME VS. THE TERRAPINS...
• Junior Femi Hollinger-Janzen got Indiana on the board in the 73rd minute but a necessary second goal never came as fifth-ranked Indiana dropped a 2-1 decision to Maryland on October 19 on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• The Terps struck first in the 20th minute when Alex Shinsky broke free with the ball up the left side. After a few deft touches he faced Indiana goalkeeper Colin Webb in a 1v1, where he took a left-footed shot to the far post for his second goal of the year.
• Indiana took six shots in the first half, with its best look coming from Andrew Oliver as he faced Maryland goalkeeper Zack Steffen at the near post. Oliver tried to angle his shot around Steffen but the keeper blocked it out for a corner kick.
• Six minutes into the second half the Terps added to their tally as Alex Cronagle scored his first of the year. Mikias Eticha sent in a long ball over the top from 25 yards out, and Cronagle headed the ball over an on-rushing Webb for the score.
• Just two minutes prior the Hoosiers had a look at goal when Jamie Vollmer sent service into the box where Hollinger-Janzen's header went just wide.
• With 33 minutes left in regulation, Tanner Thompson whipped in a free kick that made its way through traffic to Hollinger-Janzen, but the half shot that bounced off his boot was stopped by Steffen.
• Hollinger-Janzen came through with his team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 73rd minute that cut the Maryland lead in half. Freshman Jack Griffith gets his first point in a Hoosier uniform as his serve from the right side met the head of Hollinger-Janzen, who skied over his defender to hit the upper 90.
• Indiana found a new sense of urgency after Hollinger-Janzen's score but always came up a touch or two off, including a play from Oliver and he got back in behind the Maryland defense with nine minutes to play. That set up an IU corner kick but it was unable to capitalize on the opportunity.
SHOULD THE HOOSIERS WIN...
• A win over Maryland would give Indiana its Big Ten-best 13 Big Ten Tournament title.
• The Hoosiers would improve to 4-1-2 overall against the Terrapins.
• Win or lose, Indiana will find out its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. ET when the field of 48 is announced.
IU AND THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
• The Hoosiers have won the Big Ten Tournament a conference-best 12 times, most recently in 2013.
• Indiana is one of just two teams with a winning record in Big Ten Tournament play (Penn State) and owns the most wins with 30 (30-8-7).
• Tanner Thompson scored in the win over Ohio State. They are the only active Hoosiers to have scored in a Big Ten Tournament game.
Go Hoosiers!
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• Indiana is making its Big Ten-best 16th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament title game.
• The Hoosiers own a conference-leading 12 tournament titles, most recently winning in 2013.
• IU is coming off a 2-1 win over Ohio State in the semifinals. Indiana got goals from Tanner Thompson.
• Its all-time record in the championship game stands at 10-2-2. The 1995 title game was canceled with Indiana and Wisconsin being declared co-champions.
QUICK HITS
• Indiana is 8-0-2 away from home this season and is outscoring opponents 19-7 away from Armstrong Stadium.
• Indiana is 4-2-2 when facing ranked opponents this season.
• Goalkeeper Colin Webb has a record of 3-0-2 in Big Ten Tournament games.
• A third (11 of 33) of Indiana's goals this season have come before the 26 minute mark in the match.
• The Hoosiers entered this weekend ranked seventh in the NSCAA coaches poll and sixth in the NCAA RPI.
• Defenders Grant Lillard have combined for eight goals and six assists this season.
• Nine of Indiana's regular starting 11 have scored at least one point this season. Only right center back Colin Webb have not put points up.
• Indiana is 0-0-5 in overtime matches this season.
• The Hoosiers have been held scoreless just twice this season and have not been kept off the scoreboard since September 17 vs. Butler.
• Tanner Thompson leads the way in goals scored with six. Last season his brother Tommy finished the year tied for the lead in goals scored with five.
• This is the second-straight season 11 or more Hoosiers had a goal to their credit. In 2013 13 different players scored at least one goal.
LAST TIME OUT
• A first half goal from senior defender Tanner Thompson propelled the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Tournament final with a 2-1 victory over Ohio State on Friday afternoon at Ludwig Field in College Park Maryland.
• Indiana had early looks from Colin Webb.
• Thompson's corner kick in the 19th minute bounced around dangerously in the box before being cleared out by the Buckeyes.
• A free kick opportunity for Indiana from 23 yards out in the 26th minute set up defender Doody, who rocketed his fourth goal of the season into the upper right.
• Just seconds before Femi Hollinger-Janzen had to come out of the match after taking a blow to his head when his header attempt met with Ivanov has he tried to punch the ball out of danger. He did not return to the game.
• Indiana withstood an Ohio State onslaught in the waning minutes of the second half and trailed in shots at the break. 9-5. Webb had three saves while two of IU's five attempts were on goal.
• Tanner Thompson picked up a yellow in the 54th minute for a hard foul.
• Webb used his entire body to block a shot from Sarris' shot in the 58th minute. It was a long throw into the box from the Buckeyes that started the play.
• Ohio State's pressure broke through with the tying goal in the 69th minute as a ball headed on from Yianni Sarris found Marcus McCrary, who ran past his defender to hit the bottom of the net. At that point Indiana had just one shot in the second half, compared to five for the Buckeyes.
• Indiana had a header sent wide from Grant Lillard, but his header was just wide.
• After a scrum in the box off a Doody corner kick in the 85th minute, Vollmer had a bicycle kick that was cleared off the line by an Ohio State defender.
• In the 86th minute Ohio State's Kyle Culbertson was called for a handball in the box, setting up a penalty kick opportunity for the Hoosiers. Thompson converted for his sixth goal of the season and a 2-1 Indiana lead.
• Ohio State finished with a 20-12 shot advantage, putting nine on frame. Indiana had five on goal.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• Maryland advanced to the Big Ten Tournament final after topping Michigan State in penalty kicks, 4-2. The teams played to a 0-0 tie through 110 minutes.
• Mael Corboz leads the team in scoring with nine goals and three assists (21 points), with George Campbell and David Kabelik putting up four goals each.
• Maryland is 9-0-1 in its last 10 games and is outscoring opponents 33-17 this season.
• The Terrapins won the Big Ten regular season title with a 5-2-1 conference record.
• They are 10-2-1 at home this season with losses to Michigan State and Georgetown.
• Goalkeeper Zach Steffen has played all 1861:03 minutes in goal with 17 scores allowed for a 0.82 GAA with nine shutouts.
• Head coach Sasho Cirovski is in his 22nd season at Maryland. He is assisted by Scott Buete and Brian Rowland.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the all-time series, 3-1-2.
• The last meeting came on October 19, a 2-1 win for Maryland in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers are 1-0-1 in games at Ludwig Field with the last coming in 2005, a 3-3 tie.
• Todd Yeagley was an assistant coach on that team, while assistant coach Kevin Robson was a player. Robson came in off the bench in that game.
• In that last meeting in College Park Indiana came back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game at 3-3, with the game tying goal coming with five seconds left in regulation.
• Current USMNT member Lee Nguyen had two assists in that game, as well as a cross into the box that resulted in a Maryland own goal.
LAST TIME VS. THE TERRAPINS...
• Junior Femi Hollinger-Janzen got Indiana on the board in the 73rd minute but a necessary second goal never came as fifth-ranked Indiana dropped a 2-1 decision to Maryland on October 19 on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• The Terps struck first in the 20th minute when Alex Shinsky broke free with the ball up the left side. After a few deft touches he faced Indiana goalkeeper Colin Webb in a 1v1, where he took a left-footed shot to the far post for his second goal of the year.
• Indiana took six shots in the first half, with its best look coming from Andrew Oliver as he faced Maryland goalkeeper Zack Steffen at the near post. Oliver tried to angle his shot around Steffen but the keeper blocked it out for a corner kick.
• Six minutes into the second half the Terps added to their tally as Alex Cronagle scored his first of the year. Mikias Eticha sent in a long ball over the top from 25 yards out, and Cronagle headed the ball over an on-rushing Webb for the score.
• Just two minutes prior the Hoosiers had a look at goal when Jamie Vollmer sent service into the box where Hollinger-Janzen's header went just wide.
• With 33 minutes left in regulation, Tanner Thompson whipped in a free kick that made its way through traffic to Hollinger-Janzen, but the half shot that bounced off his boot was stopped by Steffen.
• Hollinger-Janzen came through with his team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 73rd minute that cut the Maryland lead in half. Freshman Jack Griffith gets his first point in a Hoosier uniform as his serve from the right side met the head of Hollinger-Janzen, who skied over his defender to hit the upper 90.
• Indiana found a new sense of urgency after Hollinger-Janzen's score but always came up a touch or two off, including a play from Oliver and he got back in behind the Maryland defense with nine minutes to play. That set up an IU corner kick but it was unable to capitalize on the opportunity.
SHOULD THE HOOSIERS WIN...
• A win over Maryland would give Indiana its Big Ten-best 13 Big Ten Tournament title.
• The Hoosiers would improve to 4-1-2 overall against the Terrapins.
• Win or lose, Indiana will find out its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. ET when the field of 48 is announced.
IU AND THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
• The Hoosiers have won the Big Ten Tournament a conference-best 12 times, most recently in 2013.
• Indiana is one of just two teams with a winning record in Big Ten Tournament play (Penn State) and owns the most wins with 30 (30-8-7).
• Tanner Thompson scored in the win over Ohio State. They are the only active Hoosiers to have scored in a Big Ten Tournament game.
Go Hoosiers!
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