Sunday, November 20
Bloomington, Ind.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Akron
No. 4 Indiana Hosts No. 23 Akron in NCAA Tournament on Sunday
11/19/2016 9:05:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the No. 23 Akron Zips on Sunday, Nov. 20 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in a NCAA Tournament Second Round match.
The game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday in Bloomington, with a free, live stream of the action available on BTN Plus. Live stats for the match are available at NCAA.com.
The first 500 IU students with valid student ID will get in the the match for free. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (18 & under) and college students and are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the No. 23 Akron Zips with an overall record of 11-1-7 on the season.
• Indiana was seeded No. 7 overall in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 12th time in the last 14 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .729 (84-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 84 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• 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.
SCOUTING THE ZIPS
• The Akron Zips come to Bloomington on Sunday with an overall record of 13-5-3 on the year thanks to a five-match winning streak.
• Akron started the season ranked No. 1in the nation, but after a 2-0 start to the year, the Zips lost four of their last seven matches.
• Akron earned the program's 31st overall bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 win over Buffalo in the MAC Championship match. The league title was the 13th for the Zips in school history.
• IU and Akron have played three common opponents this season - Michigan State, Penn State and Ohio State. Akron posted a record of 1-1-1, beating OSU, drawing with PSU and losing to MSU.
• Stuart Holthusen leads the Zips with seven goals this season, while Jonathan Lewis has a team-best 16 points on two goals and 12 assists.
• In the national polls this week, Akron is ranked No. 23 by Top Drawer Soccer, No. 24 by the NSCAA and No. 25 by College Soccer News.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Akron dating back to the 1975 season, IU holds a record of 24-7-2 over the Zips.
• Akron has had the best of the series of late, winning the last four matches in the series dating back to the 2009 campaign.
• The Hoosiers and Zips have faced each other six times in the NCAA Tournament, with IU holding a 4-2-0 record. Akron has won the last two postseason meetings, however, eliminating IU in 2010 and 2013.
• In Bloomington, IU has posted a record of 15-0-2 against Akron.
HOOSIERS EARN NO. 7 SEED
• After posting a 11-1-7 record on the season, IU earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Since the NCAA began its current seeding format in 2003, the Hoosiers have earned a top-16 seed in 12 of the 14 tournaments.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .729 (84-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 84 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU has appeared in 18 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 6 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25, No. 8 in the College Soccer News poll and No. 14 by Top Drawer Soccer
• In the final NCAA RPI rankings released this week, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 15.
@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.
The game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday in Bloomington, with a free, live stream of the action available on BTN Plus. Live stats for the match are available at NCAA.com.
The first 500 IU students with valid student ID will get in the the match for free. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (18 & under) and college students and are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the No. 23 Akron Zips with an overall record of 11-1-7 on the season.
• Indiana was seeded No. 7 overall in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 12th time in the last 14 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .729 (84-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 84 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• 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.
SCOUTING THE ZIPS
• The Akron Zips come to Bloomington on Sunday with an overall record of 13-5-3 on the year thanks to a five-match winning streak.
• Akron started the season ranked No. 1in the nation, but after a 2-0 start to the year, the Zips lost four of their last seven matches.
• Akron earned the program's 31st overall bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 win over Buffalo in the MAC Championship match. The league title was the 13th for the Zips in school history.
• IU and Akron have played three common opponents this season - Michigan State, Penn State and Ohio State. Akron posted a record of 1-1-1, beating OSU, drawing with PSU and losing to MSU.
• Stuart Holthusen leads the Zips with seven goals this season, while Jonathan Lewis has a team-best 16 points on two goals and 12 assists.
• In the national polls this week, Akron is ranked No. 23 by Top Drawer Soccer, No. 24 by the NSCAA and No. 25 by College Soccer News.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Akron dating back to the 1975 season, IU holds a record of 24-7-2 over the Zips.
• Akron has had the best of the series of late, winning the last four matches in the series dating back to the 2009 campaign.
• The Hoosiers and Zips have faced each other six times in the NCAA Tournament, with IU holding a 4-2-0 record. Akron has won the last two postseason meetings, however, eliminating IU in 2010 and 2013.
• In Bloomington, IU has posted a record of 15-0-2 against Akron.
HOOSIERS EARN NO. 7 SEED
• After posting a 11-1-7 record on the season, IU earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Since the NCAA began its current seeding format in 2003, the Hoosiers have earned a top-16 seed in 12 of the 14 tournaments.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .729 (84-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 84 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU has appeared in 18 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 6 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25, No. 8 in the College Soccer News poll and No. 14 by Top Drawer Soccer
• In the final NCAA RPI rankings released this week, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 15.
@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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