Tuesday, October 3
Bloomington, Ind.
7:30 PM
Indiana University
vs
Evansville
No. 1 Hoosiers Host Rival Evansville on Tuesday Night
10/2/2017 1:51:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 1-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host in-state rival Evansville on Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind.
Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET., with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com. The match will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 1-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Evansville Purple Aces on Tuesday night at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers enter Saturday's contest with a 8-0-2 record on the season overall after taking down Santa Clara, 5-0, on Saturday night. The team exploded offensively, scoring four goals in a span of just over nine minutes in the victory.
• Freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse has played well this season, posting eight shutouts while allowing just two goals with 23 saves.
• Junior Andrew Gutman, junior Cory Thomas and freshman Mason Toye lead the Hoosiers with four goals each, while Thomas leads the team with 10 points on the year.
• Junior Austin Panchot and freshman Griffin Dorsey lead the team with four assists each.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE ACES
• The Evansville Purple Aces come to Bloomington on Tuesday with an overall record of 5-3-1 on the season.
• After jumping out to a 4-0 start, the Purple Aces are just 1-3-1 in the team's last five matches.
• On the season, Evansville has out-scored opponents, 21-8. Take out the season-opening, 9-0 win over Anderson, however, and that tally closes to 12-8.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Evansville was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley, behind only Loyola.
• Evansville welcomed back nine starters from a 2016 squad that registered the program's biggest turnaround, finishing 10-8-3 (4-2-2 MVC) after claiming only three wins in 2015.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the 35-match history between the two programs dating back to 1978, Indiana leads the series over Evansville, 28-4-3.
• The Hoosiers have won 14-straight over the Purple Aces and are 17-0-1 in the last 18 matches. The last win for Evansville in the series came on Nov. 25, 1990 - a 1-0 loss in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
• The two teams have faced each other six times in the NCAA Tournament in total, with IU holding a 4-2 record in those matches.
• In 2015, Indiana took down the Purple Aces, 3-0, in Bloomington. Grant Lillard had a goal and an assist in the victory.
• In the 35 meetings, IU has out-scored Evansville, 81-29.
YEAGLEY LOOKING FOR CAREER VICTORY NO. 100
• Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley comes in to the Evansville match with a career record of 99-50-31 (.636).
• Yeagley has posted a record of 92-41-29 at Indiana and went 7-9-2 in his lone year as head coach of Wisconsin in 2009.
DORSEY SELCETED FOR U.S. U-18 NATIONAL SQUAD
• Indiana freshman Griffin Dorsey was one of 20 players selected for the U.S. U-18 Men's National Team on Oct. 1.
• Dorsey and the U.S. U18 team will play a pair of friendly matches in Spain. The camp began on Oct. 2 with games against Belgium on Thursday, Oct. 5, and Russia on Sunday, Oct. 9.
• Dorsey is no stranger to the U.S. U-18 squad, having played for the team in tournaments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Portugal.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana returned to the top spot in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and moved up to No. 2 in the College Soccer News poll.
• The new United Soccer Coaches poll and Soccer America rankings come out on Tuesday. Last week, IU was ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll and No. 2 by Soccer America.
• In the first NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, IU comes in at No. 9.
HISTORICALLY STINGY DEFENSE
• Through the first 10 matches of the season, Indiana has allowed just two goals - the fewest since the team allowed two in eight games in 1979.
• The 1979 team allowed just two goals in their first 14 matches.
• Indiana has posted four-straight shutouts, one off the team record of five consecutive that was most recently matched in 2007.
• The eight shutouts in the first 10 matches is also the first for the team since the 1979 season.
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
• Indiana's offense has been one of the most potent in the nation, scoring 25 goals through the team's first 10 matches.
• The 25 goals scored in the first 10 matches are the most for the team since 2005 (26).
• Indiana has scored 5 or more goals in three matches this season, the most for the program since eclipsing the five-goal mark six times in 2005.
• Through 10 matches in 2016, IU had scored 14 goals.
THOMAS ON A ROLL
• Junior Cory Thomas is enjoying the best scoring stretch of his career, scoring four goals and recording two assists in the last four matches.
• Thomas scored two goals, including the match winner against Rutgers and had a goal and an assist at Northwestern and against Santa Clara.
• Thomas was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Sept. 25.
INDIANA IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Entering the weekend, IU is ranked in the top-10 in 13 categories in the NCAA statistical rankings.
• Indiana leads the nation in save percentage (0.926), shutout percentage (0.80) and team goals against average (0.190).
• The Hoosiers are ranked third in total goals (25), third in win-loss-tied percentage (0.900), fourth in total points (75), fourth in corner kicks per game (7.20), fifth in assists per game (2.50), fifth in points per game (7.50), fifth in scoring offense (2.50), fifth in shots on goal per game (7.50), sixth in total assists (25) and seventh in shots per game (15.90).
• Individually, freshman GK Trey Muse leads the nation in goals against average (0.190), save percentage (0.920) and shutouts (8).
• IU leads the Big Ten in 13 categories - assists per game, corner kicks per game, points per game, save percentage, scoring offense, shots per game, shots on goal per game, shutout percentage, team goals against average, total assists, total goals, total points and win-loss-tied percentage.
HOOSIERS START THE SEASON 8-0-2
• Indiana has started the season undefeated through 10 matches for the second-straight year and for the 11th time in program history.
• The Hoosiers are looking to remain undefeated through the team's first 11 matches for the sixth time in school history.
• IU's 4-0 start was the first for the team since 2004 and marked the seventh time in program history IU accomplished the feat.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will hit the road and travel east to face Big Ten rival Penn State on Saturday, Oct. 7.
• Kickoff in State College is set for 7:00 p.m. ET. and the match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
@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.
#GoIU
Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET., with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com. The match will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 1-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Evansville Purple Aces on Tuesday night at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers enter Saturday's contest with a 8-0-2 record on the season overall after taking down Santa Clara, 5-0, on Saturday night. The team exploded offensively, scoring four goals in a span of just over nine minutes in the victory.
• Freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse has played well this season, posting eight shutouts while allowing just two goals with 23 saves.
• Junior Andrew Gutman, junior Cory Thomas and freshman Mason Toye lead the Hoosiers with four goals each, while Thomas leads the team with 10 points on the year.
• Junior Austin Panchot and freshman Griffin Dorsey lead the team with four assists each.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE ACES
• The Evansville Purple Aces come to Bloomington on Tuesday with an overall record of 5-3-1 on the season.
• After jumping out to a 4-0 start, the Purple Aces are just 1-3-1 in the team's last five matches.
• On the season, Evansville has out-scored opponents, 21-8. Take out the season-opening, 9-0 win over Anderson, however, and that tally closes to 12-8.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Evansville was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley, behind only Loyola.
• Evansville welcomed back nine starters from a 2016 squad that registered the program's biggest turnaround, finishing 10-8-3 (4-2-2 MVC) after claiming only three wins in 2015.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the 35-match history between the two programs dating back to 1978, Indiana leads the series over Evansville, 28-4-3.
• The Hoosiers have won 14-straight over the Purple Aces and are 17-0-1 in the last 18 matches. The last win for Evansville in the series came on Nov. 25, 1990 - a 1-0 loss in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
• The two teams have faced each other six times in the NCAA Tournament in total, with IU holding a 4-2 record in those matches.
• In 2015, Indiana took down the Purple Aces, 3-0, in Bloomington. Grant Lillard had a goal and an assist in the victory.
• In the 35 meetings, IU has out-scored Evansville, 81-29.
YEAGLEY LOOKING FOR CAREER VICTORY NO. 100
• Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley comes in to the Evansville match with a career record of 99-50-31 (.636).
• Yeagley has posted a record of 92-41-29 at Indiana and went 7-9-2 in his lone year as head coach of Wisconsin in 2009.
DORSEY SELCETED FOR U.S. U-18 NATIONAL SQUAD
• Indiana freshman Griffin Dorsey was one of 20 players selected for the U.S. U-18 Men's National Team on Oct. 1.
• Dorsey and the U.S. U18 team will play a pair of friendly matches in Spain. The camp began on Oct. 2 with games against Belgium on Thursday, Oct. 5, and Russia on Sunday, Oct. 9.
• Dorsey is no stranger to the U.S. U-18 squad, having played for the team in tournaments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Portugal.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana returned to the top spot in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and moved up to No. 2 in the College Soccer News poll.
• The new United Soccer Coaches poll and Soccer America rankings come out on Tuesday. Last week, IU was ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll and No. 2 by Soccer America.
• In the first NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, IU comes in at No. 9.
HISTORICALLY STINGY DEFENSE
• Through the first 10 matches of the season, Indiana has allowed just two goals - the fewest since the team allowed two in eight games in 1979.
• The 1979 team allowed just two goals in their first 14 matches.
• Indiana has posted four-straight shutouts, one off the team record of five consecutive that was most recently matched in 2007.
• The eight shutouts in the first 10 matches is also the first for the team since the 1979 season.
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
• Indiana's offense has been one of the most potent in the nation, scoring 25 goals through the team's first 10 matches.
• The 25 goals scored in the first 10 matches are the most for the team since 2005 (26).
• Indiana has scored 5 or more goals in three matches this season, the most for the program since eclipsing the five-goal mark six times in 2005.
• Through 10 matches in 2016, IU had scored 14 goals.
THOMAS ON A ROLL
• Junior Cory Thomas is enjoying the best scoring stretch of his career, scoring four goals and recording two assists in the last four matches.
• Thomas scored two goals, including the match winner against Rutgers and had a goal and an assist at Northwestern and against Santa Clara.
• Thomas was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Sept. 25.
INDIANA IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Entering the weekend, IU is ranked in the top-10 in 13 categories in the NCAA statistical rankings.
• Indiana leads the nation in save percentage (0.926), shutout percentage (0.80) and team goals against average (0.190).
• The Hoosiers are ranked third in total goals (25), third in win-loss-tied percentage (0.900), fourth in total points (75), fourth in corner kicks per game (7.20), fifth in assists per game (2.50), fifth in points per game (7.50), fifth in scoring offense (2.50), fifth in shots on goal per game (7.50), sixth in total assists (25) and seventh in shots per game (15.90).
• Individually, freshman GK Trey Muse leads the nation in goals against average (0.190), save percentage (0.920) and shutouts (8).
• IU leads the Big Ten in 13 categories - assists per game, corner kicks per game, points per game, save percentage, scoring offense, shots per game, shots on goal per game, shutout percentage, team goals against average, total assists, total goals, total points and win-loss-tied percentage.
HOOSIERS START THE SEASON 8-0-2
• Indiana has started the season undefeated through 10 matches for the second-straight year and for the 11th time in program history.
• The Hoosiers are looking to remain undefeated through the team's first 11 matches for the sixth time in school history.
• IU's 4-0 start was the first for the team since 2004 and marked the seventh time in program history IU accomplished the feat.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will hit the road and travel east to face Big Ten rival Penn State on Saturday, Oct. 7.
• Kickoff in State College is set for 7:00 p.m. ET. and the match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
@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.
#GoIU
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