No. 1 IU Men’s Soccer Hosts Penn State in Big Ten Tournament

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 1-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Penn State Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Kickoff for Sunday's match between the No. 2-seeded Hoosiers and No. 7-seeded Nittany Lions is slated for 1:00 p.m. ET. The match will be broadcast live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Live stats and a link for a live stream of the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com.

Any fan who brings either their ticket from Saturday's football game against Wisconsin will get admission to the men's soccer match for just $2.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 1-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will face the Penn State Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington.
• Indiana earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament after finishing 5-0-3 in conference play, tied with Michigan State and just one point behind Michigan (6-1-1).
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated for the third time in program history, ending with a 13-0-4 mark. IU also finished regular season unblemished in 1976 (15-0-1) and 1997 (18-0).
• Freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse has played well this season, posting a NCAA-best 13 shutouts while allowing just four goals with 45 saves.
• Freshman Mason Toye lead the Hoosiers with Big Ten-leading nine goals and 19 points on the season, while junior Andrew Gutman has scored five times this year.
• Junior Trevor Swartz and freshman Griffin Dorsey lead the team with five assists each.

SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
• The Penn State Nittany Lions finished the regular season with an overall record of 5-9-2 on the year and earned the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament after posting a mark of 2-6-0 in league play.
• After dropping six-in-a-row, the Nittany Lions are playing their best soccer of the season and enter the Big Ten Tournament winners of three-straight matches that included victories over Rutgers and Northwestern.
• Penn State is 0-4 against ranked teams this season, but has played each one tough, losing three contests by just one goal in each.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Penn State was picked to finish sixth in the Big Ten. Evan Finney, Aaron Molloy and Pierre Reedy were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• In 2016, the Nittany Lions posted a record of 8-8-2 overall and a mark of 4-4 in league play. PSU fell to Michigan State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the 49-match history between the two programs dating back to 1978, Indiana leads the series over Penn State, 31-14-4.
• Since 2013, the Nittany Lions have had the better of the series over the Hoosiers, posting a record of 3-2-1.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, the two teams have met 15 times, with Indiana holding a record of 8-3-4.
• In Bloomington, the Hoosiers have posted a record of 16-4-1 against the Nittany Lions.
• On Oct. 7 this season, Indiana beat Penn State, 1-0, in University Park. Spencer Glass recorded the goal for the Hoosiers.
• In the 49 meetings, IU has out-scored Penn State, 79-50.

IU FINISHES REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated for the third time in program history, ending with a 13-0-4 mark.
• IU also finished regular season unblemished in 1976 (15-0-1) and 1997 (18-0).
• Both the 1976 and 1997 Hoosier teams both reached the College Cup in those seasons.

EIGHT HOOSIERS EARNS ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
• Grant Lillard headlines the group, as the senior was unanimously selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten. Mason Toye was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, as well as First-Team All-Big Ten and was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
• Joining Lillard and Toye on the All-Big Ten First-Team were both Andrew Gutman and Francesco Moore. Griffin Dorsey, Timmy Mehl and Trey Muse were all named Second-Team All-Big Ten. Jack Griffith was named the Hoosiers' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
• Along with Toye, both Dorsey and Muse were also picked for the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The three All-Freshman Team selections matches a program-best set in 2003, 2006 and 2010.

CONSECUTIVE-SHUTOUTS SCHOOL RECORD
• Indiana posted nine-straight shutouts, setting a program record and eclipsing the 1975 and 1976 teams that combined for seven-straight.
• The 13 shutouts in the first 16 matches is a program record.
• The school record for most shutouts in a season is 18 set in 1979.

SCORELESS MINUTES RANKED FOURTH ALL-TIME
• Freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse had his consecutive scoreless minutes streak come to an end in a 2-1, double-overtime victory over Wisconsin.
• Muse's consecutive scoreless-minute streak reached an incredible 966:28 minutes, ranking as the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• IU has won 12 Big Ten tournament titles, sharing the 1995 crown with Wisconsin.
• The Hoosiers are 32-10-8 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
• Indiana last won the tournament title in 2014.

INDIANA IN THE NATIONAL/B1G STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Entering the weekend, IU is ranked in the top-50 in 13 categories in the NCAA statistical rankings.
• Indiana leads the nation in save percentage (0.922), shutout percentage (0.765) and team goals against average (0.220).
• The Hoosiers are ranked second in win-loss-tied percentage (.882), fifth in shots per game (16.82), fifth in shots on goal per game (7.71), sixth in corner kicks per game (7.00), ninth in scoring offense (2.18), ninth in total goals (37), 10th in points per game (6.47), 10th in total points (110), 12th in total assists (36) and 14th in assists per game (2.12).
• Individually, freshman GK Trey Muse leads the nation in goals against average (0.220), save percentage (0.918) and shutouts (13).
• 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.

NEVER TRAILED
• The Indiana Hoosiers are the only team in the nation to not have trailed in a match at any point this season.
• IU is one of just two undefeated teams left in the nation, along with FIU.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the Soccer America poll. The Hoosiers come in at No. 2 in the polls from United Soccer Coaches, Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• In the NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, IU comes in at No. 5.

HISTORICALLY STINGY DEFENSE
• Through the first 17 matches of the season, Indiana has allowed just four goals - tied for the fewest in school history.
• IU allowed just two goals through the first 15 matches this season, which was a school record.
• The school record for fewest goals allowed in a season is 4 by the 1979 Hoosier team.

OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
• Indiana's offense has been one of the most potent in the nation, scoring 37 goals through the team's first 17 matches.
• The 37 goals scored in the first 17 matches are the most for the team since 1999 (37).
• 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 17 matches in 2016, IU had scored 26 goals.

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No. 1 IU Men’s Soccer Hosts Penn State in Big Ten Tournament

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Players Mentioned

Jack Griffith

Andrew Gutman

Grant Lillard

Timmy Mehl

Francesco Moore

Trevor Swartz