Friday, August 25
South Bend, Ind.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Cal Poly
No. 5 Indiana Opens Season Against Cal Poly on Friday
8/24/2017 11:13:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team will open the 2017 season on Friday against Cal Poly in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament in South Bend, Ind.
The match is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. ET, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last six season openers, posting a record of 4-0-2. The last season-opening loss came in 2010.
• In 14-year history of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, Indiana has participated 13 times, winning the tournament six times (2014, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004).
• The Hoosiers return six starters from last year's team that posted a record of 12-2-7, ending the season ranked No. 9 in the country in the Unites Soccer Coaches poll.
• IU was seeded No. 7 overall in the 2016 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.
• IU reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the 36th time in program history and for the fifth time under head coach Todd Yeagley.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 41st overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Senior D Grant Lillard was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second-straight season. Last year, Lillard earned Second-Team All-America honors from both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer, as well as First-Team All-Big Ten and First-Team All-Region accolades.
• Lillard was also named a preseason First-Team All-America honoree by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Along with Lillard, both Andrew Gutman and Jeremiah Gutjahr were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• Gutjahr had a productive offseason, earning a spot on the USMNT U-20 team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Previously, Gutjahr has been named to the U.S. U-20 and U-18 teams.
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
• The Cal Poly Mustangs enter 2017 looking to improve off a 2016 season that saw the team post an overall record of 5-9-3, including a 3-5-2 mark in Big West conference action.
• The Mustangs are no stranger to ranked competition, as Cal Poly posted a record of 1-3-1 mark against nationally-ranked opponents last season that included a 1-0 win over No. 6 UCLA.
• Cal Poly returns six starters from a season ago and welcomed 19 newcomers into their preseason camp two weeks ago. In its lone exhibition match, Cal Poly blanked Fresno Pacific 4-0.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Cal Poly was picked to finish third in the four-team North Division of the Big West.
• MF Christian Enriquez was named to the Big West Preseason All-Conference team.
SERIES HISTORY
• Cal Poly holds a 1-0-0 record over the Hoosiers in the overall series between the two programs.
• The lone matchup occurred on Sept. 10, 2010 at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, with the Mustangs taking a 1-0 win.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana opens the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Top Drawer poll, No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 11 by College Soccer News.
• In the final United Soccer Coaches poll of 2016, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 9 in the country.
LILLARD HIGHLIGHTS PRESEASON HONORS
• Grant Lillard was named a unanimous preseason first-team All-America honoree, earning the accolades from both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Lillard was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second-straight year.
• Along with Lillard, both Andrew Gutman and Jeremiah Gutjahr were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• In the Top Drawer Top 100 Upperclassmen rankings, Lillard checked in at No. 5 overall, while Gutman was ranked No. 76 in the country.
IU'S RECRUITING CLASS RANKED NO. 4 IN THE NATION
• IU head coach Todd Yeagley signed a highly-touted, 10-member 2017 recruiting class that was ranked No. 4 in the country by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Among the recruits were four players with USMNT experience - Griffin Dorsey, Trey Muse, Justin Rennicks and Mason Toye.
IU POSTS 2-0-1 RECORD IN THE PRESEASON
• Indiana had another successful postseason, posting a record of 2-0-1 in the team's three matches.
•IU beat Xavier, 3-1, before taking down No. 9 Louisville, 3-2. The Hoosiers then tied Duke, 1-1, in the final exhibition match of the season.
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will conclude play at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament on Sunday, as the team faces San Diego.
• The two-match overall series between the two programs sits at 1-1-0, with the last meeting occurring in 2008.
@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 match is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. ET, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last six season openers, posting a record of 4-0-2. The last season-opening loss came in 2010.
• In 14-year history of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, Indiana has participated 13 times, winning the tournament six times (2014, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004).
• The Hoosiers return six starters from last year's team that posted a record of 12-2-7, ending the season ranked No. 9 in the country in the Unites Soccer Coaches poll.
• IU was seeded No. 7 overall in the 2016 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.
• IU reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the 36th time in program history and for the fifth time under head coach Todd Yeagley.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 41st overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Senior D Grant Lillard was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second-straight season. Last year, Lillard earned Second-Team All-America honors from both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer, as well as First-Team All-Big Ten and First-Team All-Region accolades.
• Lillard was also named a preseason First-Team All-America honoree by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Along with Lillard, both Andrew Gutman and Jeremiah Gutjahr were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• Gutjahr had a productive offseason, earning a spot on the USMNT U-20 team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Previously, Gutjahr has been named to the U.S. U-20 and U-18 teams.
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
• The Cal Poly Mustangs enter 2017 looking to improve off a 2016 season that saw the team post an overall record of 5-9-3, including a 3-5-2 mark in Big West conference action.
• The Mustangs are no stranger to ranked competition, as Cal Poly posted a record of 1-3-1 mark against nationally-ranked opponents last season that included a 1-0 win over No. 6 UCLA.
• Cal Poly returns six starters from a season ago and welcomed 19 newcomers into their preseason camp two weeks ago. In its lone exhibition match, Cal Poly blanked Fresno Pacific 4-0.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Cal Poly was picked to finish third in the four-team North Division of the Big West.
• MF Christian Enriquez was named to the Big West Preseason All-Conference team.
SERIES HISTORY
• Cal Poly holds a 1-0-0 record over the Hoosiers in the overall series between the two programs.
• The lone matchup occurred on Sept. 10, 2010 at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, with the Mustangs taking a 1-0 win.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana opens the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Top Drawer poll, No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 11 by College Soccer News.
• In the final United Soccer Coaches poll of 2016, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 9 in the country.
LILLARD HIGHLIGHTS PRESEASON HONORS
• Grant Lillard was named a unanimous preseason first-team All-America honoree, earning the accolades from both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Lillard was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second-straight year.
• Along with Lillard, both Andrew Gutman and Jeremiah Gutjahr were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• In the Top Drawer Top 100 Upperclassmen rankings, Lillard checked in at No. 5 overall, while Gutman was ranked No. 76 in the country.
IU'S RECRUITING CLASS RANKED NO. 4 IN THE NATION
• IU head coach Todd Yeagley signed a highly-touted, 10-member 2017 recruiting class that was ranked No. 4 in the country by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Among the recruits were four players with USMNT experience - Griffin Dorsey, Trey Muse, Justin Rennicks and Mason Toye.
IU POSTS 2-0-1 RECORD IN THE PRESEASON
• Indiana had another successful postseason, posting a record of 2-0-1 in the team's three matches.
•IU beat Xavier, 3-1, before taking down No. 9 Louisville, 3-2. The Hoosiers then tied Duke, 1-1, in the final exhibition match of the season.
UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will conclude play at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament on Sunday, as the team faces San Diego.
• The two-match overall series between the two programs sits at 1-1-0, with the last meeting occurring in 2008.
@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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