No. 2 Indiana Hosts No. 1 Notre Dame on Tuesday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Kickoff in Bloomington, Ind. is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with the match broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network. Live stats for the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com, while a live stream is available at BTN2GO.com.

Tuesday's match will mark the first time a No. 1-ranked team played the Hoosiers in Bloomington since Notre Dame on Oct. 22, 2014. In that match, Indiana knocked off the Fighting Irish, 1-0.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday night at Armstrong Stadium. The match continues a home stand for the Hoosiers that includes the next three and five of the next six matches in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers enter Friday's contest with a 6-0-2 record on the season overall after posting a dominating, 5-0 victory over Rutgers on Friday night.
• Freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse has played well this season, posting six shutouts while allowing just two goals with 20 saves.
• Junior Andrew Gutman, junior Cory Thomas and freshman Mason Toye lead the Hoosiers with three goals each, while Thomas and Toye have a team-best seven points on the year.
• Freshman Thomas Warr leads the Hoosiers with three assists on the season.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter Tuesday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 6-1-0 on the season.
• Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the nation last week in the United Soccer Coaches poll, but the Irish fell on the road to Virginia Tech, 2-1.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Notre Dame was picked to finish fifth overall in the ACC and to finish third in the Coastal Division behind North Carolina and Virginia.
• In 2016, Notre Dame finished the season with an overall record of 12-7-2. The Fighting Irish lost in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, 3-1, to Louisville.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the overall series over Notre Dame, 28-9-3, with the Hoosiers holding a 14-6-1 record at Armstrong Stadium.
• The Hoosiers have dropped two-straight to the Fighting Irish, including a 4-0 defeat in South Bend last season.
• In 2015, Notre Dame edged the Hoosiers at Armstrong Stadium, 1-0.
• In the 40 meetings, IU has out-scored Notre Dame, 109-35.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• In this week's Top Drawer Soccer poll, IU is ranked No. 2 in the country. In the College Soccer News rankings, the Hoosiers come in at No. 3.
• The United Soccer Coaches and Soccer America rankings will be released on Tuesday.

HISTORICALLY STINGY DEFENSE
• Through the first eight matches of the season, Indiana has allowed just two goals - the fewest since the team allowed two in eight games in 1993.
• The 1993 squad allowed three goals through nine matches.
• The 1979 Hoosiers surrendered just two goals in the first 14 matches of the season.
• The six shutouts in the first eight matches is also the first for the team since the 1993 season.

OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
• Indiana's offense has been one of the most potent in the nation, scoring 19 goals through the team's first eight matches.
• The 19 goals scored in the first eight matches are the most for the team since 2005 (19).
• Through eight matches in 2016, IU had scored 11 goals.

THOMAS ON A ROLL
• Junior Cory Thomas is enjoying the best scoring stretch of his career, scoring three goals and recording an assist in the last two matches.
• Thomas scored two goals, including the match winner against Rutgers and had a goal and an assist at Northwestern.
• Thomas was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Sept. 25.

INDIANA IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Entering the week, IU is ranked in the top-20 in 11 categories in the NCAA statistical rankings.
• Indiana is ranked fourth in save percentage (.917), fourth in shutout percentage (0.75), fourth in team goals against average (0.23), fifth in win-loss-tied percentage (.875), sixth in total goals (19), eighth in scoring offense (2.38), 10th in total points (53), 11th in shots on goal per game (7.25), 13th in points per game (6.63), 15th in corner kicks per game (6.63) and 17th in shots per game (15.13).
• IU leads the Big Ten in nine categories - assists per game (1.88), corner kicks per game, points per game, scoring offense, shots per game, shots on goal per game, total assists (15), total goals and total points.

HOOSIERS START THE SEASON 6-0-2
• Indiana has started the season undefeated through eight matches for the second-straight year and for the 12th time in program history.
• The Hoosiers are looking to remain undefeated through the team's first nine matches for the 11th 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 host Santa Clara on Saturday at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• Kickoff in Bloomington is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. and the match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.

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No. 2 Indiana Hosts No. 1 Notre Dame on Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Gutman

Trey Muse

Cory Thomas

Mason Toye

Thomas Warr