Indiana Plays Host to Bradley in Second Round NCAA Match

Indiana is making its 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance and has earned the No. 4 seed.

Indiana Plays Host to Bradley in Second Round NCAA Match

11/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Nov. 26, 2007

No. 9/15 INDIANA (13-4-4) vs. BRADLEY (15-5-3)

Nov. 28, 2007  7:00 p.m.
Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium
NCAA TOURNAMENT-SECOND ROUND
Series: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Radio: WIUX (99.1 FM)
Television: Streamed live on iuhoosiers.com

SETTING THE SCENE
 Indiana earned the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face Bradley in a second-round match at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
 The match will be streamed live on iuhoosiers.com. To access, click on the "All-Access" button on the front page. Viewing of the match is free.
 Should Indiana advance to the third round, the game will be played on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

NEWS AND NOTES
 Indiana is 10-1-3 in its last 14 games after a 0-0 tie with Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament championship game on Nov. 11.
 For the second time this season the Hoosiers and Buckeyes battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie. OSU prevailed in penalty kicks, 5-4.
 Greg Stevning and Brad Ring were named to the all-tournament team.
 The Hoosiers are coming off a 17-day layoff with their last game coming on Nov. 11.
 One of the most storied programs in NCAA history, Indiana is making its 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance and is in the field for the 21st-straight season.
 The Hoosiers have made 17 College Cup appearances, winning national titles in 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2004.
 IU is 74-23-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and lead all Division I squads in College Cup appearances, tournament victories and NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.760).
 Indiana is 53-4-1 in NCAA Tournament games at home.
 Chay Cain was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team on Nov. 19.
 Ring and sophomore midfielder Eric Alexander were unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selections. Joining them on the first team was Ofori Sarkodie and Cain.
 Second-team All-Big Ten honors went to sophomore defender Kevin Alston and junior forward Kevin Noschang.
 Daniel Kelly and Rich Balchan were both unanimous picks for the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
 Cain has not allowed a goal over the last 558:43.
 The Hoosiers have posted five-straight shutouts.
 IU has come back from a 1-0 deficit three times this season.
 Indiana is 4-0 when scoring three or more goals.
 Indiana is 4-0-1 against top-10 teams this season.
 The Hoosiers are 5-2-3 against top-25 teams this season.
 The Hoosiers are 6-4-1 when scoring just one goal.
 Indiana is 1-1-4 in overtime matches.
 Neil Wilmarth scored the game-winning goal against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal in the 78th minute with a header off the far post.
 The play began in the midfield with a ball from Brad Ring up to Charley Traylor, who then served it in to Wilmarth.
 It was Wilmarth's second goal of the season.
 He also had the game-winning goal at Notre Dame on Oct. 17.
 Indiana has been held scoreless three times this season.
 All three games came against Big Ten opponents as Ohio State played IU to a 0-0 tie on Oct. 21 and Nov. 11, and IU and Wisconsin also played to a 0-0 tie on Nov. 4.
 Against the Kentucky Wildcats on Oct. 31, the Hoosiers broke out for a season-high four goals. It was the most goals scored by IU since a 5-4 loss to Notre Dame on Sept. 3, 2006.
 Ring has scored a goal in three of the last six matches.
 He is tied with Alexander and Noschang for the team lead in goals scored with five.
 He also had a goal in a 2-1 win over Evansville on Oct. 24. For his efforts he was named to the College Soccer News and Soccer America Teams of the Week.
 He was also honored as the Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 29.
 Freshman Rich Balchan has put home a goal in three of the last seven games, with his goals against Evansville (Oct. 24) and Kentucky (Oct. 31) game winners.
 Indiana goalkeeper Chay Cain and the Hoosiers posted five-straight shutouts in Big Ten play, blanking five of six league opponents in 2007. Their only blemish was two goals allowed in a 3-2 win at Michigan (Sept. 29).
 Cain was named the co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5 after shutting out both Kentucky (4-0) and Wisconsin (0-0).
 Indiana is undefeated in its last 11 Big Ten matches (8-0-3), including the 2006 and 2007 Big Ten tournaments.
 Indiana's 1-0 win over Northwestern on Oct. 14 marked the program's 600th victory.
 Billy Weaver has a team-best seven assists.
 The game against Ohio State on Nov. 11 marked just the fifth time this season the Hoosiers have trailed in the shots column. They are 0-3-2 when being outshot by an opponent.
 With his two goals against Michigan State on Oct. 6, Kevin Alston was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the Soccer America, College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer Teams of the Week on Oct. 8.
 Billy Weaver was named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News Teams of the Week on Oct. 1 after he picked up two assists and a goal as the Hoosiers went 2-0 with wins over Butler and No. 10 Michigan.  Ring was named TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week and was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Sept. 10.
 The Hoosiers were 1-0 winners over No. 1 UCLA in front of a record crowd of 7,420 at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic on Sept. 2.
 With the win, Indiana is 2-0 in its last two meetings with No. 1 ranked teams at Armstrong Stadium. In 2005, IU defeated No. 1 Akron, 1-0 in overtime.
 Kevin Noschang was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and NSCAA Player of the Week on Sept. 3.
 Goalkeeper Chay Cain shared Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 15 after a shutout of No. 6 Northwestern.

ABOUT BRADLEY
 Bradley advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-0 win over DePaul on Nov. 24.
 Senior Stephen Brust and sophomore Justin Bigelow scored the goals for the Braves.
 The Braves picked up their first NCAA Tournament victory in program history.
 Bradley earned an automatic bid to its fourth NCAA Tournament by winning the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
 Bradley has won four straight and is 9-1-1 in its last 11 matches.
 Drew DeGurian leads the team in goals scored (seven), assists (seven) and total points (21).
 Joe Donoho has six goals, as does Chris Cutshaw.
 Bradley has scored 36 goals this season while allowing 19.
 Goalkeeper Mike Haynes has played 2122:54 and has a 0.81 GAA. He has tallied 91 saves.
 Head coach Jim DeRose is assisted by Brad Ruzzo and Preston Good.
 Indiana and Bradley had four common opponents in 2007: Saint Louis, Creighton, UIC and Evansville.
 Bradley was 2-2-1, playing Creighton twice (1-0-1) and also posting a win over Evansville. The Braves dropped a 2-0 decision to Saint Louis and fell 1-0 to UIC.
 Indiana was 2-2 with wins over UIC (1-0) and Evansville (2-0).

SERIES HISTORY vs. BRADLEY
 This is the first meeting between Indiana and Bradley.

LAST TIME OUT
For 220 minutes this season, neither No. 9 Indiana (13-4-4) nor No. 18 Ohio State (13-3-5) could find the back of the net. With the game in penalty kicks, Ohio State came away with a 5-4 advantage in the Big Ten Tournament championship game at Old College Field in East Lansing, Mich. on Nov. 11.
While the game will go in the books as a 0-0 tie, the Buckeyes earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Both teams made their first kicks, but after Andy Adlard put the ball past Casey Latchem, Roger Espinoza sent his attempt wide for a 2-1 IU advantage. Brad Ring's attempt was saved by Latchem and Danny Irizarry made good for a 2-2 tie.
The remaining two shooters for each team made good on their attempts and the shootout went to 1-on-1 sudden death. Kevin Noschang's shot was saved by Latchem, but Cain came up with the save on Patrick Roan's shot. Next up for IU was Kelly, and Latchem again came up with the save. With the title on the line OSU's Doug Verhoff put home the game-winning shot.
Ring and Greg Stevning represented the Hoosiers on the all-tournament team.
John Mellencamp had a chance in the opening minutes for IU as a ball played back by the Ohio State defense made its way through and `keeper Casey Latchem was forced to come up and fend off a charging Mellencamp.
Mellencamp had a much more active first half in this championship game after making his first start since Oct. 21 in Friday's semifinal against Michigan State.
Brad Ring blasted a left-footed shot from about 20 yards out in the 10th minute, resulting in a spectacular punch over from Latchem to keep IU off the board. The ensuing corner kick was taken by Mellencamp and Greg Stevning got his head on it but sent the attempt high.
Xavier Balc had a dangerous free kick attempt for the Buckeyes just a minute later but the shot glanced just over the cross bar. Indiana was keenly aware of Balc's free kick abilities as the Big Ten Player of the Year led the league with nine assists and tallied seven goals this season.
Earlier this season the two teams played to a 0-0 double overtime tie in Bloomington. The Hoosiers and Buckeyes also met in last year's league championship game with IU posting a 1-0 victory in Columbus.
Ring was all over the field early on for the Hoosiers, finding himself in the right place at the right time defensively and taking his chances on the offensive end. Ring was one of two unanimous first-team All-Big Ten picks for Indiana, along with Eric Alexander.
Ohio State nearly put in an own goal in the 19th minute when a pass back by the defense forced Latchem to drop to his knees and smother the ball.
A ball from Michael Roach nearly made its way to Neil Wilmarth but the freshman was unable to catch up with the ball as it rolled out over the endline.
In the waning minutes of the first half Wilmarth had a pair of shots in front of the net, taking his first look from about 4 yards out that Latchem got a foot on, then taking the rebound and putting in another shot that was blocked by the OSU defense.
Ohio State came out of the halftime break controlling the run of play as most of the action occurred in the Indiana half of the field. Indiana had a flurry of activity in the 57th minute with a shot from Ring drawing a corner kick but the Hoosiers were unable to capitalize on the chance.
Balc had an open look as IU goalkeeper Chay Cain was pulled up off his line, but he was unable to control the ball and was only able to get off an unbalanced attempt that sailed high.
Ring played the perfect through ball into Kevin Noschang at 63:31 but Noschang was unable to take advantage of the one-on-one opportunity with Latchem, blasting a shot high and out of play.
Ring had another opportunity in the 69th minute when his shot off Wilmarth's throw in was directly on frame but right at Latchem.
With under 20 minutes left in regulation, Andrew Magill took an on-goal attempt nine yards out at an angle but Cain came up with his sixth save of the afternoon, diving to his right to reel it in. Cain finished the game with a season high nine saves.
Wilmarth hit one off the right post with 9:46 to play, coming up just short with what would have been his second goal of the tournament. It was Wilmarth's score that gave the Hoosiers a 1-0 win over Michigan State in the semifinals on Friday.
The Hoosiers were living on the edge in the final minutes of regulation as Ohio State was awarded a free kick just outside the penalty box with six minutes on the clock. Balc's attempt found Eric Brunner but Cain was able to get a hand on the shot and punch it over. Roger Espinoza also had a shot saved by Cain in the sequence of events.
Despite the relentless pressure, the Indiana defenders were up to the task as they were continually able to steer out of danger.
Fatigue was starting to show on both teams as the first overtime period commenced. With six minutes gone Balc had a left footer that went just wide as Cain had no chance to catch up to the shot. Each team had just one shot in the first overtime period.
After a two-minute break the two teams came out for a second golden-goal, 10-minute overtime period. Wilmarth and Ofori Sarkodie had shots in the first three minutes, with Sarkodie's a lofty ball that drifted high. Alexander had a shot that Latchem had bounce off his hands and back into play as Indiana peppered the OSU net with a second wind in the second overtime. The Hoosiers had a corner kick that was headed out by Brunner, ending the IU threat.

RING MY BELL
 Described by head coach Mike Freitag as the heart of the team, junior Brad Ring has been masterful for the Hoosiers in 2007.
 Against Evansville on Oct. 24, Ring scored the goal that tied the game at 1-1 in a match that IU would go on to win 2-1.
 Playing in an important Big Ten match vs. Penn State on Oct. 28, Ring gave IU a 1-0 lead and a share of the regular season title with his score in the 50th minute.
 He continued his goal-scoring streak with IU's fourth and final goal of the night in a 4-0 win at Kentucky on Oct. 31.
 He also had a pair of assists in the game.
 Ring picked up an assist on the game-winning goal against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal on Nov. 9.
 Ring is tied for fist on the team in goals scored (five) and leads the squad in total points (16).
 He is also tied second on the team with two game-winning scores.
 For his efforts he was named to the College Soccer News and Soccer America Teams of the Week on Oct. 29. It was the second time this season he has been honored by College Soccer News.
 The Big Ten also honored him with its Player of the Week accolade.

10 HOOSIERS EARN BIG TEN POSTSEASON AWARDS
 The Big Ten regular season champion Indiana Hoosiers were well-represented when the postseason awards were announced on Nov. 8.
 Four Hoosiers were named to the All-Big Ten first team, while two players garnered second team honors and two more were named to the All-Freshman Team.
 In addition, head coach Mike Freitag was named the Coach of the Year. Indiana led the way with four first-team selections, followed by Ohio State with three.
 Junior midfielder Brad Ring headlines the first-team selections as one of two midfielders who were unanimous choices. Starting all 19 matches this season, Ring leads the team in scoring with 15 points and is tied with two other Hoosiers for the top spot in goals scored with five. He has scored in three of the last four matches for Indiana, including game-winning scores against UIC and Penn State. Ring was an Big Ten All-Freshman selection in 2005.
 Joining Ring are sophomores Eric Alexander and Ofori Sarkodie. A unanimous pick for the All-Big Ten Freshman team last season, Alexander has continued to dominate in the midfield with five goals this season in 19 starts. Sarkodie was also a unanimous All-Freshman pick a season ago and has been a steady presence on an IU defense that has shut out 10 opponents this season and allowed just 15 goals.
 Rounding out the first team is junior goalkeeper Chay Cain. Cain has been spectacular in goal for the Hoosiers, starting all 19 matches and allowing just 12 goals for a 0.67 goals-against average. He has eight solo shutouts to his credit, and shut out five of six Big Ten opponents, allowing just one goal for a league-best 0.17 GAA.
 Junior Kevin Noschang and sophomore Kevin Alston earned All-Big Ten second team recognition, the first All-Big Ten honors for either player. Noschang started out the season on a scoring hot streak, with a goal in the season opener against Maryland and the game-winning goal against then-No. 1 UCLA in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Twice honored as the NSCAA National Player of the Week this season, Noschang is tied for the team lead in goals scored with five, while also tallying three assists.
 Alston made the move from the midfield to left back early in the season and had an immediate impact. His speed up and down the flank has caused havoc for opponents and he came through with his first career goals in a 2-0 victory over Michigan State, earning Big Ten Player of the Week honors.
 Indiana also had a pair of unanimous All-Freshman Team selections in Daniel Kelly and Rich Balchan. Kelly has appeared in all 19 matches with 16 starts and has taken to his role up top, putting home four goals and adding an assist for IU. His goal gave the Hoosiers a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois early in the season, as well as a game-winning score at No. 6 Northwestern on Oct. 14.
 Balchan found his way onto the pitch midway through September and never looked back, starting 13 of the last 14 matches in the midfield. In his first-ever appearance on the field he scored a goal against UAB, and it was his second-half score that gave Indiana a 2-1 victory over Evansville. Balchan is currently fourth on the team in scoring with 10 points (4g, 2a).
 Senior Charley Traylor was Indiana's Sportsmanship Award winner. The team captain has started all 19 matches, anchoring a back line that has posted 10 shutouts this season.
 Freitag was honored by his peers as Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive season. Since taking over the program in 2004, Freitag has guided the Hoosiers to three Big Ten regular season titles, one Big Ten Tournament championship and an NCAA title in 2004.

CAIN NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM  Indiana men's soccer junior Chay Cain was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on November 19.
 He was named to the all-district first team on Nov. 1.
Last season he was named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American in his first season of eligibility. In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must carry a 3.25 GPA, have completed one full academic year at his current institution and participated in at least 50 percent of his team's matches.
 This season Cain has started all 21 games in goal for the Hoosiers, helping lead IU to a 13-4-4 record and the Big Ten regular season title. In 1810 minutes between the pipes Cain has allowed just 12 goals for a 0.60 goals-against average. He has also been credited with 10 solo shutouts and has played a role in all 12 Indiana shutouts.
 In Big Ten play, Cain led the league in goals-against average, allowing just one score in six matches for a 0.17 GAA. He was also tops in Big Ten matches in save percentage (.947) and shutouts (five).
 In the classroom Cain, a business major, carries a 3.90 grade-point average.

RANKING THE HOOSIERS
 The NSCAA coaches poll moved the Hoosiers kept Indiana at No. 9 in its final regular season poll on Nov. 13.
 The Hoosiers dropped to No. 15 in the Soccer America poll on Nov. 12.
 Soccer Times moved the Hoosiers up one spot to No. 6 in its Nov. 12 poll.
 College Soccer News kept Indiana in the No. 7 spot for the fourth-straight week with its final regular season poll on Nov. 12.

GIANT KILLERS
 The Hoosiers have found themselves in some big matches this season and for the most part have come out on the winning end.
 Indiana's 3-2 win at No. 4 Notre Dame on Oct. 17 gave the Hoosiers a 4-0-1 record against top-10 teams in 2007.
 IU posted wins over No. 1 UCLA (1-0), No. 10 Michigan (3-2), No. 6 Northwestern (1-0) and played No. 9 Maryland to a 1-1 tie.
 Against top 25 teams, the Hoosiers are 5-2-3, most recently playing No. 18 Ohio State to a 0-0 double overtime tie on Nov. 11.

LEAGUE DOMINATION
 Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league.
 The Hoosiers are 77-7-9 in regular season matches, tallying nearly 30 more victories than second-place team Penn State (50).
 Indiana has never lost in its Big Ten opener, going 14-0-3 in those matches.
 IU has won 11 Big Ten tournament titles, sharing the 1995 crown with Wisconsin.
 Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 12 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996-2004. IU has now won back-to-back regular season titles in 2006 and 2007.
 Indiana has been the league's goals-against average leader in 15 of 17 seasons, including 2007 when the Hoosiers allowed just two goals in six matches for a 0.31 GAA.
 IU had had a league-record 10 Big Ten Players of the Year, including two of the last three seasons.
 The Hoosiers have also boasted the Freshman of the Year two of the last three years.

CAIN IS ABLE
 Junior goalkeeper Chay Cain has had a solid season between the pipes for the Hoosiers so far, keeping things close in several games.
 In 1810:13 minutes of play, Cain has tallied 82 saves and allowed 12 goals for a 0.60 GAA.
 He also has 10 solo shutouts to his credit, including a 1-0 blanking of No. 6 Northwestern on Oct. 14.
 Cain has not allowed a goal over the last 558:43.
 What does not show up on the box scores are several spectacular saves that Cain has come up with to keep opponents at bay.
 While facing just nine shots in a 2-0 win over Butler on Sept. 26, six of those attempts required Cain to make the save, including two spectacular shots in a three-minute span where leaping punch-overs from Cain prevented goals.
 Cain made a diving stop to his right that kept a sure-fire goal from going in against Saint Louis (Sept. 15), one of five saves on the night.  He also recorded five saves against Creighton on Sept. 13.
 Cain had three crucial stops to hold No. 24 Ohio State scoreless in a 0-0 tie on Oct. 21.
 It was a spectacular leaping save in the second half that kept Wisconsin off the board on Nov. 4 and preserved a 0-0 tie.
 Cain recorded a career-high nine saves in a 0-0 tie with No. 18 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
 After allowing just one goal in a pair of wins over Northern Illinois and Rhode Island, Cain was named Most Outstanding Goalkeeper at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament.

BALCHAN TO THE RESCUE
 It was a whirlwind debut for freshman midfielder Rich Balchan against UAB on Sept. 21.
 Getting his first career starting nod, Balchan made his presence known with his first collegiate goal.
 Balchan's score in the 59th minute tied the game at 1-all.
 His second goal of the season came at Notre Dame on Oct. 17 as his scored in the 18th minute tied the game at 1-all.
 Against Evansville on Oct. 24, it was Balchan who put home the game winner in the 68th minute.
 He also assisted on Brad Ring's goal which tied the game at 1-all.
 His second game winner came on Oct. 31 as his goal in the 13th minute gave the Hooisers a 1-0 lead at Wisconsin. He also recorded an assist in the match.
 Balchan has appeared in 16 games this season, making 15 starts.
 He is one of four freshmen to score a goal this season, joining Michael Roach, Daniel Kelly and Neil Wilmarth.

WEAVING HIS MAGIC
 Junior Billy Weaver has worked himself into an integral part of the Hoosier attack.
 The week of Sept. 24-29, Weaver played a part in three of five goals scored by Indiana as it went 2-0.
 Against Butler on Sept. 26, Weaver assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs.
 On the first goal he sent a cross into Lee Hagedorn who headed it home for the score.
 Goal No. 2 came off a restart with Weaver sending service into the box, where Eric Alexander got his head on it.
 It was the junior's turn to score on Sept. 29 in a 3-2 overtime win at Michigan. Weaver gave IU a 1-0 lead after collecting Brad Ring's rebound and slotting the ball home.
 For his efforts he was named to the College Soccer News and Soccer America Teams of the Week on Oct. 1, his first national honors at IU.
 At No. 6 Northwestern on Oct. 14, Weaver assisted on the game-winning goal from Daniel Kelly as IU brought home a 1-0 victory.
 At Kentucky on Oct. 31, Weaver added three more assists to up his team-leading total to seven.
 Weaver appeared in just 19 games over his first two seasons, registering two goals in 2005 and none in 2006.
 The Michigan native has appeared in 19 matches so far this season, earning 10 starts.
 Weaver has taken 16 shots on the season, eight of which have been on goal.

NO. 600
 Indiana's 1-0 victory over Northwestern on Oct. 14 marked the 600th victory in the program's storied history.
 The program's first win came on Sept. 14, 1973 against Notre Dame, a 5-1 win on the road.

OUT OF NOWHERE
 Playing in his 31st career game on Oct. 6, sophomore Kevin Alston was still searching for his first career goal.
 Unable to wait any longer, he unleashed a pair of scores, including the game winner in a 2-0 victory over No. 24 Michigan State.
 Alston's first goal was unassisted as he took on a pair of MSU defenders before unleashing a shot from about 10 yards out.
 The second score was a perfectly-designed set piece. Alston came streaking in down the left side to collect the pass, sending his shot in to the far back post.
 Alston finished the night with a team-best three shots, all of which were on goal.
 For his efforts, Alston was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and to the Soccer America, College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer Teams of the Week.

TOUGH DEFENDING
 The Indiana defense has done an excellent job limiting the offensive opportunities of some of the top players in the country.
 On Sept. 29, it held U.S. National Youth Team member Peri Marosevic in check. The 2006 second-team All-Big Ten pick entered the game as the team's leader in shots attempts (21) and goals scored.
 Against the Hoosiers, Marosevic was limited to just one shot attempt.
 Indiana recorded its fourth shutout of the season with a 1-0 win over UIC on Oct. 1.
 The Hoosier defense limited the Flames to just three shots on goal.
 On Oct. 6, the Hoosiers were facing an undefeated Michigan State team which featured Doug DeMartin, the Big Ten's leader in shots and goals.
 DeMartin got off just two shots against the Hoosiers, only one of which was on goal.
 Against No. 6 Northwestern, the Hoosiers were facing a team that ranked 11th nationally and second in the Big Ten in scoring offense. IU held the Wildcats scoreless, with team scoring leader Matt Eliason getting off just two shots.
 Ohio State's Xavier Balc was limited to just three shots as the Hoosiers shut out the 24th-ranked Buckeyes on Oct. 21.
 Indiana has recorded 12 shutouts on the season and held five of six Big Ten opponents scoreless during the regular season.

QUICK GOAL
 Eric Alexander's score just 2:58 into the match at Louisville on Oct. 10 is the quickest score by an IU player this season.
 The Hoosiers have gotten off to notoriously slow starts this season with just 12 of their 29 goals coming in the first half.