Indiana University Athletics
No. 4/7 Hoosiers Travel to Mike Berticelli Tournament
9/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 6, 2007
Indiana vs. Northern Illinois/Rhode Island Game Notes- PDF
Sept. 7 and 9, 2007 • Mike Berticelli Tournament
Alumni Field • South Bend, Ind.
Sept. 7- 5 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois
Series: Indiana leads, 4-0-1
Last Meeting: Indiana 1, NIU 0 (Nov. 15, 2006- NCAA Tournament)
Sept. 9- 11:30 a.m. vs. Rhode Island
Series: Indiana leads, 2-0-0
Last Meeting: Indiana 6, Rhode Island 1 (Sept. 21, 1997)
SETTING THE SCENE
The Hoosiers are coming off a successful weekend after closing out the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic with a 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA. This weekend opens with a rematch of IU's second round NCAA Tournament game from a year ago. The Hoosiers defeated Northern Illinois, 1-0 in that contest. The first meeting between Indiana and Rhode Island in a decade, with IU earning a 6-1 win on Sept. 21, 1997. This is Indiana's fifth-straight appearance in the Mike Berticelli Tournament.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana finished as runner-up at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic with a 1-0-1 record. Maryland was also 1-0-1 but took home the Classic championship on goal differential.
• The Hoosiers were 1-0 winners over UCLA in front of a record crowd of 7,420 on Sunday.
• The match was also broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
• 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 scored his second goal in as many games, putting home the game winner in the 75th minute against the Bruins.
• With a pair of goals on the weekend, Noschang was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• Noschang represented Indiana on the all-tournament team, along with Brad Ring and Ofori Sarkodie.
• Kevin Alston was named the tournament's Defensive MVP, while Charley Traylor was the Fair Play Award winner.
• Indiana opened the year with a 1-1 double overtime tie with No. 9 Maryland on Aug. 31.
• Freshmen Andy Adlard and Michael Roach have appeared in both matches this season.
• Adlard has started every game so far in his young career.
• In preseason action, the Hoosiers were 1-0 winners No. 10 New Mexico at the National Soccer Festival in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
• Northern Illinois is 1-0-1 on the season. The Huskies defeated Colgate, 2-1 in overtime on Sunday and played Bucknell to a 1-1 tie on Friday. Both games were part of the Northwestern Lakeside Classic.
• Marcus McCarty, Drew Jesky and Chris Rufa have one goal each for NIU.
• McCarty was a first-team All-MAC pick a year ago, finishing 2006 with 11 goals and five assists.
• Goalkeeper Joe Zimka was among the national leaders with a 0.21 goals-against average. He allowed just three goals in 1304:35 minutes of play.
• This is the first regular-season meeting between the schools since 1990. In that match the Huskies came up with a 1-1 tie with the Hoosiers in Bloomington.
• Head coach Steve Simmons is in his fourth season at Northern Illinois. He is assisted by Eric Luzzi and Kylie Stannard.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the series, 4-0-1
• The Hoosiers were 1-0 winners over Northern Illinois in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Bloomington.
• It was Brian Ackley's goal in the first half that proved to be the game winner.
• Chay Cain came up with a save on a penalty kick to preserve the shutout.
• The two teams have not met during the regular season since 1990. The teams played each other three-straight seasons from 1988-90, with the Hoosiers going 2-0-1 (2-1 in 1988, 1-0 in 1989, 1-1 in 1990).
• The first-ever meeting was a 3-1 IU victory in 1976.
ABOUT THE RAMS
• Rhode Island is 1-1 on the season after defeating Providence, 2-0 on Monday night.
• Steve Mellen and Lukasz Tumicz scored for the Rams, with the first goal coming just three minutes before halftime, and the second score just 27 seconds into the second period.
• On Friday the Rams fell 3-2, at Harvard. Tumicz had the first score, while the second was an own goal.
• The Rams were picked to win the Atlantic 10 in a preseason poll conducted by the league coaches.
• Rhody returns ten starters from last year's squad that posted a 12-5-6 record, won its second-straight A-10 Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Rams are led by preseason all-conference selections David Badecki, Geoffrey Cameron and Tumicz.
• Head coach John O'Connor is in his second season at Rhode Island. He is assisted by Gareth Elliott and Mitch Stone.
INDIANA AT THE MIKE BERTICELLI TOURNAMENT
• This is Indiana's fifth-straight appearance at the Mike Berticelli Tournament
• Last year the Hoosiers defeated Creighton (1-0, 2OT) and UAB (2-1) • Indiana is 6-1-1 at the tournament:
2003: vs. Akron (L, 0-1, OT), vs. Fresno State (W, 3-1)
2004: vs. CS Fullerton (W, 2-1, 2OT); vs. Evansville (W, 4-0)
2005: vs. Saint Louis (T, 1-1, 2OT); vs. Boston University (W, 5-0)
2006: vs. Creighton (W, 1-0, 2OT); vs. UAB (W, 2-1)
LAST TIME OUT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Kevin Noschang's second goal in as many games had a record-setting crowd on its feet at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium as the No. 8 Hoosiers (1-0-1) defeated No. 1 UCLA (0-2), 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the adidas/IU Credit Union Hoosier Classic.
The winning score came in the 75th minute of an evenly-matched contest. Brian Ackley received the ball in traffic about 10 yards out and saw Noschang coming in on the left side. The junior forward managed to stay onside and received the ball with just enough time to get a shot off to the far post that was too much for UCLA goalkeeper Brian Perk to handle. Noschang also had a goal in the Hoosiers' 1-1 tie with Maryland on Friday night.
"I thought we were pretty good today," said head coach Mike Freitag. "I am proud of how this whole team came together. It was another hot day and our bench really came up big."
A record crowd of 7,243 was on hand to witness the victory as part of Indiana's "Fill the Bill" promotion. The previous mark of 6,000 was set against SMU in 1987. It was also Indiana's second-straight win against a No. 1-ranked opponent at Armstrong Stadium as the Hoosiers were 1-0 winners over top-ranked Akron in 2005.
The game got off to a quick start for the Hoosiers as Noschang managed to outrun the Bruins' defense for a 1-on-1 opportunity in the sixth minute. A UCLA defender managed to trip him up in the penalty area, but the referee deemed it a fair attempt at the ball and signaled for play to continue.
UCLA controlled possession for the next several minutes, but the Hoosiers were back in form as a shot from just outside the penalty area from Eric Alexander at 14:11 forced Perk to make a diving save. The ensuing corner kick set up another opportunity for IU, but Ring sent his shot off the rebound high.
With 10 minutes remaining in the half, Charley Traylor, named the Fair Play award winner for the tournament, and Billy Weaver nearly hooked up for an Indiana goal. Coming down the left side, Traylor served a nearly perfect ball toward weaver in front of the pipes, but Perk managed to fall on the ball before Weaver could get a foot on it.
It was freshman Andy Adlard who nearly had his first collegiate goal as the first half came to a close. Ring offered service across the goal mouth, and Adlard got his head cleanly on the ball but sent the shot just high.
Indiana held a 6-3 shot advantage at the half and finished the game up on the Bruins in attempts, 14-9. UCLA had nine corner kicks to the Hoosiers' 3, with most of those coming in the final minutes as they tried to even up the match.
The Hoosiers came out firing in the second half with a pair of early shots, but it was UCLA which looked like it might take the lead with several dangerous chances in the 68th minute. Less than a minute before Noschang's game-winning score, it was Ring who sent a shot just wide on a 1-on-1 with Perk.
"At halftime we felt we really needed to come out and put it to them," said midfielder John Mellencamp. "We really felt like we could come out and get one (a goal)."
It was midfielder Alexander who kept the Bruins from tying the match at 76:56 when he managed to thwart Maxwell Griffin's 1-on-1 battle with IU goalkeeper Chay Cain, getting a foot on the ball as Griffin sent off his shot.
UCLA, which scored a goal to tie Notre Dame with just :38 remaining on Friday, almost did the same when Chance Meyers nailed a header off the cross bar with just six minutes left in the match.
"Our defense didn't give up much today," Freitag said. "I am very proud of our team defending.
"I was disappointed in the other night because I know what we are capable of doing. We showed our composure today. To play a game against an opponent like this and come up with a quality win is a good start."
Maryland's Graham Zusi was named the Offensive MVP of the tournament, while IU's Kevin Alston was named defensive MVP. Noschang, Ring and Ofori Sarkodie were named to the all-tournament team.
adidas/IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team
Stephen King- Maryland
Graham Zusi- Maryland (Offensive MVP)
Omar Gonzalez- Maryland
Mike Marchiano- Maryland
Kevin Noschang- Indiana
Ofori Sarkodie- Indiana
Brad Ring- Indiana
Joseph Lapira- Notre Dame
Matt Armstrong- Notre Dame
Chance Meyers- UCLA
Brad Rusin- UCLA
Fair Play Award
Charley Traylor- Indiana
Defensive MVP
Kevin Alston- Indiana
GIANT KILLERS
• Indiana is 2-0 in its last two meetings with No. 1-ranked teams.
• Prior to Sunday, the last No. 1 team to visit Bloomington was Akron on Nov. 3, 2005
• The Hoosiers came away with a 1-0 overtime victory in that game. Brian Plotkin scored the game winner in the 95th minute.
• It was Kevin Noschang's goal in the 75th minute that gave IU a 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 2.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
• The Hoosiers will be featured in four regular-season broadcasts on the Big Ten Network.
• In addition to last Sunday's 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA, the Big Ten Network will also broadcast the Hoosiers matches at Armstrong Stadium against Ohio State (Oct. 21- 3 p.m.) and Penn State (Oct. 28- 3 p.m.)
• Indiana's contest at Wisconsin on Nov. 4 (2 p.m. ET) is also part of the network package.
NOSCHANG NAMED BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• With a pair of goals on the weekend against No. 9 Maryland and No. 1 UCLA, junior forward Kevin Noschang was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Sept. 3.
• It is the first player of the week honor for Noschang in his three-year career.
MORE HONORS FOR NOSCHANG
• For his two-goal performance in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, including the game winner in a 1-0 victory over UCLA, Kevin Noschang was named the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) Player of the Week.
• He was also honored by Soccer America with a spot on its Team of the Week.
INTO THE FIRE
• Freshman Andy Adlard has had a quick tutorial in the college soccer game, getting the starting nod at forward in his first two career games vs. No. 9 Maryland and No. 1 UCLA.
• Adlard had two shots in the 1-1 tie with Maryland, and finished with three attempts (two on goal) in the 1-0 win over UCLA.
• Also seeing significant playing time off the bench is freshman forward Michael Roach.
THE BILL WAS FILLED
• The Indiana marketing department's "Fill The Bill" promotion was a resounding success with a school-record 7,423 fans on hand to witness the Hoosiers' 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 2.
• The new total smashed the old record of 6,000 set in 1987 against SMU.
• The crowd at Friday night's contest vs. Maryland was also impressive with 4,240 passing through the gates.
RANKING THE HOOSIERS
• Indiana is No. 7 in this week's Soccer America poll, moving up from the No. 12 spot.
• The Hoosiers jumped from No. 7 to No. 4 in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings.
• After playing Maryland to a 1-1 tie on Aug. 31, the Hoosiers and Terps are tied for the No. 4 spot in this week's Soccer Times poll.
• College Soccer News ranks IU fifth.
