No. 22/18 Indiana Faces Ohio State This Sunday

Indiana rides a two-game win streak into Columbus this weekend.

10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Oct. 24, 2008

No. 22/18 Indiana at Ohio State- Match Notes

NO. 22/18 INDIANA (8-4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) vs. OHIO STATE (9-4-2, 2-2 Big Ten)

Oct. 26, 2008  Noon ET
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Series History: Indiana leads, 33-1-3.
Last Meeting: Indiana and Ohio State played to a 0-0 tie on Nov. 11, 2007 in East Lansing, Mich.
Last Meeting in Columbus: Indiana defeated Ohio State, 1-0, on Nov. 5, 2006.
Television: Big Ten Network
Chris Doran - Play-by-Play; Josh Hakala- Color

SETTING THE SCENE
 Indiana brings a two-game winning streak into Columbus on Sunday as it jumps back into Big Ten action, facing Ohio State.
 The last two meetings between the schools have been double overtime scoreless ties.
 No current IU player has ever scored a goal against the Buckeyes in regular-season action.
 The Hoosiers are looking to snap a two-game skid in Big Ten play.
 Indiana is 3-1 in its last four matches.
 Indiana has won two straight against top-25 teams.

NEWS AND NOTES
 The Hoosiers' 1-0 win over Louisville on Oct. 22 marked the program's 250th victory at the current Armstrong Stadium since it opened in 1981.
 Indiana has won back-to-back games for the first time since mid-September when it posted consecutive victories over San Diego (Sept. 14) and Wisconsin (Sept. 21).
 The Hoosiers' 1-0 win over No. 13 Louisville on Oct. 22 marked the first time this season the Hoosiers have been victorious when scoring just one goal.
 Andy Adlard has scored a goal in back-to-back games for the Hoosiers (Notre Dame, Louisville). It is just the second time this season an IU player has scored in back-to-back matches (Will Bruin- vs. UCLA/San Diego).
 Adlard has been quietly creeping up the scoring list this season. He is now tied for first on the team in goals scored (four) and total points (eight).
 With back-to-back wins  over No. 9 Notre Dame (3-1) and No. 13 Louisville (1-0), Indiana is 3-0-2 against top-25 teams this season.
 Goalkeeper Chay Cain recorded his fifth shutout of the season and the 25th of his career in the 1-0 win over No. 13 Louisville on Oct. 22.
 Indiana scored three first-half goals against the Fighting Irish on Oct. 16. Entering the match the Hoosiers had scored just three first-half goals in the previous 12 matches combined.
 Kevin Noschang scored his second goal of the season in the 3-1 win over No. 9 Notre Dame. Both of his goals this year have been game winners.
 Junior defender Kevin Alston has matched his career total with two goals this season.
 The Hoosiers are a perfect 8-0 this season when scoring first.
 Indiana is 2-for-2 on penalty kick attempts this season.
 With a 3-2 overtime win over Wisconsin on Sept. 21, Indiana has never lost a match televised on the Big Ten Network, going 4-0-4 in those games.
 Indiana has taken nearly twice as many shots (234-145) as its opponents.
 Redshirt freshman Alec Purdie made his Indiana debut against Michigan State on Oct. 12.
 The Hoosiers have scored three goals on 60 shot attempts (.050 shot percentage) in Big Ten play.
 Indiana has lost back-to-back Big Ten matches for the first time since 1995.
 Daniel Kelly's game-winning goal against the Bulldogs came just 11 seconds in, the fastest goal from the start of the match in school history.
 The loss to Michigan on Oct. 4 snapped an eight match unbeaten streak in Big Ten play.
 Indiana has already given more goals in three Big Ten game this year (five) as it did in all six Big Ten games in 2007 (two).
 The Hoosiers are 2-0-3 in their last five Big Ten overtime matches.
 Freshman Will Bruin became the first Hoosier to score multiple goals in a match in a 3-2 overtime win at Evansville on Sept. 30. Bruin also recorded his first game-winning goal.
 Indiana is 2-0-2 in overtime matches this season.
 Indiana is 4-0 when scoring three or more goals.
 Indiana was out-shot for the first time this season against Butler on Oct. 7 (12-10).
 With a 3-2 overtime win over Wisconsin on Sept. 21, Indiana is now 15-0-3 in Big Ten openers.
 Indiana finished as runner up at its adidas/IU Credit Union Classic with a 2-1 win over Duke on Aug. 29 and a 0-0 double overtime tie with No. 12 Akron on Aug. 31.
 3,239 fans were on hand for the IU-Akron match, while 3,464 fans were in attendance for the 2-1 win over Duke.
 Indiana was victorious in its home opener for the first time since 2005 with a 2-1 win over Duke on Aug. 29.
 Indiana is now 21-10-5 in season openers.
 The Hoosiers finished the preseason with a 2-0 record after a 3-1 victory over Tulsa on Aug. 20 and a 3-0 shutout of North Carolina on Aug. 22,

SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES
 Ohio State improved to 9-4-2 on the season with a 1-0 win over Cleveland State Wednesday night.
 The Buckeyes, who advanced to the NCAA title game in 2007, are led by Danny Irizarry who has five goals and one assists (11 points) in 15  matches.
 Andrew Magill has also tallied 11 points with three goals and five assists.
 Ohio State's 22 goals have been spread out among 12 different players.
 Ohio State brings a two-game win streak into the match.
 Goalkeeper Drew Czekanski has played a majority of the minutes, allowing nine scores for a 0.81 GAA in 995 minutes of action. He is 8-2-1 on the season.
 Ohio State is not ranked in the NSCAA/adidas or Soccer America polls. They are ranked No. 22 in this week's Soccer Times poll and No. 24 in the College Soccer News rankings. The Buckeyes are No. 10 in the NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region rankings.
 Head coach John Bluem is in his 12th year at Ohio State and enters the game with a record of 127-85-30. He is assisted by Frank Speth and Andy Brinkman.

SERIES HISTORY
 Indiana leads the series, 33-1-3.
 The Hooisers are 1-0-2 over the last three meetings, including a pair of scoreless ties in the regular season and Big Ten Tournament championship game in 2007.
 Ohio State has not scored a goal against Indiana since a 2-2 tie with the Hoosiers on Oct. 23, 2005.
 The Buckeyes have scored just four goals in the last 10 meetings (two goals in 4-2 loss in 2002).

SILENTLY MAKING NOISE
 Quietly making a big impact in the midfield has been sophomore Andy Adlard.
 After struggling to find a role on the field last season, Adlard has taken to his midfield role and has been an active part of the Indiana offense.
 With the game-winning score against Louisville on Oct. 22, Adlard is now tied for the team lead in goals scored (four) and total points (eight).
 Adlard also has goals against San Diego (2-1), UC Santa Barbara (1-2) and No. 9 Notre Dame (3-0).
 After coming in off the bench in the first two matches, Adlard has started 12 straight and leads the team in shot attempts with 40.
 He is second on the squad with 19 on-goal looks.
 Adlard has also taken both of Indiana's penalty kick attempts this season, burying his shots against San Diego and Louisville.

NOSCHANG IS BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 Indiana University senior forward Kevin Noschang was named the co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Oct. 20. He shares the award with Michigan State's Doug DeMartin.
 Noschang played a key role in Indiana's 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame last Thursday night. It was Noschang's goal in the 27th minute that proved to be the game-winner for IU.
 Noschang has appeared in nine matches this season with two starts, including the match against Notre Dame. He has two goals on the season, both of which have been game winners for the Hoosiers.

ALSTON NAMED TO COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS, SOCCER AMERICA, TOP DRAWER SOCCER TEAMS OF THE WEEK
 With a goal and a solid defensive effort, junior Kevin Alston was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week for the second time this season, and picked up his first Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honors.
 Against No. 9 Notre Dame, Alston gave the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead with a 25-yard blast in the 24th minute.
 He was also a key part of an IU defense that allowed just three shots on goal by a Fighting Irish team that was averaging 2.50 goals per game.
 Alston was also honored on Sept. 1 for his performance in a 2-1 win over Duke and a 0-0 tie with Akron.

MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
 Indiana came racing out of the gates against No. 9 Notre Dame on Oct. 16, recording three first-half goals to take an insurmountable 3-1 lead into the locker room at the break.
 Entering the game the Hoosiers had scored just three first-half goals all season.
 Kevin Alston got the scoring started at 23:29, and Kevin Noschang followed with the game winner less than three minutes later.
 Andy Adlard closed out the scoring with his third goal of the season coming at 41:32.
 Indiana still trails its opponents. 7-6 in first-half goals scored but holds a 12-9 advantage in the second period and 2-0 advantage in overtime.

HE IS A WINNER
 Kevin Noschang has scored just two goals so far this season but both could not have come at a better time as they have been game winners for the Hoosiers.
 It was Noschang's score that gave Indiana a 1-0 lead at UCLA, a game they would go on to win, 3-0.

 In a 3-1 victory over No. 9 Notre Dame, Noschang put home the second goal of the match, less than three minutes after teammate Kevin Alston's score.

 Noschang has appeared in 10 matches, making three starts, and has put up 13 shots on the season.

BIG TEN DOMINATION
 Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league.
 The Hoosiers are 78-9-9 in regular season matches, tallying nearly 30 more victories than second-place team Penn State (51).
 Indiana has never lost in its Big Ten opener, going 15-0-3 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 13 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 has 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.

SEVEN HOOSIERS ON NCAA COLLEGE CUP 50TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM BALLOT
 Six former Indiana men's soccer players and former head coach Jerry Yeagley are part of the ballot for the NCAA Men's College Cup 50th Anniversary Team.
 A total of 32 players and six coaches are included on the voting ballot, which can be found on NCAA.com. Fans will have the chance to select the 11 best student-athletes and one coach through the last 50 years of the championship.
 Indiana's student-athlete representatives are Armando Betancourt, Angelo DiBernardo, Dema Kovalenko, Brian Maisonneuve, Pat Noonan and Ken Snow.

THAT WAS QUICK!
 Indiana took a 1-0 lead at Butler on Oct. 7 before most of the fans even had a chance to get settled into their seats.
 Daniel Kelly's heads-up play resulted in a goal just 11 seconds into the match in what would end up a 2-0 victory for Indiana.
 Butler played the opening kickoff back through the midfielders and to its goalkeeper, but the keeper misplayed his touch and Kelly was there to pounce on the mistake for the score.
 That is the fastest goal from the start of the match in school history, beating the old mark of 16 seconds set by Mike Hylla against Saint Louis on Oct. 2, 1982.
 That is also tied for the ninth-fastest score in NCAA history.

WAKE UP!
 The Hoosiers have admittedly gotten off to slow starts in matches this season and a look at the statistics backs up that claim.
 Indiana has scored just six goals in the first period, with three of those scores coming against Notre Dame on Oct. 16. The Hoosiers' other first-half goals have come against San Diego (2-1 win), Wisconsin (3-2 OT win) and Butler (2-0 win).
 In a 1-0 win over No. 13 Louisville on Oct. 22, the Hoosiers were out-shot 7-2 in the first half but came back with a commanding second half of play, outshooting the Cardinals by an 11-1 margin.
 IU had perked up in the second half where 12 of its 20 goals have been scored. The Hoosiers have also had two game-winning scores in the first overtime period.

HOME, SWEET HOME?
 Indiana is 4-2-1 this season in the normally friendly confines of Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium.
 Indiana lost back-to-back home matches for the first time since 2000 with losses to UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 27) and Michigan (Oct. 4).
 That year the Hoosiers opened the season with losses to Portland and UCLA but went on to advance to the NCAA College Cup.
 The Hoosiers broke out of that home slump with back-to-back wins over No. 9 Notre Dame (Oct. 16) and No. 13 Louisville (Oct. 22).
 On the flip side, IU is 3-1 in true road matches and 4-2-1 in all games away from Bloomington.

INDIANA IN THE BIG TEN
 The following is where Indiana ranks in the latest Big Ten statistics (as of 10/23):
TEAM
Shots: 2nd (234)
Goals: 6th (20)
Assists: 7th (11)
Goals Allowed: T-3rd (16)
Saves: 6th (40)
Shutouts: T-4th (5)

INDIVIDUAL
Shots:  Andy Adlard, 3rd (40); Will Bruin, 4th (39); Brad Ring, T-9th (36)
Goals: Andy Adlard, T-9th (4); Will Bruin, T-9th (4);
Goals-Against Average: Chay Cain, 5th (1.10)
Saves: Chay Cain, 7th (35)
Shutouts: Chay Cain, T-2nd (5)

RANKING THE HOOSIERS
 With a 3-1 win over Notre Dame, the Hoosiers have jumped back into the Soccer America poll, moving into the No. 18 slot.
 The Hoosiers reappear in the NSCAA/adidas poll, moving into the No. 22 slot.
 Indiana jumped three spots to No. 19 in the Soccer Times poll.
 Indiana moved up six spots to No. 19 in the latest College Soccer News rankings.

NCAA RPI RELEASED
 The NCAA has released its first RPI rankings of the season for men's soccer and the Hoosiers are in the No. 9 spot.
 Out of the seven Big Ten teams, three are ranked in the top 25 with Indiana joined by No. 8 Northwestern and No. 13 Michigan.
 The Rating Percentage Index is a mathematical measurement of a team's strength.
 The NCAA tournament selection committee uses it to help determine which teams will receive at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. The formula consists of a team's winning percentage against Division I opponents (25 percent), the opponents' strength of schedule (50 percent) and the opponents' opponents' strength of schedule (25 percent).
 Future RPI rankings will be released on Oct. 28 and Nov. 11.

ANOTHER CLEAN SHEET
 Senior goalkeeper Chay Cain recorded his 25th career solo shutout on
Oct. 22 when the Hoosiers posted a 1-0 win over. No. 13 Louisville.
 It was his fifth shutout of the season (Akron, South Florida, UCLA, Butler).
 Cain recorded 10 shutouts in 2006 and added another 10 in 2007.
 Cain ranks seventh on IU's career shutout list, seventh in saves (173) and ninth in career wins (33).