Indiana University Athletics
No. 18 Indiana Faces Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament
11/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 12, 2008
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NO. 18/16 INDIANA (10-5-3,) at BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Nov. 13-16, 2008
McClimon Soccer Complex- Madison, Wis.
Quarterfinal: No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Ohio State (9-7-2)
Series History: Indiana leads, 34-1-3
Last Meeting: Indiana defeated Ohio State, 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 26, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers are aiming for their 12th Big Ten Tournament title as they open play against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinal round in Madison, Wis. on Thursday.
• The last time the tournament was played in Madison the Hoosiers defeated Michigan State, 2-0 for the league title in 2001.
• This is the seventh time the Hoosiers and Buckeyes have met in the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana is 4-1-1 against OSU in tournament play.
• Last year these two teams played to a 0-0 double overtime tie in the championship match. OSU earned its second Big Ten title by outlasting IU in penalty kicks, 5-4.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana is 4-0-2 against top-25 opponents this season.
• The Hoosiers have outscored their opponents, 26-20 this season.
• Indiana is 13-2-4 all-time in Big Ten matches (regular season and tournament) played in Madison.
• Indiana has gone 5-2-1 in its last eight matches.
• Will Bruin snapped an eight-game scoreless streak with his fifth goal of the season in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Northwestern on Nov. 7.
• With the win over Northwestern, the Hoosiers still have yet to lose back-to-back games this season.
• Indiana's two first-half goals against the Wildcats marked just the second time this season the Hoosiers have scored multiple goals in the first 45 minutes of play (Notre Dame).
• Five of Indiana's nine first-half goals have come in just two matches (three vs. Notre Dame, two vs. Northwestern).
• Indiana is a perfect 9-0 when scoring two or more goals.
• Senior Kevin Noschang set a new NCAA record when he scored just six seconds into the match in a 1-1 tie vs. Kentucky on Oct. 29. The previous record was nine seconds.
• Andy Adlard scored a goal in three-straight matches for the Hoosiers (Notre Dame, Louisville, at Ohio State). The last IU player to score in three straight was John Michael Hayden in the 2004 season (vs. Butler, Ohio State, Louisville).
• Adlard has been quietly creeping up the scoring list this season. He is tied for the team in goals scored (five) and is first in total points (13).
• Adlard has contributed at least one point for the Hoosiers in four of the last five games.
• The Hoosiers are 3-0-3 in their last six Big Ten overtime matches (regular season and tournament).
• With a 2-0 win over No. 8 Northwestern on Nov. 7, Indiana has never lost a match televised on the Big Ten Network, going 6-0-4 in those games.
• In 10 matches televised on the BTN, six of them have required overtime.
• Indiana's 1-0 loss at Penn State on Nov. 1 marked the third time this season the Hoosiers have been shut out by a Big Ten opponent. It is the first time in school history Indiana has been shut out three times in conference regular season play.
• Indiana is 5-5-2 this season when held scoreless in the first half.
• Indiana lost three Big Ten matches for the first time in school history.
• After two straight scoreless matches with the Buckeyes, Indiana's three goals against OSU on Oct. 26 was the most since a 3-0 victory on Nov. 11, 2005.
• Goalkeeper Chay Cain had a season-high seven saves against Ohio State. That is two off his career best of nine set against the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championships game last season.
• The Hoosiers' 1-0 win over No. 13 Louisville on Oct. 22 marked the first and only time this season the Hoosiers have been victorious when scoring just one goal.
• Indiana is 2-for-2 on penalty kick attempts this season.
• Indiana is 3-0-3 in overtime matches this season.
• Indiana is 5-0 when scoring three or more goals.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES
• Ohio State ended the regular season with a 9-7-2 record and was 2-4 in Big Ten play. OSU's conference victories came over Michigan State (1-0) and Wisconsin (2-1).
• Danny Irizarry leads the team in scoring with six goals and one assist (13 points). Andrew Magill has three goals and six assists for 12 points, followed by Konrad Warzycha with three goals and four assists (10 points).
• Goalkeeper Drew Czekanski has appeared in 13 matches allowing 12 goals in 1086 minutes for a 0.99 GAA.
• The Buckeyes enter the tournament on a three game losing streak with losses to the Hoosiers, at Michigan (1-0) and Akron (4-3).
• Ohio State is 2-5-1 over its last eight matches.
• Head coach John Bluem is in his 12th year at Ohio State and enters the tournament with a record of 127-88-30 with the Buckeyes. He is assisted by Frank Speth and Andy Brinkman.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the series, 34-1-3.
• The Hooisers are 2-0-2 over the last three meetings, including a pair of scoreless ties in the regular season and Big Ten Tournament championship game in 2007.
• The Buckeyes have scored just six goals in the last 11 meetings. The six goals came in just three of the 11 matches (3-2 loss in 2008; 2-2 tie in 2005; 4-2 loss in 2002).
LAST TIMES THESE TEAMS MET...
• After allowing two unanswered scores, Andy Adlard recorded his second game-winning goal in as many matches as the Hoosiers pulled off a 3-2 overtime victory at Ohio State on Oct. 26.
• With the game tied a 2 after 90 minutes of regulation, the teams entered the first golden goal overtime period. When Ohio State was called for a foul just outside the box, Adlard lined up a took a free kick just 1:19 into OT that sailed over the head of OSU goalkeeper Drew Czekanski and into the bottom left corner.
• It was Adlard's team-leading fifth goal of the season and his second-straight game winner after putting home a penalty kick in a 1-0 win over Louisville.
• It looked as though Indiana would have a clear path to victory when it took a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute with Lee Hagedorn's first goal of the season. Kevin Noschang got the ball in front of the net and a brief touch by an OSU player resulted in a turnover right to Hagedorn, who rolled the ball into the left side of the net.
• That goal broke a string of more than 265 minutes of scoreless action between the two schools in over their last three meetings.
• Noschang added his own score at 54:00 to make it 2-0 Indiana. Taking a ball played to him from Kevin Alston, Noschang ran up the left side and ran around Ohio State goalkeeper Drew Czekanski, who had come off his line, to slot it to the far right post. Noschang has three goals this season.
• Ohio State answered right back less than a minute later to cut the lead to one goal as Danny Irizarry blasted a shot past goalkeeper Chay Cain from close range in the 55th minute. Konrad Warzycha assisted on the score.
• The Buckeyes' Geoff Marsh clanged one off the cross bar in the 63rd minute and the ball bounced back into the field of play to keep OSU from putting home the game-tying score. It was Patrick Roan sending in a shot in the 75th minute that forced Cain to make a diving save to his right.
• Roan finally broke through with the game-tying goal at 76:14, putting home a shot to the far left post.
BIG TEN DOMINATION
• Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league.
• The Hoosiers are 80-10-9 in regular season matches, tallying nearly 30 more victories than second-place team Penn State (52).
• 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 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.
BRING ON THE TOP 25
• Perhaps the Hoosiers should schedule nothing but top 25 teams as Indiana is 4-0-2 when playing a team that is ranked in the top 25 at the time of the match.
• The Hoosiers tied then-No. 12 Akron, 0-0, tied then-No. 5 South Florida, 0-0, defeated then-No. 24 UCLA, 3-0; defeated then-No. 9 Notre Dame, 3-1, defeated then-No. 14 Louisville, 1-0 and defeated then-No. 8 Northwestern, 2-0.
• Even more impressive: The Hoosiers have shut out five of the six top-25 teams it has faced, with only Notre Dame putting one in the net.
• Indiana also has wins over Duke (2-1), Butler (2-0) and Ohio State (3-2), all teams that have been ranked at some point in the 2008 season.
BALCHAN HONORED BY TOP DRAWER SOCCER
• Thanks to superb play in the midfield in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Northwestern. sophomore Rich Balchan was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Nov. 10.
• Having spent most of the season as a central defender for the Hoosiers, Balchan moved up to the defensive midfield spot against the Wildcats in place of the injured Ring.
• Balchan earned praise from head coach Mike Freitag for his ability to contribute in various spots on the field.
CAIN NABS NATIONAL HONORS
• Senior goalkeeper Chay Cain was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10.
• It is his fourth career player of the week honor and his second this season
• Cain earns the honor after leading the Hoosiers to a 2-0 shutout of then-No. 8 Northwestern last Friday. Cain became just the fourth goalkeeper this season to keep the Wildcats off the board, picking up his sixth shutout this year.
• He was also named to the Soccer America Team of the Week for his performance.
• Cain is 4-0-2 against top-25 opponents this season, with shutouts in five of those six matches.
• He also earned the award on Sept. 15 with the 3-0 win over No. 24 UCLA on Sept. 12 and a 2-1 win over San Diego on Sept. 14.
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.
• Adlard contributed the game-winning score in back-to-back victories over No. 13 Louisville (1-0) and at Ohio State (3-2 in OT).
• He hit a penalty kick in regulation against the Cardinals, while it was a free kick just 1:19 into the first overtime period that gave him the winning score at OSU.
• Adlard also has goals against San Diego (2-1), UC Santa Barbara (1-2) and No. 9 Notre Dame (3-0).
• He added a pair of assists in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Northwestern on Nov. 7.
• Adlard currently leads the team in points (13) and shot attempts (50) and is tied for the team lead in goals scored (five).
• After coming in off the bench in the first two matches, Adlard has started 16 straight.
• He leads the team with 24 on-goal looks.
• Adlard has also taken both of Indiana's penalty kick attempts this season, burying his shots against San Diego and Louisville.
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 scored a pair of first-half goals in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Northwestern on Nov. 7 and is now tied with its opponents at 9-9 in first-half goals. It holds an 14-11 advantage in the second period and 3-0 advantage in overtime.
INDIANA IN THE BIG TEN
• The following is where Indiana ranks in the latest Big Ten statistics (as of 11/10):
TEAM
Shots: 2nd (303)
Goals: 5th (26)
Assists: 6th (16)
Goals Allowed: T-3rd (20)
Saves: 6th (58)
Shutouts: T-3rd (6)
INDIVIDUAL
Shots: Andy Adlard, 3rd (50); Will Bruin, 8th (46); Brad Ring, 10th (40)
Goals: Andy Adlard, T-9th (5); Will Bruin, T-9th (5)
Goals-Against Average: Chay Cain, 4th (1.07)
Saves: Chay Cain, 4th (52)
Shutouts: Chay Cain, 3rd (6)
RANKING THE HOOSIERS
• After closing the season with a 2-0 win over then-No. 8 Northwestern, Soccer America bumped Indiana six spots to the No. 16 slot.
• The Hoosiers moved up five spots to No. 18 in the NSCAA/adidas rankings.
• Indiana moved up two spots to No. 18 in the latest College Soccer News rankings.
• The Hoosiers moved up one spot to No. 16 in the Soccer Times rankings.
NCAA RPI RELEASED
• The NCAA released its third and final RPI rankings of the season for men's soccer on Nov. 11 and the Hoosiers are in the No. 3 spot.
• In the initial RPI ranking released on Oct. 12, the Hoosiers were No. 9. The second rankings came out on Oct. 28 with Indiana holding the No. 1 spot.
• Out of the seven Big Ten teams, four are ranked in the top 25 with Indiana joined by No. 6 Michigan, No. 12 Northwestern and No. 14 Michigan State.
• Of the remaining three teams, Ohio State No. 33, Wisconsin is No. 36 and Penn State No. 146.
• 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, as well as seeding in the 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).
NCAA TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
• The NCAA will announce the 48-team field for the 2008 NCAA Tournament on Monday, Nov. 17.
• The announcement will be carried live on ESPNews from 6-6:30 p.m.
