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No. 7 Indiana Opens B1G Tournament Play
11/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 8, 2011
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| 2011 B1G Tournament Bracket | Tournament Central
| No. 7 Indiana (11-3-4) vs. Michigan State (7-7-4) | |
| Date | Wednesday, November 9 |
| Time | 1 p.m. ET |
| Location | U-M Soccer Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.) |
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| Radio | Listen LIVE |
| Match Notes | Indiana vs. Michigan State - Match Notes |
| Social Media | @IUMensSoccer |
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is 5-0-2 in its last seven games and enters the postseason playing some of its best soccer.
• Michigan State is also on a roll, going 4-1-2 in its last seven games. • Indiana has never lost in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament, going 6-0.
• Indiana is 26-7-4 all time in the Big Ten tournament and is one of just two teams with a winning record in tournament play (Penn State). • The Hoosiers own 11 Big Ten Tournament titles. Next on the list is Penn State and Ohio State with three each.
• Indiana is averaging 2.00 goals per game over its last seven matches. • Freshman Eriq Zavaleta is in the thick of the Big Ten scoring race, leading the league in points (21) and tied for the lead in goals (9) heading into the postseason.
NEWS AND NOTES • Indiana closed the regular season on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Ohio State on Nov. 5.
• Sophomore Nikita Kotlov scored the game winner in the 45th minute, putting home a ball from sophomore Matt McKain wiht 14 seconds left in the half. • It was Kotlov's sixth goal of the season and fifth goal in the last six games.
• Freshman Eriq Zavaleta led the Hoosiers with four shots, two of which were on frame. • All three of Kotlov's shots in the match were on goal.
• Junior Luis Soffner picked up his seventh shutout of the season, tallying two saves in 90 minutes of action. • The win snapped a three-match losing streak against the Buckeyes.
IU BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1991-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 2 Indiana 4, No. 3 Penn State 0 No. 2 Indiana 2, No. 1 Wisconsin 0
1992-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 2 Indiana 1, No. 3 Ohio State 0 No. 2 Indiana 2, No. 4 Penn State 1
1993-(at Madison)
No. 4 Penn State 1, No. 1 Indiana 0
1994-Champions (at Columbus) No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Wisconsin 0
No. 1 Indiana 3, No. 2 Penn State 1
1995-Co-Champions (at East Lansing) No. 3 Indiana 2, No. 6 Northwestern 1
No. 3 Indiana 3, No. 2 Penn State 1 No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Indiana (canceled, declared co-champs)
1996-Champions (at University Park)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 4 Penn State 2 (IND 3-2 in penalty kicks) No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 2 Michigan State 0
1997-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 4 Penn State 0 No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Ohio State 0
1998-Champions (at Evanston)
No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 4 Wisconsin 0 No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Penn State 0 (ot)
1999-Champions (at East Lansing)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 4 Northwestern 0 No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 3 Penn State 1 (2ot)
2000-(at Columbus)
No. 5 Ohio State 1, No. 1 Indiana 0
2001-Champions (at Madison) No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Michigan 0 (3ot)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 3 Michigan State 0
2002-(at University Park) No. 4 Penn State 1, No. 1 Indiana 1 (2-4 PKs)
2003-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Wisconsin 0 No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 7 Penn State 1 (IND wins, 4-1, in penalty kicks)
2004 (at Ann Arbor)
No. 5 Michigan State 2, No. 1 Indiana 1
2005-(at Evanston) No. 3 Indiana 2, No. 6 Wisconsin 0
No. 3 Indiana 3, No. 2 Ohio State 0 No. 1 Penn State 1, No. 3 Indiana 0
2006 -Champions (at Columbus)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Penn State 0 No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Ohio State 0
2007-(at East Lansing)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Michigan State 0 No. 1 Indiana 0, No. 2 Ohio State 0 Ohio State advances, 5-4 on penalty kicks
2008- (at Madison)
No. 3 Indiana 1, No. 6 Ohio State 0 (OT) No. 3 Indiana 1, No. 2 Michigan 0
No. 3 Indiana 0, No. 1 Michigan State 1
2009- (at Bloomington) No. 4 Indiana 2, No. 5 Wisconsin 0
No. 4 Indiana 2, No. 1 Ohio State 4
2010- (at Penn State) No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Penn State 2
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS • The Spartans enter the postseason at 7-7-3 and ended the Big Ten season at 2-2-2. They are 4-1-2 in their last seven matches, including a 1-0 win at Akron on Nov. 2.
• Adam Montague leads the team with 13 points on four goals and five assists, starting 13 of 17 matches. • Rubin Bega is tied for the team lead in goals scored with four, while Cyrus Saydee is tied for the team lead with five assists.
• Stephen Lucianek and Adam Montague scored for the Spartans in a 2-2 tie with the Hoosiers on Oct. 23. The goals were scored less than four minutes apart. • Michigan State has a 19-17 edge in goals scored over opponents but are being outscored 7-6 in the first period.
• Goalkeeper Jeremy Clark has played every minute in goal for the Spartans, posting a 0.89 GAA in 1723 minutes of play. • Head coach Damon Rensing is in his third season at the helm of the program. He is assisted by Kylie Stannard and Ben Pirmann.
SERIES HISTORY • The Hoosiers lead the all-time series, 35-4-3.
• Three of Michigan State's four wins in the series came in a two-year period in 2008 and 2009. The Hoosiers snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans last season with a 3-0 win in East Lansing. • Michigan State's first win in the series, which dates back to 1974, did not come until the 2004 season.
• In each of the last six meetings between the schools that have resulted in a win/loss, the losing team has been shut out.
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LAST TIME THESE TWO TEAMS PLAYED... • Indiana was held to a 2-2 draw by the Michigan State Spartans on Oct. 23, despite outshooting the visitors 27-6 throughout 110 minutes of action. Nikita Kotlov and Jacob Bushue got the home side out to a 2-0 lead, but were pegged back by goals off of restarts from Stephen Lucianek and Adam Montague.
• The Hoosiers got off to a strong start, dominating possession from the get-go. Eriq Zavaleta was a constant threat, using his strength inside the box to deliver several dangerous crosses. • A.J Corrado had Indiana's best chance of the opening half-hour, hitting a half volley on target from 20 yards only to see it pushed past the post by Spartan goalie Jeremy Clark.
• The home side would find the breakthrough in the 32nd minute. Jamie Vollmer's shot was parried behind by Clark, and Corrado found the head of Kotlov on the ensuing corner kick to make it 1-0. The goal was Kotlov's third in as many games. • The first half nearly ended with the Hoosiers doubling their lead in the final minute. Zavaleta had a header cleared off of the line, and Bushue was first to react to the loose ball, striking it against the far post. A corner kick came soon after, and Patrick Doody's volley from 20 yards off of a defensive header tested Clark again, the keeper punching it away from goal.
• Bushue found the second goal for Indiana in the 50th minute after good work from Zavaleta. The striker cut inside at the top of the box, finding Bushue with a through ball into the area where he struck it first time to make it 2-0. • The Hoosiers seemed to be heading to victory, but had their lead cut in half in the 55th minute after a long throw in. Lucianek capitalized on a loose ball in the box, poking it under the onrushing Luis Soffner from three yards to bring the score to 2-1.
• The Hoosiers looked to break the deadlock in regulation, but could not take advantage of their 11 second-half shots. Alec Purdie and Zavaleta both came close with headers, but found their efforts flying just past the post. Zavaleta also bent a free kick on goal from 25 yards with ten minutes to go, but Clark was on hand to gather. • Indiana held the Spartans to zero shots in both overtimes, coming close themselves when Purdie blazed just past the near post in the second period. Zavaleta almost won it on what was virtually the last play of the game, seeing his header cleared off the line by a Spartan defender with 30 seconds left after climbing highest to get on the end of Vollmer's long throw.
SHOULD THE HOOSIERS WIN... • A win over Michigan State in the quarterfinals would pit Indiana against top seed Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. ET.
• That semifinal match will be shown live on the Big Ten Network. • The two teams played to a 2-2 tie on Oct. 30 in Evanston, with the Hoosiers getting goals from A.J. Corrado and Eriq Zavaleta.
• Indiana leads the all-times series with Northwestern, 24-2-2. • Indiana is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings.
• The Hoosiers have scored five or more goals in eight meetings and two or more goals in three of the last four meetings.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The road has been a friendly place for the Hoosiers this season as they are 6-1-3 in matches played away from Armstrong Stadium • Indiana is 4-1-3 in true road matches and 2-0 in neutral-site games.
• Indiana has road wins over Rutgers, Butler, Michigan and Evansville, with ties at Notre Dame, St. John's and Northwestern. • The lone loss came at Wisconsin by a 2-0 score.
• Over the last two seasons the Hoosiers are 11-6-4 away from home.
PETTS NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
• Indiana University sophomore midfielder Harrison Petts was named to the Capital One Academic All-District team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Nov. 4. • In order to qualify for nomination a student-athlete must have been at their institution at least one year and reached sophomore athletic eligibility, carry a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, and have participated in at least 50 percent of a team's games. Petts is one of just three Big Ten student-athletes to earn the award.
• Petts has started all 18 games this season and is tied for the team lead and ranks tied for second in the Big Ten in assists with six. He had a pair of assists in a 6-0 win over Dayton and a 4-1 win at Michigan, while also contributing assists on goals vs. Louisville and Evansville. • As a freshman Petts started all 19 matches played and was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. His three goals and five assists also earned him a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie second team, Soccer America All-Freshman second team and College Soccer News All-Freshman second team.
• Petts will now advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration. That team will be announced on December 1.
INDIANA IN THE POLLS
• Indiana moved up two spots to No. 7 in the Soccer America poll. • The Hoosiers are up five spots to No. 10 in the College Soccer News top-30. IU moves up four spots to No. 5 in the week 12 Top Drawer Soccer Tournament 48.
NCAA RPI • Indiana moved back up two spots to No. 19 in the fourth NCAA RPI list that came out on Nov. 8. IU was No. 19 in the first two RPI releases and No. 21 in week three.
• Other Big Ten RPI numbers: Wisconsin 38, Northwestern 41, Ohio State 43, Michigan State 65, Penn State 109, Michigan 145.
HOOSIERS IN THE BIG TEN (as of 11/7)
• The Hoosiers are at or near the top of the standings in several Big Ten statistical categories. • Eriq Zavaleta leads the Big Ten in points with 21 and points per game with 1.17. He is tied for the conference lead in goals scored (9) and goals per game (0.50).
• Alec Purdie is tied for second in points (19), points per game (1.06) and is tied for third in goals (7) and fourth in goals per game (0.39). • Purdie leads the conference in game-winning goals with four, while Zavaleta is tied for second with three.
• Tommy Meyer and Harrison Petts are tied for second in assists (6) and assists per game (0.33). Purdie is tied for fifth with five, while A.J. Corrado and Chris Estridge are tied for ninth with four each. • Goalkeeper Luis Soffner is tied for fourth in the Big Ten in save percentage (.800) and is third in goals-against average (0.85), saves (60), shutouts (7) and shutouts per game (0.41).
MEYER EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION • Senior defender Tommy Meyer has earned national recognition for his hard work on defense, being named to the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer Teams of the Week on Nov. 7.
• Meyer helped lead Indiana to its eighth shutout of the season and 11th victory with a 1-0 win over Ohio State on Nov. 5. • The Hoosiers snapped a three-match losing streak to the Buckeyes and the win gave IU a 3-1-2 mark in Big Ten play.
• Meyer has started all 18 matches for the Hoosiers this season and has been a leader at centerback for the Hoosiers since his freshman year.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana was the only Big Ten team to shut out Ohio State during the regular season. • The Hoosiers win over Ohio State on Nov. 5 marked its 90th Big Ten victory in 117 matches (90-15-12).
• Indiana's 11 regular-season wins is the most since the 2007 season (12). • Indiana's four ties this year is the most in a season since the Hoosiers went 13-4-5 in 2007.
• Indiana is 2-0 in Big Ten Network broadcasted games this season. • If he maintains his lead, Eriq Zavaleta can become the first Hoosier to lead the team in goals scored since Darren Yeagle in 2006.
• Indiana went 8-2-2 against nonconference opponents this season, its best nonconference record since 2005, when it went 9-0-3 against nonconference opponents • Indiana is 6-1-1 this year when jumping out to a 2-0 lead in a match.
• Eriq Zavaleta's nine goals is the most by a freshman since Matt Fundenberger had 13 in 1997. • Indiana is 6-1-1 in games where Zavaleta scores a goal.
• The Hoosiers' 27 shots against Michigan State was a season high. • 54 percent (6/11) of Indiana's starting lineup is either a freshman or sophomore. In addition, the first two players off the bench are also sophomores.
• Indiana has 34 assists on 33 goals this season. • Indiana is out-scoring its opponents 15-5 in the first half.
• The Hoosiers have scored 15 goals in the first half and 18 goals in the second half so far this year. • Twelve different players have scored points for IU this year.
• Purdie has topped his previous career best for goals in a season with seven so far this year. He had three in 2010, and five total for his career entering the 2011 season. • The Hoosiers have scored 10 of their 32 goals within the first 32 minutes of the match this season. Five of those have come within the first 20 minutes of play.
• Indiana has been limited to single digits in shot attempts twice this season (at St. John's, Creighton). • Indiana has earned seven Big Ten Player of the Week awards so far this season. That is more than the 2009 (1) and 2010 (4) seasons combined.
• Indiana is averaging 2,322 fans per home match this season.
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