Indiana University Athletics
No. 6 Indiana Travels to Wisconsin
9/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 30, 2011
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| No. 6/6 Indiana (6-0-2, 1-0 B1G) at Wisconsin (4-3-2, 0-0 B1G) | |
| Date | Sunday, October 2 |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. ET |
| Location | McClimon Soccer Complex (Madison, Wis.) |
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SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana takes its unbeaten record on the road in Big Ten play for a match at Wisconsin.
• The Hoosiers have not allowed a goal over the last 339:29 minutes of play.
• The Hoosiers are 3-0-2 in games away from Armstrong Stadium this year and 1-0-2 in true road matches.
• Indiana is 12-2-3 in games played in Madison. The last loss came in 1995 (2-0).
• The Hoosiers have out-scored the Badgers 19-3 in their last seven meetings in Madison.
NEWS AND NOTES
• The Hoosiers remain unbeaten in Big Ten openers after a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Sept. 23.
• Since the inaugural season of play in 1991, the Hoosiers are 18-0-3 in Big Ten openers.
• Senior Alec Purdie tallied his conference-best third game-winning goal of the season with the match's lone score in the 78th minute.
• Sophomore A.J. Corrado assisted on the score, his third of the season.
• Goalkeeper Luis Soffner tallied another clean sheet, recording two saves.
• Indiana is now 28-11-3 all-time against Penn State.
• Indiana has five shutouts in eight matches, with Soffner credited with four of the blank sheets. He has a Big Ten-best 0.49 GAA in 741:57 minutes of play.
• Purdie continues to lead the Hoosiers in goals (5) and points (12). Freshman Eriq Zavaleta has eight points with three goals and two assists, while Wise is right behind with seven points (3g, 1a).
• Indiana's 17 goals have come from seven different players.
SCOUTING THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin is unbeaten in its last four matches, going 2-0-2. The Badgers have wins over Drake (3-1) and Loyola Marymount (2-1) during the stretch, and ties with SIU-Edwardsville (1-1) and Marquette (1-1).
• Junior midfielder Tomislav Zadro is the team's leading scorer with two goals and five assists for nine points.
• Sophomore midfielder Joey Tennyson leads the team in goals scored with three, while senior forward Josh Thiermann and sophomore forward Chris Prince have two each.
• Sophomore Max Jentsch and sophomore Ciro Martinez have split time in goal, with Jentsch starting four matches, allowing four goals for a 0.90 GAA. Martinez has started five games, including Wednesday night's match with Marquette, and has allowed nine goals for a 1.71GAA.
• The Badgers are led by former Hoosier player and coach John Trask. He is assisted by Phil Presser, also a former IU player and coach, and Keith Tiemeyer.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 34-3-5.
• Indiana is 12-2-3 in games played in Madison. The last loss came in 1995 (2-0).
• The Hoosiers have out-scored the Badgers 19-3 in their last seven meetings in Madison.
• The last time the Hoosiers were in Madison, Indiana took a 1-0 victory over the Todd Yeagley-coached Badgers. IU assistant Ernie Yarborough was also a member of the Wisconsin staff in 2009.
• Last season these teams played to a 1-1 tie in Bloomington.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana has not trailed in a match this season.
• The Hoosiers are off to their best start since the 1997 season when the program opened the year with 23-straight wins before falling to UCLA in the College Cup semifinals.
• Indiana is 5-0 when scoring two or more goals this season.
• Indiana is out-scoring its opponents 11-2 in the first half.
• Eleven different players have scored points for IU this year.
• Tommy Meyer's two assists vs. Dayton matches his previous career high for a season. Meyer had two assists in 2010. He added another two assists vs. Rutgers and leads the squad with four on the season.
• Twelve of Indiana's 17 goals have been scored by Hoosier natives (Purdie, Estridge, Zavaleta, Kotlov, Corrado).
• Four different players have tallied game-winning goals this season (Purdie-3; Zavaleta-1; Wise-1; Estridge-1).
• Purdie has topped his previous career best for goals in a season with five so far this year. He had three in 2010, and five total for his career entering the 2011 season.
• The Hoosiers have scored eight of their 17 goals within the first 30 minutes of the match this season. Four of those have come within the first 20 minutes of play.
• Indiana has earned six Big Ten Player of the Week awards so far this season. That is more than the 2009 (1) and 2010 (4) seasons combined.
• Seventeen of the 28 players on the roster hail from the state of Indiana.
• Indiana is averaging 3,028 fans per home match this season.
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PURDIE, SOFFNER NAB BIG TEN AWARDS
• For the second time this season, senior midfielder Alec Purdie and junior goalkeeper Luis Soffner have earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Sept. 26.
• Purdie is the offensive player of the week for the second time this season, sharing this week's award with Ohio State's Chris Hegngi. Purdie tallied his Big Ten-best third game-winning goal of the season in Indiana's 1-0 win over No. 16 Penn State Friday night. Purdie now has a team-best five goals on the season and leads the Big Ten Conference in points (12), points per game (1.50), goals per game (0.62) and is tied with Hegngi for the top spot in goals scored.
• Soffner's second defensive player of the week award comes after posting his fourth solo shutout of the season in the win over Penn State. Soffner has not allowed a goal over the last 339:29 minutes and has already surpassed his shutout total from the 2010 season. Against the Nittany Lions he was credited with two saves and ranks second in the Big Ten in saves with 33. He currently leads the conference in goals-against average (0.49), save percentage (.892) and saves per game (4.12).
BIG TEN DOMINATION
• Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league.
• The Hoosiers are 88-14-10 in regular season matches, tallying 30+ more victories than second-place team Penn State (57).
• Indiana has never lost in its Big Ten opener, going 18-0-3 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 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996-2004. IU won back-to-back regular season titles in 2006 and 2007 and re-claimed the regular season crown in 2010.
• Indiana has been the league's goals-against average leader in 15 of 19 seasons, including 2007 when the Hoosiers allowed just two goals in six matches for a 0.31 GAA.
• IU has had a league-record 11 Big Ten Players of the Year, including three of the last five seasons. Will Bruin won the award in 2010.
• The Hoosiers have also boasted the Freshman of the Year three of the last five years.
OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
• The Hoosiers have scored on 17.5 percent of their shot attempts this season. The Hoosiers have taken 97 shots and scored 17 goals.
• That is tops in the Big Ten, with Wisconsin next on the list at 15 percent (13/95). Michigan leads the conference in shot attempts (167) but has just 13 goals for a seven percent average.
INDIANA IN THE POLLS
• Indiana jumped one spot to No. 6 in this week's Soccer America poll and NSCAA top 25.
• The Hoosiers moved up one spot in the College Soccer News top-30, up to No. 5. IU moves up one spot to No. 5 in the week 5 Top Drawer Soccer Tournament 48.
• Indiana stays at No. 3 in the Goal.com top 25 and are up one to No. 6 in MLSSoccer.com top 20. Indiana is also No. 6 in this week's Soccer Times top 25.
HOOSIERS IN THE BIG TEN (as of 9/26)
• The Hoosiers are at the top of the standings in several Big Ten statistical categories.
• Alec Purdie leads the Big Ten in points (12), with Eriq Zavaleta tied for fourth (8) and Blake Wise is tied for seventh (7).
• Purdie also leads the league in points per game (1.50), goals scored (5), game-winning goals (3) and goals per game (0.62).
• Tommy Meyer is tied for the Big Ten lead in assists with four, while A. J. Corrado is tied for third with three. Purdie, Harrison Petts, Chris Estridge and Zavaleta are tied for fifth with two.
• Goalkeeper Luis Soffner leads the Big Ten in save percentage (.892), goals-against average (0.49) and saves per game (4.12). He is second in saves (33) and tied for second in shutouts (4).
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