Indiana Faces Michigan Sunday in Ann Arbor
10/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 24, 2014
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is coming off one of its biggest wins of the season, a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame.
• Senior defender Patrick Doody scored the game-winner for IU, his third goal of the season. All three have been game winners. • The win snapped a four-straight regular-season meetings with the Irish without a victory (0-3-1).
• The Hoosiers are 16-3-1 all-time against Michigan, going 1-1 against the Wolverines in 2013. • All four Michigan victories have come since the 2008 season.
• Last season was IU's first-ever loss in Ann Arbor.
NEWS AND NOTES • A dominating performance by the eighth-ranked Indiana men's soccer team and a 19th-minute goal from senior defender Patrick Doody were the recipe for a 1-0 victory over top-ranked and reigning NCAA Champion Notre Dame Wednesday night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium.
• Indiana's last win over a top-ranked team also came against the Fighting Irish, a 2-1 double overtime victory in South Bend in the third round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. IU's last win over a No. 1 team at home was in 2007, a 1-0 win over UCLA in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. • A disappointing performance in a 2-1 loss to Maryland on Sunday was immediately forgotten as the Hoosiers came out attacking at the first whistle. The entire first 45 minutes of action saw the Fighting Irish chasing the ball as Indiana maintained possession.
• After an early half attempt by IU that was blocked, it was Doody's goal at 18:09 that would turn out to be the difference. Coming on Indiana's third corner kick of the half, Doody curled a left-footed shot in from the right side that took a bounce through traffic, hit the far post and kicked in. • The goal is Doody's third this season, putting him in a three-way tie for second place on the team. He is third in total points with nine.
• Notre Dame's only shot of the first half came in the 22nd minute when Vince Cicciarelli had a look on a angle that goalkeeper Colin Webb went to the ground for the save. • Indiana kept sniffing for that second goal as the first half wore on, with a shot from senior Dylan Lax in the 33rd minute resulting in a body save from Notre Dame goalkeeper Patrick Wall. In the 40th minute a line-drive attempt from junior Femi Hollinger-Janzen was also stopped by Wall.
• The Hoosiers finished the first half with a 10-1 shot advantage, forcing four saves from Wall with one from Webb. • Sophomore Tanner Thompson, who had five shots in the match, picked off the ball at midfield in the 79th minute and laid off a pass to sophomore Richard Ballard on a breakaway, with Ballard sending his shot wide.
• In the 83rd minute Lillard nearly put one home off a corner kick from Thompson but his header was stopped by Wall, one of nine saves on the night for the Notre Dame goalkeeper. In the 87th minute Thompson cut in behind the Notre Dame defense and took a shot from a tight angle that just bounced off the near post. • In addition to five shots from Thompson, senior Jamie Vollmer had four, while Doody finished with three. Webb records his sixth shutout of the season in the victory.
• A tally of 3,159 fans were at the IU-Notre Dame match on Wednesday as the Hoosiers are averaging 2,622 fans per game at home.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES • Michigan is 4-6-3 on the season, most recently playing Detroit to a 0-0 draw in Ann Arbor on October 21.
• The Wolverines have been held scoreless in their last two outings after back-to-back wins over Notre Dame (3-2) and Rutgers (3-0). • Junior midfielder Colin McAtee leads the team with six goals, while junior midfielder William Mellors-Blair and junior forward James Murphy have two goals each.
• Michigan has 12 goals on the season, while giving up 14. The Wolverines have been shut out eight times this season. • Goalkeepers Adam Grinwis (577:17 minutes) and Evan Louro (667:47 minutes) have split time in net this season, with Grinwis 2-2-2 with two shutouts and Louro 2-4-1 with two shutouts.
• Had coach Chaka Daley is in his third season at Michigan. He is assisted by Tommy McMenemy and Jhojan Obando.
SERIES HISTORY • Indiana leads the all-time series with Michigan, 16-3-1.
• The teams split their meetings last year, a 2-1 victory for Michigan in Ann Arbor during the regular season and a 2-1 OT win for Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. • All three of Michigan's wins in the series have come since 2008. Two of the wins have come in the last three meetings with a 2-1 Michigan win in Bloomington in 2012.
• IU goalkeeper Colin Webb's second career victory game against Michigan last season.
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HE'S A WINNER • Senior left back Patrick Doody has been a surprising offensive spark for Indiana this season, tied for second on the team in goals scored with three.
• Doody entered this season with two goals to his credit, both coming during the 2013 season. • What makes Doody's three goals this year special is that all three have been game winners.
• Doody's first goal was a free kick that was the difference in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth. • It was his goal against UCF that was the third of the night for IU in what would be a 4-2 victory over the Knights.
• Against No. 1 Notre Dame Doody did something he hadn't done since his pre-teen years, sending in a corner kick that found nothing but net in the 1-0 victory. • A starter in all 14 matches Doody has also played a key role in six IU shutouts this season.
TOP 25? NO PROBLEM
• Indiana has played some of its best matches this season against top-25 competition, as evidenced by its 4-1-1 record against ranked opponents. • The Hoosiers opened the 2014 season with a 1-1 tie against No. 9 Georgetown, followed by a 1-0 win over No. 12 Marquette.
• IU's first loss of the season came by a 1-0 score at the hands of No. 13 Penn State. • That was followed by a 3-1 win over No. 8 Saint Louis and a 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville.
• Ranked win number four came on October 22 with a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame.
SHUT `ER DOWN • For a center back combination that had exactly zero minutes of collegiate playing time entering the 2014 season, the combination of redshirt sophomore Derek Creviston and freshman Grant Lillard have done a good job of keeping offenses at bay.
• Creviston has started all 14 matches this season after not playing a minute during his first two seasons at IU. Creviston has been compared by coaches to former IU standout Caleb Konstanski for his tough, composed play. • Lillard came to IU has a highly-touted player out of the Chicago Fire Academy and has lived up to the billing in his 14 starts. An imposing physical presence at 6-foot-4, Lillard is strong in the air but also has good feet and stays composed on the ball in high-pressure situations.
• The play of Creviston and Lillard has been key to IU's six shutouts this season.
ON TARGET • After a slow start the IU offense has hit midseason form.
• 17 of the Hoosiers' 21 goals this year have come in the last eight games. • Indiana has tallied 117 shots in the seven games, with 57 on frame.
• Prior to the seven matches, just 23 of 88 attempts (26.1 percent) had been on frame. • Femi Hollinger-Janzen has a team-best four goals, with three each from Patrick Doody, Jamie Vollmer and Tanner Thompson.
• Eight of their 13 combined goals have come in the last eight matches.
EARLY BIRDS • Indiana is wasting no time scoring in matches this year as 12 of its 21 goals have come in the first half.
• Twice this season IU has scored with less than three minutes gone in a game, with Patrick Doody's goal vs. Dartmouth coming at 2:19, and Jamie Vollmer's score against UCF coming at 2:41. • In fact, eight of IU's 21 scores have come with less than 26 minutes elapsed in the game.
HOME SWEET HOME?
• Most teams would rather play their big matches at home, but for Indiana it seems to be the opposite. • The Hoosiers are 5-0 in games away from Armstrong Stadium this year, compared to 4-2-3 in the confines of Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium.
• The Hoosiers have out-scored opponents 9-2 on the road with three of its six shutouts coming away from home. • Both IU losses this season have come in Big Ten matches at home, a 1-0 loss to Penn State (Sept. 13) and a 2-1 loss to Maryland (Oct. 19).
• This is nothing new for Indiana as in 2012 it was 10-3-1 away from home, while going 6-2-4 away from Armstrong Stadium in 2011. • In 2013 three of the team's eight victories that season came away from home.
OFFENSIVE DEFENDERS
• Indiana has gotten a nice offensive lift from its back four in 2014. • Left back Patrick Doody is second in assists (3), tied for second in goals scored (3) and is alone in third in total points (9).
• Two of his three assists have come in the last three matches, both of which led to goals from Jamie Vollmer. • Freshman centerback Grant Lillard got in on the scoring with his first career goal coming vs. UCF on September 24. He added his first career game winner in IU's 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville.
• It was right back Billy McConnell that set up the score against UCF as he whipped the ball into the box, where the 6-4 Lillard headed it home. McConnell picked up his second assist of the year on Matt Foldesy's score in the win over SLU.
SPREADING THE WEALTH • The Indiana coaching staff preached before the start of the season that goal scoring would be by committee, and that is just what has happened in 2014.
• The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten in goals scored with 21, with 10 different players accounting for the 21 tallies. • Femi Hollinger-Janzen leads the way with four goals, while Patrick Doody, Tanner Thompson and Jamie Vollmer have three each.
• Grant Lillard and Trevor Swartz have come up with two each. • Seven different players have double digits in the shot tally, led by 43 from Thompson.
CAUGHT IN HIS WEBB
• Sophomore Colin Webb has been a standout in goal for IU in 2014 after taking over the starting role at the end of the 2013 season. • Webb picked up his first shutout in a 1-0 win over No. 12 Marquette. For his play vs. the Golden Eagles and also in a 1-1 tie with No. 9 Georgetown, Webb was named to the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament team.
• He posted back-to-back shutouts in 1-0 wins over Kentucky and Dartmouth at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. • Against the Big Green he stopped a penalty kick to preserve the IU victory.
• Webb also picked up back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on September 2 and 9. • His fourth shutout of the year came with three saves in a 0-0 double overtime tie with Butler.
• Shutout number five came with six saves in a 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville. • His sixth shutout was a 1-0 win over No. 1 Notre Dame on October 22.
• At Ohio State on October 12 Webb had three saves, including his second penalty kick stop of the season to preserve a 2-1 Indiana victory. • So far this season Webb has 44 saves and allowed just 10 goals in 1307:59 minutes of action for a 0.69 GAA.
• As a true freshman Webb started all three matches in goal in the Big Ten Tournament, leading IU to wins over Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State en route to the program's 12th Big Ten title. • Webb finished with three shutouts and 29 saves in 578 minutes of action last fall, posting a record of 3-2-1.
NCAA RPI
• The NCAA released its third set of RPI numbers on October 20 and the Hoosiers slipped three spots to No. 4 overall. • Other Big Ten rankings include No. 9 Michigan State, No. 13 Penn State, No. 23 Maryland, No. 26 Northwestern, No. 27 Ohio State, No. 75 Michigan, No. 80 Rutgers and No. 138 Wisconsin.
• In addition to the Big Ten, IU's opponents include No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 16 Georgetown, No. 17 Saint Louis, No. 24 Louisville, No. 28 Kentucky, No. 37 Dartmouth, No. 50 Marquette, No. 57 Butler, No. 150 Evansville and No. 190 UCF.
IN THE POLLS • Absent from the college soccer preseason rankings, the Hoosiers remain in the top 25 for the eighth-straight week.
• Indiana dropped three spots to No. 8 in the NSCAA poll. • The Hoosiers fell five places in the Soccer America Top 25, coming in at No. 8.
BIG TEN DOMINATION
• Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league. • The Hoosiers are 97-23-14 in regular season matches, tallying 28 more victories than second-place team Penn State (69).
• Indiana is 20-1-3 in Big Ten openers. • IU has won 12 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 23 seasons, including 2012 when the Hoosiers posted a 0.72 GAA.
• The Hoosiers have led the Big Ten in goals scored in two of the last three seasons with 39 in 2011 and 41 in 2012. • IU has had a league-record 12 Big Ten Players of the Year, including four of the last seven seasons. Eriq Zavaleta was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2012.
• The Hoosiers have also boasted the Freshman of the Year four of the last seven years. Tommy Thompson won the award in 2013.
Join the Hoosier Army | IU at Michigan Match Notes 
| No. 8/8 Indiana (9-2-3, 2-2-1 B1G) at Michigan (4-6-3, 2-1-2 B1G) | |
| Date | Sunday, October 26 |
| Time | Noon ET |
| Location | U-M Soccer Stadium (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| Television | Big Ten Network (Dean Linke play-by-play; Chris Munroe color) |
| Match Notes | IU at Michigan Match Notes |
| Social Media | Twitter: @IUMensSoccer Instagram: IUMensSoccer |
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is coming off one of its biggest wins of the season, a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame.
• Senior defender Patrick Doody scored the game-winner for IU, his third goal of the season. All three have been game winners. • The win snapped a four-straight regular-season meetings with the Irish without a victory (0-3-1).
• The Hoosiers are 16-3-1 all-time against Michigan, going 1-1 against the Wolverines in 2013. • All four Michigan victories have come since the 2008 season.
• Last season was IU's first-ever loss in Ann Arbor.
NEWS AND NOTES • A dominating performance by the eighth-ranked Indiana men's soccer team and a 19th-minute goal from senior defender Patrick Doody were the recipe for a 1-0 victory over top-ranked and reigning NCAA Champion Notre Dame Wednesday night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium.
• Indiana's last win over a top-ranked team also came against the Fighting Irish, a 2-1 double overtime victory in South Bend in the third round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. IU's last win over a No. 1 team at home was in 2007, a 1-0 win over UCLA in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. • A disappointing performance in a 2-1 loss to Maryland on Sunday was immediately forgotten as the Hoosiers came out attacking at the first whistle. The entire first 45 minutes of action saw the Fighting Irish chasing the ball as Indiana maintained possession.
• After an early half attempt by IU that was blocked, it was Doody's goal at 18:09 that would turn out to be the difference. Coming on Indiana's third corner kick of the half, Doody curled a left-footed shot in from the right side that took a bounce through traffic, hit the far post and kicked in. • The goal is Doody's third this season, putting him in a three-way tie for second place on the team. He is third in total points with nine.
• Notre Dame's only shot of the first half came in the 22nd minute when Vince Cicciarelli had a look on a angle that goalkeeper Colin Webb went to the ground for the save. • Indiana kept sniffing for that second goal as the first half wore on, with a shot from senior Dylan Lax in the 33rd minute resulting in a body save from Notre Dame goalkeeper Patrick Wall. In the 40th minute a line-drive attempt from junior Femi Hollinger-Janzen was also stopped by Wall.
• The Hoosiers finished the first half with a 10-1 shot advantage, forcing four saves from Wall with one from Webb. • Sophomore Tanner Thompson, who had five shots in the match, picked off the ball at midfield in the 79th minute and laid off a pass to sophomore Richard Ballard on a breakaway, with Ballard sending his shot wide.
• In the 83rd minute Lillard nearly put one home off a corner kick from Thompson but his header was stopped by Wall, one of nine saves on the night for the Notre Dame goalkeeper. In the 87th minute Thompson cut in behind the Notre Dame defense and took a shot from a tight angle that just bounced off the near post. • In addition to five shots from Thompson, senior Jamie Vollmer had four, while Doody finished with three. Webb records his sixth shutout of the season in the victory.
• A tally of 3,159 fans were at the IU-Notre Dame match on Wednesday as the Hoosiers are averaging 2,622 fans per game at home.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES • Michigan is 4-6-3 on the season, most recently playing Detroit to a 0-0 draw in Ann Arbor on October 21.
• The Wolverines have been held scoreless in their last two outings after back-to-back wins over Notre Dame (3-2) and Rutgers (3-0). • Junior midfielder Colin McAtee leads the team with six goals, while junior midfielder William Mellors-Blair and junior forward James Murphy have two goals each.
• Michigan has 12 goals on the season, while giving up 14. The Wolverines have been shut out eight times this season. • Goalkeepers Adam Grinwis (577:17 minutes) and Evan Louro (667:47 minutes) have split time in net this season, with Grinwis 2-2-2 with two shutouts and Louro 2-4-1 with two shutouts.
• Had coach Chaka Daley is in his third season at Michigan. He is assisted by Tommy McMenemy and Jhojan Obando.
SERIES HISTORY • Indiana leads the all-time series with Michigan, 16-3-1.
• The teams split their meetings last year, a 2-1 victory for Michigan in Ann Arbor during the regular season and a 2-1 OT win for Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. • All three of Michigan's wins in the series have come since 2008. Two of the wins have come in the last three meetings with a 2-1 Michigan win in Bloomington in 2012.
• IU goalkeeper Colin Webb's second career victory game against Michigan last season.
MICHIGAN (16-3-1)
Last 10 meetings
9/29/07 - W - 3-2 (OT) - A
10/4/08 - L - 0-1 - H
11/14/08 - W - 1-0 - N!
11/29/08 - W - 3-0 - H*
10/10/09 - W - 1-0 - A
10/16/10 - W - 2-1 - H
10/15/11 - W - 4-1 - A
10/19/12 - L - 1-2 - H
10/26/13 - L - 1-2 - A
11/13/13 - W - 2-1 (OT) - N!
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HE'S A WINNER • Senior left back Patrick Doody has been a surprising offensive spark for Indiana this season, tied for second on the team in goals scored with three.
• Doody entered this season with two goals to his credit, both coming during the 2013 season. • What makes Doody's three goals this year special is that all three have been game winners.
• Doody's first goal was a free kick that was the difference in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth. • It was his goal against UCF that was the third of the night for IU in what would be a 4-2 victory over the Knights.
• Against No. 1 Notre Dame Doody did something he hadn't done since his pre-teen years, sending in a corner kick that found nothing but net in the 1-0 victory. • A starter in all 14 matches Doody has also played a key role in six IU shutouts this season.
TOP 25? NO PROBLEM
• Indiana has played some of its best matches this season against top-25 competition, as evidenced by its 4-1-1 record against ranked opponents. • The Hoosiers opened the 2014 season with a 1-1 tie against No. 9 Georgetown, followed by a 1-0 win over No. 12 Marquette.
• IU's first loss of the season came by a 1-0 score at the hands of No. 13 Penn State. • That was followed by a 3-1 win over No. 8 Saint Louis and a 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville.
• Ranked win number four came on October 22 with a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame.
SHUT `ER DOWN • For a center back combination that had exactly zero minutes of collegiate playing time entering the 2014 season, the combination of redshirt sophomore Derek Creviston and freshman Grant Lillard have done a good job of keeping offenses at bay.
• Creviston has started all 14 matches this season after not playing a minute during his first two seasons at IU. Creviston has been compared by coaches to former IU standout Caleb Konstanski for his tough, composed play. • Lillard came to IU has a highly-touted player out of the Chicago Fire Academy and has lived up to the billing in his 14 starts. An imposing physical presence at 6-foot-4, Lillard is strong in the air but also has good feet and stays composed on the ball in high-pressure situations.
• The play of Creviston and Lillard has been key to IU's six shutouts this season.
ON TARGET • After a slow start the IU offense has hit midseason form.
• 17 of the Hoosiers' 21 goals this year have come in the last eight games. • Indiana has tallied 117 shots in the seven games, with 57 on frame.
• Prior to the seven matches, just 23 of 88 attempts (26.1 percent) had been on frame. • Femi Hollinger-Janzen has a team-best four goals, with three each from Patrick Doody, Jamie Vollmer and Tanner Thompson.
• Eight of their 13 combined goals have come in the last eight matches.
EARLY BIRDS • Indiana is wasting no time scoring in matches this year as 12 of its 21 goals have come in the first half.
• Twice this season IU has scored with less than three minutes gone in a game, with Patrick Doody's goal vs. Dartmouth coming at 2:19, and Jamie Vollmer's score against UCF coming at 2:41. • In fact, eight of IU's 21 scores have come with less than 26 minutes elapsed in the game.
HOME SWEET HOME?
• Most teams would rather play their big matches at home, but for Indiana it seems to be the opposite. • The Hoosiers are 5-0 in games away from Armstrong Stadium this year, compared to 4-2-3 in the confines of Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium.
• The Hoosiers have out-scored opponents 9-2 on the road with three of its six shutouts coming away from home. • Both IU losses this season have come in Big Ten matches at home, a 1-0 loss to Penn State (Sept. 13) and a 2-1 loss to Maryland (Oct. 19).
• This is nothing new for Indiana as in 2012 it was 10-3-1 away from home, while going 6-2-4 away from Armstrong Stadium in 2011. • In 2013 three of the team's eight victories that season came away from home.
OFFENSIVE DEFENDERS
• Indiana has gotten a nice offensive lift from its back four in 2014. • Left back Patrick Doody is second in assists (3), tied for second in goals scored (3) and is alone in third in total points (9).
• Two of his three assists have come in the last three matches, both of which led to goals from Jamie Vollmer. • Freshman centerback Grant Lillard got in on the scoring with his first career goal coming vs. UCF on September 24. He added his first career game winner in IU's 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville.
• It was right back Billy McConnell that set up the score against UCF as he whipped the ball into the box, where the 6-4 Lillard headed it home. McConnell picked up his second assist of the year on Matt Foldesy's score in the win over SLU.
SPREADING THE WEALTH • The Indiana coaching staff preached before the start of the season that goal scoring would be by committee, and that is just what has happened in 2014.
• The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten in goals scored with 21, with 10 different players accounting for the 21 tallies. • Femi Hollinger-Janzen leads the way with four goals, while Patrick Doody, Tanner Thompson and Jamie Vollmer have three each.
• Grant Lillard and Trevor Swartz have come up with two each. • Seven different players have double digits in the shot tally, led by 43 from Thompson.
CAUGHT IN HIS WEBB
• Sophomore Colin Webb has been a standout in goal for IU in 2014 after taking over the starting role at the end of the 2013 season. • Webb picked up his first shutout in a 1-0 win over No. 12 Marquette. For his play vs. the Golden Eagles and also in a 1-1 tie with No. 9 Georgetown, Webb was named to the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament team.
• He posted back-to-back shutouts in 1-0 wins over Kentucky and Dartmouth at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. • Against the Big Green he stopped a penalty kick to preserve the IU victory.
• Webb also picked up back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on September 2 and 9. • His fourth shutout of the year came with three saves in a 0-0 double overtime tie with Butler.
• Shutout number five came with six saves in a 3-0 win at No. 18 Louisville. • His sixth shutout was a 1-0 win over No. 1 Notre Dame on October 22.
• At Ohio State on October 12 Webb had three saves, including his second penalty kick stop of the season to preserve a 2-1 Indiana victory. • So far this season Webb has 44 saves and allowed just 10 goals in 1307:59 minutes of action for a 0.69 GAA.
• As a true freshman Webb started all three matches in goal in the Big Ten Tournament, leading IU to wins over Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State en route to the program's 12th Big Ten title. • Webb finished with three shutouts and 29 saves in 578 minutes of action last fall, posting a record of 3-2-1.
NCAA RPI
• The NCAA released its third set of RPI numbers on October 20 and the Hoosiers slipped three spots to No. 4 overall. • Other Big Ten rankings include No. 9 Michigan State, No. 13 Penn State, No. 23 Maryland, No. 26 Northwestern, No. 27 Ohio State, No. 75 Michigan, No. 80 Rutgers and No. 138 Wisconsin.
• In addition to the Big Ten, IU's opponents include No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 16 Georgetown, No. 17 Saint Louis, No. 24 Louisville, No. 28 Kentucky, No. 37 Dartmouth, No. 50 Marquette, No. 57 Butler, No. 150 Evansville and No. 190 UCF.
IN THE POLLS • Absent from the college soccer preseason rankings, the Hoosiers remain in the top 25 for the eighth-straight week.
• Indiana dropped three spots to No. 8 in the NSCAA poll. • The Hoosiers fell five places in the Soccer America Top 25, coming in at No. 8.
BIG TEN DOMINATION
• Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, the Hoosier have dominated the league. • The Hoosiers are 97-23-14 in regular season matches, tallying 28 more victories than second-place team Penn State (69).
• Indiana is 20-1-3 in Big Ten openers. • IU has won 12 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 23 seasons, including 2012 when the Hoosiers posted a 0.72 GAA.
• The Hoosiers have led the Big Ten in goals scored in two of the last three seasons with 39 in 2011 and 41 in 2012. • IU has had a league-record 12 Big Ten Players of the Year, including four of the last seven seasons. Eriq Zavaleta was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2012.
• The Hoosiers have also boasted the Freshman of the Year four of the last seven years. Tommy Thompson won the award in 2013.
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