IU Hosts Mid-Week Matchup with No. 8 SLU
9/29/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 29, 2014
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is coming off a disappointing 1-1 tie with Northwestern, after holding a 1-0 lead into the 89th minute.
• The Hoosiers' goal in the game came on a penalty kick from Tanner Thompson, his second goal of the year. Both goals have come in the last three IU outings. • Tonight marks the start of two-straight matches against top-10 opponents as the Hoosiers will travel to No. 9 Louisville on October 7.
• The Hoosiers are 1-1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
NEWS AND NOTES • Indiana left two Big Ten points on the table as it had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Northwestern on September 28.
• Indiana dominated the early going, out-shooting the Wildcats 9-3 in the first half and putting a total of nine of its 19 shots on frame. • After seeing a goal from Andrew Oliver called back and a no-call of a takedown of Oliver in the penalty area, the Hoosiers broke through in the 73rd minute with a penalty kick from Tanner Thompson.
• The play began with a corner kick from Thompson, resulting in an NU defender holding down Grant Lillard to prevent a scoring opportunity. • 0-1 on PKs this season, Thompson stepped up and NU goalkeeper Tyler Miller guessed wrong, as Thompson slotted it home in the lower left hand corner.
• Northwestern began to step up its attack as the first of IU's five saves didn't come until after the 65th minute. • The Wildcats broke through with just 1:03 left in regulation as a rebound shot was punched up by Webb and off the underside of the crossbar, finding Brandon Medina who headed it home.
• Indiana's best OT chance came just 40 seconds into the first extra session as Oliver broke free, but Miller came off his line to smother the ball just a step before Oliver could get a shot off. • Indiana's five saves on the day included a clearance off the line from Lillard.
• A tally of 1,966 fans were at the IU-NU match on September 28 as the Hoosiers are averaging 2,732 fans per game at home.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS • Saint Louis has won five-straight matches and is 7-1 on the season. The lone blemish is a 4-0 loss at Memphis on September 6.
• The Billikens are 6-0 at home and 1-1 on the road, most recently posting a 1-0 OT win at then-No. 3 Creighton. • Robbie Kristo leads the SLU attack with six goals on the season. Seven other players have combined for the remaining Billikens goals.
• David Grayson and Marco Heskamp have four assists each. • Sascha Otte has played all 723:54 minutes in goal, allowing six scores for a 0.75 GAA with five shutouts.
• Head coach Mike McGinty is in his fifth season at Saint Louis. He is assisted by Brian Grazier, Blake Schneider and Tim Kelly.
SERIES HISTORY • Indiana leads the all-time series with Saint Louis, 20-9-4, dating back to 1975.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight meetings, most recently a 2-1 win at SLU in 2012. Indiana also topped the Billikens by a 2-0 score in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and 3-1 in 2011. • Saint Louis' last win came by a 2-1 score in Saint Louis in 2007. Its last win in Bloomington came in 1999, 1-0.
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OT...EH... • While Indiana has yet to find the back of the net in overtime matches, going 0-0-3 this season, the extra sessions have not been as unkind to the Hoosiers as they were in 2013. • Last year IU saw eight of its matches go to overtime, going 1-5-2 in those games.
• The Hoosiers' only extra time victory of the season came in the 2013 Big Ten Tournament, a 2-1 victory over Michigan. • However, two of its three OT ties this season have come in games where Indiana held a 1-0 lead (Georgetown, Northwestern).
SNAKEBIT?
• Junior forward Andrew Oliver has been oh-so-close on several occasions this season but nine games in is still looking for his first goal of the year. • Sunday's match vs. Northwestern was no different has he was looking at a goal several times and came up just short.
• The first opportunity he did put away a rebound of a shot from Tanner Thompson, but was judged to have been offside by the assistant referee. • In the second half he was making his way to goal with the ball, but a Northwestern defender tripped him up in the box. No penalty call was made.
• Just seconds into the first overtime period Oliver broke free with the ball and had a 1v1 opportunity with NU goalkeeper Tyler Miller, but Miller was able to come out and cover the ball just a second before Oliver could get a foot on it. • Oliver is fourth on the team in shot attempts with 15, but just four have been on frame.
ON TARGET
• After a slow start the IU offense has been clicking over the last three matches. • Seven of the Hoosiers' 11 goals this year have come in the last three games vs. Rutgers (2), UCF (4) and Northwestern (1).
• Indiana has tallied 48 shots in the three games, with 24 on frame (50 percent; 9/17 vs. Rutgers; 6/12 vs. UCF; 9/19 vs. Northwestern). • Prior to the three matches, just 23 of 88 attempts (26.1 percent) had been on frame.
OFFENSIVE DEFENDERS
• Indiana has gotten a nice offensive lift from its back four in 2014. • Left back Patrick Doody is tied for the team lead in goals scored (2) and is tied for second in total points (5).
• Both of Doody's goals have been game winners this year, in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth and a 4-2 victory over UCF. • Freshman centerback Grant Lillard got in on the scoring with his first career goal coming vs. UCF on September 24.
• It was right back Billy McConnell that set up the score as he whipped the ball into the box, where the 6-4 Lillard headed it home.
LEANING ON THE FRESHMEN • Indiana has seen good returns from its freshman class in 2014, with the newcomers stepping up both offensively and defensively.
• Freshman midfielder/defender Trevor Swartz is tied for the team lead in goals scored with two. Swartz scored the game winner in IU's 1-0 win over Kentucky, and added his second in a 4-2 victory over UCF. • Freshman midfielder Michael Riedford was the one who put home the game winner in IU's 1-0 triumph over Marquette.
• Freshman defender Grant Lillard added his name to the list vs. UCF with his first collegiate goal. Lillard has started all nine matches and played a key role in the Hoosiers' four shutouts this season. • Freshman Jack Griffith and redshirt freshman Brad Shaw have also seen significant minutes this fall.
NCAA RPI
• The NCAA released its first set of RPI numbers on September 29 and the Hoosiers sit at No. 11 overall and tops in the Big Ten. • Other Big Ten rankings include No. 14 Michigan State, No. 15 Penn State, No. 28 Northwestern, No. 34 Ohio State, No. 65 Rutgers, No. 83 maryland, No. 113 Michigan and No. 120 Wisconsin.
• In addition to the Big Ten, IU's opponents include No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 6 Saint Louis, No. 8 Louisville, No. 16 Georgetown, No. 24 Marquette, No. 38 Kentucky, No. 44 Dartmouth, No. 54 Butler, No. 144 Evansville, and No. 183 UCF.
IN THE POLLS • Absent from the college soccer preseason rankings, the Hoosiers remain in the top 25 for the fifth-straight week.
• Indiana moved up one spot to No. 16 in the NSCAA poll. • The Hoosiers climbed back up two spots in the Soccer America Top 25, coming in at No. 12.
• Future IU opponents in this week's top 25 include No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 6 Louisville and No. 17 Michigan State.
LEADING THE SHIP • Senior Patrick Doody has been named team captain for the 2014 season.
• Doody has appeared in 70 career matches, making 51 starts. He scored his first career goals in 2013 (2) and has eight assists in his career. • His third career goal was the game winner in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth. Goal number four was the game winner in a 4-2 victory over UCF.
• Seniors Dylan Lax, Kerel Bradford and Jamie Vollmer will also rotate as game captains throughout the season.
DID YOU KNOW? • The only time IU has trailed this season is in its 1-0 loss to Penn State.
• Seven of Indiana's 11 goals this season have come in the first half. • After not scoring in his first two seasons at IU, senior defender Patrick Doody has four goals in the last two seasons.
• Thirteen of the 32 players on the roster hail from the state of Indiana. • Eight of Indiana's regular-season opponents were ranked in the NSCAA preseason top 25 (No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Maryland, No. 9 Georgetown, No. 10 Michigan State, No. 12 Marquette, No. 14 Louisville, No. 15 Penn State, No. 21 Wisconsin).
• Freshman Michael Riedford was named 2013-14 Gatorade Indiana Boys Soccer Player of the Year. That makes six-straight Indiana players of the year that have donned the Cream and Crimson (2013-Michael Galullo; 2012-Femi Hollinger-Janzen; 2011-Eriq Zavaleta; 2010-A.J. Corrado; 2009-Harrison Petts). • Sophomore Tanner Thompson is a legacy at Indiana. His father Gregg scored both goals in IU's 2-1 win over Duke for the first national title in 1982. His cousin Bobby de St. Aubin played at IU from 2000-01, and his younger brother Tommy played at IU for the 2013 season.
• Thompson's first goal of the season in a 2-1 win at Rutgers is also his first career game-winning goal. • Four players on the Indiana roster have spent time at other schools. Senior Jamie Vollmer spent one season at Butler before transferring to IU. Juniors Matt Foldesy and Phil Fives are in their first year in Bloomington after two seasons at Akron. Junior Will Lukowski spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Iowa Western Community College.
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| Date | Wednesday, October 1 |
| Time | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Location | Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.) |
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SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is coming off a disappointing 1-1 tie with Northwestern, after holding a 1-0 lead into the 89th minute.
• The Hoosiers' goal in the game came on a penalty kick from Tanner Thompson, his second goal of the year. Both goals have come in the last three IU outings. • Tonight marks the start of two-straight matches against top-10 opponents as the Hoosiers will travel to No. 9 Louisville on October 7.
• The Hoosiers are 1-1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
NEWS AND NOTES • Indiana left two Big Ten points on the table as it had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Northwestern on September 28.
• Indiana dominated the early going, out-shooting the Wildcats 9-3 in the first half and putting a total of nine of its 19 shots on frame. • After seeing a goal from Andrew Oliver called back and a no-call of a takedown of Oliver in the penalty area, the Hoosiers broke through in the 73rd minute with a penalty kick from Tanner Thompson.
• The play began with a corner kick from Thompson, resulting in an NU defender holding down Grant Lillard to prevent a scoring opportunity. • 0-1 on PKs this season, Thompson stepped up and NU goalkeeper Tyler Miller guessed wrong, as Thompson slotted it home in the lower left hand corner.
• Northwestern began to step up its attack as the first of IU's five saves didn't come until after the 65th minute. • The Wildcats broke through with just 1:03 left in regulation as a rebound shot was punched up by Webb and off the underside of the crossbar, finding Brandon Medina who headed it home.
• Indiana's best OT chance came just 40 seconds into the first extra session as Oliver broke free, but Miller came off his line to smother the ball just a step before Oliver could get a shot off. • Indiana's five saves on the day included a clearance off the line from Lillard.
• A tally of 1,966 fans were at the IU-NU match on September 28 as the Hoosiers are averaging 2,732 fans per game at home.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS • Saint Louis has won five-straight matches and is 7-1 on the season. The lone blemish is a 4-0 loss at Memphis on September 6.
• The Billikens are 6-0 at home and 1-1 on the road, most recently posting a 1-0 OT win at then-No. 3 Creighton. • Robbie Kristo leads the SLU attack with six goals on the season. Seven other players have combined for the remaining Billikens goals.
• David Grayson and Marco Heskamp have four assists each. • Sascha Otte has played all 723:54 minutes in goal, allowing six scores for a 0.75 GAA with five shutouts.
• Head coach Mike McGinty is in his fifth season at Saint Louis. He is assisted by Brian Grazier, Blake Schneider and Tim Kelly.
SERIES HISTORY • Indiana leads the all-time series with Saint Louis, 20-9-4, dating back to 1975.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight meetings, most recently a 2-1 win at SLU in 2012. Indiana also topped the Billikens by a 2-0 score in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and 3-1 in 2011. • Saint Louis' last win came by a 2-1 score in Saint Louis in 2007. Its last win in Bloomington came in 1999, 1-0.
SAINT LOUIS (20-9-4)
Last 10 Meetings
9/17/95 - W - 1-0 - H
9/5/99 - L - 0-1 - H
10/24/03 - W - 2-1 - H
10/31/04 - W - 2-1 (OT) - A
9/9/05 - T - 1-1 - N
9/15/06 - L - 0-1 - A
9/15/07 - L - 1-2 - A
11/25/08 - W - 2-0 - H*
9/2/11 - W - 3-1 - H
8/24/12 - W - 2-1 - A
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OT...EH... • While Indiana has yet to find the back of the net in overtime matches, going 0-0-3 this season, the extra sessions have not been as unkind to the Hoosiers as they were in 2013. • Last year IU saw eight of its matches go to overtime, going 1-5-2 in those games.
• The Hoosiers' only extra time victory of the season came in the 2013 Big Ten Tournament, a 2-1 victory over Michigan. • However, two of its three OT ties this season have come in games where Indiana held a 1-0 lead (Georgetown, Northwestern).
SNAKEBIT?
• Junior forward Andrew Oliver has been oh-so-close on several occasions this season but nine games in is still looking for his first goal of the year. • Sunday's match vs. Northwestern was no different has he was looking at a goal several times and came up just short.
• The first opportunity he did put away a rebound of a shot from Tanner Thompson, but was judged to have been offside by the assistant referee. • In the second half he was making his way to goal with the ball, but a Northwestern defender tripped him up in the box. No penalty call was made.
• Just seconds into the first overtime period Oliver broke free with the ball and had a 1v1 opportunity with NU goalkeeper Tyler Miller, but Miller was able to come out and cover the ball just a second before Oliver could get a foot on it. • Oliver is fourth on the team in shot attempts with 15, but just four have been on frame.
ON TARGET
• After a slow start the IU offense has been clicking over the last three matches. • Seven of the Hoosiers' 11 goals this year have come in the last three games vs. Rutgers (2), UCF (4) and Northwestern (1).
• Indiana has tallied 48 shots in the three games, with 24 on frame (50 percent; 9/17 vs. Rutgers; 6/12 vs. UCF; 9/19 vs. Northwestern). • Prior to the three matches, just 23 of 88 attempts (26.1 percent) had been on frame.
OFFENSIVE DEFENDERS
• Indiana has gotten a nice offensive lift from its back four in 2014. • Left back Patrick Doody is tied for the team lead in goals scored (2) and is tied for second in total points (5).
• Both of Doody's goals have been game winners this year, in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth and a 4-2 victory over UCF. • Freshman centerback Grant Lillard got in on the scoring with his first career goal coming vs. UCF on September 24.
• It was right back Billy McConnell that set up the score as he whipped the ball into the box, where the 6-4 Lillard headed it home.
LEANING ON THE FRESHMEN • Indiana has seen good returns from its freshman class in 2014, with the newcomers stepping up both offensively and defensively.
• Freshman midfielder/defender Trevor Swartz is tied for the team lead in goals scored with two. Swartz scored the game winner in IU's 1-0 win over Kentucky, and added his second in a 4-2 victory over UCF. • Freshman midfielder Michael Riedford was the one who put home the game winner in IU's 1-0 triumph over Marquette.
• Freshman defender Grant Lillard added his name to the list vs. UCF with his first collegiate goal. Lillard has started all nine matches and played a key role in the Hoosiers' four shutouts this season. • Freshman Jack Griffith and redshirt freshman Brad Shaw have also seen significant minutes this fall.
NCAA RPI
• The NCAA released its first set of RPI numbers on September 29 and the Hoosiers sit at No. 11 overall and tops in the Big Ten. • Other Big Ten rankings include No. 14 Michigan State, No. 15 Penn State, No. 28 Northwestern, No. 34 Ohio State, No. 65 Rutgers, No. 83 maryland, No. 113 Michigan and No. 120 Wisconsin.
• In addition to the Big Ten, IU's opponents include No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 6 Saint Louis, No. 8 Louisville, No. 16 Georgetown, No. 24 Marquette, No. 38 Kentucky, No. 44 Dartmouth, No. 54 Butler, No. 144 Evansville, and No. 183 UCF.
IN THE POLLS • Absent from the college soccer preseason rankings, the Hoosiers remain in the top 25 for the fifth-straight week.
• Indiana moved up one spot to No. 16 in the NSCAA poll. • The Hoosiers climbed back up two spots in the Soccer America Top 25, coming in at No. 12.
• Future IU opponents in this week's top 25 include No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 6 Louisville and No. 17 Michigan State.
LEADING THE SHIP • Senior Patrick Doody has been named team captain for the 2014 season.
• Doody has appeared in 70 career matches, making 51 starts. He scored his first career goals in 2013 (2) and has eight assists in his career. • His third career goal was the game winner in a 1-0 win over Dartmouth. Goal number four was the game winner in a 4-2 victory over UCF.
• Seniors Dylan Lax, Kerel Bradford and Jamie Vollmer will also rotate as game captains throughout the season.
DID YOU KNOW? • The only time IU has trailed this season is in its 1-0 loss to Penn State.
• Seven of Indiana's 11 goals this season have come in the first half. • After not scoring in his first two seasons at IU, senior defender Patrick Doody has four goals in the last two seasons.
• Thirteen of the 32 players on the roster hail from the state of Indiana. • Eight of Indiana's regular-season opponents were ranked in the NSCAA preseason top 25 (No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Maryland, No. 9 Georgetown, No. 10 Michigan State, No. 12 Marquette, No. 14 Louisville, No. 15 Penn State, No. 21 Wisconsin).
• Freshman Michael Riedford was named 2013-14 Gatorade Indiana Boys Soccer Player of the Year. That makes six-straight Indiana players of the year that have donned the Cream and Crimson (2013-Michael Galullo; 2012-Femi Hollinger-Janzen; 2011-Eriq Zavaleta; 2010-A.J. Corrado; 2009-Harrison Petts). • Sophomore Tanner Thompson is a legacy at Indiana. His father Gregg scored both goals in IU's 2-1 win over Duke for the first national title in 1982. His cousin Bobby de St. Aubin played at IU from 2000-01, and his younger brother Tommy played at IU for the 2013 season.
• Thompson's first goal of the season in a 2-1 win at Rutgers is also his first career game-winning goal. • Four players on the Indiana roster have spent time at other schools. Senior Jamie Vollmer spent one season at Butler before transferring to IU. Juniors Matt Foldesy and Phil Fives are in their first year in Bloomington after two seasons at Akron. Junior Will Lukowski spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Iowa Western Community College.
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