IU Hosts Michigan on Saturday Night

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men's soccer team will play host to the Michigan Wolverines in key, Big Ten match on Saturday night at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

THE MATCHUP
Michigan (7-3-3, 2-1-2) vs. Indiana (8-4-2, 1-3-1)
Saturday, October 24 | 7:00 PM
Armstrong Stadium | Bloomington, IN
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SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana enters Saturday's match playing some of its best soccer of the season, posting a record of 5-1-1 in the team's last seven games.
• On Tuesday, the Hoosiers defeated the Louisville Cardinals, 2-1, at Armstrong Stadium to record the team's fifth win over a top-100 RPI team this season.
• IU ended the non-conference, regular season portion of its schedule with a record of 7-1-1, posting wins over RPI-ranked No. 8 South Florida, No. 22 Louisville, No. 81 Saint Louis and No. 93 UAB.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. From the list of 30 candidates, a national media committee will select ten finalists for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in October.
• Indiana sports one of the nation's youngest rosters in 2015 with 20 underclassmen on the team. The Hoosiers are tied for the ninth-youngest team in the country and rank as the youngest squad in the Big Ten.
• Despite the youth, Indiana returns 21 players from last year's roster, including 19 letterwinners from a year ago.

SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• The Michigan Wolverines come in to Saturday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 7-3-3 and a mark of 2-1-2 in Big Ten play.
• The Wolverines sit in a tie for fourth place in the conference entering play this weekend with eight points on the season.
• Michigan has been on a nice streak over the last eight matches, posting a record of 5-1-2.
• The Wolverines have Big Ten wins over Northwestern and at Penn State this season, while playing both Maryland and Wisconsin to draws.
• Prior to the season, Michigan was tabbed to finish third in the Big Ten in a poll conducted of the league's head coaches.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Michigan dating back to the 1974 season, the Hoosiers hold a record of 17-3-1 over the Wolverines.
• Indiana has won two-straight matches over Michigan and seven of the last nine contests between the two teams.
• Last season, Indiana traveled to Ann Arbor and came away with a 3-1 win over the Wolverines.
• In that match, Michigan took an early, 1-0 lead in the sixth minute only to see the Hoosiers score the final three goals of the match. Grant Lillard, Andrew Oliver and Tanner Thompson all had scores for IU.

IU'S IMPRESSIVE NON-CONFERENCE RECORD
• Indiana was very impressive in the non-conference portion of its 2015 regular season schedule, posting a 7-1-1 record, including a mark of 4-1 at Armstrong Stadium.
• In the non-conference portion of the schedule, Indiana out-scored its opponents, 19-7, while posting four shutouts.
• IU posted victories over RPI-ranked No. 8 South Florida, No. 22 Louisville, No. 81 Saint Louis and No. 93 UAB.

WEBB IN GOAL
• Colin Webb continued his strong play on the season, posting his fourth shutout in the last six matches for the Hoosiers at No. 18 Maryland on Oct. 16.
• The four clean sheets pushed the junior's total to six this season and his career total to 16.

GUTJAHR CALLED UP TO U.S. U-20 NATIONAL TEAM
• Jeremiah Gutjahr was called up to the U.S. Under-20 National Team to participate in the Four Nations Tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.
• Gutjahr started for the United States in their matches against Scotland on Oct. 9 and Mexico on Oct. 12.

INDIANA IN THE RPI RANKINGS
• In the latest RPI rankings released by the NCAA on Monday, the Indiana Hoosiers are ranked No. 35 in the country – up two spots from last week.
• Indiana is the third-highest ranked Big Ten team in the RPI this week behind just Ohio State (No. 15) and Maryland (No. 24).
• In total, there are four Big Ten teams ranked in the top-40 of the RPI this week and eight in the top-75.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA rankings released on Wednesday, Indiana ranks fifth in the nation in shots per game (17.00), 36^th in shutout percentage (0.43) and 37^th in team goals against average (0.87)
• Individually, Tanner Thomson ranks 10^th in total assists (7) and 15th in assists per game (0.50).
• Colin Webb ranks 25^th in goalie minutes played (1340:28) and 43^rd in goals against average (0.873).
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen ranks 34^th in the country in shots per game (3.36) and 56^th in total goals (6).

IU IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS
• In the Big Ten statistics released on Friday, IU ranks in a tie for first in shots (238), third in goals (21), third in assists (21) and fourth in points (63).
• Individually, Tanner Thompson leads the conference with seven assists, while Colin Webb is tied for second in shutouts with six.
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen is tied for third in the conference with six goals and ranks second in the league in shots with 47.

UP NEXT
• Indiana will host the Wisconsin Badgers in a critical Big Ten match on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 7 p.m.
• The match will be broadcast live on BTN Plus.

ON THE WEB
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Players Mentioned

Jeremiah Gutjahr

Femi Hollinger-Janzen

Grant Lillard

Andrew Oliver

Tanner Thompson

Colin Webb