Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, November 6
Bloomington, Ind.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Northwestern
No. 4 IU Hosts Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
11/5/2016 12:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will play host to the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 6.
The No. 2-seeded Hoosiers and the No. 7-seeded Wildcats' match is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match will be streamed live on BTN Plus, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
Tickets for the match are $5 for adults and $3 for youth ages 3-18. IU students, faculty and staff get in free with valid student/faculty/staff ID. Admission is also free for children under two years of age. Tickets are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the Northwestern Wildcats with an overall record of 10-1-6, earning the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a mark of 3-0-5.
• The Hoosiers were last in action last Sunday, when the team took down No. 13 Michigan State, 2-1, at Armstrong Stadium to end the regular season.
• Tanner Thompson scored the game-winner with less than five minutes to go, while Trevor Swartz had a score in the first half for the Hoosiers.
• Tanner Thompson leads the team with 8 goals, four game-winning goals and 18 points on the season. Richard Ballard is second on the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Tanner Thompson was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Colin Webb was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second-straight season.
• IU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth time in program history and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• IU's unbeaten 10-game streak (6-0-4) to start the season was the first for the program since 1997 and was the ninth-best start in team history.
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated (6-0-3) at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time since 2003. That IU team went on to post a record of 9-0-4 at home en route to winning the NCAA Championship.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Northwestern Wildcats enter Sunday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 6-10-1.
• Northwestern finished tied for sixth with Ohio State in the final Big Ten Conference standings with a 3-4-1 mark in league play thanks to the Wildcats' 1-0 victory over Penn State (Oct. 30) in the regular season conference finale. The Buckeyes earned the tiebreaker for the No. 6 seed.
• Northwestern heads into postseason play having won four of its last five matches, including a 2-1 overtime victory against then-No. 2 Notre Dame.
• Senior captain Brandon Medina leads the team with nine points on four goals and one assist.
• Mattias Tomasino was Northwestern's lone Big Ten honoree, earning a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Tomasino has one goal for the Wildcats, starting in 12 of his 16 appearances this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Northwestern dating back to 1983, the Hoosiers hold a record of 26-2-7 over the Wildcats.
• Earlier this season, the Hoosiers and Wildcats played to a 0-0 draw in Bloomington. In the match, IU out-shot 28-3.
• The series has been tight over the last six matches, with IU holding a 2-0-4 record.
• Indiana's last loss to the Wildcats came back in 2009.
• In Bloomington, IU is 12-1-3 against Northwestern. In the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers are 2-0-2 against the Wildcats.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 5 in the College Soccer News rankings, No. 8 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25 and No. 10 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
• In the sixth NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 18.
FOUR HOOSIERS EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
• Senior Tanner Thompson was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and First-Team Big Ten. Thompson is a three-time first-team all-conference selection and is the first player in Big Ten history to be named Midfielder of the Year more than once.
• Grant Lillard was named First-Team All-Big Ten for the second-straight year, while Andrew Gutman was named Second-Team All-Big Ten for the second-straight season. RIchard Ballard was also named Second-Team All-Big Ten.
• Derek Crevison was named IU's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
THOMPSON, LOMELI EARN BIG TEN WEEKLY HONORS
• Tanner Thompson was named co-Player of the Week on Nov. 1, while GK Christian Lomeli was named Big Ten Defender of the Week.
• Along with his league honor, Thompson was also named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week, as well as College Soccer News National Player of the Week.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Thursday, the Hoosiers rank fifth in the nation in shots per game (16.57), 14th in shutout percentage (0.48) and 18th in team goals against average (0.72).
UP NEXT
• The winner of Sunday's quarterfinals match between IU and NU will advance to play the winner of No. 3 Wisconsin versus No. 6 Ohio State.
• The semifinals will take place on Friday, Nov. 11 at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
The No. 2-seeded Hoosiers and the No. 7-seeded Wildcats' match is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match will be streamed live on BTN Plus, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
Tickets for the match are $5 for adults and $3 for youth ages 3-18. IU students, faculty and staff get in free with valid student/faculty/staff ID. Admission is also free for children under two years of age. Tickets are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the Northwestern Wildcats with an overall record of 10-1-6, earning the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a mark of 3-0-5.
• The Hoosiers were last in action last Sunday, when the team took down No. 13 Michigan State, 2-1, at Armstrong Stadium to end the regular season.
• Tanner Thompson scored the game-winner with less than five minutes to go, while Trevor Swartz had a score in the first half for the Hoosiers.
• Tanner Thompson leads the team with 8 goals, four game-winning goals and 18 points on the season. Richard Ballard is second on the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Tanner Thompson was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Colin Webb was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second-straight season.
• IU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth time in program history and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• IU's unbeaten 10-game streak (6-0-4) to start the season was the first for the program since 1997 and was the ninth-best start in team history.
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated (6-0-3) at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time since 2003. That IU team went on to post a record of 9-0-4 at home en route to winning the NCAA Championship.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Northwestern Wildcats enter Sunday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 6-10-1.
• Northwestern finished tied for sixth with Ohio State in the final Big Ten Conference standings with a 3-4-1 mark in league play thanks to the Wildcats' 1-0 victory over Penn State (Oct. 30) in the regular season conference finale. The Buckeyes earned the tiebreaker for the No. 6 seed.
• Northwestern heads into postseason play having won four of its last five matches, including a 2-1 overtime victory against then-No. 2 Notre Dame.
• Senior captain Brandon Medina leads the team with nine points on four goals and one assist.
• Mattias Tomasino was Northwestern's lone Big Ten honoree, earning a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Tomasino has one goal for the Wildcats, starting in 12 of his 16 appearances this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Northwestern dating back to 1983, the Hoosiers hold a record of 26-2-7 over the Wildcats.
• Earlier this season, the Hoosiers and Wildcats played to a 0-0 draw in Bloomington. In the match, IU out-shot 28-3.
• The series has been tight over the last six matches, with IU holding a 2-0-4 record.
• Indiana's last loss to the Wildcats came back in 2009.
• In Bloomington, IU is 12-1-3 against Northwestern. In the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers are 2-0-2 against the Wildcats.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 5 in the College Soccer News rankings, No. 8 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25 and No. 10 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
• In the sixth NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 18.
FOUR HOOSIERS EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
• Senior Tanner Thompson was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and First-Team Big Ten. Thompson is a three-time first-team all-conference selection and is the first player in Big Ten history to be named Midfielder of the Year more than once.
• Grant Lillard was named First-Team All-Big Ten for the second-straight year, while Andrew Gutman was named Second-Team All-Big Ten for the second-straight season. RIchard Ballard was also named Second-Team All-Big Ten.
• Derek Crevison was named IU's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
THOMPSON, LOMELI EARN BIG TEN WEEKLY HONORS
• Tanner Thompson was named co-Player of the Week on Nov. 1, while GK Christian Lomeli was named Big Ten Defender of the Week.
• Along with his league honor, Thompson was also named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week, as well as College Soccer News National Player of the Week.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Thursday, the Hoosiers rank fifth in the nation in shots per game (16.57), 14th in shutout percentage (0.48) and 18th in team goals against average (0.72).
UP NEXT
• The winner of Sunday's quarterfinals match between IU and NU will advance to play the winner of No. 3 Wisconsin versus No. 6 Ohio State.
• The semifinals will take place on Friday, Nov. 11 at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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