No. 4 Hoosiers Host Maryland on Friday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host Big Ten rival Maryland on Friday, Oct. 12 in Bloomington, Ind. at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

The match is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET start and will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Live stats for the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com.

Fans planning on attending the match on Friday should arrive early, as the first 500 in attendance will receive an Indiana Soccer 8-Star hat.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers enter the match coming off a 1-0 win at No. 14 Michigan last Sunday. Rece Buckmaster scored the match-winner for IU, while Trey Muse notched his fifth solo shutout of the season.
• Indiana is looking to improve to 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2002. IU was last unbeaten in the team's first five league matches in 2003, when they went 4-0-1.
• Andrew Gutman leads the Hoosiers with six goals, while Trevor Swartz has recorded a team-best eight assists on the year.
• IU returns nine starters from 2017's team that posted a record of 18-1-6, reaching the NCAA College Cup Final. Indiana fell in double-overtime to Stanford, 1-0.
• The Hoosiers reached the College Cup for a NCAA-record 19th time. IU's 15 appearances in the College Cup Final is also a NCAA record.

SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• The Maryland Terrapins enter Friday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 4-4-2 on the season.
• Maryland enters the weekend in fifth place in the Big Ten with a record of 2-2 with wins over Rutgers and Northwestern.
• William James Herve leads the Terrapins with three goals and two assists this season.
• On the year, Maryland has scored nine goals and allowed nine goals.
• Before the season, the Terrapins were tabbed to finish third in the Big Ten in a poll conducted of the league's coaches.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the Hoosiers and the Terrapins, Indiana leads Maryland, 3-2-6.
• Needless to say, the 11-match history between the two programs has been close, with the last four matches ending in draws.
• The Terrapins have had the edge in the series of late, posting a record of 2-0-6 in the last eight matches.
• Indiana hasn't beaten Maryland since the 2004 season.
• Overall, IU has out-scored the Terrapins, 14-13, in the series.

4-0 START IN BIG TEN PLAY
• The Hoosiers are 4-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since the 2004 season.
• Indiana is looking to improve to 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2002.
• IU was last unbeaten in the team's first five league matches in 2003, when they went 4-0-1.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• After posting a 1-0 win at No. 14 Michigan, Indiana moved up to No. 1 in the weekly NCAA RPI rankings for the first time this season.
• IU is ranked No. 4 this week by United Soccer Coaches, No. 3 by Soccer America, No. 4 by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 5 by College Soccer News.

BALANCED ATTACK
• Through 12 matches this season, Indiana has already had eight different players score goals, led by Andrew Gutman with six.
• 13 different players have tallied assists, led by Trevor Swartz (8), and Spencer Glass (6).
• In 2017, 12 different players scored goals, while 15 had assists.

MUSE MOVING UP
• With his five shutouts this season, Trey Muse ranks in a tie for 10th in Indiana history with 23 career blank sheets.
• Muse's 23 shutouts are even more impressive considering he has played in only 35 career matches.

UP NEXT
• The No. 4-ranked Hoosiers will host in-state rival Butler on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Rece Buckmaster

Spencer Glass

Andrew Gutman

Trey Muse

Trevor Swartz