Swartz’s Goal, Muse’s Shutout Lead No. 2 Hoosiers to Road Win at Rutgers

Friday, October 19

Piscataway, N.J.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

13-2-0, 5-0-0B1G

Rutgers

4-10-1, 2-5-0B1G

Indiana

Rutgers

Swartz’s Goal, Muse’s Shutout Lead No. 2 Hoosiers to Road Win at Rutgers

10/19/2018 10:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team defeated Big Ten rival Rutgers, 1-0, on Friday night at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers (13-2, 6-0 Big Ten) dominated the match in the first half, out-shooting the Scarlet Knights (4-10-1, 2-5), 13-3. Despite the lopsided advantage, the match was scoreless after 45 minutes.
• With the match entering its final minutes, Trevor Swartz scored the match-winner for the Hoosiers in the 84^th minute. Andrew Gutman made a great play to keep possession at the left end line. Gutman played a great pass to Swartz, who connected with his left foot from 12-yards away to the top-right corner.
• The goal was Swartz's first of the season and marked the sixth assist on the year for Gutman.
• IU's Trey Muse posted his sixth individual shutout of the season, making one save.

NOTABLES
• Indiana is 6-0 in the Big Ten with the victory over Rutgers and sits atop the league standings with 18 points, five points clear of second-place Michigan State.
• IU will win the outright Big Ten regular season title with a win in the either of the team's final two matches. One draw would earn in the final two games would earn the Hoosiers a share of the league title.
• IU has clinched a top-four seed for the Big Ten tournament and will host a quarterfinals match.
• With the victory, Indiana is 6-0 in Big Ten conference play for the first time since 2002, when IU won the league regular season title with that record.
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last 34 matches against Big Ten opponents, posting a record of 21-0-13. Indiana's last loss to a league foe was at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2015.
• With his blank sheet, Muse moves in to 10^th place with 24 career shutouts.
• Indiana's 26 shots were a season high.

POINTS
GOALS: Trevor Swartz (1)
ASSISTS: Andrew Gutman (6)

UP NEXT
• The No. 2-ranked Hoosiers will head to Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 24 to face Big Ten rival Ohio State at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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