
No. 2 Indiana Hosts Northwestern at 2 PM on Sunday in Big Ten Tournament
11/4/2018 8:52:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Northwestern Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.
The match is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. ET start and will be streamed on BTN Plus. A live stream of the match can be found on BTN2Go.com, while live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana will be the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament. Northwestern enters Sunday's match as the No. 8 seed after beating No. 9-seeded Ohio State, 3-1, on Saturday.
• IU, the Big Ten regular season champions for the 15th time in program history, became the first team in league history to go 8-0 in conference play. Indiana is the first unbeaten and untied league champion since Penn State (6-0) in 2005.
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last 36 matches against Big Ten opponents, posting a record of 23-0-13. Indiana's last loss to a league foe was at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2015.
• Andrew Gutman leads the Hoosiers with nine goals, while Trevor Swartz has recorded a Big Ten-best 10 assists on the season.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Northwestern Wildcats come to Bloomington with a record of 6-8-5 on the season.
• NU earned the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and defeated No. 9-seeded Ohio State yesterday, 3-1, to advance to face the Hoosiers.
• The Wildcats have won two-straight matches entering Sunday's tilt against IU, having beat Concordia-Chicago, 6-0, on Oct. 26.
• NU's Richie Bennett was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the Hoosiers and the Wildcats, Indiana leads 29-2-7.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight matches in the series and are unbeaten in the last 12 games, posting a record of 6-0-6.
• IU's last loss to the Wildcats came on Oct. 25, 2009 in Evanston, Ill.
• Earlier this season, IU beat Northwestern, 2-1, on goals from Justin Rennicks and Griffin Dorsey.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• With the team's 1-0 win over Ohio State on Oct. 24, the Hoosiers clinched the outright Big Ten regular season championship.
• The title was the first for the program since 2010 and the 15th overall in school history.
PERFECT IN THE BIG TEN
• The Hoosiers became the first team in Big Ten history to post an 8-0 record in league play this season.
• IU became the first unbeaten and untied Big Ten regular season champion since Penn State (6-0) in 2005.
• Indiana went a perfect 6-0 in Big Ten play in 2002 when league had seven teams.
HOOSIERS DOMINATE YEARLY BIG TEN AWARDS
• D Andrew Gutman was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten unanimously, while GK Trey Muse was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten unanimously as well. D Jack Maher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Todd Yeagley was unanimously tabbed as the Big Ten Coach of the Year.
• Joining Gutman and Muse on the All-Big Ten First-Team were MF Francesco Moore and MF Griffin Dorsey. Earning Second-Team All-Big Ten accolades were D Timmy Mehl, D Rece Buckmaster, MF Trevor Swartz and F Justin Rennicks.
• D Jack Maher was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, while MF Jeremiah Gutjahr was IU's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
• Indiana had a league-best 11 honorees and a conference-high four players on the All-Big Ten First-Team.
BIG TEN STREAK
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last 36 matches against Big Ten opponents, posting a record of 23-0-13.
• Indiana's last loss to a league foe was at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2015.
#GoIU
The match is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. ET start and will be streamed on BTN Plus. A live stream of the match can be found on BTN2Go.com, while live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana will be the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament. Northwestern enters Sunday's match as the No. 8 seed after beating No. 9-seeded Ohio State, 3-1, on Saturday.
• IU, the Big Ten regular season champions for the 15th time in program history, became the first team in league history to go 8-0 in conference play. Indiana is the first unbeaten and untied league champion since Penn State (6-0) in 2005.
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last 36 matches against Big Ten opponents, posting a record of 23-0-13. Indiana's last loss to a league foe was at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2015.
• Andrew Gutman leads the Hoosiers with nine goals, while Trevor Swartz has recorded a Big Ten-best 10 assists on the season.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Northwestern Wildcats come to Bloomington with a record of 6-8-5 on the season.
• NU earned the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and defeated No. 9-seeded Ohio State yesterday, 3-1, to advance to face the Hoosiers.
• The Wildcats have won two-straight matches entering Sunday's tilt against IU, having beat Concordia-Chicago, 6-0, on Oct. 26.
• NU's Richie Bennett was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team.
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the Hoosiers and the Wildcats, Indiana leads 29-2-7.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight matches in the series and are unbeaten in the last 12 games, posting a record of 6-0-6.
• IU's last loss to the Wildcats came on Oct. 25, 2009 in Evanston, Ill.
• Earlier this season, IU beat Northwestern, 2-1, on goals from Justin Rennicks and Griffin Dorsey.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• With the team's 1-0 win over Ohio State on Oct. 24, the Hoosiers clinched the outright Big Ten regular season championship.
• The title was the first for the program since 2010 and the 15th overall in school history.
PERFECT IN THE BIG TEN
• The Hoosiers became the first team in Big Ten history to post an 8-0 record in league play this season.
• IU became the first unbeaten and untied Big Ten regular season champion since Penn State (6-0) in 2005.
• Indiana went a perfect 6-0 in Big Ten play in 2002 when league had seven teams.
HOOSIERS DOMINATE YEARLY BIG TEN AWARDS
• D Andrew Gutman was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten unanimously, while GK Trey Muse was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten unanimously as well. D Jack Maher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Todd Yeagley was unanimously tabbed as the Big Ten Coach of the Year.
• Joining Gutman and Muse on the All-Big Ten First-Team were MF Francesco Moore and MF Griffin Dorsey. Earning Second-Team All-Big Ten accolades were D Timmy Mehl, D Rece Buckmaster, MF Trevor Swartz and F Justin Rennicks.
• D Jack Maher was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, while MF Jeremiah Gutjahr was IU's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
• Indiana had a league-best 11 honorees and a conference-high four players on the All-Big Ten First-Team.
BIG TEN STREAK
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last 36 matches against Big Ten opponents, posting a record of 23-0-13.
• Indiana's last loss to a league foe was at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2015.
#GoIU
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