Indiana University Athletics
Friday, August 24
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7:30 PM
Indiana University
at
Wake Forest
No. 2 Hoosiers Open Season at No. 5 Wake Forest
8/23/2018 9:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will open the 2018 season against No. 5 Wake Forest on Friday night at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kickoff for the highly-anticipated matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra through WatchESPN. Live stats for the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 2-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will open the 2018 season at No. 5 Wake Forest on Friday at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Indiana is opening the season with a true road match for the first time since playing at Saint Louis (W, 2-1) in 2014. In road matches to begin seasons, Indiana is 8-1-2 all-time.
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last seven season openers, posting a record of 5-0-2.
The last season-opening loss came in 2010 in double-overtime to California, 2-1.
• 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.
• Indiana was seeded No. 2 overall in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, marking the 13th time in the
last 15 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• 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.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 31st-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the
42nd overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Senior D Andrew Gutman was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the first time in his Hoosier career. Last season, Gutman was named Second-Team All-America by the United Soccer Coaches after helping the Hoosiers lead the NCAA in shutouts (18) and goals allowed (7). The First-Team All-Big Ten and All-Midwest Region selection also netted seven goals on the year and added four assists.
• Both Gutman and sophomore GK Trey Muse earned preseason All-America accolades from both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Gutman, Muse and senior MF Francesco Moore were all named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List, as the Hoosiers were unanimously picked as the league's favorites in a poll conducted of the conference's head coaches.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
• The Wake Forest Demon Deacons enter the season ranked No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll after posting a record of 19-2-2 in 2017.
• Wake Forest won the team's second-consecutive ACC Tournament title last year and earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• After beating Columbia and Butler, the Demon Deacons lost to eventual national champion Stanford at home, 2-0, in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
• WF lost seven players to the MLS last season, but were still picked to win the ACC Atlantic division.
• MF Brad Dunwell (First-Team) and F Kyle Holcomb (Freshman) were both named to preseason Best XI teams by Top Drawer Soccer.
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's match between the Hoosiers and the Demon Deacons will mark the fifth time the two programs have met on the pitch, with the series tied at 2-2-0.
• In the only meeting in Winston-Salem in 2015, Wake Forest used a goal in the 88th minute from Ricky Greensfelder to beat the Hoosiers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
• In the four matches, IU has out-scored WF, 6-3.
HOOSIERS RETURN NINE STARTERS
• The Indiana Hoosiers return nine starters from the 2017 team that posted a record of 18-1-6 in 2017, reaching the College Cup Final.
• IU also returns 83 percent of the team's minutes played, 69 percent of the goals scored and 88 percent of the assists.
• Indiana's Grant Lillard signed a Homegrown Contract with the Chicago Fire, while freshman Mason Toye signed a Generation adidas deal with the MLS and was selected No. 8 overall by Minnesota United FC in the MLS SuperDraft.
INDIANA TABBED BIG TEN FAVORITES
• The Hoosiers were unanimously picked as the favorites in the Big Ten in a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches.
• Along with being named the preseason favorite, IU's Andrew Gutman, Francesco Moore and Trey Muse were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
IU OPENS SEASON RANKED NO. 2
• After reaching the College Cup Final in 2017, the Hoosiers opened the season ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
• IU was also ranked No. 2 by College Soccer News and No. 5 by Top Drawer Soccer.
UP NEXT
• The No. 2-ranked Hoosiers will head to Cary, N.C. to face the No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday. In the eight-match history between the two storied programs, the series is tied 4-4-0.
Kickoff for the highly-anticipated matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra through WatchESPN. Live stats for the match can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 2-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will open the 2018 season at No. 5 Wake Forest on Friday at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Indiana is opening the season with a true road match for the first time since playing at Saint Louis (W, 2-1) in 2014. In road matches to begin seasons, Indiana is 8-1-2 all-time.
• The Hoosiers are unbeaten in the team's last seven season openers, posting a record of 5-0-2.
The last season-opening loss came in 2010 in double-overtime to California, 2-1.
• 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.
• Indiana was seeded No. 2 overall in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, marking the 13th time in the
last 15 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• 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.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 31st-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the
42nd overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Senior D Andrew Gutman was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the first time in his Hoosier career. Last season, Gutman was named Second-Team All-America by the United Soccer Coaches after helping the Hoosiers lead the NCAA in shutouts (18) and goals allowed (7). The First-Team All-Big Ten and All-Midwest Region selection also netted seven goals on the year and added four assists.
• Both Gutman and sophomore GK Trey Muse earned preseason All-America accolades from both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
• Gutman, Muse and senior MF Francesco Moore were all named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List, as the Hoosiers were unanimously picked as the league's favorites in a poll conducted of the conference's head coaches.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
• The Wake Forest Demon Deacons enter the season ranked No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll after posting a record of 19-2-2 in 2017.
• Wake Forest won the team's second-consecutive ACC Tournament title last year and earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• After beating Columbia and Butler, the Demon Deacons lost to eventual national champion Stanford at home, 2-0, in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
• WF lost seven players to the MLS last season, but were still picked to win the ACC Atlantic division.
• MF Brad Dunwell (First-Team) and F Kyle Holcomb (Freshman) were both named to preseason Best XI teams by Top Drawer Soccer.
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's match between the Hoosiers and the Demon Deacons will mark the fifth time the two programs have met on the pitch, with the series tied at 2-2-0.
• In the only meeting in Winston-Salem in 2015, Wake Forest used a goal in the 88th minute from Ricky Greensfelder to beat the Hoosiers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
• In the four matches, IU has out-scored WF, 6-3.
HOOSIERS RETURN NINE STARTERS
• The Indiana Hoosiers return nine starters from the 2017 team that posted a record of 18-1-6 in 2017, reaching the College Cup Final.
• IU also returns 83 percent of the team's minutes played, 69 percent of the goals scored and 88 percent of the assists.
• Indiana's Grant Lillard signed a Homegrown Contract with the Chicago Fire, while freshman Mason Toye signed a Generation adidas deal with the MLS and was selected No. 8 overall by Minnesota United FC in the MLS SuperDraft.
INDIANA TABBED BIG TEN FAVORITES
• The Hoosiers were unanimously picked as the favorites in the Big Ten in a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches.
• Along with being named the preseason favorite, IU's Andrew Gutman, Francesco Moore and Trey Muse were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
IU OPENS SEASON RANKED NO. 2
• After reaching the College Cup Final in 2017, the Hoosiers opened the season ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
• IU was also ranked No. 2 by College Soccer News and No. 5 by Top Drawer Soccer.
UP NEXT
• The No. 2-ranked Hoosiers will head to Cary, N.C. to face the No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday. In the eight-match history between the two storied programs, the series is tied 4-4-0.
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