No. 6 Hoosiers Host No. 22 Dartmouth to Open 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
8/30/2018 12:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the No. 22 Dartmouth Big Green on Friday, Aug. 31 in the 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
The match is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The match will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com and live stats can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
2018 adidas/IU CREDIT UNION CLASSIC
Friday, August 31
No. 18 UConn vs. No. 24 Notre Dame – 5:00 p.m. ET
No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 22 Dartmouth – 8:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, September 2
No. 22 Dartmouth vs. No. 24 Notre Dame – 5:00 p.m. ET
No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 18 UConn – 8:00 p.m. ET
Season tickets, single-match tickets, family packages and the Flex Pack are on sale at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 6-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will host the No. 22 Dartmouth Big Green on Friday night at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the first day of the 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
• The Hoosiers enter the match coming off a thrilling, 1-0 win on the road at No. 3 North Carolina last Sunday. A.J. Palazzolo scored the game-winner for the Hoosiers in the 88th minute.
• Indiana had a heart-breaking loss to start the 2018 campaign, falling at No. 5 Wake Forest, 2-1, in double overtime.
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 New
• 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 BIG GREEN
• Dartmouth was picked to win the Ivy League in 2018 in a poll conducted of media members across the league.
• The Big Green have either won outright or shared the Ivy League title in each of the past four seasons and are coming off a 6-0-1 mark in conference play from a year ago.
• Last season, Dartmouth won the Ivy League and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 12-3-2.
• The Big Green played No. 15 New Hampshire to a tie in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, only to see UNH advance in a shoot-out.
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's match between the Hoosiers and the Big Green will mark the third meeting between the two programs, with the series tied at 1-1-0.
• The match is the first since 2014, when IU beat Dartmouth, 1-0, in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament in South Bend, Ind.
• Dartmouth won the first meeting in 2008 at the same tournament, 4-0.
FOUR MATCHES, FOUR RANKED OPPONENTS
• After a daunting opening weekend on the road against No. 5 Wake Forest and No. 3 North Carolina, the Hoosiers will face No. 22 Dartmouth and No. 18 UConn this weekend.
• The four-matches marks the first time in program history that IU has played ranked opponents in a season's first four games.
IU TAKES DOWN NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA
• Redshirt sophomore A.J. Palazzolo made the most of his first collegiate goal, heading home the winner on the road at No. 3 North Carolina on Aug. 26.
• The victory was Indiana's first on the road against a ranked opponent since beating No. 2 Louisville, 2-1, on Oct. 11, 2016.
UP NEXT
• The No. 6-ranked Hoosiers will face No. 18 UConn on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET in the 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington at Armstrong Stadium.
#GoIU
The match is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The match will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com and live stats can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
2018 adidas/IU CREDIT UNION CLASSIC
Friday, August 31
No. 18 UConn vs. No. 24 Notre Dame – 5:00 p.m. ET
No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 22 Dartmouth – 8:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, September 2
No. 22 Dartmouth vs. No. 24 Notre Dame – 5:00 p.m. ET
No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 18 UConn – 8:00 p.m. ET
Season tickets, single-match tickets, family packages and the Flex Pack are on sale at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 6-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will host the No. 22 Dartmouth Big Green on Friday night at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the first day of the 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
• The Hoosiers enter the match coming off a thrilling, 1-0 win on the road at No. 3 North Carolina last Sunday. A.J. Palazzolo scored the game-winner for the Hoosiers in the 88th minute.
• Indiana had a heart-breaking loss to start the 2018 campaign, falling at No. 5 Wake Forest, 2-1, in double overtime.
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 New
• 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 BIG GREEN
• Dartmouth was picked to win the Ivy League in 2018 in a poll conducted of media members across the league.
• The Big Green have either won outright or shared the Ivy League title in each of the past four seasons and are coming off a 6-0-1 mark in conference play from a year ago.
• Last season, Dartmouth won the Ivy League and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 12-3-2.
• The Big Green played No. 15 New Hampshire to a tie in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, only to see UNH advance in a shoot-out.
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's match between the Hoosiers and the Big Green will mark the third meeting between the two programs, with the series tied at 1-1-0.
• The match is the first since 2014, when IU beat Dartmouth, 1-0, in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament in South Bend, Ind.
• Dartmouth won the first meeting in 2008 at the same tournament, 4-0.
FOUR MATCHES, FOUR RANKED OPPONENTS
• After a daunting opening weekend on the road against No. 5 Wake Forest and No. 3 North Carolina, the Hoosiers will face No. 22 Dartmouth and No. 18 UConn this weekend.
• The four-matches marks the first time in program history that IU has played ranked opponents in a season's first four games.
IU TAKES DOWN NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA
• Redshirt sophomore A.J. Palazzolo made the most of his first collegiate goal, heading home the winner on the road at No. 3 North Carolina on Aug. 26.
• The victory was Indiana's first on the road against a ranked opponent since beating No. 2 Louisville, 2-1, on Oct. 11, 2016.
UP NEXT
• The No. 6-ranked Hoosiers will face No. 18 UConn on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET in the 2018 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington at Armstrong Stadium.
#GoIU
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