Sunday, October 13
Bloomington, Ind.
3:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Michigan
No. 4 Indiana Returns to League Play Against Michigan
10/12/2019 9:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team (7-1-3, 3-0-0 B1G) returns to Big Ten Conference play with a home match against the Michigan Wolverines (6-2-3, 2-0-2 B1G) at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 13 at Armstrong Stadium.
The match will be televised on ESPNU with Mike Watts (PxP) and Devon Kerr (Analyst) on the call, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Freshman Roman Celetano turned in his first collegiate clean sheet after holding No. 16 Kentucky scoreless for 110 minutes on Wednesday night.
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 31 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 22-0-9. IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
• Last season, the Hoosiers won both the Big Ten regular season championship (15th time) and Big Ten Tournament championship (13th time) in the same season for the first time since 2006.
• Also, IU advanced to the College Cup for the second-straight year and for a NCAA-record 20th time in program history.
• Indiana earned the No. 2 overall for the 2018 NCAA Tournament, marking the 14th time in the last 16 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 32nd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 43rd overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Freshman Aidan Morris became the third Hoosier of the season to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Oct. 8. His accolade was the first for an IU offensive player of the '19 campaign.
• Morris was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the Week on Oct. 8. He became the first Indiana player named to the team this season.
• He scored his first career goal at Northwestern and charted two assists off set pieces against Penn State. Both games resulted in 3-1 decisions for Indiana.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• The Michigan Wolverines enter Sunday's match with an overall record of 6-2-3 on the season with a Big Ten mark of 2-0-2.
• After a tough 2-2-0 start, which featured home losses against Florida Gulf Coast and No. 13 Washington, UM has rebounded to secure an undefeated recorded of 4-0-3 in the last seven matches.
• The Wolverines began B1G play with a pair of draws against No. 24 Rutgers and at Penn State, but have since defeated Ohio State, 2-0, on the road and taken care of Northwestern, 3-0, in Ann Arbor.
• Graduate transfer Nebojsa Popovic leads Michigan with 15 points (six goals, three assists) this season, while sophomore Derick Broche has tallied nine points (four goals, one assist).
• Popovic has recorded at least one shot on goal in nine of Michigan's 11 matches this season and has recorded at least one point in six matches.
• The Michigan defense is led by senior keeper Andrew Verdi. The Ivyland, Pa., native surrenders just 0.71 goals per contest and holds a save percentage of 0.692.
• Michigan was selected third in the preseason Big Ten poll according to the league's head coaches.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Hoosiers hold a commanding 21-3-2 series lead over the Wolverines in a series that dates back to the 1974 campaign. IU has outscored UM by a tally of 61-18 during the series.
• Indiana is currently riding a seven-match unbeaten streak against Michigan dating back to a 2-1 loss at Michigan on Oct. 26, 2013. IU is 6-0-1 during the span.
• IU is 7-2-2 at Armstrong Stadium against UM.
REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 31 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 22-0-9.
• IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
INDIANA UNDEFEATED IN LAST 32 HOME MATCHES
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the team's last 32 matches at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, posting a mark of 28-0-4.
• IU's last loss at home came to No. 20 Virginia Tech, 2-1 in overtime, on Nov. 27, 2016 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
90 MINUTES NOT ENOUGH
• For the first time in program history, Indiana played in five-straight overtime matches to begin the season.
• IU men's soccer has produced only 12 seasons in which the Hoosiers have played more than six overtime matches in the program's 47 seasons. Three of the 12 seasons resulted in NCAA Championships.
• Indiana holds a record of 3-0-3 in overtime games this season. IU received golden goals from freshman Herbert Endely (vs. Pitt), junior Jack Maher (vs. UCLA), and junior Ian Black (vs. Denver).
HOOSIERS TABBED BIG TEN FAVORITES
• The Hoosiers were tabbed as the Big Ten preseason favorites in a poll conducted of the league's coaches for the second-straight year.
• Along with being named the preseason favorite, IU's Spencer Glass, Simon Waever and Jack Maher were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 4 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 7 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 10 by College Soccer News.
#GoIU
The match will be televised on ESPNU with Mike Watts (PxP) and Devon Kerr (Analyst) on the call, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Freshman Roman Celetano turned in his first collegiate clean sheet after holding No. 16 Kentucky scoreless for 110 minutes on Wednesday night.
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 31 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 22-0-9. IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
• Last season, the Hoosiers won both the Big Ten regular season championship (15th time) and Big Ten Tournament championship (13th time) in the same season for the first time since 2006.
• Also, IU advanced to the College Cup for the second-straight year and for a NCAA-record 20th time in program history.
• Indiana earned the No. 2 overall for the 2018 NCAA Tournament, marking the 14th time in the last 16 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers was the team's 32nd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 43rd overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Freshman Aidan Morris became the third Hoosier of the season to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Oct. 8. His accolade was the first for an IU offensive player of the '19 campaign.
• Morris was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the Week on Oct. 8. He became the first Indiana player named to the team this season.
• He scored his first career goal at Northwestern and charted two assists off set pieces against Penn State. Both games resulted in 3-1 decisions for Indiana.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• The Michigan Wolverines enter Sunday's match with an overall record of 6-2-3 on the season with a Big Ten mark of 2-0-2.
• After a tough 2-2-0 start, which featured home losses against Florida Gulf Coast and No. 13 Washington, UM has rebounded to secure an undefeated recorded of 4-0-3 in the last seven matches.
• The Wolverines began B1G play with a pair of draws against No. 24 Rutgers and at Penn State, but have since defeated Ohio State, 2-0, on the road and taken care of Northwestern, 3-0, in Ann Arbor.
• Graduate transfer Nebojsa Popovic leads Michigan with 15 points (six goals, three assists) this season, while sophomore Derick Broche has tallied nine points (four goals, one assist).
• Popovic has recorded at least one shot on goal in nine of Michigan's 11 matches this season and has recorded at least one point in six matches.
• The Michigan defense is led by senior keeper Andrew Verdi. The Ivyland, Pa., native surrenders just 0.71 goals per contest and holds a save percentage of 0.692.
• Michigan was selected third in the preseason Big Ten poll according to the league's head coaches.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Hoosiers hold a commanding 21-3-2 series lead over the Wolverines in a series that dates back to the 1974 campaign. IU has outscored UM by a tally of 61-18 during the series.
• Indiana is currently riding a seven-match unbeaten streak against Michigan dating back to a 2-1 loss at Michigan on Oct. 26, 2013. IU is 6-0-1 during the span.
• IU is 7-2-2 at Armstrong Stadium against UM.
REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 31 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 22-0-9.
• IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
INDIANA UNDEFEATED IN LAST 32 HOME MATCHES
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the team's last 32 matches at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, posting a mark of 28-0-4.
• IU's last loss at home came to No. 20 Virginia Tech, 2-1 in overtime, on Nov. 27, 2016 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
90 MINUTES NOT ENOUGH
• For the first time in program history, Indiana played in five-straight overtime matches to begin the season.
• IU men's soccer has produced only 12 seasons in which the Hoosiers have played more than six overtime matches in the program's 47 seasons. Three of the 12 seasons resulted in NCAA Championships.
• Indiana holds a record of 3-0-3 in overtime games this season. IU received golden goals from freshman Herbert Endely (vs. Pitt), junior Jack Maher (vs. UCLA), and junior Ian Black (vs. Denver).
HOOSIERS TABBED BIG TEN FAVORITES
• The Hoosiers were tabbed as the Big Ten preseason favorites in a poll conducted of the league's coaches for the second-straight year.
• Along with being named the preseason favorite, IU's Spencer Glass, Simon Waever and Jack Maher were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 4 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 7 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 10 by College Soccer News.
#GoIU
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