Friday, October 18
College Park, Md.
6:30 PM
Indiana University
at
Maryland
No. 6 Indiana Travels to No. 25 Maryland Friday
10/17/2019 9:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 6 Indiana University men's soccer team (8-1-3, 4-0-0 B1G) travels east to take on the No. 25 Maryland Terrapins (6-3-2, 1-1-2 Big Ten) in a Big Ten Conference match. The game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. ET start on Oct. 18 at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md.
The match will be televised on FS2 with Dean Linke (PxP) and Jason Garey (Analyst) on the call, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers enter the contest having earned a result in five-straight matches dating back to a Sept. 24 loss at Butler. IU played No. 16 Kentucky to a 0-0 draw on Oct. 9 and toppled Michigan, 1-0, on Oct. 13 in a pair of home games last week.
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 32 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 23-0-9. 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.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• The Maryland Terrapins enter Friday's match with an overall record of 6-4-2 on the season and a Big Ten mark of 1-1-2.
• The offense has been tough to find for the Terrapins, as the team has netted 13 goals in 12 games. The 1.08 goals per match ranks 143rd nationally and sixth in the nine-team Big Ten Conference.
• The Terrapins have matched up with just one previous ranked opponent this season, a 2-0 loss to No. 12 Virginia on Sept. 2 in Washington, D.C.
• Junior Eric Matzelevich and freshman Malcolm Johnston share the Maryland lead in total points this season with six each. Matzelevich has netted a team-best six goals, while Johnston has recorded two goals and two assists.
• The Michigan defense is led by freshman Niklas Neumann. The German goalkeeper has allowed five goals in nine starts (0.56 goals per game) and holds a save percentage of 0.844 after turning away 27-of-32 shots on frame this season.
• Maryland was selected second in the preseason Big Ten poll according to the league's head coaches.
• Maryland is the reigning NCAA National Champion after topping Indiana, 2-0, in the College Cup semifinal game and Akron, 1-0, in the College Cup title game in 2018.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a slim 4-3-7 in the series with Maryland with five matches coming in either the Big Ten Conference Tournament or the NCAA Tournament, including two College Cup semifinal contests.
• Indiana claimed the first three games in the series history, but have since trailed the series by a tally of 1-3-7.
• IU is 1-1-3 at Ludwig Field against Maryland and 1-2-3 against the Terrapins since the teams became conference foes in 2014.
CELENTANO, MAHER CLAIM WEEKLY HONORS
• Freshman goalkeeper Roman Celentano was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 after posting back-to-back shutouts in home matches against No. 16 Kentucky and Michigan.
• The consecutive clean sheets were the first of Celentano's career.
• Sophomore Jack Maher earned Top Drawer Soccer team of the week honors on Oct. 15 for his role on the backline in the shutouts.
• Maher added an assist the game-winning goal from junior Spencer Glass in the 67th minute of play against Michigan.
REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 32 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 23-0-9.
• IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 6 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 7 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 11 by College Soccer News.
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 Endeley (vs. Pitt), junior Jack Maher (vs. UCLA), and junior Ian Black (vs. Denver).
KEEPING IT CLEAN
• The Hoosiers have played in 12 matches this season. In 11 of those matches, the team has committed fewer fouls than their opponent.
• IU ranks eighth in the country in fewest fouls committed per contest at 9.50, the best number in the Big Ten. Maryland (9.83 per game) ranks second.
#GoIU
The match will be televised on FS2 with Dean Linke (PxP) and Jason Garey (Analyst) on the call, with live stats available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers enter the contest having earned a result in five-straight matches dating back to a Sept. 24 loss at Butler. IU played No. 16 Kentucky to a 0-0 draw on Oct. 9 and toppled Michigan, 1-0, on Oct. 13 in a pair of home games last week.
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 32 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 23-0-9. 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.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• The Maryland Terrapins enter Friday's match with an overall record of 6-4-2 on the season and a Big Ten mark of 1-1-2.
• The offense has been tough to find for the Terrapins, as the team has netted 13 goals in 12 games. The 1.08 goals per match ranks 143rd nationally and sixth in the nine-team Big Ten Conference.
• The Terrapins have matched up with just one previous ranked opponent this season, a 2-0 loss to No. 12 Virginia on Sept. 2 in Washington, D.C.
• Junior Eric Matzelevich and freshman Malcolm Johnston share the Maryland lead in total points this season with six each. Matzelevich has netted a team-best six goals, while Johnston has recorded two goals and two assists.
• The Michigan defense is led by freshman Niklas Neumann. The German goalkeeper has allowed five goals in nine starts (0.56 goals per game) and holds a save percentage of 0.844 after turning away 27-of-32 shots on frame this season.
• Maryland was selected second in the preseason Big Ten poll according to the league's head coaches.
• Maryland is the reigning NCAA National Champion after topping Indiana, 2-0, in the College Cup semifinal game and Akron, 1-0, in the College Cup title game in 2018.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a slim 4-3-7 in the series with Maryland with five matches coming in either the Big Ten Conference Tournament or the NCAA Tournament, including two College Cup semifinal contests.
• Indiana claimed the first three games in the series history, but have since trailed the series by a tally of 1-3-7.
• IU is 1-1-3 at Ludwig Field against Maryland and 1-2-3 against the Terrapins since the teams became conference foes in 2014.
CELENTANO, MAHER CLAIM WEEKLY HONORS
• Freshman goalkeeper Roman Celentano was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 after posting back-to-back shutouts in home matches against No. 16 Kentucky and Michigan.
• The consecutive clean sheets were the first of Celentano's career.
• Sophomore Jack Maher earned Top Drawer Soccer team of the week honors on Oct. 15 for his role on the backline in the shutouts.
• Maher added an assist the game-winning goal from junior Spencer Glass in the 67th minute of play against Michigan.
REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE
• Indiana is undefeated in the team's last 32 regular-season, Big Ten conference matches, posting a record of 23-0-9.
• IU's last league loss in the regular season came on Oct. 10, 2015 in overtime at Ohio State, 1-0.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 6 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 7 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 11 by College Soccer News.
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 Endeley (vs. Pitt), junior Jack Maher (vs. UCLA), and junior Ian Black (vs. Denver).
KEEPING IT CLEAN
• The Hoosiers have played in 12 matches this season. In 11 of those matches, the team has committed fewer fouls than their opponent.
• IU ranks eighth in the country in fewest fouls committed per contest at 9.50, the best number in the Big Ten. Maryland (9.83 per game) ranks second.
#GoIU
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