Sunday, November 24
Bloomington, Ind.
Noon
Indiana University
vs
Kentucky
No. 6 Indiana, No. 19 Kentucky to Meet in NCAA Second Round
11/23/2019 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team (14-2-4) will host a familiar foe in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in the No. 19-ranked Kentucky Wildcats (13-4-3). First kick is slated for noon ET on Nov. 24 from Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
The game will stream on the BTN and live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana earned the No. 5 overall for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, marking the 15th time since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU earned a top-16 seed. Indiana has earned a top-8 seed 10 times since 2003.
• The berth for the Hoosiers marked the team's 33rd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 44th overall in the program's history, the most of any team in the 2019 NCAA Tournament field.
• Indiana posted a mark of 5-2-4 against NCAA Tournament teams this season, including victories over No. 13 Michigan and No. 15 Penn State. Indiana secured wins over unseeded teams in Denver, Pittsburgh, and Seattle. Maryland nabbed an at-large bid out of the Big Ten Conference into the NCAA Tournament.
• The three seeded teams produced by the Big Ten is the second most of any conference. The Atlantic Coast Conference placed four teams on the national seed line.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana claimed the outright Big Ten regular season championship for the second-straight season and the 16th time overall in program history after finishing the eight-game league slate with a record of 7-1-0.
• The back-to-back regular season titles mark the first time Indiana has repeated as champions since winning the 2006 and 2007 crowns.
• Indiana doubled down on the championship success after edging Michigan, 4-3, in a PK shootout to claim the 14th Big Ten Tournament championship in program history, and second in as many seasons.
• The championship double is the 10th in program history, the most in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana pulled off the double for the second-straight season for the first time since the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Kentucky Wildcats enter the 2019 NCAA Tournament second round matchup with an overall record of 13-4-3 (4-2-1 C-USA) and finished the regular season as the fourth seed in the C-USA tournament.
• Kentucky earned seven Conference USA postseason plaudits this season, highlighted by redshirt junior Aimé Mabika. The Lexington, Ky., native was named C-USA Player of the Year, Co-Defensive MVP, and a first-team all-conference.
• Junior Kalil ElMedkhar joined Mabika on the All-C-USA first team, while junior Enrique Facusse, sophomore Marcel Meinzer, and sophomore Daniel Evans were named to the all-conference second team.
• ElMedkhar (six goals, seven assists) and Evans (seven goals, five assists) tied for the team-lead in total points scored this season with 19.
• Facusse posted one shutout, a goals-against average of 0.76, and a save percentage of .729 in 20 starts in net.
• Indiana and Kentucky played to a 0-0 draw on Oct. 9 in Bloomington.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Hoosiers hold a 25-2-4 series advantage over the Wildcats in a series that dates back to the 1973 campaign. IU has outscored UK by a tally of 98-17 during the series.
• Kentucky snapped a 20-game unbeaten streak for Indiana in the series with a 3-0 victory on Oct. 3, 2018. The Hoosiers were 17-0-3 during the streak.
• IU is 14-1-2 at Armstrong Stadium against UK.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 33rd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 44th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .725 (91-33-5) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 91 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• Stanford is second in the NCAA with a winning percentage of .667 (29-13-6), while UCLA's 72 tournament victories ranks second.
• IU has appeared in 20 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
INDIANA UNDEFEATED IN LAST 37 HOME MATCHES
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the team's last 37 matches at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, posting a mark of 33-0-4.
• 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.
• The 37-match home-unbeaten streak is the second-longest streak in program history and ranks as the fifth-longest unblemished streak in NCAA history.
INDIANA DOES NOT CONCEDE IN B1G TOURNAMENT
• The top-seeded Hoosiers ran through nearly 303 minutes and three games of the 2019 Big Ten Conference Tournament without yielding a goal from the opposition.
• In the quarterfinal round, Indiana ended the season of the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes with a 2-0 result. Freshman Joshua Penn and redshirt junior A.J. Palazzolo tallied the two Hoosier goals.
• The Hoosiers exacted revenge on the fifth-seeded and tournament host Maryland Terrapins in the semifinals by a 1-0 victory. Sophomore Jack Maher secured the match-winning goal from the spot.
• For the second-straight season, Indiana shutout Michigan in the conference title match. The Hoosiers outdueled the Wolverines by a count of 4-3 in penalty kicks following 110 minutes of scoreless soccer.
IMPRESSIVE RECORD VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
• In IU's last 54 regular season matches against non-conference opponents dating back through the 2014 season, the Hoosiers have posted an impressive record of 41-5-8.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 6 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 6 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 7 by College Soccer News.
The game will stream on the BTN and live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana earned the No. 5 overall for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, marking the 15th time since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU earned a top-16 seed. Indiana has earned a top-8 seed 10 times since 2003.
• The berth for the Hoosiers marked the team's 33rd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 44th overall in the program's history, the most of any team in the 2019 NCAA Tournament field.
• Indiana posted a mark of 5-2-4 against NCAA Tournament teams this season, including victories over No. 13 Michigan and No. 15 Penn State. Indiana secured wins over unseeded teams in Denver, Pittsburgh, and Seattle. Maryland nabbed an at-large bid out of the Big Ten Conference into the NCAA Tournament.
• The three seeded teams produced by the Big Ten is the second most of any conference. The Atlantic Coast Conference placed four teams on the national seed line.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana claimed the outright Big Ten regular season championship for the second-straight season and the 16th time overall in program history after finishing the eight-game league slate with a record of 7-1-0.
• The back-to-back regular season titles mark the first time Indiana has repeated as champions since winning the 2006 and 2007 crowns.
• Indiana doubled down on the championship success after edging Michigan, 4-3, in a PK shootout to claim the 14th Big Ten Tournament championship in program history, and second in as many seasons.
• The championship double is the 10th in program history, the most in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana pulled off the double for the second-straight season for the first time since the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Kentucky Wildcats enter the 2019 NCAA Tournament second round matchup with an overall record of 13-4-3 (4-2-1 C-USA) and finished the regular season as the fourth seed in the C-USA tournament.
• Kentucky earned seven Conference USA postseason plaudits this season, highlighted by redshirt junior Aimé Mabika. The Lexington, Ky., native was named C-USA Player of the Year, Co-Defensive MVP, and a first-team all-conference.
• Junior Kalil ElMedkhar joined Mabika on the All-C-USA first team, while junior Enrique Facusse, sophomore Marcel Meinzer, and sophomore Daniel Evans were named to the all-conference second team.
• ElMedkhar (six goals, seven assists) and Evans (seven goals, five assists) tied for the team-lead in total points scored this season with 19.
• Facusse posted one shutout, a goals-against average of 0.76, and a save percentage of .729 in 20 starts in net.
• Indiana and Kentucky played to a 0-0 draw on Oct. 9 in Bloomington.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Hoosiers hold a 25-2-4 series advantage over the Wildcats in a series that dates back to the 1973 campaign. IU has outscored UK by a tally of 98-17 during the series.
• Kentucky snapped a 20-game unbeaten streak for Indiana in the series with a 3-0 victory on Oct. 3, 2018. The Hoosiers were 17-0-3 during the streak.
• IU is 14-1-2 at Armstrong Stadium against UK.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 33rd-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 44th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .725 (91-33-5) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 91 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• Stanford is second in the NCAA with a winning percentage of .667 (29-13-6), while UCLA's 72 tournament victories ranks second.
• IU has appeared in 20 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
INDIANA UNDEFEATED IN LAST 37 HOME MATCHES
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the team's last 37 matches at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, posting a mark of 33-0-4.
• 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.
• The 37-match home-unbeaten streak is the second-longest streak in program history and ranks as the fifth-longest unblemished streak in NCAA history.
INDIANA DOES NOT CONCEDE IN B1G TOURNAMENT
• The top-seeded Hoosiers ran through nearly 303 minutes and three games of the 2019 Big Ten Conference Tournament without yielding a goal from the opposition.
• In the quarterfinal round, Indiana ended the season of the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes with a 2-0 result. Freshman Joshua Penn and redshirt junior A.J. Palazzolo tallied the two Hoosier goals.
• The Hoosiers exacted revenge on the fifth-seeded and tournament host Maryland Terrapins in the semifinals by a 1-0 victory. Sophomore Jack Maher secured the match-winning goal from the spot.
• For the second-straight season, Indiana shutout Michigan in the conference title match. The Hoosiers outdueled the Wolverines by a count of 4-3 in penalty kicks following 110 minutes of scoreless soccer.
IMPRESSIVE RECORD VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
• In IU's last 54 regular season matches against non-conference opponents dating back through the 2014 season, the Hoosiers have posted an impressive record of 41-5-8.
IUMS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Indiana is ranked No. 6 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. IU is ranked No. 6 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 7 by College Soccer News.
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