Hoosiers Return to Happy Valley for Title Bout

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men's soccer (14-4-1, 5-3-0 B1G) will try for its 16th Big Ten Tournament title as it visits Penn State (12-6-1, 6-2-0 B1G) in the championship match Sunday (Nov. 14) at noon ET on Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

The match will be aired live on Big Ten Network with Dean Linke and Patrick Doody on the call. Live stats are available at IUHoosiers.com.

SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana is appearing in its fifth straight Big Ten Tournament final while aiming for its fourth straight trophy.
• Sunday's contest is a rematch of the 2020-21 final in which Indiana won via penalty shootout (3-2).
• The two teams met at Jeffrey Field earlier this season on October 17 when IU swiped a 1-0 victory after a defensive battle. The lone goal came when Nyk Sessock's 75th minute cross was diverted by a Nittany Lion into his own goal.

ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
• Penn State is led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Cook. He has compiled a record of 39-21-8 during his time with the Nittany Lions.
• The Nittany Lions captured the Big Ten regular season title, collecting 18 points (6-2-0) to top the table.
• Junior midfielder Andrew Privett leads Penn State with nine goals, and sophomore forward Peter Mangione has scored seven times. Senior midfielder Seth Kuhn has contributed a team-high seven assists, while Senior forward Danny Bloyou has six.
• Kris Shakes has seen the most time in goal for PSU, starting in 16 of 19 matches. Shakes holds an 11-5-0 record and has allowed 15 goals while making 56 saves.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has seen great success in the all-time series with Penn State, owning a 35-14-5 record against the Nittany Lions.
• Including ties broken by penalty kicks, IU has won the last seven matchups between the two programs dating back to 2016.
• IU owns an 11-4-4 record against Penn State in Big Ten Tournament matches and has won all four penalty shootouts.
• Current Hoosiers Spencer Glass (2) and Victor Bezerra (1) have scored against Penn State in their careers.

DOMINANT DEFENSE
• The Indiana defense has posted 12 total shutouts this season, including a streak of seven straight clean sheets in October, the second-longest single-season shutout streak in program history. During that stretch, the Hoosiers did not concede a goal in 725 consecutive minutes of play.
• The Hoosiers shut out their first two opponents in the tournament, Rutgers (1-0) and Northwestern (1-0), and have recorded a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 matches. After opening Big Ten Conference play with a 2-1 defeat to Rutgers on September 17, the Hoosiers have conceded just five goals in 13 matches.
• Junior Roman Celentano is the first-ever two-time Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, earning the award in back-to-back seasons. His career-high 10 shutouts rank No. 2 nationally.
• Junior Daniel Munie is the fourth Hoosier in the last five seasons to earn the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award, following Grant Lillard (2017), Andrew Gutman (2018) and Jack Maher (2019).

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Players Mentioned

Victor Bezerra

Roman Celentano

Spencer Glass

Daniel Munie

Nyk Sessock