Wednesday, November 10
2:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Northwestern
Indiana Welcomes Northwestern for Big Ten Tournament Semifinal
11/9/2021 1:28:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana's (13-4-1, 5-3-0 B1G) Big Ten Tournament run continues Wednesday (Nov. 10) when it hosts Northwestern (6-8-3, 3-5-0 B1G) in the semifinal round at 2 p.m. ET on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
The match will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Live stats are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The winner of this match will face the winner of No. 1 seed Penn State and No. 4 Michigan in the tournament championship match on Sunday.
• Indiana has won its last six matches at Bill Armstrong, holding a season home record of 9-3-0.
• The Hoosiers have shut out eight of their last nine opponents and conceded just five goals over their last 13 contests.
• The two teams met on September 21 in Evanston, Illinois, where Indiana took home a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats. Samuel Sarver and Herbert Endeley scored in the match.
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
• Northwestern is led by first-year head coach Russell Payne, who has led the Wildcats to a 6-8-3 record during his first season in Evanston.
• Sophomore forward Justin Weiss leads the Wildcats in scoring with eight goals. Senior midfielder Vicente Castro owns the team lead in assists with seven.
• Graduate goalkeeper Miha Miskovic has started 13 matches for Northwestern, allowing 13 goals. The Zemun, Serbia, native owns four shutouts on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the all-time series with Northwestern, owning a 34-3-7 record against the Wildcats.
• The Hoosiers own a three-match winning streak against Northwestern and have outscored the Wildcats 8-1 in that span.
• IU has not suffered a home loss to Northwestern since a 1-0 defeat on October 17, 2004. The Hoosiers boast a 17-1-3 home record against the Wildcats.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana has advanced in five of six matches played against Northwestern.
• Seven current Hoosiers have scored against the Wildcats: Victor Bezerra (2), Herbert Endeley (2), Maouloune Goumballe (2), Spencer Glass, Samuel Sarver, Nate Ward and Ryan Wittenbrink.
DOMINANT DEFENSE
• The Indiana defense has posted 11 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.
• Junior Roman Celentano is first-ever two-time Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, earning the award in back-to-back seasons. His nine shutouts rank No. 4 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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The match will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Live stats are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The winner of this match will face the winner of No. 1 seed Penn State and No. 4 Michigan in the tournament championship match on Sunday.
• Indiana has won its last six matches at Bill Armstrong, holding a season home record of 9-3-0.
• The Hoosiers have shut out eight of their last nine opponents and conceded just five goals over their last 13 contests.
• The two teams met on September 21 in Evanston, Illinois, where Indiana took home a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats. Samuel Sarver and Herbert Endeley scored in the match.
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
• Northwestern is led by first-year head coach Russell Payne, who has led the Wildcats to a 6-8-3 record during his first season in Evanston.
• Sophomore forward Justin Weiss leads the Wildcats in scoring with eight goals. Senior midfielder Vicente Castro owns the team lead in assists with seven.
• Graduate goalkeeper Miha Miskovic has started 13 matches for Northwestern, allowing 13 goals. The Zemun, Serbia, native owns four shutouts on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the all-time series with Northwestern, owning a 34-3-7 record against the Wildcats.
• The Hoosiers own a three-match winning streak against Northwestern and have outscored the Wildcats 8-1 in that span.
• IU has not suffered a home loss to Northwestern since a 1-0 defeat on October 17, 2004. The Hoosiers boast a 17-1-3 home record against the Wildcats.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana has advanced in five of six matches played against Northwestern.
• Seven current Hoosiers have scored against the Wildcats: Victor Bezerra (2), Herbert Endeley (2), Maouloune Goumballe (2), Spencer Glass, Samuel Sarver, Nate Ward and Ryan Wittenbrink.
DOMINANT DEFENSE
• The Indiana defense has posted 11 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.
• Junior Roman Celentano is first-ever two-time Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, earning the award in back-to-back seasons. His nine shutouts rank No. 4 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).
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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