Indiana Men’s Soccer to Play at Home for First Time in 2021

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 23-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (3-1-0) will finally play a home match at Bill Armstrong Stadium when the Michigan State Spartans (2-3-0) come to town on March 15. First kick is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and will be broadcasted live on Big Ten Network. Dean Linke will serve as the play-by-play broadcaster and former Hoosier Patrick Doody will serve as the analyst.

Live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.

SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana routed the Wisconsin Badgers by a final tally of 4-0 on March 11. IU received goals from sophomore midfielder Brett Bebej (2), sophomore forward Herbert Endeley, and redshirt junior midfielder Joe Schmidt. For Bebej, the goals marked the first of his collegiate career.
• Sophomore keeper Roman Celentano recorded his third shutout victory of the season and 11th of his career against the Badgers. He was credited with six saves in the win over Wisconsin. He has allowed one or fewer goals in 17 of his 18 career starts.

NEWS AND NOTES
• The Hoosiers have scored three-plus goals in six of the program's last seven Big Ten regular season wins, including all three victories in the 2020-21 season.
• Indiana has scored three or more goals in 11 matches dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• In the program's last 40 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 29-2-9.

LAST TIME OUT
• For just the second time in the last 39 Big Ten regular season matches, Indiana suffered a conference loss. The Hoosiers were blanked in a 1-0 decision against the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill. back on Feb. 27.
• The Wildcats found the late winner in the 87th-minute of play when a dangerous cross found the foot of sophomore forward Ugo Achara Jr., who was able to slide the ball through the Indiana defense and into the back of the net.
• The goal was the first goal allowed by sophomore keeper Roman Celentano this season. He opened the season with over 265 minutes (267:31) of shutout play.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State travels to Bloomington with a 2-3 overall record. In all three Spartan losses this season, the team failed to score a goal, while both wins (Penn State and Northwestern) came via shutout.
• The Spartans have scored three goals in five matches this season, coming from three different sources. Junior midfielder Jack Beck scored a late winner in a 1-0 MSU victory over Penn State, while junior forward Farai Mutatu and sophomore forward Connor George netted tallies in a 2-0 victory over Northwestern the last time Sparty took the pitch.
• Redshirt junior keeper Hunter Morse has started all five matches for MSU and conceded five total goals. He has two shutout victories to his credit this season.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a series advantage of 41-8-5 against Michigan State, including a mark of 17-3-4 in Bloomington. The Hoosiers won the first 30 matches contested between the two programs.
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the last six matchups (4-0-2) against the Spartans.
• A season ago, Indiana defeated Michigan State by a score of 1-0 to close out the 2019 regular season and clinch the outright Big Ten championship. Sophomore defender Jack Maher scored the game-winning goal from the spot in the 29th minute.

#IUMS IN THE RANKINGS
• The United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings has Indiana as the 23rd-ranked team nationally.
• College Soccer News ranks Indiana highest, spotting the Hoosiers in 10th.
• Top Drawer Soccer has the Hoosiers ranked 13th.

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Indiana Men’s Soccer to Play at Home for First Time in 2021

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Players Mentioned

Brett Bebej

Roman Celentano

Herbert Endeley

Jack Maher

Joe Schmidt