No. 9 Indiana to Play Rutgers on Friday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 9-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (4-1-0) will head out east to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3-0) at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. First kick is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET with a stream being provided on BTN+.

Live stats will be available at ScarletKnights.com.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Sophomore midfielder Brett Bebej was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore keeper Roman Celentano claimed Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• Indiana took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference standings after defeating Michigan State, 2-1, on Monday evening. IU sits atop the standings with 12 points, while Michigan and Ohio State each have 10 points this season.
• Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass leads the conference in assists this season with five. He is the program's career active leader in helpers with 21.
• In the program's last 41 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 30-2-9.

LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana hits New Jersey winners of two-straight matches after scoring two goals in the final 30 minutes of play to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (2-4-0) by a score of 2-1. Sophomore forward Victor Bezerra scored the equalizer in the 62nd minute before redshirt sophomore defender Daniel Munie found the winner in the 88th minute.
• The goal scored by Munie was his second of the season. It also marked the latest game-winning mark scored by a Hoosier since Jack Maher downed Maryland in the 103rd minute of the 2019 Big Ten Championships semifinal matchup on Nov. 15.
• Celentano posted his fourth win of the season (14th of his career) after recording one save and yielding just his second tally of the season.
• The Hoosiers have scored multiple goals in each of the four victories this season. Indiana has recorded at least two goals in nine of the program's last 11 victories dating back to the 2019 season.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers enters the match with Indiana holding a six-match record of 3-3 and are tied for fourth in the league standings with nine points. The Scarlet Knight offense has scored at least one goal in five-of-six matches this season.
• Senior forward Ritchie Barry is third in the conference in goals scored (4) and total points (8) this season. He scored goals against Michigan State, Maryland (2), and Penn State this season. He trails only a pair of sophomore forwards in Victor Bezerra (Indiana) and Ugo Achara Jr. (Northwestern) in goals (5) and points (11) this season amongst Big Ten players.
• Sophomore midfielder Jackson Temple tallied six points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the opening three matches of the season. He has attempted 17 shots this season with seven on frame.
• Sophomore keeper Oren Asher has started all six matches for RU and conceded seven goals. He has faced 83 shots this season (34 on goal) and made 27 saves for a save percentage of 0.794. He yields 1.16 goals per 90 minutes.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a series advantage of 9-2-2 against Rutgers, including a mark of 4-1-1 since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference ahead of the 2014 campaign.
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the last four matchups (3-0-1) against the Scarlet Knights. Indiana has outscored Rutgers 9-0 during that stretch. The last RU victory came back on Sept. 20, 2015.
• Last season, Indiana defeated Rutgers by a score of 3-0 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. IU received goals from Joris Ahlinvi, Joe Schmidt, and Aidan Morris in the second half.

#IUMS IN THE RANKINGS
• The Hoosier skyrocketed up the most recent United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings, moving from No. 23 to the No. 9-ranked team nationally.
• College Soccer News ranks Indiana ninth, up one spot from the previous week.
• Indiana hopped into the top-10 of the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and sits in the ninth spot.

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Players Mentioned

Joris Ahlinvi

Brett Bebej

Victor Bezerra

Roman Celentano

Spencer Glass

Jack Maher

Aidan Morris

Daniel Munie

Joe Schmidt