Big Ten Powers Meet in Ann Arbor

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 7-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (6-1-0) will put their four-match winning streak on the line when the team travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the 11th-ranked Michigan Wolverines (4-1-1) at U-M Soccer Stadium.

First kick is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET with a live broadcast on BTN. Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Doody (Color) will be on the call. Live stats will be available at MGoBlue.com.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley earned his 150th-career win, including a mark of 143-50-39 in his illustrious tenure at the helm of the Hoosiers, in the 3-0 decision over Northwestern on March 23.
• Sophomore keeper Roman Celentano claimed Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week for the second-straight week, and third time in his career. He earned the award after making saves on all five of the Rutgers shot attempts in a 3-0 victory on March 19.
• Indiana holds the top spot in the Big Ten Conference team standings with 18 points. Penn State sits in second with 15 points and a record of 5-1-0.
• In the program's last 43 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 32-2-9.

LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana avenged the program's only loss of the season with a 3-0 handling of the Northwestern Wildcats under the lights at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium on March 23.
• Freshman forward Nate Ward and sophomore forward Maouloune Goumballe each netted goals in the opening 20 minutes of the match to set the tone for the night. For Ward, the goal was the first of his career, while Goumballe charted his first goal of the season and third of his career.
• Sophomore forward Herbert Endeley gave the Hoosiers a third goal in the 51st minute of action off a beautiful solo run down the left flank. He weaved into the box a fired a left-footed strike from 16 yards out that found the back of the net.

SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• The Michigan Wolverines, under the direction of head coach Chaka Daley, are third in the conference standings (13 points) with an overall record of 4-1-1.
• Senior defender Jackson Ragen leads the Wolverines in total points (8), goals scored (4), and shots on goal (5). Junior midfielder Kevin Buca paces the team in assists (3) and game-winning scores (2), and is second on the squad with seven total points.
• Sophomore keeper Owen Finnerty holds a record of 4-0-0 in five starts this season. He has allowed two goals to go along with eight saves on the year.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a series advantage of 22-3-3 against Northwestern, including a mark of 9-1-0 at U-M Soccer Stadium.
• The Hoosiers have not suffered a loss to the Wolverines since losing back-to-back matches on Oct. 19, 2012 and Oct. 26, 2013. IU is 7-0-2 in the nine matches since and has outscored U-M by a tally of 14-3 during that stretch.
• The two programs have collided in each of the last two Big Ten Championship matches. Indiana won the match in 2019 by a score of 3-0 and earned the tournament crown in 2019 after outscoring Michigan 4-3 in penalty kicks.

IN THE RANKINGS
• The Hoosiers are ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll, ninth in the latest Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News polls.
• Michigan sits at No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll, No. 12 according to TDS, and No. 11 in the CSN standings.
• This will be the first matchup for Indiana this season against a ranked opponent.

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Players Mentioned

Roman Celentano

Herbert Endeley

Maouloune Goumballe

Nate Ward