No. 11 Indiana Heads North to Play Northwestern

Tuesday, September 21

Evanston, Ill.

8:00 PM

Indiana University

Northwestern

No. 11 Indiana Heads North to Play Northwestern

9/20/2021 10:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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Hoosiers, Wildcats Square Off on BTN

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 11-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (3-2-1) will hit the road for a Big Ten Conference match-up against the Northwestern Wildcats (2-3-2). The match is slated for an 8 p.m. ET first kick on Sept. 21 at Martin Stadium.

The match will air live on B1G Network for the first time during the 2021 slate. Dean Linke (PxP) and former Indiana Hoosier Patrick Doody (Analyst) will be on the call. Live stats will be available at IUHoosiers.com.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The two sides met three times during the abbreviated 2020-21 season with the Hoosiers winning twice. NU took the first matchup, Indiana's lone B1G loss a season ago, in Evanston. The Hoosiers took care of business in the last two games of the series, both in Bloomington, including a 3-0 decision in the opening round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
• Over the last six seasons, Indiana holds a record of 30-3-8 against Big Ten opponents in the regular season and have outscored the conference foes 74-21 during that stretch.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
• Northwestern welcomes Indiana with a record of 2-3-2 under first-year head coach Russell Payne. He took over the reins for legendary Wildcats head coach Tim Lenahan after a successful 11-year tenure at Army West Point.
• Freshman midfielder Paul Son and sophomore forward Justin Weiss co-lead the 'Cats in both goals (2) and total points (5). Weiss has attempted a team-high 18 shots for the season.
• Northwestern has used two keepers throughout the first seven matches of the season. Fifth-year senior Miha Miskovic leads the duo in starts (5), minutes played (470), saves (19), and shots faced (81). He has also manned the net in each of the two Wildcat victories this season.
• Graduate transfer Ethan Bandre (Pacific) has seen two starts in goal and played 155 minutes. He has allowed just one goal (0.58 goals against average) and made five saves.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a commanding lead in the overall series between the two programs at 33 wins, seven draws and three losses, including a mark of 14-2-3 in Evanston.
• Northwestern held home-field advantage a season ago and snapped Indiana's 14-match unbeaten streak within the series in the process.
• Since 2015, NU has scored just four goals in 10 matches against IU and have been shutout on six occasions.
• Six current Hoosiers have recorded goals against the Wildcats: Victor Bezerra (2); Herbert Endeley, Spencer Glass, Maouloune Goumballe, Nate Ward and Ryan Wittenbrink.
• The two programs have squared off in seven overtime matches since 2011.

INDIANA MEN'S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS
• 782 - The Hoosiers have won 782 games since the program's initial varsity season in 1973. IU is one of seven NCAA Division I soccer programs to win at least 780 matches, but the only to do it in less than 50 varsity seasons.
• 152 - Head men's soccer coach Todd Yeagley has won 152 career matches patrolling the sidelines at Indiana. Counting his one year stop at Wisconsin, Yeagley has accumulated 159 career victories as a head coach.
• 132 - Indiana has claimed 132 victories in Big Ten Conference matches since the league adopted men's soccer in 1991, nearly 40 more wins than any other program (Penn State, 94) in the conference. IU also leads the league in Big Ten regular season titles (17) and tournament crowns (15).
• 118 - Indiana has gone 118 consecutive games without back-to-back regular season losses. The streak spans 2,878 days (7 years, 10 months, and 17 days) in total dating back to 2013.
• 44 - IU has reached the NCAA Tournament 45 times, including an NCAA record 34-straight seasons. No program has more victories (95) in the tournament, more trips to the College Cup (21) or appearances in the national title match (16). Indiana is second all-time with eight national championship wins.
• 24 - Junior goalkeeper Roman Celentano has achieved 24 career wins during his three seasons starting in net. He holds a record of 24-6-5 and has allowed just 22 goals in 36 games played.
• 7 - The Hoosiers have scored seven goals through six matches this season. Five of the seven tallies have been scored by a player that had not recorded a collegiate goal prior to the 2021 season. Freshman midfielder Tommy Mihalic (2), sophomore defender Joey Maher, freshman forward Samuel Sarver, and redshirt junior Ben Yeagley have all provided goals for the Hoosier attack this season.

HOOSIERS ON THE REBOUND
• For the second time during the 2021 season, IU was defeated (2-1) at home against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Friday, Sept. 17. The loss marked just the 15th setback for the Hoosiers in the regular season since the start of the 2014 campaign.
• In the matches immediately following a loss, Indiana holds a record of 10-4-0. IU has outscored its opponent 22-5 in those matches.
• IU bounced back from the previous loss this season (3-0 defeat to Creighton) with a 1-0 victory over Xavier on Sept. 6 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Freshman forward Samuel Sarver netted the winner in that match.
• The Hoosier soccer team has not sustained back-to-back losses in the regular season since the 2013 season.

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