No. 16 Indiana Welcomes No. 25 Penn State

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No. 16-ranked Indiana men's soccer (5-2-4, 1-1-3 B1G) returns to Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday (Oct. 14) when it hosts Penn State (5-3-3, 2-0-2 B1G) in Big Ten Conference play.

The match will be televised on Big Ten Network with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also stream the match at foxsports.com/live.

The first 250 fans at Friday's match will receive a free IU men's soccer koozie. Additionally, fans may purchase $5 tickets at the gate when they show their IU football ticket for Saturday's game against Maryland.

SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana is unbeaten in 15 straight home matches going back to the 2021 season with a 4-0-2 home record this season.
• The Nittany Lions sit two points above the Hoosiers on the Big Ten Table with a game in hand.
• Redshirt senior Daniel Munie has tallied two goals and a clean sheet in three matches since returning from injury.
• The Hoosiers have scored 21 goals from 11 unique goal scorers this season. Redshirt senior Ryan Wittenbrink leads the Hoosiers in goals (5) and points (13).
• A win for IU Friday would be No. 800 in the program's illustrious history.

ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
• Penn State comes into the match with a 5-3-3 record and sits second in the Big Ten table with eight points (2-0-2). Its last result was a 4-1 win versus Michigan State.
• The Nittany Lions are led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Cook. Cook has compiled a 44-25-11 record at Penn State and a 224-163-60 career record in 25 seasons as a head coach.
• Junior forward Peter Mangione and senior forward Liam Butts have totaled 11 goals for the Nittany Lions, with Mangione leading the team with six tallies. Penn State has averaged 1.7 goals per match, while conceding a 1.3 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has had the better of the matchup between two historic programs, leading the all-time series 35-15-5.
• 2021 featured two important contests between IU and PSU. In the first match, Indiana handed the Nittany Lions one of their two conference losses. Penn State would get revenge in the Big Ten Tournament final with a 3-0 victory to capture the championship double.
• The last two Big Ten Tournament Champions have been decided by this matchup. In the adjusted 2020-21 season, Indiana won its third straight Big Ten double after defeating the Nittany Lions in penalties. Coming into that match, IU had won five straight over PSU.

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