Men’s Soccer Captures 12th Big Ten Double

Sunday, November 12

Bloomington, Ind.

Noon

Indiana University

12-4-4, 4-2-2

Penn State

10-4-5, 4-2-2

Penn St.

Indiana

11/12/2023 4:08:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON — There's no sharing this time.

An echoing statement was made Sunday (Nov. 12) as Indiana men's soccer defeated its Big Ten regular season co-champion Penn State 1-0 in the conference tournament final: Indiana is the Big Ten's best.

With the win, No. 1-seeded IU (12-4-4, 4-2-2 B1G) captured its 12th Big Ten Championship Double and its fourth double in the last six years, meaning the Hoosiers have won eight of the last 12 available Big Ten titles.

In all, Indiana has won 34 Big Ten Championships in 33 seasons of conference play, combing 18 regular season and now 16 tournament titles.

Now, Indiana will chase the treble and the program's ninth national title. Clinching their record-extending 37th straight NCAA Tournament berth, the 48th appearance in program history, the Hoosiers will learn their starting point in the national competition during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday (Nov. 13) at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

Junior forward Samuel Sarver's 38th-minute goal and senior goalkeeper JT Harms' 85th-minute save made the difference as the Hoosiers suffocated Penn State's attack. Indiana totaled 18 shots with six on target, while PSU had three of 12 on frame.

KEY MOMENTS
• 1' – Indiana nearly scored in the opening minute as senior forward Maouloune Goumballe beat a Penn State defender down the left wing with his speed and strength. He found Sarver crashing the box, but the junior couldn't control it and sent it high.
• 14' – With IU constantly pressing the attack early, freshman forward Collins Oduro forced a diving save from Penn State fifth-year goalkeeper Kris Shakes with a shot from distance.
• 22' – Goumballe and Oduro combined on the right wing to give Sarver space to shoot in the box. The junior spun and fired to the back post, but Shakes was on it again, diving to his right.
• 38' – Indiana took the lead as Sarver collected a bounding ball on the left, cut inside, beat a man and curled his shot around a defender and a diving Shakes into the far post.
• 45' – Indiana dominated the first half, firing nine shots while allowing one.
• 76' – Shakes denied another great opportunity for IU late as senior forward Karsen Henderlong cut in from the left wing and fired to the back post. Shakes dove to his left and just got a glove on it.
• 85' – Harms made a lead-preserving, diving save as the clock ticked down. PSU senior Peter Mangione got his shot from the top of the 18 around two defenders but not around the mitt of Harms, who pushed it off the front of the post and away.

NOTABLES
• Indiana has a chance to earn its 10th consecutive national seed on Monday, which would extend the program's NCAA record. The NCAA has awarded the Big Ten at least one national seed each year of the current 16-seed format (since 2003).
• IU's 16 Big Ten Tournament titles are 11 more than the next-best program (Penn State, 5). The Hoosiers have a dominant 47-11-13 record all-time in the conference tourney.
• An announced crowd of 4,045 watch Sunday's match, marking the largest attendance at Bill Armstrong Stadium since IU's 2018 Elite 8 victory over Notre Dame (5,159).
• Indiana has won nine of its last 10 matches, scoring 21 goals in a stretch that was kicked off by a 2-1 win at Penn State on October 7. IU is 2-0 against the Nittany Lions this season and has won four straight against PSU as well as 10 of the last 12 meetings.
• Seven of Indiana's 16 tournament titles have come against Penn State among nine meetings in the final.
• IU earned its eighth clean sheet as well as its 10th victory at The Bill, improving its home record to 10-1-2. The Hoosiers have allowed seven goals at Armstrong Stadium this season.
• Sarver was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Tournament after scoring the winning goal in the final and assisting in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches.
• Seniors Hugo Bacharach and Goumballe were selected to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. Bacharach had a goal and an assist in the semifinal and was crucial to the championship clean sheet. Goumballe scored three goals between the quarterfinal and semifinal, becoming the fifth Hoosier, and first since Victor Bezerra (2020-21), to tally three goals in a single tournament.
• Sarver scored his eighth goal of the season and tallied his ninth goal contribution (five goals, four assists) in nine games. The junior is responsible for all three of IU's goals scored against Penn State this year.
• Sarver has set single season career-highs in goals (8), assists (6) and points (22). He leads the team in all three categories.

2023 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Hugo Bacharach, Indiana
Maouloune Goumballe, Indiana
Samuel Sarver, Indiana
Jason Bucknor, Michigan
Elijah Howe, Michigan State
Nigel Prince, Northwestern
Deylen Vellios, Ohio State
Kris Shakes, Penn State
Peter Mangione, Penn State
Ola Maeland, Rutgers
Max Keenan, Wisconsin

Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Tournament: Samuel Sarver, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Tournament: Kris Shakes, Penn State

UP NEXT
After winning the Big Ten Double, Indiana will try for its fourth-ever championship treble as the NCAA Tournament begins this week.

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