IU Welcomes Wisconsin for Big Ten Opener

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men's soccer (2-2-1) will look to turn the page as it comes to an intersection in its season. The Hoosiers open Big Ten Conference play Friday (Sept. 15) when they welcome Wisconsin (3-2-1) to Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Fans can stream the match on the Big Ten Plus digital platform, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Friday is IU Student Foundation Night at Bill Armstrong Stadium, and the first 500 students in attendance will receive a free IU men's soccer tank top.

SETTING THE SCENE
• IU owns a 2-2-1 record coming into conference play. Defensively, the Hoosiers have conceded three goals in five matches, a 0.60 goals against average that ranks tied for 15th nationally. Indiana has not allowed multiple goals in any match.
• Offensively, Indiana has created chances, ranking No. 6 in the country in shots per game (17.2). However, that production has not yet yielded similar scoring - Indiana has just four goals so far.
• Indiana had a similar start to its 2022 season that ended in a run to the national championship match. With a win, IU will have the same record it did through six matches a year ago (3-2-1).

ABOUT THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin is 3-2-1 and coming off a 3-1 loss against in-state rival Marquette.
• The Badgers are led by second-year head coach Neil Jones, who has compiled a 9-8-5 record at Wisconsin and a 90-62-31 mark in 11 seasons as a head coach.
• Wisconsin has kept four clean sheets in six matches this season.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the series with Wisconsin, winning 42 of the 58 meetings. The Hoosiers currently own a six-match winning streak and a 12-game undefeated stretch against the Badgers, the latter spanning back to 2014.
• IU has a 26-1-1 home record against Wisconsin all-time and has won 17 consecutive home matches versus the Badgers.
• In 2021, the last time Wisconsin visited Bill Armstrong Stadium, the teams went without a goal for 106 minutes before Tommy Mihalic scored a header to give IU a double overtime, golden goal victory.
• Mihalic scored again and assisted in last year's matchup, firing in the opening goal and the shot that rebounded to Quinten Helmer for the winning score, as IU escaped Madison with an important 2-1 win.
• Mihalic and Helmer are two of four current Hoosiers to record points against Wisconsin in their careers. Senior Brett Bebej leads all active Hoosiers with six points on two goals and two assists versus the Badgers, most recently serving the first assist to Mihalic's golden goal in 2021. He also assisted in IU's 2020-21 season opener before bagging a brace in the second matchup of that campaign. Maouloune Goumballe's first-career goal came against the Badgers during his freshman season in 2019.
• Todd Yeagley's first head coaching job was at Wisconsin, where he spent the 2009 season after six years as an assistant coach at IU. He returned to Indiana as head coach ahead of the 2010 campaign.

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Brett Bebej

Maouloune Goumballe

Quinten Helmer

Tommy Mihalic

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