Indiana Visits Ranked Badgers Tuesday Night

MADISON, Wis. — Indiana (2-3-4, 1-1-1 B1G) is set to face its third consecutive ranked opponent Tuesday (Oct. 1) night, traveling to Wisconsin (6-1-1, 1-1-1 B1G) – the No. 8-ranked team in the country as of Monday.

Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. Fans can watch the match on the B1G+ digital platform.

KICKING OFF
• As the calendar turns, the Hoosiers hope to find success like they've had in recent Octobers. In its last three seasons, Indiana is 16-3-6 (.760) in the month of October. In 2023, IU's run of 12 wins in its final 14 matches began with an Oct. 7 victory after it started 0-1-2 in conference play.
• Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley returns to Madison, where he began his head coaching career in 2009. Yeagley spent one season at Wisconsin before returning to Indiana as head coach in 2010, where he's been the winningest coach in men's college soccer since.

ABOUT THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin won its first five matches of the season before opening Big Ten play. Since, the Badgers are 1-1-1 in conference – an identical league mark with IU – and now own a 6-1-1 overall record.
• The Badgers are led by third-year head coach Neil Jones, who has compiled an 18-12-11 record in Madison and a 99-66-37 career mark in 12 seasons as a head coach.
• Wisconsin averages 2.5 goals per game while allowing 0.8. However, the Badgers have been shut out twice in Big Ten play.
• The Big Ten's two leaders in points are both Badgers: freshman forward Dean Boltz (19; eight goals, three assists) and sophomore midfielder Trip Fleming (five goals, three assists)

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the all-time series with Wisconsin, winning 42 of 57 meetings. The Hoosiers won the first nine matchups to open the series and are undefeated in 14 matches since 2014, while losing only once during the Todd Yeagley era (17 matches).
• Senior forward Tommy Mihalic has two goals and one assist in his career against Wisconsin. In 2022, the last time IU visited the Badgers, Mihalic played a starring role, scoring the opening goal and then providing the assist to IU's winning score in the 2-1 result. As a freshman, Mihalic's 106th-minute golden goal was the difference in a 1-0 victory as IU secured an important three points in the conference table.

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