Friday, September 26
Bloomington, Ind.
8 p.m.
Indiana University
vs
UCLA
No. 3 Indiana Returns Home, Hosts UCLA
9/25/2025 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Friday (Sept. 26) night's fixture features NCAA Division I men's soccer's winningest program's – UCLA by number of victories (1,029) and Indiana by percentage (.772).
The Hoosiers (6-2-1, 1-2-0 B1G) will host the Bruins (2-3-2, 2-0-0) for the first time as conference opponents on Jerry Yeagley Field Friday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and tickets are on sale here. Fans unable to attend can watch the match on the Big Ten Network.
Friday is IU Student Foundation Night at Armstrong Stadium. IUSF, host of the Little 500 races each spring at The Bill, in partnership with IU men's soccer, will give away t-shirts to the first 250 students in attendance.
KICKING OFF
• Indiana and UCLA have combined for 12 national championships and 36 NCAA College Cup (final four) appearances.
• IU and UCLA have put together totally opposite seasons to this point. The Hoosiers opened the season unbeaten at 5-0-1 but have since started conference play 1-0-2. Meanwhile,
the Bruins' two lone victories have come from Big Ten play, boasting a perfect 2-0-0 start to their conference slate.
ABOUT THE BRUINS
• UCLA defeated Northwestern (1-0) and Wisconsin (3-1) to kick off Big Ten play. Friday's match marks the Bruins' first conference road match.
• Head coach Ryan Jorden leads the Bruins in his seventh season, sporting a 50-43-20 record during his time in Westwood.
• Redshirt sophomore Sergi Solans Ormo has recorded team-highs in goals (3) and points (8).
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has won six of the last seven meetings in the all-time series with UCLA, including their first meeting as Big Ten rivals last season in Los Angeles.
• Josh Maher assisted Indiana's first goal in that 2-1 road result. His brother, Jack Maher, delivered a 104th-minute golden goal the last time the teams met in Bloomington in 2019.
• Indiana's two greatest attendance marks have come for matches against UCLA – A record 7,720 fans on September 1, 2013, that leaped the crowd of 7,423 from September 2, 2007.
• Indiana and UCLA have met in the NCAA Tournament four times; three times in the semifinals (1994, 1997 1999) and once in the quarterfinals (2003). IU won three of those matches, twice on its way to national championships (1999, 2003).
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
The Hoosiers (6-2-1, 1-2-0 B1G) will host the Bruins (2-3-2, 2-0-0) for the first time as conference opponents on Jerry Yeagley Field Friday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and tickets are on sale here. Fans unable to attend can watch the match on the Big Ten Network.
Friday is IU Student Foundation Night at Armstrong Stadium. IUSF, host of the Little 500 races each spring at The Bill, in partnership with IU men's soccer, will give away t-shirts to the first 250 students in attendance.
KICKING OFF
• Indiana and UCLA have combined for 12 national championships and 36 NCAA College Cup (final four) appearances.
• IU and UCLA have put together totally opposite seasons to this point. The Hoosiers opened the season unbeaten at 5-0-1 but have since started conference play 1-0-2. Meanwhile,
the Bruins' two lone victories have come from Big Ten play, boasting a perfect 2-0-0 start to their conference slate.
ABOUT THE BRUINS
• UCLA defeated Northwestern (1-0) and Wisconsin (3-1) to kick off Big Ten play. Friday's match marks the Bruins' first conference road match.
• Head coach Ryan Jorden leads the Bruins in his seventh season, sporting a 50-43-20 record during his time in Westwood.
• Redshirt sophomore Sergi Solans Ormo has recorded team-highs in goals (3) and points (8).
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has won six of the last seven meetings in the all-time series with UCLA, including their first meeting as Big Ten rivals last season in Los Angeles.
• Josh Maher assisted Indiana's first goal in that 2-1 road result. His brother, Jack Maher, delivered a 104th-minute golden goal the last time the teams met in Bloomington in 2019.
• Indiana's two greatest attendance marks have come for matches against UCLA – A record 7,720 fans on September 1, 2013, that leaped the crowd of 7,423 from September 2, 2007.
• Indiana and UCLA have met in the NCAA Tournament four times; three times in the semifinals (1994, 1997 1999) and once in the quarterfinals (2003). IU won three of those matches, twice on its way to national championships (1999, 2003).
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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