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ME N ’S SO C C E R CO N TA C T / S TA F F AS S I S TA N T: KR I S SE A R S – PH O N E : 812-856-2939 – EM A I L : K A S E A R S @I N D I A N A .E D U – FA X : 8 1 2 - 8 5 5 - 9 4 0 1 HOOSIERS OPEN BIG TEN PLAY 2005 HO O S I E R SC H E D U L E The two-time defending national champion and No. 1 Indiana men’s soc- cer team will begin Big Ten Conference action against Michigan State on Overall: 4-0-2 Home: 2-0-0 Road: 0-0-1 Neutral: 2-0-1 Sunday, Sept. 25. The Hoosiers battle the Spartans on Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium with game time slated for 1 p.m. Indiana is 13-0-1 in Big Ten IPFW SOCCER SHOWCASE openers, including a 3-1 victory in East Lansing, Mich., last season. 8/19 vs. No. 9 UCLA (exh.) T, 1-1 The Spartan-Hoosier battle will also mark Dollar Dog Day. Chartwells Concessions stands will sell hotdogs for only $1, while supplies last. 8/27 Illinois-Chicago (exh.) W, 2-1 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS ADIDAS/IU CREDIT UNION CLASSIC at 9/2 No. 10 Wake Forest W, 1-0 INDIANA HOOSIERS 9/4 No. 7 SMU W, 4-0 1 p.m. - Sept. 25 MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT HOOSIER NEWS AND NOTES 9/9 vs. Saint Louis T, 1-1 - Indiana is currently riding an 11-match unbeaten streak dating back to last season. The Hoosiers finished the 2004 season, winning five straight matches 9/11 vs. Boston University W, 5-0 to claim the national championship. In 2005, IU is 4-0-2 in its opening six matches. IU had a 23-match unbeaten streak that stretched from the final 18 DIADORA CLASSIC matches of the 2003 season and the first five of the 2004 season. 9/16 vs. No. 25 Cal-State Northridge W, 5-0 9/17 at Oregon State T, 2-2 - Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. 9/25 Michigan State * 1 p.m. 9/30 Penn State * 7 p.m. - The Hoosiers are 31-1-1 all-time against Michigan State, including a 16-0-1 10/2 IUPUI 2:30 p.m. mark at Armstrong Stadium. 10/5 at Louisville 7 p.m. 10/9 at Michigan * 2:30 p.m. - Junior forward Jacob Peterson currently ranks among the Hoosier top 25 in 10/14 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m. two career categories. He is tied for 23rd on the career goals list with 23 dur- 10/16 at Northwestern * 3 p.m. ing his three-year career. Peterson needs two goals to move into a tie for 21st. 10/19 Butler 7 p.m. He also is 22nd with 147 career shots. The Portage, Mich., native needs 15 10/23 Ohio State * 2:30 p.m. more attempts to move into 21st. 10/26 at Notre Dame 7 p.m. 10/30 at Maryland 8 p.m. - Senior midfielder Brian Plotkin ranks among the IU all-time top 25 in two cat- 11/3 Akron 7 p.m. egories as well. He is tied for 14th in assists with 28 career helpers. With his 11/10-13 Big Ten Tournament (Evanston, Ill.) next assist, he will move into a tie for 13th place with Herb Haller. Plotkin ranks 11/20 NCAA First Round (campus sites) TBA 13th on IU’s career shots list with 219, trailing 11th place by five attempts. 12/9-11 NCAA College Cup (Cary, N.C.) TBA - Brian Plotkin is tied for 18th nationally in assists per game. The Lisle, Ill., * - Denotes Big Ten Regular Season Match native has four on the year and is averaging 0.67 per contest. Home Matches are held on Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium All rankings in schedule are NSCAA Rankings at the time of the - Senior Mike Ambersley ranks among IU’s top 25 in career shots. He is 25th game. with 130 career attempts and trails 24th place Chad Deering by seven shots. - Peterson recorded his second career hat trick and 48th in the Hoosier annals. Against Boston University on Sept. 11, he notched the first three goals of the match in a 5-0 victory. Peterson became the 10th Hoosier in school his- tory to record multiple hat tricks in a career. - Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Munroe ranks 15th nationally in goals against average (GAA). He had a career-best seven saves in a victory over Cal State- Northridge. - As a team, Indiana is tied for ninth nationally in goals per game with three A D I D A S I S A P R O U D S P O N S O R O F I N D I A N A M E N ’S per contest. IU is tied for seventh in shutout percentage, having blanked four S O C C E R A N D I T S S E V E N N AT I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P S . of six opponents. Indiana is 10th in goals against average (0.47). BI G TE N OP E N E R V S . MI C H I G A N STAT E PA G E 2 SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE Michigan State enters Big Ten Conference action with a 2-1-3 mark, I N D I A N A’S RECORD. following a pair of ties at the Yale Tournament. The Spartans tied Yale, 1- At home ................................................................................................2-0 1, on Sept. 16, and found the same results against Dartmouth on Sept. 18, On the road.......................................................................................0-0-1 2-2. MSU has victories over UMass and Long Island by scores of 2-1. At neutral sites ................................................................................2-0-1 Senior midfielder Ryan McMahen leads the Spartans with nine At night..............................................................................................2-0-2 points on three goals and three assists. Against Dartmouth, McMahen During the day.....................................................................................2-0 scored both Michigan State goals, including the equalizer with just 33 Versus ranked opponents .................................................................3-0 second remaining on a free kick. Redshirt freshman Doug DeMartin ranks In Big Ten Conference games..........................................................0-0 second on the team with two goals on the season. In non-conference games .............................................................4-0-2 Junior goalkeeper Jason Tillman has started all six matches between In overtime games ..........................................................................0-0-2 the pipes for the Spartans. He has made 16 saves with a goals against average of 1.05. When scoring first..............................................................................4-0 The last time the Hoosiers and Spartans met was during the 2004 Big When opponent scores first .........................................................0-0-2 Ten Tournament. Michigan State knocked off IU, 2-1, on a goal in the 70th When outshooting the opponent..................................................4-0-2 minute from McMahen. He also scored on a free kick in the first half to When being outshot...........................................................................0-0 give the Spartans to a 1-0 advantage. Tillman made five saves in net to With more corner kicks.................................................................2-0-1 help Michigan State to the Big Ten final. MSU went on to capture the tour- With less corner kicks ..................................................................1-0-1 nament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. When corner kicks are even............................................................1-0 With more fouls ..................................................................................1-0 BIG TEN RANKINGS With fewer fouls .............................................................................3-0-2 A number of Hoosiers rank among the top 10 in the Big Te n When fouls are even..........................................................................0-0 Conference in different categories. In fact, IU leads the Big Ten in every When scoring one goal .................................................................1-0-1 major team category through the first two weeks of the regular season. When scoring two goals ...............................................................0-0-1 Here is a look at how the Hoosiers fare in the conference rankings: When scoring 3+ goals ....................................................................3-0 ALL GAMES RANKINGS KEVIN NOSCHANG INDIANA T-4th in Assists (2) In September....................................................................................4-0-2 1st in Goal (18) 1st in Points (51) JACOB PETERSON 1st in Assists (15) 1st in Goals (5) INDIANA QUICK FACTS T-1st in Goals Allowed (3) T-2nd in Points (10) LOCATION .................................................................... Bloomington, Ind. T-1st in Shutouts (4) T-6th in Shots (16) FOUNDED ..............................................................................................1820 2nd in Shots (104) COLORS ................................................................... Cream and Crimson BRIAN PLOTKIN NICKNAME .................................................................................. Hoosiers MIKE AMBERSLEY 1st in Points (12) ENROLLMENT .................................................................................... 38,903 T-3rd in Assists (3) T-1st in Assists (4) FACILITY .......................... Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium (6,100) T-1st in Game-Winning Goals (2) PRESIDENT ............................................................. Dr. Adam W. Herbert JOHN MICHAEL HAYDEN T-2nd in Goals (4) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS................................................... Rick Greenspan T-8th in Goals (2) T-7th in Shots (15) CONFERENCE ................................................................................... Big Ten ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE .............................................. 812-855-2794 CHRIS MUNROE JOSH TUDELA TICKET OFFICE PHONE ................................................... 1-866-IU-SPORTS 2nd in GAA (0.49) T-4th in Assists (2) T-2nd