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WISCONSIN MENS SOCCER . SIX NCAA TOURNAMENTs . 1995 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS . FOUR BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS . SEVEN NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS WISCONSIN VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS/OHIO STATE QUICK FACTS OCT. 25, 2016 . MADISON, WIS. OCT. 30, 2016 . MADISON, WIS. GENERAL City/State: Madison, Wis. Time .......................................7 p.m. CT WISCONSIN Population: 245,691 Location ....................... Madison, Wis. Rankings (NSCAA) ................................ 24 2016-17 Record (B1G) .....8-3-3 (3-2-2) Founded: 1848 Site ...................... McClimon Complex TV ........................................... BTN Plus Head Coach ..............................John Trask Enrollment: 43,389 (Undergraduates: 29,302) Record at UW (Yrs.) .........50-60-21 (10) Series History ..........UW leads 9-3-2 Nickname: Badgers In Madison .................................. 7-2-1 Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White In Macomb .................................. 2-1-1 WESTERN ILLINOIS ......... Oct. 25 MATCH 15 MATCH Affiliation: NCAA I Neutral ......................................... 0-0-0 Rankings (NSCAA) ............................... NR 2016 Record (Horizon) .... 6-7-1 (2-2-0) Conference: Big Ten Time .................................... 12 p.m. CT Head Coach ..........................Eric Johnson Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Location ....................... Madison, Wis. Record at UM (Yrs.) 157-179-35 (12) Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez Site ...................... McClimon Complex Senior Men’s Administrator: Terry Gawlik TV ........................................... BTN Plus OHIO STATE ....................... Oct. 30 Athletic Dept. Phone: 608-262-1866 Series History ........................ 12-17-3 Rankings (NSCAA) ............................... NR Website: UWBadgers.com In Madison .................................. 6-8-0 2016 Record (B1G) ........ 5-10-1 (3-3-1) In Columbus ................................ 4-9-2 Head Coach ........................... John Bluem HEAD COACH JOHN TRASK 16 MATCH Record IU (Yrs.) ............193-139-55 (19) Neutral ......................................... 2-0-1 Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. Alma Mater: Indiana University, 1993 Career Record: 102-83-47 (16th season) Record at Wisconsin: 50-60-21 (10th season) STARTING XI 1. With a 0-0 tie against then-ranked No. 4 Hoosiers on Friday night, the Wisconsin Badgers have pushed their way into the NSCAA Coaches Poll Top-25 Rankings, clocking in at 24. ASSISTANT COACHES . Kieth Tiemeyer (eighth season) 2. In arguably one of the most exciting matches of the season and an epic Big Ten showdown, the . Aaron Hohlbein (second season) Wisconsin men’s soccer team dropped a 3-2 overtime thriller . Tim Boruff (Volunteer Assistant) to No. 1 Maryland in College Park. 3. The Badgers are 6-0 when playing at the McClimon Soccer SUPPORT STAFF Complex this season. Justin Doherty (Sr. Assoc. AD for External Relations) 4. Mueller has dominated offensively this year including a . Mitch Toda (Athletic Trainer) team-high 37 shots and leads the team in points (13), goals (4) . Kevin Schultz (Strength Coach) and assists (5). Kelli Grashel (Communications) 5. Goalie Philipp Schilling earned himself Defense Player of the Week after an incredible performance against Indiana. TEAM INFORMATION 6. In just his second and third games played, senior Matej 2015 Overall Record: 5-11-3 Radonic posted a two-game point streak, tallying goals against 2015 Big Ten Record (Finish): 2-3-3 Michigan State and Green Bay. 2015 Final Rank: Not Ranked 7. Sam Brotherton garnered the program’s first-ever NSCAA Starters Returning/Lost: National Player of the Week Award on Oct. 4. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers: 8. More than half of Wisconsin’s goals have come in confer- In his debut back from a stint ence play. The Badgers have recorded nine goals against Big with the New Zealand national TEAM HISTORY Ten opponents. team, Sam Brotherton scored First Year of Soccer: 1977 against No. 1 Maryland. Record (Years): 401-299-83 9. Junior Philipp Schilling ranks third in the Big Ten in save Big Ten Record (Years): 97-88-26 percentage at 80.8 percent, while also recording five shutouts Big Ten Tournament Championships: 1 on the season. NCAA Tournament Record: 9-5-0 10. UW claimed their first in-state sweep since 2008, beating Marquette, Green Bay, and Last NCAA Tournament: 2013 Milwaukee. First Team All-Big Ten Selections: 30 11. The Badgers have the chance to finish perfect at home this season with two remaining home ARENA INFORMATION stints against Western Illinois and Ohio State. Name: McClimon Complex Capacity: 1,611 Record at McClimon: 112-74-22 (23 seasons) Press Box Phone: 608-265-5149 37 400 50 FOLLOW THE BADGERS Goalkeeper Philipp Schilling The men’s soccer program John Trask picked up his Home game live stats www.bit.ly/2bmUYrz has been a force to be reck- clinched its 400th win in the 50th win as head coach for Gameday Live www.UWBadgers.com oned with in the net. He program with a 1-0 shut- the Badgers on Tuesday Twitter updates @BadgerMSoccer ranks 37th in the nation for out over Marquette and its night against in-state rival Gameday App his 0.784 goals against aver- 401st win with a 3-0 blank- UW-Milwaukee in a 3-0 age, and also fourth in the ing over Green Bay. shutout. conference. Soccer Contact: Kelli Grashel . Office: 608-262-8216 . Cell: 608-445-4086 . E-mail: [email protected] . Twitter: @KelliGrashel Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 WISCONSIN VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS/OHIO STATE GENERAL NOTES WISCONSIN PROJECTED STARTING XI 2016 SCHEDULE . SIX NCAA TOURNAMENTs . 1995 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS . FOUR BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS . SEVEN NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS No. Name Pos. Yr. G A GP/GS Notes 2 Elan Koenig D So 0 0 13/13 Did not see game action in 2015 and has started all 12 DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) Rec. games in the 2016 season WISCONSIN VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS/OHIO STATE Aug. 16 Northern Illinois 7 p.m. T, 1-1 4 Enda O’Neill MF/D Jr 0 0 13/13 2015 Academic All-Big Ten awardee OCT. 25, 2016 . MADISON, WIS. OCT. 30, 2016 . MADISON, WIS. Aug. 20 at Creighton 7 p.m. W, 3-1 5 Sam Brotherton D So 2 0 10/10 Has scored in each of the last two games he has played Aug. 26 Santa Clara 7:30 p.m. W, 1-0 7 Mark Segbers F Jr 1 2 13/13 Game, season and career-high two assists against NU Sept. 2 at FIU 7 p.m. L, 0-1 Sept. 4 at FAU 12:30 p.m. T, 1-1 8 Mike Catalano MF Jr 2 2 12/12 Ranks second on team in shots with 21 Sept. 9 Michigan 7:30 p.m. W, 2-1 10 Chris Mueller MF Jr 3 2 13/12 Leads Badgers in goals, points and assists Sept. 14 at Northwestern 8 p.m. W, 2-1 11 Tom Barlow F Jr 2 0 13/13 Scored game-winning goal against Michigan Sept. 23 at Penn State 5:30 p.m. L, 1-2 13 Alex Masbruch MF Jr 0 0 13/13 Started all 19 games last season Sept. 27 St. Louis University 7 p.m. W, 2-0 15 Noah Leibold MF/D Fr 0 0 13/13 Started all 12 games this season as a freshman Oct. 1 Rutgers 7 p.m. W, 1-0 Oct. 5 at Marquette 7 p.m. W, 1-0 16 Brian Hail F Sr 0 1 13/13 Tallied his third assist of season against Green Bay Oct. 9 at Michigan State 1 p.m. T, 1-1 No. Name Pos. Yr. S GA ShO Notes Oct. 11 Green Bay 7 p.m. W, 3-0 30 Philipp Schilling GK R-Jr 36 10 5 Recorded fifth team ShO of the year against Indiana Oct. 14 at Maryland 7:30 p.m. L, 3-2 Oct. 18 UW-Milwaukee 7 p.m. W, 3-0 Oct. 21 Indiana 7 p.m. T, 0-0 WISCONSIN REMAINS PERFECT BROOMS OUT: IN-STATE SWEEP Oct. 25 Western Illinois 7 p.m. AT HOME AGAINST NO. 4 COMPLETE Oct. 30 Ohio State 12 p.m. INDIANA WITH 0-0 TIE MAYHEM For the first time since 2008, the Nov. 7 Big Ten Quarterfinal TBA Wisconsin men’s soccer team completed Nov. 13 Big Ten Semis/Final TBA IN MARYLAND the in-state sweep, defeating Milwaukee In a deciding game for second place in the Big Ten conference between Wisconsin 3-0, after trouncing both Marquette and FOLLOW THE BADGERS (8-3-3 overall, 3-2-2 Big Ten) and Indiana Green Bay earlier this season. (8-1-6 overall, 2-0-5 Big Ten), neither team The crowd was saying all hail senior Brian WEBSITE: UWBadgers.com notched a point on the scoreboard and Hail in the ninth minute of the game as he TWITTER: @BadgerMSoccer the game ended in a 0-0 (2OT) tie. put the Badgers on the board first against INSTAGRAM: @BadgerMSoccer Wisconsin pasted shot after shot on the the Panthers. FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensSoccer Indiana goal but couldn’t knock the lid off The St. Louis, Missouri, native used the SNAPCHAT: officialbadgers the net. assist from juniors Christopher Mueller In their closest opportunity, junior and Mark Segbers to beat the keeper on NSCAA TOP 25 RANKINGS Christopher Mueller took a free kick a ball played across the goal from the and rocketed a liner to the top left post. end line to score. The sinker was Hail’s 1 . Maryland . Moments later, the junior danced around first goal of the season and second of his 2 . Wake Forest . an Indiana defender and set a shot toward career. 3 . North Carolina . the net that froze the keeper, but bent Mueller had himself quite the night, 4 . Denver . around the target by inches. accounting for the assists on two of the 5 . Clemson . other goals and scoring one of his own in 6 . Syracuse . Mueller wasn’t the only player in Cardinal the 52nd minute.