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INDIANAAthletic Media Relations • Brooke HOOSIERS Frederickson, Men’s Soccer Contact Phone - (812) 856-0146 • [email protected] • www.iuhoosiers.com 2006 MEN’S SOCCER No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 2 Connecticut 2006 Indiana Schedule No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 15 Notre Dame (2-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) Notre Dame Mike Berticelli Tournament Aug. 25 No. 8 Creighton South Bend, Ind. W, 1-0 (2OT) Aug. 27 UAB South Bend, Ind. W, 2-1 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Sept. 1 No. 2 Connecticut Bloomington, Ind. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 No. 15 Notre Dame Bloomington, Ind. 2 p.m. VS VS SMU Mi Cocina Classic Sept. 8 Southern Methodist Dallas, Texas 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Tulsa Dallas, Texas 5 p.m. Sept. 15 Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. 8 p.m. adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Sept. 20 Akron Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Schedule Sept. 24 Michigan* Bloomington, Ind. 2:30 p.m. Sept. 27 Kentucky Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 Oct. 1 Michigan State* East Lansing, Mich. Noon Notre Dame vs. Saint Louis at 5 p.m. Oct. 4 Louisville Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m. Indiana vs. Connecticut at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 Northwestern* Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m. Oct. 10 IUPUI Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 Oct. 14 Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 7 p.m. UConn vs. Saint Louis at Noon Oct. 20 Penn State* University Park, Pa. 8 p.m. Indiana vs. Notre Dame at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 4 p.m. Oct. 27 Wisconsin* Bloomington, Ind. 8 p.m. Nov. 2-5 Big Ten Tournament Columbus, Ohio TBA Hoosier News and Notes Nov. 10-11 NCAA First Round Campus Sites TBA • The Hoosiers began the regular season with victories over No. 8 Nov. 15 NCAA Second Round Campus Sites TBA Creighton and UAB. Indiana won the tournament with six points, fol- Nov. 18-19 NCAA Third Round Campus Sites TBA lowed by UAB (three points), Notre Dame, (three points), and Nov. 24-26 NCAA Quarterfinals Campus Sites TBA Creighton (zero points). Dec. 1-3 NCAA College Cup St. Louis, Mo. TBA • The Hoosiers are ranked No. 5 by Soccer Times. College Soccer News puts Indiana at No. 6, while Soccer America gives the team a All home games are in bold No. 8 ranking. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America * Big Ten Game (NSCAA) will put out its next poll on Sept. 5. The Hoosiers are ranked Rankings are based on the NSCAA Poll 12th in the preseason poll. • Indiana hosts the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic for the 24th year. • Sophomore Brian Ackley was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of Media Information the Week, College Soccer News Player of the Week, and the Director of Athletic Media Relations . .Pete Rhoda Offensive MVP of the Notre Dame Mike Berticelli Tournament. Phone . .(812) 855-9399 • Senior Julian Dieterle was named the Defensive MVP of the Notre Fax . .(812) 855-9401 Dame Mike Berticelli Tournament. Men’s Soccer Contact . .Brooke Frederickson • Ackley, Dieterle, junior Greg Stevning and senior Josh Tudela were Phone . .(812) 856-0146 all named to the Notre Dame Mike Berticelli All-Tournament team. Cell . .(301) 606-6332 Email . [email protected] Scouting Connecticut • Connecticut is making its first appearance in the Classic. Last year Please direct all credential or interview requests to Brooke the team reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament before Frederickson at least one day in advance. they were stopped by Akron in a 3-3 tie, and the Zips advanced on penalty kicks. www.iuhoosiers.com INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER THE adidas/IU CREDIT UNION CLASSIC • SEPT. 1-3, 2006 • The Huskies pose a lethal offensive threat, with three of their top Quick Facts scorers returning. Sophomore forward O’Brian White scored 10 goals with eight assists, totaling 28 points. Junior midfielder Chukwudi Indiana University Chijindu also tallied ten goals with five assists in 2005. Junior forward Location:. Bloomington, Ind. Ryan Cordeiro had five goals with eight assists. Founded: . 1820 • On defense, All-American Julius James returns. He helped lead the Colors:. Cream and Crimson team to a goals allowed average of 0.56, good for third in the country. Nickname: . Hoosiers The team also ranked second in shutout percentage (0.67) and third in Enrollment: . 38,903 winning percentage (0.81). Defender Karl Schilling also returns. A key Soccer Facility: . Jerry Yeagley Field at loss for the Huskies is goalkeeper Adam Schuerman, who ranked . Bill Armstrong Stadium (6,100) second in the nation with a goals against average of 0.56. President: . Dr. Adam Herbert • UConn, ranked second in the NSCAA poll, started its season with a Director of Athletics:. Rick Greenspan 1-0 loss to Loyola Marymount. Although the Huskies out-shot the Conference: . Big Ten Lions 15-8 and led in corner kicks 7-3, keeper Matt Sangeloty gave up Athletic Department Phone: . 812-855-0866 a goal at the 34 minute mark. White led Connecticut with four shots, Ticket Office Phone: . 1-866-IU-SPORTS two of which were on goal. Cordeiro and Chijindu had three shots each for the Huskies. Indiana Men’s Soccer History • The Hoosiers and Huskies have faced each other five times. First year of varsity competition:. 1973 Although Indiana won the first two games between the teams, All-Time Record: . 578-108-52 (.818) Connecticut has won the last three meetings. The last time the two All-Time Big Ten Record:. 69-6-6 (.876) teams met was 2003, a 2-1 Hoosier loss. NCAA Titles: . 7 (‘82, ‘83, ‘88, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04) NCAA College Cup Appearances:. 17 Scouting Notre Dame NCAA Tournament Appearances:. 30 • The Fighting Irish continue their rivalry in the Classic with the Current NCAA Tournament Appearance Streak: . 19 Hoosiers as they make their fourth straight appearance. The two Big Ten (Tournament) Championships:. 10 teams met twice last season and split the two games, although Notre Big Ten Regular Season Titles: . 11 Dame won 2-0 when they met in the second round of the NCAA Record at Armstrong Stadium:. 231-27-19 (.868) Tournament. The Fighting Irish lost to Clemson 1-0 in the third round of the tournament. 2006 Coaching Staff • Senior Greg Dalby, a first team All-American midfielder, leads the Head Coach: . Michael Freitag team. He started all 23 games last year, scoring two goals. Senior Alma Mater:. Indiana, 1979 midfielder Ian Etherington was a first team All-BIG EAST selection Indiana Record:. 34-7-7 (2 years) and scored two goals with three assists. A pair of forwards in All-BIG Career Record: . 34-7-7 (2 years) EAST junior Joe Lapira and senior Justin McGeeney provide a strong Assistant Coaches: . Todd Yeagley (Indiana, 1995) offensive front. Lapira scored seven goals with five assists, while . Phil Presser (Indiana, 2003) McGeeney had five goals and 10 points. Volunteer Assistant Coach: . Juergen Sommer (Indiana, 1990) • Between the pipes, senior Chris Cahill returns. He made 87 saves Soccer Office Secretary: . Cathy Narey and had a goals allowed average of 0.85. Soccer Office Phone: . (812) 855-0051 • No. 15 Notre Dame began its season with a 1-0 loss in double over- Mailing Address:. Assembly Hall time against UAB before rebounding to defeat No. 8 Creighton 4-1 in . 1001 East 17th Street its second game. McGeeny leads the Fighting Irish with two goals . Bloomington, IN 47408 thus far this year, while sophomore Bright Dike and Lapira have a goal each. Senior Nate Norman has two assists on the year. Irish Rivals • Indiana and Notre Dame have met at least once a year for the past five seasons. Last year, the two teams met twice. The Hoosiers won the regular-season battle 3-0 on Oct. 26, while the Fighting Irish took the game that ended Indiana’s season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 2-0. • The Hoosiers hold a 23-3-2 overall record against the Irish. However, over the past five seasons, the record is even at 3-3. adidas is a proud sponsor of Indiana men’s soccer and its seven national Awards for Ackley championships. • Sophomore Brian Ackley has stepped up to be a force at forward for the Hoosiers. He has scored a goal in each of Indiana’s first two games of the season. Ackley also scored goals in each of the Hoosiers exhibition games, against No. 1 Maryland and UIC. • For his efforts, he was named the Offensive MVP of the Mike Berticelli Tournament, College Soccer News Player of the Week and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER THE adidas/IU CREDIT UNION CLASSIC • SEPT. 1-3, 2006 Battle In Goal Coach’s Corner • One of the toughest battles early in the year has been at the goal- keeper position. Junior Chris Munroe and sophomore Chay Cain have Head coach Mike Freitag shared his thoughts both seen action in goal. on the team’s play at the Mike Berticelli • Munroe started against No. 8 Creighton and tallied three saves in the Tournament, and previews the adidas Classic. contest, earning the shutout. • Cain earned his first career start for the Hoosiers against UAB, allow- Last weekend was a good weekend as far as ing one goal and making one save. results, and at times, play. There were times when I felt like we let our guard down a little Quick Goal bit. We need to continue to grow. It’s a new • Sophomore Brian Ackley and freshman Darren Yeagle teamed up to team, it’s going to take awhile to be firing on score the second-quickest goal in Indiana history against UAB on Aug.