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WISCONSIN MENS SOCCER . FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES . 10 FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS . 2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS WISCONSIN AT MARQUETTE/MICHIGAN STATE QUICK FACTS OCT. 9, 2016 . EAST LANSING, MICH. GENERAL Location ................... Milwaukee, Wis. WISCONSIN City/State: Madison, Wis. Site ....................................Valley Fields Rankings (NSCAA) ............................... NR Live Stats ................ UWBadgers.com 2016-17 Record (B1G) .....5-2-1 (3-1-0) Population: 245,691 Live Updates .........@BadgerMSoccer Head Coach ..............................John Trask Founded: 1848 (Twitter) Record at UW (Yrs.) .........49-59-19 (10) Enrollment: 43,389 (Undergraduates: 29,302) Series History .....UW leads 18-14-8 Nickname: Badgers In Madison ............ UW leads 10-5-4 MARQUETTE Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White In Milwaukee ........... UW trails 8-9-4 Rankings (NSCAA) ............................... NR 2016-17 Record (B1G) .... 3-3-3 (0-2-1) Affiliation: NCAA I Neutral .....................Series tied 0-0-0 Head Coach ....................... Louis Bennett Conference: Big Ten Location .............. East Lansing, Mich. Record at MU (Yrs.) ..... 68-90-27 (11) Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Site ..........DeMartin Soccer Complex TV ........................................... BTN Plus Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez MICHIGAN STATE Series History .....UW leads 22-11-5 Senior Men’s Administrator: Terry Gawlik Rankings (NSCAA) ................................ 21 In Madison ............ UW leads 12-4-2 2016-17 Record (B1G) .... 8-2-0 (3-1-0) Athletic Dept. Phone: 608-262-1866 In East Lansing ........UW leads 8-6-2 Head Coach ....................Damon Rensing Website: UWBadgers.com Neutral ......................UW leads 2-1-1 Record at MU (Yrs.) ........84-55-29 (8) HEAD COACH JOHN TRASK Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. STARTING XI Alma Mater: Indiana University, 1993 1. Junior Mike Catalano has been on a tear for the Badgers in the points and assists cat- Career Record: 102-83-45 (16th season) egories, as well as a generally daunting presence on the pitch. The junior is on a three game Record at Wisconsin: 49-59-19 (10th season) point-streak for the Red and White going into Sunday’s affair against Michigan State. ASSISTANT COACHES 2. UW is tied for second in the Big Ten (3-1-0) with . Kieth Tiemeyer (eighth season) Michigan State (3-1-0) behind Maryland (4-0-1), both are . Aaron Hohlbein (second season) top-25 teams. Tim Boruff (Volunteer Assistant) 3. The Badgers are 4-0 when playing at the McClimon Soccer Complex this season. SUPPORT STAFF . Justin Doherty (Sr. Assoc. AD for External Relations) 4. Chris Mueller has dominated offensively this year . Mitch Toda (Athletic Trainer) including a team-high three goals, team-high 33 shots, and tied team-high two assists. Kevin Schultz (Strength Coach) . Kelli Grashel (Communications) 5. The same nine Badgers have been in starting roles for all eight games in the 2016 season. 6. Sophomore Sam Brotherton notched his first career TEAM INFORMATION goal with the Badgers against the Scarlet Knights. 2015 Overall Record: 5-11-3 2015 Big Ten Record (Finish): 2-3-3 7. Sam Brotherton garnered the program’s first-ever 2015 Final Rank: Not Ranked NSCAA National Player of the Week Award. Defender Sam Brotherton Starters Returning/Lost: 8. Mike Catalano earned a place on College Soccer News’ scored his first-ever goal, the game-winner against Rutgers. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: National Team of the Week, just the sixth Badger selec- Newcomers: tion in history. TEAM HISTORY 9. Junior Philipp Schilling ranks third in the Big Ten in save percentage at 79 percent, while First Year of Soccer: 1977 also recording three shutouts on the season. Record (Years): 393-296-81 10. This is the 41st meeting between the Badgers and Golden Eagles, giving way to a Big Ten Record (Years): 94-86-25 18-14-8 Badger series lead. Big Ten Tournament Championships: 1 11. This meeting marks the 39th meeting with Big Ten foe Michigan State. The last seven NCAA Tournament Record: 9-5-0 meetings have been deadlocked at 3-3-1 but the Badgers lead the all-time series 22-11-5. Last NCAA Tournament: 2013 First Team All-Big Ten Selections: 30 ARENA INFORMATION Name: McClimon Complex Capacity: 1,611 33 100 38 Record at McClimon: 111-74-22 (23 seasons) Badger junior forward Chris Head Coach John Trask This marks the 38th time Press Box Phone: 608-265-5149 Mueller has been a daunt- earned his 100th career vic- the Badgers and Spartans ing force on the attacking tory after the Badger’s win have faced-off; The Badgers half of the field, recording over the Saint Louis Bilikens currently leads the series a staggering 33 shots so far on Tuesday night at the overall 12-4-2 but it is this season. McClimon Soccer Complex. 8-6-2 in East Lansing, Mich. 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 AT MARQUETTE/MICHIGAN STATE GENERAL NOTES WISCONSIN PROJECTED STARTING XI 2016 SCHEDULE . FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES . 10 FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS . 2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS No. Name Pos. Yr. G A GP/GS Notes 2 Elan Koenig D So 0 0 9/9 Did not see game action in 2015 and has started all seven DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV games in the 2016 season Aug. 16 Northern Illinois 7 p.m. 3 Connor Maki D Fr. 0 0 3/1 Got first career start at Marquette WISCONSIN AT MARQUETTE/MICHIGAN STATE Aug. 20 at Creighton 7 p.m. 4 Enda O’Neill MF/D Jr 0 0 9/9 2015 Academic All-Big Ten awardee . Aug. 26 Santa Clara 7:30 p.m. OCT. 9, 2016 EAST LANSING, MICH. 7 Mark Segbers F Jr 1 2 9/8 Game, season and career-high two assists against NU Sept. 2 at FIU 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at FAU 12:30 p.m. 8 Mike Catalano MF Jr 2 2 9/9 2014 Big Ten All-Freshman Team Sept. 9 Michigan 7:30 p.m. 10 Chris Mueller MF Jr 3 2 9/8 Leads Badgers in goals this season Sept. 14 at Northwestern 8 p.m. BTN 11 Tom Barlow F Jr 2 0 9/9 Scored game-winning goal against Michigan Sept. 23 at Penn State 5:30 p.m. 13 Alex Masbruch MF Jr 0 0 9/9 Started all 19 games last season Sept. 27 St. Louis University 7 p.m. 15 Noah Leibold MF/D Fr 0 0 9/9 Started all nine games this season as a freshman Oct. 1 Rutgers 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Marquette 7 p.m. 16 Brian Hail F Sr 0 1 9/9 Has logged 3,307 minutes of playing time for the Badgers Oct. 9 at Michigan State 1 p.m. No. Name Pos. Yr. S GA ShO Notes Oct. 11 Green Bay 7 p.m. 30 Philipp Schilling GK R-Jr 23 6 4 Recorded fourth shutout of the year against Marquette Oct. 14 at Maryland 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 UW-Milwaukee 7 p.m. Oct. 21 Indiana 7 p.m. OUR HOUSE: BADGERS REMAIN after starting all 17 games he played for Oct. 25 Western Illinois 7 p.m. PERFECT AT HOME IN 1-0 WIN Wisconsin. Oct. 30 Ohio State 1 p.m. OVER RUTGERS Nov. 7 Big Ten Quarterfinal TBA CATALANO THE CATALYST The Wisconsin men’s soccer team contin- Nov. 13 Big Ten Semis/Final TBA A game-securing goal and a game-winning ued their Big Ten journey at the McClimon assist last week earned Wisconsin men’s Soccer Complex on Saturday night against soccer junior Mike Catalano a well- Rutgers, protecting its home turf in a 1-0 FOLLOW THE BADGERS deserved national nod, as he was named shutout win against the Scarlet Knights. to the College Soccer News Team of the WEBSITE: UWBadgers.com The Badgers found the back of the net Week, on Tuesday. TWITTER: @BadgerMSoccer in the 35th minute when Mike Catalano Catalano became just the sixth player in INSTAGRAM: @BadgerMSoccer danced through an opening, beating the program history to earn the distinction FACEBOOK: /WisconsinMensSoccer goalie and defender in the process, and and the first since 2013, when NSCAA All- SNAPCHAT: officialbadgers found a wide open Sam Brotherton who American AJ Cochran garnered the award. used a line-drive finish to give the Badgers the 1-0 lead. Catalano produced the insurance goal NSCAA TOP 25 RANKINGS in UW’s 2-0 victory over Saint Louis last Although the Badgers didn’t tally another Tuesday, registering three shots and one score, their stifling offensive pressure 1 . Maryland . shot on goal in the match. He didn’t turn 2 . Notre Dame . proved potential for the remainder of the down the heat in Saturday’s 1-0 win over 3 . Syracuse . season to come. 4 . North Carolina . Rutgers, making a slick move through Schilling got the start in net for UW, 5 . Clemson . traffic before slotting the game-winner 6 . Indiana . recording three saves on the day and his to Sam Brotherton for the game-winning 7 . Denver . third shutout of the season. His spotlight assist. He also tallied a team-high two 8 . Louisville . save of the night came in the first minute shots on goal against the Scarlet Knights. 9 . Butler . of play when the Rutgers tested his hands Catalano, a member of the 2014 Big Ten 10 . Creighton . with a hard strike to the bottom corner All-Freshman team and 2015 Academic 11 . Wake Forest . of the net that was swatted away by the All-Big Ten team, leads the Badgers in 12 .