IUMS @ Rutgers - 3/19/21 @ 1:00

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

The No. 9-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (4-1-0) will head out east to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3-0) at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. First kick is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET with a stream being provided on BTN+.
 

Current weather forecast calling for mostly cloudy skies; temp around 40; 16 mph wind from the NNE.
 

Live Stats
 
NEWS AND NOTES  
• Sophomore midfielder Brett Bebej was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore keeper Roman Celentano claimed Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• Indiana took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference standings after defeating Michigan State, 2-1, on Monday evening. IU sits atop the standings with 12 points, while Michigan and Ohio State each have 10 points this season.
• Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass leads the conference in assists this season with five. He is the program's career active leader in helpers with 21.
• In the program's last 41 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 30-2-9.

LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana hits New Jersey winners of two-straight matches after scoring two goals in the final 30 minutes of play to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (2-4-0) by a score of 2-1. Sophomore forward Victor Bezerra scored the equalizer in the 62nd minute before redshirt sophomore defender Daniel Munie found the winner in the 88th minute.
• The goal scored by Munie was his second of the season. It also marked the latest game-winning mark scored by a Hoosier since Jack Maher downed Maryland in the 103rd minute of the 2019 Big Ten Championships semifinal matchup on Nov. 15.
• Celentano posted his fourth win of the season (14th of his career) after recording one save and yielding just his second tally of the season.
• The Hoosiers have scored multiple goals in each of the four victories this season. Indiana has recorded at least two goals in nine of the program's last 11 victories dating back to the 2019 season.
 
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers enters the match with Indiana holding a six-match record of 3-3 and are tied for fourth in the league standings with nine points. The Scarlet Knight offense has scored at least one goal in five-of-six matches this season. 
• Senior forward Ritchie Barry is third in the conference in goals scored (4) and total points (8) this season. He scored goals against Michigan State, Maryland (2), and Penn State this season. He trails only a pair of sophomore forwards in Victor Bezerra (Indiana) and Ugo Achara Jr. (Northwestern) in goals (5) and points (11) this season amongst Big Ten players.
• Sophomore midfielder Jackson Temple tallied six points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the opening three matches of the season. He has attempted 17 shots this season with seven on frame.
• Sophomore keeper Oren Asher has started all six matches for RU and conceded seven goals. He has faced 83 shots this season (34 on goal) and made 27 saves for a save percentage of 0.794. He yields 1.16 goals per 90 minutes.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a series advantage of 9-2-2 against Rutgers, including a mark of 4-1-1 since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference ahead of the 2014 campaign.
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the last four matchups (3-0-1) against the Scarlet Knights. Indiana has outscored Rutgers 9-0 during that stretch. The last RU victory came back on Sept. 20, 2015.
• Last season, Indiana defeated Rutgers by a score of 3-0 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. IU received goals from Joris Ahlinvi, Joe Schmidt, and Aidan Morris in the second half.   
 
#IUMS IN THE RANKINGS
• The Hoosier skyrocketed up the most recent United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings, moving from No. 23 to the No. 9-ranked team nationally.
• College Soccer News ranks Indiana ninth, up one spot from the previous week.
• Indiana hopped into the top-10 of the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and sits in the ninth spot.

[Hoosierfan1901 6,313]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

The No. 9-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (4-1-0) will head out east to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3-0) at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. First kick is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET with a stream being provided on BTN+.
 

Current weather forecast calling for mostly cloudy skies; temp around 40; 16 mph wind from the NNE.
 

Live Stats
 
NEWS AND NOTES  
• Sophomore midfielder Brett Bebej was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore keeper Roman Celentano claimed Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• Indiana took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference standings after defeating Michigan State, 2-1, on Monday evening. IU sits atop the standings with 12 points, while Michigan and Ohio State each have 10 points this season.
• Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass leads the conference in assists this season with five. He is the program's career active leader in helpers with 21.
• In the program's last 41 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 30-2-9.

LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana hits New Jersey winners of two-straight matches after scoring two goals in the final 30 minutes of play to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (2-4-0) by a score of 2-1. Sophomore forward Victor Bezerra scored the equalizer in the 62nd minute before redshirt sophomore defender Daniel Munie found the winner in the 88th minute.
• The goal scored by Munie was his second of the season. It also marked the latest game-winning mark scored by a Hoosier since Jack Maher downed Maryland in the 103rd minute of the 2019 Big Ten Championships semifinal matchup on Nov. 15.
• Celentano posted his fourth win of the season (14th of his career) after recording one save and yielding just his second tally of the season.
• The Hoosiers have scored multiple goals in each of the four victories this season. Indiana has recorded at least two goals in nine of the program's last 11 victories dating back to the 2019 season.
 
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers enters the match with Indiana holding a six-match record of 3-3 and are tied for fourth in the league standings with nine points. The Scarlet Knight offense has scored at least one goal in five-of-six matches this season. 
• Senior forward Ritchie Barry is third in the conference in goals scored (4) and total points (8) this season. He scored goals against Michigan State, Maryland (2), and Penn State this season. He trails only a pair of sophomore forwards in Victor Bezerra (Indiana) and Ugo Achara Jr. (Northwestern) in goals (5) and points (11) this season amongst Big Ten players.
• Sophomore midfielder Jackson Temple tallied six points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the opening three matches of the season. He has attempted 17 shots this season with seven on frame.
• Sophomore keeper Oren Asher has started all six matches for RU and conceded seven goals. He has faced 83 shots this season (34 on goal) and made 27 saves for a save percentage of 0.794. He yields 1.16 goals per 90 minutes.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana holds a series advantage of 9-2-2 against Rutgers, including a mark of 4-1-1 since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference ahead of the 2014 campaign.
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in the last four matchups (3-0-1) against the Scarlet Knights. Indiana has outscored Rutgers 9-0 during that stretch. The last RU victory came back on Sept. 20, 2015.
• Last season, Indiana defeated Rutgers by a score of 3-0 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. IU received goals from Joris Ahlinvi, Joe Schmidt, and Aidan Morris in the second half.   
 
#IUMS IN THE RANKINGS
• The Hoosier skyrocketed up the most recent United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings, moving from No. 23 to the No. 9-ranked team nationally.
• College Soccer News ranks Indiana ninth, up one spot from the previous week.
• Indiana hopped into the top-10 of the Top Drawer Soccer rankings and sits in the ninth spot.

Need a win to draw ourselves away from OSU and Michigan 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

Start time for today's game moved to 2:00; no explanation why. 

Wishful thinking would be so it didn't interfere with a 1:00 Scott Dolson press conference.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

In 5' mark, Victor Bezerra put the Hoosiers on the board and at 11:35 into the first half we lead 1-0.   

 

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,433]

14 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

In 5' mark, Victor Bezerra put the Hoosiers on the board and at 11:35 into the first half we lead 1-0.   

 

 

Pretty goal! That’s some talent

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

30:00 in to the 1st half still 1-0 Hoosier lead.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

Halftime and we maintain a 1-0 lead.

                                  IU               R

Shots                        3                4

SOG                          1                3

Corners                    0                0

Fouls                        5                6

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

2-0 IU leads with a Ryan Wittenbrink goal assisted by Ben Yeagley 62'

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

3-0 on a brace from Ryan Wittenbrink with an assist from Nate Ward at 79'.   Just 8 minutes remaining.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

3-0 is the final score and we move to 5-1 on the season.  Next Tuesday night at 7:00 we host Northwestern.

                                    IU           R

Shots                         10          10 

SOG                             4             5

Corners                       3             1

Fouls                          13            9

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

Post-game summary - https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/3/19/mens-soccer-no-9-indiana-blasts-rutgers-3-0.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2m2Zt4xo1n5dJ4LC_KzEFak4Ea1fJWDSh8F3twhDl8Ae96YP5RtTDpNa0

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Ohio State lost to Wisconsin so likely it will come down to us or Michigan. We win that and it’s virtually over

[Brass Cannon 24,836]

I guess Penn State is in the mix.  They have to play a tough schedule though in a condensed time frame.  
 

Between Penn State and Michigan we probably need to get at least 3 points.  We would control our destiny but be well positioned.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,853]

 Indiana men's soccer sophomore goalkeeper Roman Celentano was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Players of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday afternoon.   
 
Celentano has earned the accolade from the Big Ten three times in his career, including each of the last two weeks.
 
The Naperville, Ill., native faced 10 total shots in a 3-0 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on March 19. He made saves on all five of the RU shots on frame. To date, Celentano has conceded just two goals on 25 shots on goal (.920 save percentage). He has registered four shutout wins in six chances this season and allows just 0.33 goals per 90 minutes, the best figure in the league.  
 
Celentano and the rest of the No. 9-ranked Hoosier men's soccer team hosts the Northwestern Wildcats in a revenge game tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. ET at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match will be broadcast on BTN+.