B1G HOME OPENER: Men's Soccer Welcomes Indiana
Sep 18 | Men's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (September 18, 2014) - The Rutgers men's soccer team closes out a two-game homestand on Saturday night with its Big Ten home opener. The Scarlet Knights welcome Indiana to Yurcak Field for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a commerative first game t-shirt.
Game Six - Indiana - Sept. 20 - 7 p.m. - Piscataway, N.J. - Yurcak Field
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ABOUT INDIANA
Indiana comes to Yurcak Field sporting a 3-1-2 overall record and 0-1-0 mark in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers are coming off a double overtime scoreless tie with Butler on Wednesday night.
The Hoosiers have already faced three top 25 opponents this season. Indiana has played to a 1-1 draw with No. 9 Georgetown, a 1-0 win over No. 12 Marquette and a 0-1 loss to No. 16 Penn State to kick off Big Ten play. The loss to the Nittany Lions was Indiana's first Big Ten season opening setback in program history and the only time this season it has trailed in a match.
Four different Hoosiers have collected a goal thus far in the 2014 campaign incluing junior forward/midfielder Femi Hollinger-Janzen, senior defender Patrick Doody, freshman midfielder Trevor Swartz, and freshman midfielder Michael Riedford. Hollinger-Janzen leads with way in the shot department with 11 attempts, including five on goal.
In goal, sophomore Colin Webb is sporting a 0.32 goals against average and .882 save percentage. He has four shutouts under his belt and collected a total of 15 saves in six games.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH INDIANA
Rutgers and Indiana meet for the eighth time in history, but the first time as conference opponents.
The two squads last squared off on Sept. 18, 2011 at Yurcak Field, where the Hoosiers won their fifth of the last six meetings.
The Scarlet Knights have faced Indiana once during NCAA Tournament time with the Hoosiers ending RU's 2001 run in the third round. Rutgers downed Harvard (1-0) and Connecticut (2-1) during the first two rounds in Storrs, Conn. before falling 3-0 to the eventual national runner-ups.
ALL-TIME VS. THE BIG TEN
The Scarlet Knights are 12-18-1 all-time against the Big Ten.
Indiana: 1-5-1
Maryland: 1-4
Michigan State: 1-1
Michigan: 0-0
Northwestern 0-0
Ohio State: 0-0
Penn State: 8-8
Wisconsin: 1-0
LAST TIME VS. INDIANA
Rutgers men's soccer was upended by No. 9 Indiana on the afternoon of Sept. 18, 2011 at Yurcak Field as the Scarlet Knights dropped a 2-0 result to the Hoosiers.
The Scarlet Knights were locked in a tight battle with the ninth-ranked team in the nation, limiting the Hoosiers to just two first-half shots. However Indiana made the best of its first-half chances, taking a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute on a goal from Blake Wise. That score would stand as the eventual game-winner with a second-half goal from A.J. Corrado increasing the tally to a 2-0 final.
Rutgers remained competitive with Indiana throughout the game with eight shot opportunities, including forcing Hoosier keeper Luis Soffner into a pair of saves.
GETTING THE LOOKS
The Scarlet Knights have outshot five of their six opponents to date, including a 17-8 advantage in Tuesday night's 3-0 setback to in-state rival Monmouth.
Both Rutgers and Indiana lead the Big Ten in shots per game, averaging 14.67 per game.
TWO OR MORE TALLIES
With his two nets against the Badgers last Friday night, JP Correa became the second Scarlet Knight this season with a multiple goal game with his two goals against the Badgers.
Freshman forward Jason Wright also had a two-goal effort in RU's 2-1 win over Lafayette on Aug. 31.
Wright is currently tied for third among all Big Ten scorers and is averaging 0.50 goals per game. Correa, meanwhile, is listed in a six-way tie for sixth in scoring in the league.
THOU SHALL NOT PASS
With seven saves against the Badgers last Friday night goalkeeper David Greczek has registered 13 career games with five or more stops. Adding in his trio of saves Tuesday night against Monmouth, he currently has 138 career saves in 26 games played. He also leads the Big Ten in saves per game (5.00).
UP NEXT
The Scarlet Knights will hit the road for their next three contests with stops at Michigan State, Penn State and Princeton.
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