No. 7 Indiana Opens B1G Tournament Play
November 8, 2011
Eastern Indiana Sports
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana is 5-0-2 in its last seven games and enters the postseason playing some of its best soccer.
• Michigan State is also on a roll, going 4-1-2 in its last seven games.
• Indiana has never lost in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament, going 6-0.
• Indiana is 26-7-4 all time in the Big Ten tournament and is one of just two teams with a winning record in tournament play (Penn State).
• The Hoosiers own 11 Big Ten Tournament titles. Next on the list is Penn State and Ohio State with three each.
• Indiana is averaging 2.00 goals per game over its last seven matches.
• Freshman Eriq Zavaleta is in the thick of the Big Ten scoring race, leading the league in points (21) and tied for the lead in goals (9) heading into the postseason.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana closed the regular season on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Ohio State on Nov. 5.
• Sophomore Nikita Kotlov scored the game winner in the 45th minute, putting home a ball from sophomore Matt McKain wiht 14 seconds left in the half.
• It was Kotlov's sixth goal of the season and fifth goal in the last six games.
• Freshman Eriq Zavaleta led the Hoosiers with four shots, two of which were on frame.
• All three of Kotlov's shots in the match were on goal.
• Junior Luis Soffner picked up his seventh shutout of the season, tallying two saves in 90 minutes of action.
• The win snapped a three-match losing streak against the Buckeyes.
IU BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY
1991-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 2 Indiana 4, No. 3 Penn State 0
No. 2 Indiana 2, No. 1 Wisconsin 0
1992-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 2 Indiana 1, No. 3 Ohio State 0
No. 2 Indiana 2, No. 4 Penn State 1
1993-(at Madison)
No. 4 Penn State 1, No. 1 Indiana 0
1994-Champions (at Columbus)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Wisconsin 0
No. 1 Indiana 3, No. 2 Penn State 1
1995-Co-Champions (at East Lansing)
No. 3 Indiana 2, No. 6 Northwestern 1
No. 3 Indiana 3, No. 2 Penn State 1
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Indiana (canceled, declared co-champs)
1996-Champions (at University Park)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 4 Penn State 2 (IND 3-2 in penalty kicks)
No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 2 Michigan State 0
1997-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 4 Penn State 0
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Ohio State 0
1998-Champions (at Evanston)
No. 1 Indiana 4, No. 4 Wisconsin 0
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Penn State 0 (ot)
1999-Champions (at East Lansing)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 4 Northwestern 0
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 3 Penn State 1 (2ot)
2000-(at Columbus)
No. 5 Ohio State 1, No. 1 Indiana 0
2001-Champions (at Madison)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Michigan 0 (3ot)
No. 1 Indiana 2, No. 3 Michigan State 0
2002-(at University Park)
No. 4 Penn State 1, No. 1 Indiana 1 (2-4 PKs)
2003-Champions (at Bloomington)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Wisconsin 0
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 7 Penn State 1 (IND wins, 4-1, in penalty kicks)
2004 (at Ann Arbor)
No. 5 Michigan State 2, No. 1 Indiana 1
2005-(at Evanston)
No. 3 Indiana 2, No. 6 Wisconsin 0
No. 3 Indiana 3, No. 2 Ohio State 0
No. 1 Penn State 1, No. 3 Indiana 0
2006 -Champions (at Columbus)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Penn State 0
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 2 Ohio State 0
2007-(at East Lansing)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 5 Michigan State 0
No. 1 Indiana 0, No. 2 Ohio State 0 Ohio State advances, 5-4 on penalty kicks
2008- (at Madison)
No. 3 Indiana 1, No. 6 Ohio State 0 (OT)
No. 3 Indiana 1, No. 2 Michigan 0
No. 3 Indiana 0, No. 1 Michigan State 1
2009- (at Bloomington)
No. 4 Indiana 2, No. 5 Wisconsin 0
No. 4 Indiana 2, No. 1 Ohio State 4
2010- (at Penn State)
No. 1 Indiana 1, No. 4 Penn State 2
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
• The Spartans enter the postseason at 7-7-3 and ended the Big Ten season at 2-2-2. They are 4-1-2 in their last seven matches, including a 1-0 win at Akron on Nov. 2.
• Adam Montague leads the team with 13 points on four goals and five assists, starting 13 of 17 matches.
• Rubin Bega is tied for the team lead in goals scored with four, while Cyrus Saydee is tied for the team lead with five assists.
• Stephen Lucianek and Adam Montague scored for the Spartans in a 2-2 tie with the Hoosiers on Oct. 23. The goals were scored less than four minutes apart.
• Michigan State has a 19-17 edge in goals scored over opponents but are being outscored 7-6 in the first period.
• Goalkeeper Jeremy Clark has played every minute in goal for the Spartans, posting a 0.89 GAA in 1723 minutes of play.
• Head coach Damon Rensing is in his third season at the helm of the program. He is assisted by Kylie Stannard and Ben Pirmann.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Hoosiers lead the all-time series, 35-4-3.
• Three of Michigan State's four wins in the series came in a two-year period in 2008 and 2009. The Hoosiers snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spartans last season with a 3-0 win in East Lansing.
• Michigan State's first win in the series, which dates back to 1974, did not come until the 2004 season.
• In each of the last six meetings between the schools that have resulted in a win/loss, the losing team has been shut out.
