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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The IUPUI men's soccer team will cap a stretch of six straight road matches to open the season on Tuesday night (Sept. 20) when the Jaguars square off with No. 6 Indiana at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 7:30 p.m.. The match will be broadcast on BTN Plus and marks the ninth meeting all-time between the two schools on the pitch. 

IUPUI checks in at 0-5 on the year while Indiana is 4-0-3 after a double overtime draw with Northwestern on Sunday. 

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     "Some of the challenges with facing Indiana is that they are a top three program in Division I college soccer and they have been a great program for the past decade. They have eight national championships, so they know what it takes to get to the finals. With them being a top three program this year, they are out to prove that they are the best and with that, they can't take any games lightly. We know that we are going to get their best," IUPUI sophomore defender Ben Thornton said.  

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
    IUPUI comes in at 0-5 on the season with road losses at Bowling Green, Butler, Grand Canyon, Western Michigan and DePaul. The Jaguars have gotten goals from Jordan Parron and Uriel Macias and rookie midfielder Pedro Valladao has IUPUI's lone assist.
    Sophomore Josh Gray has started four of the team's five matches in goal and has a 3.50 goals against average and 22 saves. Redshirt freshman James Mitchison made the other start and has four saves on the year. 
    Sophomore back Ben Thornton leads the team in minutes played, having played all 450 thus far. Fellow sophomore Nick Anderson is second on the squad with 401 minutes played. All total, 17 different Jaguars have started at least one match this season. 

SCOUTING INDIANA (4-0-3 overall, 1-0-3 home)
    Indiana is an undefeated 4-0-3 on the year and 1-0-3 in home games. The Hoosiers are 1-0-2 against ranked foes including beating No. 22 California and collecting draws with No. 2 Maryland and No. 5 Stanford. 
    Richard Ballard leads the IU attack with three goals and two assists and Tanner Thompson has two goals and two assists. In goal, Colin Webb has a 0.39 goals against average and four shutouts in his seven starts. He's recorded 20 saves and yielded just three goals for an .870 save percentage.   

INSIDE THE SERIES
    IUPUI is 0-8 all-time against Indiana with all eight meetings having taken place in Bloomington. The Jaguars lost last year's meeting, 4-0. 
    The Jags have taken the Hoosiers to overtime twice in the series, losing in both 2003 and 2006 in extra time. 

ALUMNI WEEKEND
    IUPUI will host an Alumni Weekend on Sept. 23-24 surrounding the match against Western Illinois on Sept. 23. That Saturday, the team will host a meet-and-greet, followed by attending the Indy Eleven vs. New York Cosmos at 7:30 p.m. at Carroll Stadium.       

LAST TIME OUT
    IUPUI lost a Grand Canyon on Thursday night (Sept. 15), 3-0. The Jaguars were outshot by the Antelopes, 16-2 with Uriel Macias accounting for the team's only shot attempts. 
    GCU forward Niki Jackson collected a hat trick in the win, tallying three times on four shot attempts. Gray was saddled with the loss, making six saves in defeat. 

UP NEXT
    IUPUI will open the home schedule on Friday, Sept. 23 when the Jags face Western Illinois in Summit League play at Carroll Stadium at 7:00 p.m.. That match is FREE for IUPUI students with a valid JagTag and just $5 for adult tickets.