MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's soccer team travels to University Park to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions on Friday for its second conference game of the season. The match is set to kick off at 4:30 (CST).
 

Game #6 | Wisconsin (3-1-1) vs Penn State (3-2-1)
Date	Wednesday, Sept. 14 | 8:00 p.m. CT
Location	University Park, Penn. | Jeffrey Field | Tickets
Watch Live	Big Ten Network
Live Video	BTN2GO
Live Stats	Statistics
Live Coverage	Twitter
Game Notes	Wisconsin | Penn State

STARTING XI
 
1. MAGIC MIKE: In last week's competition against Northwestern, Chicago native and Badger junior Mike Catalano notched an overtime golden goal to beat the Wildcats on their home turf, 2-1.
2. TURNING THE TIDE: The Badgers are now 2-0-0 in conference play and 3-1-1 overall, marking their best start since 2011.
3. MARK-NIFICENT: Junior Mark Segbers was awarded with both assists in a thrilling overtime bout last week against Northwestern. It was Segbers' second multi-point game of the season and seventh in his career.
4. THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE MUELLER: Chris Mueller leads the Badgers with 20 shots on the season, ranking second in the Big Ten and 12th in the country with 4.0 shots per game.
5. HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT: The Badgers are behind 4-8-2 when playing at University Park.
6.  ON THE FIELD AND IN YOUR HEARTS: Wisconsin is tied for number one in the Big Ten standings in conference play with an unscathed 2-0 record.
7. COMEBACK KID: Junior Tom Barlow leads the Big Ten in game-winning goals.
8. SCHILLING WITH THE SAVE: Junior Philipp Schilling ranks third in the Big Ten in save percentage at just under 77 percent.
9. LAUNCHING PAD: Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in shots on the season, totally a massive 41 shots in five game, one-upping perennial powerhouse Maryland who has 36.
10. HOW'D HE MAKE THAT?: Chris Mueller provided the leveling goal against Northwestern with a near-perfect volley to the low corner of the net. It was Mueller's first goal of the season.
11. IT'S A LONG STORY: This is the 30th time the Badgers and the Nittany Lions have matched up. UW trails the overall series record 11-16-3.

In the Lions den

• Penn State finished just below .500 last year with a 7-8-3 overall record and 2-4-2 finish in the Big Ten.
• The Nittany Lions kicked off their 2016 campaign with a 0-0 tie against Stanford but bounced back a few weeks later with wins over James Madison and Oakland University. hit the ground running in conference play with a 4-2 win over the Ohio State buckeyes.

Series History

• The Badgers and the Nittany Lions have battled 30 times, giving way to a 16-11-3 Penn State lead over UW.

• In last year's matchup, Wisconsin and Penn State battled heartily to a 2-2 double-overtime finish at the McClimmon Complex.

• The last time the two teams met in University Park was in 2014 when Penn State notched two goals to lead them to a 2-1 victory over the Badgers.

Last TimeTogether: Breaking The Tie

• The Wisconsin men's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw with Penn State on Saturday as they honored the team's five graduating seniors in a double overtime match at McClimon Soccer Complex.
• The Badgers (4-9-3, 1-2-3 Big Ten) were led by sophomores Christopher Mueller and Mike Catalano, as the duo each found the back of the net in the second half to bring UW to an overtime battle.
• After a scoreless first half, Mueller started the offensive spurt for the Badgers, as he beat the PSU defense to slot the ball into the goal in the lower left corner past Nittany Lion goalkeeper Evan Finney. The goal five minutes into the second half marked Mueller's fifth of the season.
• Both Drew Conner and Luc Kazmierczak were credited with assists for the goal.
• Penn State (6-6-3, 2-3-2) followed up quickly just over four minutes later with a goal of their own, as Sam Bollinger capitalized on a ball played by Riley Grant to level the game.
• Despite the strong defensive effort form the Badgers, Penn State was able to tally another goal in the 79th minute to take the lead. Drew Klingenberg fired a shot past Wisconsin goalkeeper Adrian Remeniuk off of a shot from 25 yards out.
• Not ready to give up, Wisconsin catalyst Mike Catalano scored his second goal in as many games to keep the Badgers alive. After a shot from Tom Barlow was deflected, Catalano gained control of the ball and put it in the net to even the score at two.
• The Badgers and the Nittany Lions battled through two overtime periods, but neither team could break the stalemate. The Badgers, playing a man down due to a card infraction, dug down in the defense to hold off the Nittany Lions to the tie.
• PSU was dangerous from the corners, as they earned 13 corner kick opportunities, compared to only seven for the Badgers.
• Remeniuk finished the match with eight saves while PSU keeper Finney had seven.