Title Hopes Alive for #B1GCats as they Travel to Wisconsin

11/3/2015 3:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer

By: Kyle Kelley

NORTHWESTERN MEN'S SOCCER: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Wednesday, November 4	Wisconsin	7 p.m.	Madison, Wis.	BTN Plus	Live Stats
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EVANSTON, Ill. — The Northwestern men's soccer program will wrap up the regular season with the hopes of a Big Ten regular season championship and No. 1 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament when it travels to Wisconsin Wednesday night.

The Wildcats currently sit tied for second in the Big Ten with 12 points (4-3-0 record), just one point behind league-leader Ohio State. The 'Cats won back-to-back regular season titles in 2011 and 2012. A victory over the Badgers and a loss/draw by Buckeyes against Michigan would give the 'Cats at least a share of their third title in five years. A complete breakdown of seeding scenarios for the Big Ten Tournament is below.

The match is set for a 7 p.m. start and can be watched on BTN Plus.

Northwestern wins a outright Big Ten title with...

A victory at Wisconsin
Ohio State loss/draw vs. Michigan
A Rutgers loss/draw at Maryland

Last Time Out
The Wildcats scored a pair of goals in a span of 2:33 to erase a 1-0 deficit and come away with a 2-1 victory at Penn State. Junior Mike Roberge scored his team-leading third goal of the season in the 79th minute to tie the game before classmate Nathan Dearth scored his first career goal in the 81st minute to give the 'Cats the lead for good.

Big Ten Tournament Scenarios for Northwestern

No. 1 seed: Northwestern win at Wisconsin; Ohio State loss/draw vs. Michigan; Rutgers draw/loss at Maryland
No. 2 seed: Northwestern win at Wisconsin; Ohio State win vs. Michigan; Rutgers draw/loss at Maryland
No. 3 seed: Northwestern win at Wisconsin; Ohio State win vs. Michigan; Rutgers win at Maryland
No. 4 seed: Northwestern draw at Wisconsin; Rutgers loss at Maryland; Ohio State loss vs. Michigan; Indiana win at Michigan State
No. 5 seed: Northwestern draw at Wisconsin; Rutgers draw at Maryland; Ohio State win vs. Michigan; Indiana win at Michigan State
No. 6 seed: Northwestern loss at Wisconsin; Rutgers loss at Maryland; Indiana win at Michigan State

Chasing History
Senior forward Joey Calistri remains three goals shy of Matt Eliason's program record of 33 career goals. Calistri scored his 30th career goal at DePaul on Oct. 7 and is tied with junior Mike Roberge for the team lead with three goals. The Deerfield, Illinois, native leads the squad with four assists and 10 points.

Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin enters the regular-season finale with a 4-10-3 overall record with each of its four wins coming on the road the season. The Badgers are 0-6-2 at home and 1-3-3 in Big Ten play. Christopher Mueller leads the Badgers offensively with five goals and 13 points, while Mark Segbers has been the team's leading facilitator with four assists. Adrian Remeniuk has played 1,280:27 of 1,624:14 in goal, allowing a 1.41 goals against average while stopping 73.7 of his shots faced.