Hoosiers record 5th tie of season against Butler rivals

A tumultuous season continued for the men's soccer team Thursday night. The Hoosiers (2-2-4, 0-0-1) tied in-state adversary Butler 1-1 Thursday night at Armstrong Stadium. \nIU's lone goal of the contest was scored by sophomore forward Trey Meek. He tallied the goal in the waning minutes of the first half. After a nice pass from a teammate, the streaking Meek was able to beat the Bulldog goalkeeper with a low shot with a mere 18 seconds left in the first.\nIt was the sophomore's first goal of the season. \nDespite a hard-fought draw, Coach Jerry Yeagley said his players have to continue to believe in themselves.\n"I thought we played a great second half," Yeagley said. "The difference tonight was (Butler junior goalkeeper) Evan Reinhardt. Give him credit. Trey Meek had an excellent game. That's the best he's played. The guys were heartbroken, though. I told them to keep their heads up."\nButler (4-4-2) scored first in the 35th minute. Sophomore midfielder John Mariscalco recorded the score. \nDespite the 1-1 tie at the break, IU had out-shot the Bulldogs 6-4 at the break. But it was the second half that was misleading. The Hoosiers had the first six shots of the second period, and IU out-shot its opponent 12-2 in the second stanza. Yet the Hoosiers could not break through with the difference maker. This has been a reoccuring theme for IU as they have out-shot their opponents by almost four shots per game prior to this match. \nThe Hoosiers out-shot Butler for the match 20-9, which left the players frustrated and stressed the importance of being able to finish scoring chances.\n"We have a great team with great talent. We just need to get a win under our belt," junior goalkeeper Jay Nolly said. "We thought we had one against Penn State, but that didn't work out in our favor. It's frustrating. We're creating chances, we just not putting away balls."\nMeanwhile, with six and a half minutes remaining in the second, Meek netted the apparent go-ahead goal, but he was ruled offsides by the official on the opposite side of the field. It would have been Meek's second goal of the contest.\n"I thought I had a goal," Meek said. "I couldn't have been offsides because the ball was deflected. I didn't think I was offsides." \nIU's last home victory came on Aug. 29, when they defeated California 3-0 in the season-opener.\nThe Hoosiers last win came on Sept. 14, when they beat Fresno State 3-1 at Notre Dame.\nIU has now recorded 13 victories against Butler in the all-time 15 game series. It marked the first tie in the series. \nYeagley said he still has confidence in the product he is putting out on the field.\n"Every team we've played we've had the better of," Yeagley said. "Tonight it was obvious. We out-shot them, we got more corner kicks, we did everything we could. We just couldn't get another goal. (All the players are) frustrated, but no one has the feeling that we're losers."\nOn just two-days rest, IU will travel to Ann Arbor to battle the Wolverines for its second Big Ten match of the season. The Hoosiers are seeking their first conference victory after tying the Spartans in the conference opener. \n-- Contact staff writers Zack Eldridge and Daniel Cohen at zeldridg@indiana.edu and djcohen@indiana.edu.