Last spring, when IU lost to Mexico, then-freshman goalkeeper Chris Munroe made the start for the Hoosiers between the pipes. The IU men's soccer coaching staff looked to Munroe to fill the void Jay Nolly left when he graduated.\nMunroe made 10 saves while giving up two goals.\nWhen freshman goalkeeper Chay Cain came to Bloomington at the beginning of the school year, www.StudentSportsSoccer.com rated the Aurora, Ill., native the Web site's top goalkeeper in the class of 2005.\nCain appeared in three matches for the cream and crimson in 2005 without allowing a goal, while Munroe started every match and led the Big Ten in goals-against average and shutouts.\nBut IU coach Mike Freitag gave Cain the start in last night's match versus Mexico and he played the duration while making two saves.\n"We are trying to split the spring (with the goalkeepers)," Freitag said. "I want to seem them each play in tough games. Tonight was Chay's start and I thought that Chay played very well -- he handled what he had to do. He didn't have to handle much, but everything's a calming influence sometimes when he's in there and I like it."
Record crowds witnesses match at Armstrong Stadium\nThe crowd of 5,739 at Bill Armstrong Stadium last night was the second-largest crowd for an IU men's soccer game in its history. A Sept. 8, 1987, match between IU and Southern Methodist University had 6,000 attendees.\n"You look at the crowd at close to 6,000 -- it's an atmosphere you don't see at your everyday soccer game," said IU coach Mike Freitag. "I love it."\nLast year's matchup between IU and the Mexican U-17 National Team had 3,472 \nspectators.\nAlthough Mexican fans started to file out at the 85th minute, a group of about 200 waited outside the U-17 National Team's locker room to show their support.
Former Hoosier Zayner out for 7 months in pros\nThe Columbus Crew selected Jed Zayner with the first pick in the second round in January. Zayner was in attendance for last night's match versus Mexico on crutches with a large knee brace on his left leg.\nZayner said he was slated to start for the team's first match versus the Kansas City Wizards, but sat out because of a shin injury. In a training session April 4, Zayner tore the anterior cruciate ligament, along with his posterior cruciate ligament and cartilage in the same knee.\n"They say I will be out for seven months, but I will be back in five," Zayner told the Indiana Daily Student. "Columbus has been good to me so far and I can't wait to get back out to play"
