Cal Poly douses Hoosiers’ hope at 3rd straight Classic crown

The women’s soccer team entered this weekend’s Hoosier Classic looking to take its third consecutive title in the event.

Friday night the Hoosiers (2-3-0) defeated Vermont 5-0, with five different players scoring. The Hoosiers totaled 30 shots, putting half of those on goal. One of those scorers for the Hoosiers was freshman Darby Hannon, who scored her first career goal off a rebound shot from junior Christie Kotynski.

“It just felt awesome,” the Bloomington native said. “It felt like a dream come true just growing up and coming to IU soccer games and really admiring the players and looking up to them ... just anxious to get on the pitch, and then when I finally did and scored, it was one of the best feelings.”

Earning the winning goal for the Hoosiers was freshman Lindsay Campbell. In her first start, the Dallas native also picked up her first career shutout.

With the Hoosiers building a big lead, Campbell had the opportunity to breathe a little easier.

“I felt pretty excited the whole game, but of course when you get a couple more goals I felt more confident,” she said.

Friday was the first time the Hoosiers scored five goals in a game since 2004 against Florida International.

In Sunday’s game against Cal Poly, the Hoosiers looked to build on the momentum they gained from their game against Vermont. Cal Poly was looking to rebound after coming off a tough double-overtime loss to Wisconsin.

The Hoosiers got on board in the 17th minute off a Kelly Lawrence penalty kick, which tied the game at one. Her goal was the team-leading third goal of the season. The game remained tied until Cal Poly took the lead in the 47th minute off a 30-yard blast that floated over goalkeeper Lauren Hollandsworth’s outstretched arms.

The Mustangs then added their third goal in the 55th minute off Campbell, who replaced an injured Hollandsworth. The goal came off a rebound from a corner kick.

With that goal the Mustangs defeated the Hoosiers 3-1.

This was a game IU coach Mick Lyon thought his team should have won.

“I think we just gave the game away,” he said. “We didn’t value much in the game. We took an extension in Friday’s game and felt like we played the same opponent. We didn’t respect them, we didn’t compete and we didn’t come to play. We gave away two goals and when you give away two goals you will be in the hole.”

With the split during the weekend, Lyon might have to reexamine his team.

“Putting some of the players in the game, we are not as deep as I thought we would be, and we still have a lot of work to do,” he said.

The Hoosiers will be back in action at 7 p.m. Friday against George Mason in Fairfax, Va.