It didn't take former IU soccer forward Will Bruin long to make headlines with his new team in the MLS, the Houston Dynamo.
Bruin would be a junior at IU had he not signed a Generation Adidas contract in Dec. 2010. However, the Dynamo's rookie made his debut in the season opener, the first time in Houston history for a player to do so.
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The Indiana University product lasted 61 minutes in front of 19,385 fans, paired up top with offseason pickup Jason Garey against the visiting Philadelphia Union. With the raucous crowd and a fired-up opponent, emotions were certainly high for the rookie's debut."It was definitely a good feeling," Bruin said. "There was a big crowd for the home opener; it was just an awesome feeling."
Bruin also gave the Dynamo it's best chance at the night when he went one-on-one with the Union's goalkeeper. Bruin made his signature breakaway run toward the box, striking his shot. The goalkeeper, however, tipped his shot wide, giving the Dynamo a corner kick.
The Dynamo dropped their opener 1-0.
In other soccer news, former IU defender Rich Balchan answered some rookie questions for the Columbus Crew. Check out his answers here.
The Indiana soccer team officially kicks off it's spring season on April 2 in against Louisville in Kentucky.
