The NCAA released the bracket for the 2012 men's soccer tournament Monday. It illustrated the possibility that Indiana could play Michigan State for a third time. The Spartans are responsible for Indiana's two most recent losses: Oct. 28, a 3-1 decision on Senior Day in East Lansing and on Nov. 7, a 2-1 result in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. But that is not news.
Senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner talked about the possibility of playing MSU a third time.
"We'll think about it," Soffner said. "If we get past either Kentucky or Xavier, and it comes down to playing either Notre Dame or Michigan State or someone like that, they'd all be revenge games. Obviously Michigan State's had our number so far this year. If we could play them again, that'd be great because tournament time is when it counts. If we can beat 'em when it counts, then that's when it matters.
"Michigan State and Notre Dame are really standing out to us right now. But we can't look too far ahead. We gotta keep focused on the game on Sunday."
Related:
My game story from Oct. 28 is here.
My game story from Nov. 7 is here.
