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(08/30/12 4:41am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Late Tuesday night, speculation began to rise about the possible move of Hoosier alumnus and Akron men’s soccer Head Coach Caleb Porter to the Portland Timbers of MLS.On Wednesday afternoon, that report was confirmed by Timbers General Manager Gavin Wilkinson.“Caleb is ambitious and one of the most respected coaches in the nation,” Wilkinson told portlandtimbers.com. “He has consistently developed and produced talented players who have gone to excel in MLS. We feel that his mentality, personality, skill set and coaching philosophy are a tremendous fit with the culture of the Timbers organization and we’re excited to bring Caleb on as the Timbers’ head coach.”That sentiment goes up the ladder as well. Timbers owner and President Merritt Paulson also commented on the hire in the report.“Put simply, I believe Caleb Porter is the best young soccer coaching mind in the country,” Paulson told portlandtimbers.com. “He is the right fit for the Timbers on every level.”Before coaching at Akron, Porter began his college soccer career at IU, where he played with current Head Coach Todd Yeagley for former Head Coach Jerry Yeagley. The latter described Porter as a prototypical soccer coach.“He was a competitor and a great leader,” Jerry said. “He led by example and held his teammates accountable.”Jerry said Porter resembles a type-A personality. and fit in well with the staff he had at IU and the program he was trying to run.“He is a very driven individual,” Jerry said. “My advice to him usually during our conversations was to be sure to keep balance. His teams reflect his personality because there’s no place for anybody who isn’t going to be an honest, hard worker.”Playing with the Hoosiers from 1994-97, Porter lettered each year and was a three-year captain for the team. He helped IU to two College Cup appearances and was named runner-up for the Hermann Trophy in 1997.The San Jose Clash then drafted Porter in 1998 with the 26th overall pick. He only played four games with the team before being signed by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1999. After several knee injuries delayed his development, Porter decided to retire as a player on June 30, 2000.Following his professional career, Porter returned to IU as an assistant coach for six years under Jerry Yeagley and former Head Coach Mike Frietag.While at IU he was an assistant coach and the team went 98-25-14 and produced 10 All-Americans. The Hoosiers also won back-to-back NCAA championships for the Hoosiers in 2003 and 2004.Porter then took the head coaching position at Akron in 2005. Immediately, the Zips were put on the map, tallying two Mid-American Conference titles in Porter’s first two seasons.Steve Goff, a soccer insider at the The Washington Post, said Porter passed up an opportunity to coach professionally for D.C. United in 2009.The decision did not go unrewarded. The following year, the Zips won the NCAA championship.While at Akron, Porter earned the highest winning percentage among active NCAA Division 1 coaches with a career coaching record of 106-17-14.Although excited for the future, Porter issued a statement highlighting the rest of the Akron season.“I am truly excited and honored to be provided this unique opportunity to coach the Portland Timbers, an organization that in a short time has established itself as a model franchise in Major League Soccer,” Porter told portlandtimbers.com. “I know that Merritt and Gavin are committed to long-term success for the Timbers, and come December, I will be completely focused.”Porter said he will not comment further until after the end of the 2012 season at Akron.Indiana will face Akron and Porter on Sept. 7 as both teams travel to South Bend for the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament.
(08/30/12 1:27am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sitting on a fence just outside the northeast corner of Bill Armstrong Stadium is a sign that reads “Yeagley Way.” The sign is fitting because for the past 40-plus years, one native family has essentially ruled that area of the Bloomington campus: the Yeagleys.Living out this season’s addition to that dynasty is IU Coach Todd Yeagley. The three-year IU men’s soccer head coach, born and raised in Bloomington, is the son of six-time NCAA champion and former IU Coach Jerry Yeagley.Although the pressure from the townspeople and intrigue of playing for his father was constant, Yeagley looks back on his youth with a smile.“I loved it,” Yeagley said. “I liked other sports, and when you’re around it 24/7, you’re either going to really like it or you’re really not. “I enjoyed playing other sports at a young age, but soccer was the sport that was natural to me.”According to Todd, the thought of a Yeagley playing for a Yeagley was always in the minds of IU soccer fans. Being a coach’s son does have its perks.“I would come out and sit on the outside or be a ball boy and juggle with the players,” Yeagley said. “In the summer, I played a ton with the guys, but I just loved to be a part of the program.“The times have really changed. We were only a club at that point, and the Bloomington Cutters didn’t even exist. There were only independent teams with one team per age group. “I would often play up two or three years above my level.”Eventually, Yeagley got the opportunity to play for Bloomington High School South. During his senior year, the team was upgraded — just as the team at IU had been — from club to varsity. But Yeagley missed the opportunity to play that season because of an injury.When the time came to decide which school he would attend and compete with, the decision was obvious. He chose Indiana.“It was the best program,” Yeagley said. “I grew up with these players who were like big brothers to me. Why wouldn’t I come here?”As opposed to his childhood, this would not be an instance where being the son of the coach would provide perks.“My father always told me if I wasn’t good enough to be a Hoosier then I wouldn’t play here,” Yeagley said. “He was very adamant about that. Growing up, my father never coached me, so it was new, and it was good it happened that way.”Yeagley said once he put the uniform on, he knew he would need to live up to the expectations that had been building throughout his life. The coach’s son would need to bring it.“It was fuel for me to go out and show everyone that the past players and coaches had helped me develop,” Yeagley said. “I was very driven to have a good career here. I wanted to give back what they gave me.”After seven years with the Columbus Crew following a draft selection in the inaugural MLS draft, Yeagley returned to IU as an assistant coach. In 2008, Wisconsin hired him on as head coach. Following the firing of Mike Freitag, Yeagley returned for the 2010 season as head coach of his alma mater.Yeagley knew the same expectations he faced as a player would be waiting for him at the gates of Jerry Yeagley Field. In his first two seasons as IU’s head coach, Yeagley has led the Hoosiers to a 23-12-7 record, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament both seasons. This season, his Hoosiers have started 2-0.“It would have been easier to go somewhere else and not have to live up to the expectations, but I didn’t shy away from it,” Yeagley said. “I’ve been taught you have to go after stuff. “Things with great reward are difficult and have risks, but you don’t know until you put yourself in that arena. You just have to live that way and go for it.”
(08/24/12 3:50am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Heading into the regular season, the Hoosiers were placed at the top of the Big Ten poll and 12th in the nation.However, with the high ranking comes a target on the Hoosier’s backs for the entire season, IU Coach Todd Yeagley said.“This program always has a target no matter what year it is,” he said. “That just comes with the territory. Whether we’re the underdog on paper or not, we’re going to get every team’s best, and it won’t be any different this weekend.”In the Billiken Classic, the Hoosiers will face rival Saint Louis at 8 p.m. Friday. Indiana’s seven national championships is second only to Saint Louis’ 10.The rivalry stems from other factors as well, Yeagley said.“This program rivalry is definitely one of the top two,” Yeagley said. “Every alum and anyone who’s been around college soccer knows this rivalry. We’ve had a lot of great St. Louis players wear our jersey, so there is a lot of pride in line every time we play each other.”The Billikens return 11 players, including nine starters from last year’s squad.Leading scorer Robbi Kristo will try to stir up trouble for the Hoosier defensive unit with the help of sophomore midfielder Raymond Lee. Lee found the back of the net four times last season.Senior midfielders Nick Maglasang and Michael Robson will lead the team from the midfield.Robson was an honorable mention to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team after last season’s performance.Last year, the Hoosiers defeated the Billikens 3-1 on Jerry Yeagley Field in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.However, in 2007, the last time the Hoosiers played Saint Louis at Hermann Stadium, the Billikens came out on top 2-1.After Saint Louis, IU will play Cincinnati at 1 p.m. Sunday.The Bearcats are coming off a two game shutout streak in preseason play.The Bearcats return forward Cole DeNormandie and goalkeeper Taylor Hafling. DeNormandie notched seven goals and one assist last season. Hafling made five appearances, allowing 11 goals in 381 minutes.The Hoosiers have a streak of their own heading into this game. IU has never been defeated by Cincinatti, going 11-0-0 all-time against the Bearcats.Heading into this first weekend of regulation games, the Big Ten named sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta, junior midfielder Jacob Bushue and junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov to the players to watch list for the season.“Obviously, it’s a nice honor, but it doesn’t matter too much. ” Bushue said. “It’s like preseason rankings. We are going to come in with the same mentality to beat everyone and play as well as we can.”Kotlov said the Big Ten is very competitive. “It feels good to be recognized for the past few seasons,” he said. “It’s obviously because of my teammates. Without them, it wouldn’t be possible.”
(08/23/12 1:59am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Summertime is typically reserved for a summer job back in a hometown, a semester abroad or an internship in a new city.But for sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta and junior midfielder A.J. Corrado, the summer of 2012 provided a new opportunity.During the summer, Zavaleta and Corrado spent their mornings working out with Chivas USA in Los Angeles. It was the first time either trained with a professional first-team squad in the MLS. Both have had summer workouts with Columbus Crew’s U-20 squad.This time, they got to see what a career in the MLS really looks like. “It was great having Eriq there,” Corrado said. “It made the experience really fun because it was such an easy transition with a friend there. I had a buddy in the locker room and on the field.”The experience competing against professional players forged a closer bond between Corrado and Zavaleta, Corrado said. He also believes the things they learned throughout the summer will help them this season.“That experience for two college players is great knowing that he’s going to be your teammate when the season continues,” Corrado said. “This work is only going to benefit the overall team as well.”Zavaleta said the team would wake early and head to the stadium around 8 or 8:30 a.m. to lift. Training would start at 9:30 a.m.“We would train for a couple of hours doing different things each day,” Zavaleta said. “Then at the end of the day we would get another lift in.”This summer’s experience with the Chivas first-team might have been Zavaleta’s first at that level, but it was not his first involvement with the club in general.“I was there last summer for four months working out with the U-20’s,” Zavaleta said. “It was something that I really thought got me better, but I think the level doesn’t really compare to the first-team. I think it was the greatest thing that A.J. and I could’ve done for ourselves.”The two Hoosiers received the opportunity to play with the full-time professionals when Zavaleta’s uncle, the team’s assistant coach, invited the two to Los Angeles.“He told me, ‘I think it’s a great opportunity for you to come and train at a higher level,’” Zavaleta said of his uncle. “I have a close relationship with A.J. and thought it was something he could benefit from, so I asked if he could come along as well.”For collegiate players, this type of summer training is a great opportunity to meet professional players and brush shoulders with their immediate competition in the NCAA, Corrado said.“There were a couple of guys just out of college,” he said. “Ben Zemanski was one player I looked up to in terms of play. He recently graduated from Akron and made a nice transition into the MLS.”Zavaleta said one player he bonded with was his roommate, Juan Agudelo. Agudelo has a reputation as one of the premier forwards in the MLS after scoring six goals for the New York Red Bulls as an 18-year-old.“Although he is so young, he is someone I definitely look up to,” Zavaleta said. “He’s just such a great friend, and he’s done really well so far. There are a lot of guys there who know where I am and definitely could help me along the way.”Although becoming a teammate alongside professional players was a great opportunity, Corrado said the other perk of the experience was getting to train in one of the best soccer facilities in the nation.“The Home Depot Center definitely is one of the better complexes in the country,” Corrado said. “The locker room and weight room and everything is right there in the stadium for you. After morning workouts, we would typically be off the rest of the day, so we could just head to the beach and relax there.”Corrado said this summer was the best of his IU career.“I just kept thinking this was about as good as it gets,” Corrado said.
(08/22/12 6:16am)
Tuesday afternoon the Big Ten Coach's Poll rankings were released showing Indiana and Northwestern in the lead heading into the team's first regular season play this weekend.
(08/20/12 4:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Ninety minutes of play wasn’t enough to decide a winner between two teams from two different countries.After regulation ended in a 1-1 tie, the IU men’s soccer team beat Chivas de Guadalajara Saturday in penalty kicks, 4-3.“We played a really good team, and we were able to get a lot of out of it,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “We wanted to play a team with this sophistication and athletic ability. Our goal is to play the best competition in the preseason, and we couldn’t find any better.”Although Chivas scored last in the first half, the Hoosiers controlled most of the period. The ball rarely moved away from the middle third of the field. When the Hoosiers did get a chance in the offensive third, they capitalized. With a loose ball bouncing around the left side of the field from a corner kick, junior midfielder Harrison Petts fought off two Chivas defenders and booted a cross with his right foot.“We had numbers in the box, so I needed to get it in there as fast as possible,” Petts said. “I kept my head up, and I saw Caleb making a slip run in behind, and luckily I hit it just how I wanted to get it to him.”The ball found the head of senior midfielder Caleb Konstanski, who pushed during the chaos of the loose ball. With a flick of the head, the ball traveled over the outstretched left arm of the Chivas goalkeeper and into the netting on the far right post.“I knew it was coming right at me. Harrison usually plays a really good ball in on a second ball like that,” Konstanski said. “I honestly wasn’t shooting, I didn’t know exactly where I was on the field, and I was planning on flicking it to (sophomore forward) Eriq (Zavaleta) or someone. I guess I was a little closer than I thought.”For the remainder of the first half, the Hoosier midfield and defense kept the Chivas forwards to free kicks and long shots outside the penalty box.Chivas saw an opportunity in the 30th minute.A ball weaved through the Hoosier defense, and senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner found himself in a brief one-on-one situation against a Chivas forward. Trailing more than five yards behind, sophomore midfielder Kerel Bradford ran the forward down for a stick that prevented a shot just five yards from the goal line.The remaining Chivas attacks found the hands of Soffner until extra time in the first half.As the half came to a close, a cross came in from Soffner’s left side. The ball found the extended knee of sophomore midfielder Patrick Doody and then the head of Chivas’ Carlos Ernesto Cisneros Barajas. The Barajas header flew just above the hands of Soffner into the back net.Chivas continued in its bombardment of the Hoosier backline in the second half, outshooting IU 12-4 in the final 45 minutes.Though they were stuck on the defensive, the Hoosiers did their part defensively throughout the second half, blocking most shots while sacrificing what they could to deflect the ball away from the goal. Neither team was able to find the net again by the match’s end. Both teams agreed to a penalty kick finish, which is typically reserved for tournament games.In the first round of kicks, Zavaleta matched his successful attempt with the first Chivas shooter to tie it 1-1.After the second Chivas shooter hit his shot, junior midfielder A.J. Corrado aimed right and was blocked by the Chivas goalkeeper to make it 2-1 in favor of Chivas.Soffner got revenge against Bajaras by blocking his shot left of the goal. This was the first of two blocks in a row for Soffner while junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov and Konstanski both netted their shots to put the Hoosiers ahead 3-2.The next Chivas player hit his shot to tie the shootout 3-3 to restore hope for Chivas fans. Junior midfielder Jacob Bushue shot down that newfound hope when he scored the team’s fourth penalty kick, winning the shootout and IU’s final preseason game in front of a packed soccer crowd.“Coming in, they told us it was going to be a big crowd,” Konstanski said. “It lived up to our expectations. It was loud, and being on national television with that atmosphere gets us going and ready for the start of the official season.”
(08/19/12 7:22pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Ninety minutes of play wasn’t enough to decide a winner between two teams from two different countries.After regulation ended in a 1-1 tie, the IU men’s soccer team beat Chivas de Guadalajara Saturday in penalty kicks, 4-3.“We played a really good team, and we were able to get a lot of out of it,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “We wanted to play a team with this sophistication and athletic ability. Our goal is to play the best competition in the preseason and we couldn’t find any better.”Although Chivas scored last in the first half, the Hoosiers controlled most of the period. The ball rarely moved away from the middle third of the field. When the Hoosiers did get a chance in the offensive third, they capitalized. With a loose ball bouncing around the left side of the field from a corner kick, junior midfielder Harrison Petts fought off two Chivas defenders and booted a cross with his right foot.“We had numbers in the box so, I needed to get it in there as fast as possible,” Petts said. “I kept my head up, and I saw Caleb making a slip run in behind, and luckily I hit it just how I wanted to get it to him.”The ball found the head of senior midfielder Caleb Konstanski, who pushed up during the chaos of the loose ball. With a flick of the head, the ball traveled over the outstretched left arm of the Chivas goalkeeper and into the netting on the right far post.“I knew it was coming right at me, Harrison usually plays a really good ball in on a second ball like that,” Konstanski said. “I honestly wasn’t shooting, I didn’t know exactly where I was on the field and I was planning on flicking it to (sophomore forward) Eriq (Zavaleta) or someone. I guess I was a little closer than I thought.”For remainder of the first half, the Hoosier midfield and defense held the Chivas forwards to free kicks and long shots outside of the penalty box.However, Chivas saw an opportunity in minute 30.A ball weaved through the Hoosier defense, and senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner found himself in a brief one-on-one situation against a Chivas forward. Trailing more than five yards behind, sophomore midfielder Kerel Bradford ran the forward down for a stick that prevented a shot just five yards from the goal line.The remaining Chivas attacks found the hands of Soffner until extra time of the first half.As the half came to a close, a cross came in from Soffner’s left side. The ball found the extended knee of sophomore midfielder Patrick Doody and hopped to the head of Chivas’ Carlos Ernesto Cisneros Barajas. The Barajas header flew just above the hands of Soffner into the back net.Chivas continued in its bombardment of the Hoosier backline in the second half, outshooting IU 12-4 in the final 45 minutes.Even though they were stuck on the defensive, the Hoosiers did their part defensively throughout the second half, blocking most shots while sacrificing what they could in order to deflect the ball away from the goal. Neither team was able to find the net again by the match’s end. Both teams agreed to a penalty kick finish, which is typically reserved for tournament games.In the first round of kicks, Zavaleta matched his successful attempt with the first Chivas shooter to tie it 1-1.After the second Chivas shooter hit his shot, junior midfielder A.J. Corrado aimed right and was blocked by the Chivas goalkeeper to make it 2-1 in favor of Chivas.Soffner got revenge on Bajaras by blocking his shot left of the goal. This was the first of two blocks in a row for Soffner while junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov and Konstanski both netted their shots to put the Hoosiers up 3-2.The next Chivas player hit his shot to tie the shootout 3-3 to restore hope for Chivas fans. Junior midfielder Jacob Bushue shot down that newfound hope when he scored the team’s fourth penalty kick, winning the shootout and IU’s final preseason game in front of a packed soccer crowd.“Coming in they told us it was going to be a big crowd,” Konstanski said. “It lived up to our expectations. It was loud and being on national television with that atmosphere gets us going and ready for the start of the official season.”
(08/17/12 4:46am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU men’s soccer team will play Chivas de Guadalajara at 7 p.m. Saturday in their first nationally televised game of the preseason.Chivas and the Hoosiers will meet in Fort Wayne at Hefner Soccer Complex for the ShidigZ National Soccer Festival. The game will air live on Fox Soccer Channel.Chivas is currently ranked No. 15 in their professional league, Liga MX.This will be the team’s last opportunity to tune their preseason transitions before beginning regular season play in the Saint Louis Tournament against Saint Louis on Aug. 24.Implementing a new back squad is one of the key transitions the Hoosiers have had to make this preseason, IU Coach Todd Yeagley said.Following the first preseason match against Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday, Yeagley broke down how the new backs did in their first game.“We like to attack, we play four in the back, but it’s really three with the way we attack the defense,” Yeagley said. “We typically convert our wide midfielders in the back.”IU outshot UIC by 10, but Yeagley said he feels the Chivas players will be more forward in their efforts against the Hoosiers.This opportunity to face offensive pressure not present during the UIC game will be a new experience for sophomore midfielders Kerel Bradford and Patrick Doody.“I think it will be a great learning experience going against a team that is older and maybe faster than you,” Bradford said. “I think I’ll take away some good experience just being in the back for that game in a new environment with different players and different teams.”Yeagley said Chivas, the only professional team IU will face this season, will likely instill a different style than the Hoosier players are used to competing against.Doody said he is looking to keep Chivas on the defensive throughout the game.“It’s going to be a different level game,” Doody said. “They are going to want to take it to us, so we just need to match what they bring and I’m excited for it. I think they’ll open things up a bit more and make it a more even match.”Even with the intensity of the Chivas attackers, Yeagley said he is confident for this weekend’s final exhibition match-up.“We talked last spring about some what-ifs with certain people in different positions,” Yeagley said. “Kerel has only four games of experience at center back and there were times that I thought he was a junior. But also, Doody is the prototypical back that we’d look for in the way we attack.”
(08/14/12 2:11am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For a team that lost two key defenders in Tommy Meyer and Chris Estridge, the one consistent word of the IU men’s soccer team’s preseason has been “cohesiveness.”Even with the loss of the two veteran backs to the 2012 Major League Soccer draft, IU Coach Todd Yeagley and senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner said they feel the team has come together more than ever this preseason.“This is a really energetic, positive, cohesive group,” Yeagley said. “They are having a lot of fun out there and are very anxious to get back. I wish we had a little bit longer in the preseason, but that’s what we have to deal with.”Yeagley is referring to the one-week time frame from the official start of training on Aug. 7 to the team’s first preseason game 7:30 p.m. today against the University of Illinois at Chicago. The official start of the season is also just 10 days away, when IU will travel to St. Louis to take on the Billikens.“Our sport is difficult because you have such a short window in the preseason,” Yeagley said. “A lot of our players are gone doing other things throughout the summer.”Emerging from this separation is the cohesiveness the team thrives on, he said.“A lot of moments have been very good,” he said. “Certainly we have some returners expecting to have good seasons. But even some of the new guys have put their mark on us very quickly.”Soffner said some of these new role players have filled the shoes left by Estridge and Meyer in the back.“Right now, we’ve been trying Kerel Bradford in the back because he was there a lot in the spring and he’s comfortable back there,” Soffner said. “Also, specifically, we knew that Patrick Doody could step in and play left back because he is quick up and down the line as Estridge was.”No matter who or what type of player is called to fill those shoes, Soffner said he believes the defense’s cohesion will be nothing to worry about.“We will be fine finding the two new role players,” Soffner said. “But defensively, we will be great because our whole team is defensive-minded.”For Soffner, this season hits a personal nerve. In his fourth season as starting goalkeeper, he has never advanced past the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The last two years, the eventual champions knocked out the Hoosiers. IU also failed to grab the Big Ten title last year.The preseason foreshadows the difficulties the Hoosiers face in the next few months. Ranked 12th in the nation according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings, the Hoosiers are atop the Big Ten with 20th-ranked Northwestern the next-best team from the conference.The Hoosiers will find themselves in away matches against top 10-ranked opponents Louisville and Akron.For now, Yeagley said he is looking to his first two opponents in preseason play: UIC and a professional Mexican team, Chivas de Guadalajara.“I’m sure UIC will probably look to be a little bit more defensive in their style, and I think Chivas will come out and give us as much pressure as they can,” Yeagley said. “It will be interesting to see the two contrasting styles.”One returning scorer from the Hoosiers who has seen both styles in his career is sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta.During the summer, in addition to workouts with his father, Zavaleta participated in a month-long training session in Los Angeles with MLS team Chivas USA.“The speed of play is at a higher level than in college,” Zavaleta said. “Coming back to college ball from that and being ready for that type of speed of play is always a good thing.”With a cohesive blend between veterans and newcomers, the Hoosiers all look to reach and surpass the hump that has halted the last two men’s soccer teams.“The benchmark is the fact that we didn’t win the Big Ten and we lost in the Sweet 16,” Zavaleta said. “I feel that is the big thing.”Because of this cohesiveness, Soffner said he feels the same thing in the back of the pitch.“The camaraderie and just everything is feeling really good because everyone has the Final Four in their sights,” he said. “I kind of feel like no one can stop us, and we haven’t even played a game yet.”
(06/07/12 6:49pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As new students are filtering through campus this year, it can be certain that among all of the hustle and bustle they will notice a sea of red lanyards worn around the necks of students typically carrying maps of campus.These students, as upperclassmen will most likely point out, are freshmen.After unpacking their cars, meeting up with new roommates and saying goodbye to their crying mothers, freshmen make their way into IU campus activities, classes and culture. This can be a hectic time in the life of a freshman. Most have never cooked their own meals, lived on their own or found themselves alone in a crowd of more than 30,000 peers.Every upperclassman at IU dealt with these issues at some point in their college experience. Some provide much needed advice for the incoming freshmen looking to start their new Hoosier lives.Soak it inYou should try new activities, and don’t keep a closed mind. College is an opportunity for a new start. You can be anyone you want to be, and you can do different things than you did in high school.Junior Jason Garcia said when he came to IU, he was amazed at the activities the school offered.“There is a lot of stuff here that usually wouldn’t have been offered to you in high school,” Garcia said. “I would definitely tell freshmen never to keep a closed mind, and to take advantage of what Indiana has to offer.”Be socialAs you leave your high school, you remember the good times you had with the friends you made in your hometowns. However, coming to college provides you with the opportunity to meet new people and make new memories. Do what you can to meet new people. Who knows, maybe the friends forged here will become lifelong companions.Junior Zachary Williams said it is important to use the dorm experience to meet new people.“Just go down your dorm hallway and introduce yourself,” Williams said. “Even if you’re not so social, it is very easy to make friends because so many people are trying to do the same.”Don’t forget, this is schoolRemember, college is meant to be as much a learning experience as it is a social experience. Spend just as much time studying as you do having a good time, and your experience will be great.Sophomore Courtney Burroughs said that the sooner you realize you’re here to get good grades, the better off you will be.“I spent my first semester not in the library and my second semester in the library, and I realized that I did a lot better in my classes,” Burroughs said. “I had a different mindset that I wasn’t here just to socialize.”Senior April Kline said the main problem she faced as a freshman was procrastination.“Don’t procrastinate and don’t party too much because it will just ruin your GPA,” she said.Just RememberFreshman year can be difficult with tougher classes and adjusting to the college life. However, according to Burroughs, it can all seem easier by just blending in with the rest of the college population.“Just blend in. Don’t look so overwhelmed by everything,” Burroughs said. “Everything is going to be OK.”
(06/07/12 6:32pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students can be seen running and participating in sports in between classes throughout the school year. Campus Recreational Sports provides a unique opportunity for students to maintain or start their fitness routines while in school.Steve Heeter, service director for Member Services, said they are committed to helping students and staff.“Our first priority is serving the Indiana University-Bloomington students, followed by faculty and staff,” Heeter said in an email.Kim Gray, service director for Marketing and Sponsorship, said students hold a very important role in the deciding stages of programs and activities with the Recreational Sports organization.“We offer a variety of programming and facility spaces that meet (student) needs because we ask students up front what they want,” Gray said in an email. “The students have a voice through the Student Recreational Sports Association.”In addition to intramural sports offered (flag football, basketball, indoor soccer, kickball, softball, volleyball, whiffleball and tennis), Campus Recreational Sports also offers other various programs.“Throughout the school year we still offer a full complement of RS programs, including group exercise, yoga/Pilates, cycle fit, circuit strength, informal sports, personal training, lap swimming, swimming sessions and some club sports,” Kathy Bayless, director of Campus Recreational Sports, said in an email.According to Chris Arvin, program director for Fitness and Wellness, participating in healthy activities should be a high priority year round.Heeter said the students have already paid for their service membership if they are enrolled in classes. Chris Geary, director of Programming and Research, said students are better off sticking to their normal workout schedules.“If they want to come in and get a quick workout in with minimal interruptions, then mornings and early afternoons are still best,” Geary said in an email. “If they are coming to work out and they want to meet people or get in a pickup game, then late afternoon and evenings are still best.”Arvin said students should use these unique opportunities to start a workout schedule that will last into the fall and winter. This could possibly start a full-time healthy lifestyle for students while at Indiana, he said.
(04/30/12 4:05am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Indiana Hoosiers (24-25, 8-10) opened a Big Ten series against Iowa Hawkeyes (23-24, 12-6) on Saturday with a thrilling nine-inning, 1-0 win.However, the Hoosiers were not able to keep up the pace later in the day.The rest of the weekend ended with the Hoosiers being shut out through 12 innings of play, 4-0 in the second game and 10-0 in the third.In game one, the Hoosiers jumped out early, hitting the ball well. Indiana managed to out-hit Iowa 9-7 in the game. Yet this would be the last game in which Iowa pitching would allow that to happen.Iowa pitcher Kayla Massey went the distance in Saturday’s first game, allowing nine hits and gaining six strikeouts. She returned for the tiebreaker Sunday and improved to allowing just two Hoosier hits.Hoosier hitting struggled following the win Saturday. Junior Amanda Wagner, the Hoosier power-hitter this season, did not record a hit until the finale Sunday. She was walked twice the entire weekend.Other players stepped up in the opening game of the weekend. Junior walk-on Kelsey Brannon continued to come in when needed. She went 4-for-4 in the win and grabbed the game-winning RBI in the ninth.Senior Cassie Gogreve found her groove again. The catcher went 2-for-3 with three assists. Gogreve stepped up on the defensive end when the Hoosiers needed her, grabbing six putouts to hold the Hawkeyes to a shutout.In game two, the outcome went the same direction as the first-game nail-biter but the Hawkeyes broke away in the bottom of the fifth with a four-run burst against freshman pitcher Lora Olson. Freshman Miranda Tamayo came in to relieve Olson and kept the Hawkeyes to four runs.Freshman Shannon Cawley and Gogreve led the Hoosiers with two singles in the second but could not reach the plate.In the tiebreaker Sunday, the Hoosiers were able to grab only two runs.The Hawkeyes came out swinging against Murphy in the circle. After giving up three runs in the first, Wagner and freshman Bri Meyer reached base on singles in the second. Gogreve advanced them both to scoring position with a sacrifice bunt, but the Hoosiers were not able to drive in their teammates in the inning.The Hawkeyes went on the offensive again in the third, adding four more runs. The fourth inning was no different while the Hawkeyes broke away powerfully with three more runs to finish the game 10-0.The Hoosiers will get their first midweek rest in three weeks. The Hoosiers return to action Saturday at IU Softball Field against a Nebraska team that is second in the Big Ten at 12-5.
(04/30/12 4:04am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This summer provides the Hoosier softball team an opportunity to better its record heading into the NCAA tournaments.Following the first 1-2 Big Ten series loss against Iowa since mid-April against Penn State, the Hoosiers will seek to bounce back during their last two series against Nebraska and Michigan State.Both teams provide diverse competition as the Hoosiers end the regular season. Nebraska, 12-5 in Big Ten play, is currently second in the conference standings. Michigan State, which has yet to win a conference game, is currently last in Big Ten standings.The Hoosiers will attempt to better their record in an effort to reach second in the Big Ten, where they stood last year.They will also attempt to reach deep into the Big Ten tournament, as they did last year, to finish on the national scene in the tournament.Both freshman Lora Olson and sophomore Meaghan Murphy have been pitching longer and more effectively all season as they continue their collegiate careers.Other Hoosiers have picked up leadership positions on the hitting side. Juniors Amanda Wagner and Kelsey Brannon, senior Samantha Berenter and freshman Brianna Meyer have all started to peak as the season winds down.With the team’s record close to .500, the young foundation in the circle has been kept together by the upperclassmen leadership. IU Coach Michelle Gardner is no stranger to the postseason, either.The four-year Hoosier coach has seen short summers and long summers in her time as a head coach. IU fans will stay tuned as the softball team makes its journey into the postseason.
(04/27/12 2:50am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU softball team (23-23, 7-8), will head to Iowa City, Iowa, to play its first in a string of three conference series during the next three weekends.The Hawkeyes are (20-22, 10-5) this season after winning five of their last six games, grabbing two of those victories at home, where they have maintained a 6-4 record.Indiana will be Iowa’s second opponent during the last three games of a five-game homestand that began with a doubleheader against Northern Iowa on Thursday night.The matchup will be a return to Big Ten play for both teams after a Hoosier loss to No. 9 Louisville on Wednesday night. In Iowa’s last Big Ten matchup, it swept Michigan State 6-0, 7-1 and 4-1. Sophomore pitcher Kayla Massey’s play was honored with a Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week award following the series. During the series, she posted a 2-0 record while keeping a 0.50 ERA in three appearances. She allowed just 10 hits in 14 innings of work, striking out 10.Before their series against the Spartans, the Hawkeyes won two out of three games against Nebraska, opening the series with a 7-4 loss followed by a 7-6 win and a 6-4 win.Junior Iowa pitcher Chelsea Lyon returns this season after leading the team with 15 victories and 120 strikeouts as a sophomore last season. Last year, she pitched 16 complete games and shut out opponents twice.Freshman Megan Blank leads the Hawkeyes this season with 50 hits in 122 at-bats for a .410 average. She leads the team in walks and doubles and has driven in 22 runs.Junior Brandi Wall is also not to be overlooked. She joined the Hawkeye lineup after freshman and sophomore seasons at Iowa Western Community College where she batted .458 with 10 home runs and 72 RBI. She was also named a member of the Canadian Women’s National Baseball Team for the second time in 2011.As the Hoosiers gear up for Iowa this weekend, they remain nearly even in Big Ten play. They have a chance to move toward the top of the conference standings as Saturday’s first game against Iowa marks the beginning of a nine-game conference stretch against Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan State. Currently, Iowa and Nebraska are just two games out of first place, where Michigan is currently ranked. Michigan State has yet to grab a Big Ten win this season.And though the end of the road is near, the Hoosiers are starting to peak from the batters box.Although the Hoosiers have been out-hit three of their last five games, they continue to drive in the runners they do get on base. The Hoosiers have driven in more runs in the last week than in their first six games combined.This weekend’s games begin with a doubleheader at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday followed by a game at 2 p.m. Sunday.
(04/26/12 2:41am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a 4-4 tie for several innings, the Louisville Cardinals gained the upper hand following a late home run for a 6-4 Indiana loss.Going into the third inning, the teams were neck and neck. After retiring the side in the top of the first, sophomore infielder and pitcher Meaghan Murphy began a game that would be one of her best so far.Leading off the bottom of the first, sophomore outfielder Jenna Abraham was hit by a pitch from Big East standout Tori Collins. Left fielder Kelsey Brannon then moved Abraham to scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. However, Collins finished the inning with back-to-back outs.In the top of the second, Murphy and the Hoosier defense went to work again retiring the side in order.“We obviously had a scouting report on them,” Murphy said. “We knew that they’re ranked ninth in the nation for a reason. They were a good team all around, obviously they’ve got some power and it did play into my week earlier. I knew what to throw to certain people and tried to keep the ball low in the corners.”Sophomore shortstop Shelby Gogreve began her game during the series with the first two assists on the first two outs. Gogreve eventually had six assists and recorded one putout herself, picking up a line drive that would’ve reached the gap.Collins retired the bottom of the order in the bottom of the second and the Cardinals were the first to strike in the top of the third.Murphy started the inning well, forcing a pop fly out to right field from Kayla Soles. Then Maggie Ruckenbrod recorded the first hit, a double down left center that touched the fence and Whitney Arion scored on a fielder choice attempt at catching Ruckenbrod at third. Jennifer Esteban picked up a single in right field, scoring the two base runners.Louisville’s Kristen Austin finished the scoring for the inning with a triple that was hit over Brannon’s head in left field. Gogreve came to the rescue again, ending the inning with her third assist to first base.After struggling to end the inning, Murphy led off the bottom of the third with a stand-up double. Abraham followed with a two-run homerun to shorten the deficit to two. Following a Brannon line drive right at the pitcher, freshman infielder Shannon Cawley reached first on a throwing error. Power hitting junior infielder Amanda Wagner wasted no time in the box, swinging on the first pitch and knocking a game tying two-run home run deep over the right field wall.“We responded, we gave four runs and came back and scored four runs,” IU Coach Michelle Gardner said. “I think what was most important was the fact that we stayed focused on what we were doing.”However, this would be the last hit the Hoosiers would earn for the rest of the game.Changing pitchers after Wagner’s home run, Louisville’s Caralisa Connell finished the game with four strikeouts, one walk and allowing no hits in 4.2 innings of play.The Cardinals scored the go-ahead runs with a two-run home run from Austin that hit the scoreboard for a final score of 6-4. Despite the two home runs, the Hoosiers were unable to overcome the errors from the third inning.“Errors are going to happen regardless of who are or what your ranked,” Murphy said. “Responding in a positive way because whatever happens, happens. You can’t dwell on what happens, you just have to move on and hopefully get better from it.”The Hoosiers return to action in a three-game series at Big Ten rival Iowa on Saturday and Sunday.
(04/25/12 3:16am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After taking the series against Big Ten rival Northwestern last weekend, the Hoosiers face the Louisville Cardinals at 2 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field.This matchup marks the second team in a row the Hoosiers have faced that has several nationally recognized players.Taner Fowler led Cardinal hitting. The designated player and catcher recorded four home runs on eight hits in five games. She recorded eight RBI while touching home plate six times, as well.Fowler was named Big East Softball Player of the Week for her efforts this past week.Tori Collins has led the Cardinals’ defensive effort this season. The pitcher was recently named Louisville Slugger Division I National Player of the Week between April 9 and 15 for going 3-0 throughout the week. The defining factor of the sweep, however, was the complete shutout of all three games, only allowing four hits and five walks in all 21 innings. By the end of the week, Collins had earned a perfect 0.00 ERA and forced her opponents to an .087 batting average.She had also completed her first collegiate no-hitter April 14 in an 8-0 shutout against Longwood.This season, Louisville has made a name for itself in the national rankings. Starting the season tied for 24th in the NFCA rankings, the Cardinals have continued to climb week after week. Currently, the Cardinals are ranked No. 9 after climbing two spots against a sweep of University of South Florida and Seton Hall last week.The nearly undefeated team gave up its only two losses to Big East rival DePaul during an away stand in Chicago.Throughout the series, DePaul proved to the rest of the league that the Cardinals can be scored on — winning 7-1, losing 4-3 and winning 3-0, respectively.However, in the games played last week, the Cardinals outscored their opponents 31-5.The Hoosiers will look to continue their momentum gained against Northwestern last weekend. The 23rd win of this season marks the first time since 1996 and 1997 that the Hoosiers have won at least 23 games in back-to-back seasons.Junior Amanda Wagner, sophomore Jenna Abraham, senior Samantha Berenter and freshman Bri Meyer are on fire right now for the Hoosiers.Wagner hit .800 with six runs scored last weekend. Abraham leads the team with 31 runs scored with six home runs and 18 RBI. Berenter notched two home runs this past weekend and continues to add to her season highs of 27 RBI and 24 runs. Finally, Meyer earned Big Ten Player of the Week last week after hitting .556 in three games, earning at least one RBI in each game.Today’s battle between consistent hitting from the Hoosiers and consistent pitching from the Cardinals looks to make a close game between the two border-state rivals.
(04/24/12 2:02am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosiers took the series this weekend, winning two of three games this weekend against Big Ten rival Northwestern.The first game, ending in a 8-6 win, was the most exciting of the three with an eight-run rally coming after the Wildcats gained four runs in the first inning and one run in the top of the second.Senior Samantha Berenter led the Hoosier push with a two-run single. Freshmen Shannon Cawley and Bri Meyer and sophomore Shelby Gogreve also had a pair of hits. The rally began with junior Amanda Wagner being hit by a pitch. Meyer then singled, pushing Wagner to second. Senior Cassie Gogreve then grounded out, moving both runners into scoring position. Shelby Gogreve reached on an error, and the first run of the rally touched home plate. Immediately following, Berenter hit a sac fly to drive in Meyer.The rally continued from both sides of the column as sophomore Meaghan Murphy retired the Wildcats in order in the top of the fifth. Shelby Gogreve came to play again as she collected her second home run of the season to give IU an 8-6 lead they would have until the end of the game.The win was the Hoosiers’ first home win against Northwestern in 12 years.During this game, hometown walk-on junior Kelsey Brannon was honored as this year’s recipient of the Curtis R. Simic Scholarship for Student Leaders. The honor is awarded to IU-Bloomington students who demonstrate outstanding leadership and commitment to the IU community.According to a release from IU Athletics, Brannon was quoted as “exemplifying the essence of this scholarship — an exemplary work ethic, an unlimited commitment to the time it takes to reach her goals and being a leader by example.”On Sunday, the Hoosiers and the Wildcats met again for a televised doubleheader.In the first game, the Hoosiers fell 8-3 after gaining a lead in the second inning. The Hoosiers gave up an early chance at gaining a major leader after bases were loaded. Cassie Gogreve drove the ball up the middle, but the Wildcat pitcher fielded the ball and prevented a score.“I think if we could’ve converted that hit, I think it would’ve been a whole different ball game,” IU Coach Michelle Gardner said.After the missed opportunity, the Wildcats scored seven runs to the Hoosiers’ two.However, the tiebreaker immediately following the loss told a different story with an 11-3 win. The Hoosiers immediately hopped out to a two-run lead following an early run from the Wildcats in the top of the first.Berenter picked up her second home run of the weekend, and Meyer went 3-for-4 with three RBI.At the end of the day, Shelby Gogreve got the best of the Wildcats. The sophomore shortstop went 2-for-4 with four RBI, including a home run and a double that finished the game.“After you get those buffer runs its fun, you start feeling a little loose,” Shelby Gogreve said. “You’re playing for fun, and it’s not pressing, and it just turns into the game that you’ve been playing your whole life without any stress.”The Hoosiers continue their home stand against Louisville on Wednesday night.
(04/20/12 2:43am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This weekend’s Big Ten home stand against Northwestern marks the last time the IU softball team will play in front of students before summer break this year.However, IU Coach Michelle Gardner said she doesn’t feel it will make a key difference in home-field advantage for the Hoosiers for the remainder of the season.“I think our fan base is more local people,” Gardner said. “I think it is mostly families who have kids that are a little bit younger, or our families.”Gardner said that although the fan base has grown during the years, she doubts she will attribute that to a growth in student attendance.“We’ve had good crowds the past couple of years, but I don’t really think it’s the students,” Gardner said. “Those who do come are loyal fans.”The Hoosiers (21-21, 5-7) are currently 7-3 at home and 3-8 away. Saturday’s game against Northwestern marks a four-game home stand the Hoosiers will participate in until they travel to Iowa City, Iowa, next weekend.“There is always an advantage when you’re playing at home,” Gardner said. “You practice here every day, and you get comfortable here. It’s really easy to just get into your kind of mode.”Gardner’s approach has worked so far for the Hoosiers this season.“We really just need to come out and play,” Gardner said. “Whether we are here or there, we need to focus on getting the job done. However, with that being said, I think we’ve played better consistently when we’ve been at home.”Northwestern (17-22, 5-7) visits Bloomington after completing a two-week, six-game home stand in Evanston, Ill., during which the Wildcats went 3-3.The Hoosiers will look to take advantage of Northwestern’s 2-8 road record so far this season. Sophomore Wildcat Marisa Bast is currently the top RBI producer in the Big Ten. This year, Bast has hit 11 home runs and has driven in 44 runners.Junior Emily Allard currently leads the Big Ten in base hits with 59 and stolen bases with 25. Allard, along with senior Adrienne Monka, has also been named to the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year watch list.Junior Meghan Lamberth and freshman Amy Letourneau have mostly handled pitching for the Wildcats this season. Lamberth has an 8-10 record during 19 starts. She has a 3.63 ERA, giving up 59 earned runs in 113.2 innings pitched. Letourneau leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 88 in 84.2 innings pitched.Despite the talent among the Northwestern team, Gardner said she believes the Hoosiers have the answers.“I think they are at a good spot right now,” Gardner said. “It is unfortunate we have given up so many runs, but as long as we’re learning and getting better, then I am OK.”
(04/18/12 1:36am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As the Hoosier softball team practiced Tuesday afternoon, the bases were loaded, and junior Amanda Wagner was up to bat. This type of situation is one that IU Coach Michelle Gardner said she looks forward to.Wagner drove a pitch right back up the middle just over the pitcher’s head into a gap in left center.“It definitely makes a difference that she is hitting so consistently,” Gardner said. “Every time she is in the box, she gives us a chance, and that is what I’m asking her to do. I’m not asking her to do any more or any less. I just want her to give us that opportunity.”Coming off an impressive 2011 sophomore season with 20 RBI and 20 hits, the junior has consistently hit well the entire 2012 season. Currently, Wagner leads the team with 38 hits, 30 RBI and eight home runs. Her .349 batting average and .633 slugging percentage is also the top among the team’s starting players.Wagner attributes the increase in hitting to her summer motivation leading to a change in her game.“I spent this summer really thinking about what I wanted for the team and what I wanted to do for the team,” Wagner said. “Basically, it was just a big change in my mental game and my approach to things.”Wagner said that throughout the summer, she vouched to stay in town and complete her workouts alone.“Just being alone but still being on campus really allowed me to think about what I needed to do,” Wagner said. “I’m trying to fill the leadership role that was left behind from last season.”Thus far this season, that is exactly what Wagner has done in the box. Gardner said she believes that, at this point in Wagner’s career, the junior is coming into her own.“She has been a really good leader for this team,” Gardner said. “I think she’s going to keep doing well because she’s in a good place. She’s not trying too hard. She’s just staying with what she can control.”To Wagner, the sense of leadership is fulfilled when she is able to get on base first and give the RBI notoriety to another batter in the lineup.“I like hitting first. I like having my teammates bring me in,” Wagner said. “I like it when my teammates can gain some confidence because I don’t always need to be the person that they rely on. We have a team full of good hitters.”Gardner said she could count on Wagner to get the hits that are needed, not just the home runs.“I think a lot of kids try to end the game with one swing as opposed to putting back-to-back hits together,” Gardner said. “Yes, a home run is great, but at the end of the day, I’ll take three runners on and a base hit, also.”Wagner said base hits are what win ball games but that it is nice knocking one out of the park once in a while.“There’s a point when I connect really well that I know the ball is gone,” Wagner said. “It’s a feeling I could never get acquired to because it’s one of the best feelings ever — when you grab the whole ball and catch every piece of it.”The Hoosiers (21-20, 5-7) resume play against Ball State (27-12, 6-2) at 4 p.m. today in Muncie.
(04/16/12 3:26am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosiers 21-20 (5-7) faced slightly different problems and saw slightly different victories in this weekend’s Big Ten play against the Nittany Lions of Penn State 13-23 (5-7).In game one Saturday, the Hoosiers picked up 12 runs on their way to a 12-6 victory against the Nittany Lions. The Hoosiers have not scored that many runs since they scored 14 against University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in April 2008.Walks were ever present during this game as Penn State issued 13 total. Three of these were issued to junior Amanda Wagner, who finished the day 1-for-1 with a run and three RBI.Senior Samantha Berenter knocked in three runners, as well, while going 1-for-3 and adding two runs herself.Despite winning by six runs, the Hoosiers did not necessarily have it in the bag early in the game. A late Penn State four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth put the Nittany Lions up 6-5 going into the sixth.The Hoosiers took that opportunity to end all doubts by picking up five runs in the top of the inning.The second game of the day, however, was a different story. Gone were the Penn State pitching errors for walks, and the Hoosiers missed some early scoring opportunities.Despite hitting well picking up 10 hits for .333, the Hoosiers were bested by Penn State from the box as the Nittany Lions also picked up 10 hits, averaging .385.The tie-breaker Sunday ended in a 9-4 loss for the Hoosiers after the damage was done in the bottom of the second inning.During the bottom half of the inning, the Nittany Lions picked up seven runs. The first three runs occurred after a double scored three runners following an error and a walk.The next four runs occurred in a grand-slam home run.The Hoosiers attempted another late inning rally after sophomore Shelby Gogreve scored freshman Brianna Meyer on an infield single up the middle. The Hoosiers weren’t finished, however, cutting the lead to four in the top of the sixth.Senior Lindsay Callanan picked up the fifth run of the game on a loaded bases walk. Shortly after, junior Kelsey Brannon reached home on a wild pitch to Meyer. With two runners in scoring position, senior Cassie Gogreve laced one to the outfield, almost catching the gap. However, the play was made for the final out.Indiana will play one more game away at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Ball State.