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(09/14/12 4:08am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s soccer team begins Big Ten play this weekend, traveling to Michigan to face the Wolverines. Coming off a win Wednesday night against Indiana State has left the team confident, IU Coach Mick Lyon said.“We are feeling that we’ve got strength in all departments — in the back, in midfield, up front,” he said. “I’m going into the game very excited about the opportunity to play our first Big Ten game.”The Hoosiers fell to Michigan last season in a 1-0 loss in Bloomington, but Lyon said his team stayed in the game, and the results were really up in the air. He said IU stands a solid chance at a victory. “Last year’s game was a very tight game,” he said. “It could have gone either way. I expect it to be a very close affair, and we’ve got to make sure that we’re absolutely tight in the back and don’t allow them opportunities on goal.” The Wolverines have maintained a 6-2-0 record this season with a perfect home record of 5-0. Lyon said Michigan players such as midfielder Meghan Toohey and forward Nkem Ezurike will pose challenges for the Hoosiers, so stepping in and closing them down will be necessary.But as long as senior forward Orianica Velasquez, junior forward Rebecca Candler and junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy bring their A-game and convert opportunities on goal, Lyon said his team will remain a contender in the match.“If they do, I think we will be very dangerous, and I think we’ve got a good chance of winning the game,” he said. The team is itching to get going, Lyon said. “They’re definitely excited,” he said. “I know they’re extremely ready to get cracking on Big Ten and put themselves in a position to be in the Big Ten tournament, which will be hosted by IU.”Lyon acknowledges that starting Big Ten play with three away games will definitely not be easy, with games against Iowa and Nebraska following the Michigan game, but he said he remains positive. “It’s not the exact start I would have liked, but that’s the hand we were dealt, so we’ve got to make the best of it,” he said.
(09/14/12 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s soccer team believes this year will be different.With only two victories and nine losses in Big Ten play last season, the Hoosiers see plenty of opportunity going into their conference slate. “I think we are an improved team from last year, and our training sessions have been very competitive,” junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy said. “Starting the season, we have been able to post a better record than last year, so we are looking to continue that into Big Ten play.”The team kicks off Big Ten play at 7 p.m. Saturday against Michigan Ann Arbor, and IU Coach Mick Lyon said preparation so far this season has focused on that matchup.Challenging, intense games, such as those in California earlier this season, have been learning opportunities to fix mistakes before entering Big Ten play, he said. “By the time the Big Ten season starts, we know that all the early season preparationis getting ready for that first game on the road against Michigan,” Lyon said. “It is the best in the country, so if that doesn’t excite you as a coach and a player, then you are in the wrong place.”The Hoosiers have fostered high hopes going into their conferences matches, with the goal in mind to not only make it to the Big Ten tournament hosted by IU this year but also secure a place in the top half of the conference. The players have no doubt they will be able to do so. “If we continue to believe and grow as a team, I know that we will be able to achieve our goals,” senior forward Orianica Velasquez said. “I want to do my best and score as many goals as possible to help the team.”Still, several opponents within the Big Ten will pose challenges for the team, and the talent coursing through teams such as Penn State and Illinois particularly stand out, Lyon said.“The task for us will be to find a way to rise up against a tough opponent,” he said.Nouanesengsy said she believes the Big Ten talent is comparable to both Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara, both teams faced earlier this season, and agrees with Lyon’s perspective. The team simply has to bring its best to each game, she said, and she plans to do what she can to help. “I hope to be able to help the team by scoring some goals,” Nouanesengsy said. “Last year we struggled with that a little in conference play, so we want to turn that around.”In the end, both players and coach agree that winning is crucial, and that is where the team’s focus remains. “Our team mentality is different,” Velasquez said. “All we care about is winning because every player on the team does not like to lose. So, we are focusing more and more on finding ways to win.”
(09/13/12 4:26am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s soccer team battled through Wednesday night’s match at Bill Armstrong Stadium, putting on the attack against Indiana State to add a 3-1 win to the team’s record. The Hoosiers took control during the first half, outshooting the Sycamores 13 shots to one, seven of which were on goal. Indiana State was unable to get a shot off until the final minute of the half, allowing junior goalkeeper Shannon Flower her first save of the match.IU, on the other hand, consistently pressured the Indiana State goal, with junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy tapping the ball in from six yards from a cross by junior forward Rebecca Candler 26 minutes in. This was Nouanesengsy’s sixth goal of the season and Candler’s fourth assist. “We obviously dominated the first half in every category except goals,” IU Coach Mick Lyon said. “We had a number of very, very good chances, but we didn’t put them away.”Indiana State immediately retaliated to start the second half, scoring within two minutes of the start of the half and maintaining a more even level of play. “There was no doubt they were definitely going to come out and push us,” Lyon said. “That’s what we talked about in the locker room, that they’re going to try to get back into the game.”Despite the resulting 1-1 tie and increasing Indiana State aggression, the Hoosiers continued pushing forward, creating combinations up front and trying to find the back of the net.“This team is working hard to win games,” senior forward Orianica Velasquez said. “Before the games, we set some goals. One of those goals was to win, and we didn’t want to tie, especially in Bloomington.”And in the 77th minute, freshman midfielder Jessie Bujouves tallied the second goal of the game for IU off a free kick just inside the box, bringing the team back into the lead. Velasquez then rounded out the scoring for the Hoosiers, pounding the back of the net with a penalty kick in the final two minutes of the second half to bring the final score to 3-1. The in-state rivalry was the team’s last match before starting Big Ten play Saturday at Michigan. “It’ll be a tough road start at Michigan,” Lyon said. “But I certainly expect that this team is good enough to get points on the road, and that’s what we’re focused on. So, I’m looking forward to the Big Ten and getting some wins.”
(09/12/12 4:21am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Coming off a three-game series of away matches and a 5-0 shutout against Xavier, the IU women’s soccer team will return home at 7:30 p.m. today to face in-state rival Indiana State at Bill Armstrong Stadium.The Hoosiers said they feel positive heading into the match.“Any time you have that kind of success, it can only mean good things,” sophomore midfielder Jordan Woolums said. “Wednesday should be another game to get ready for the Big Ten on Saturday.”Indiana State, with a 3-3-1 record thus far in the season, will likely elevate its game to maintain a high level of competition, IU Coach Mick Lyon said.Yet the level of play IU exhibited Friday night has left him feeling very confident in his players’ abilities, and they are feeling great as well, he said.“Creativity up front was bordering on special at times,” Lyon said. “There was some really neat stuff — individual stuff, combinations, movement off the ball. I think the girls are very pumped up and feeling good about themselves.”Adjustments to the formation in Friday’s game against Xavier will remain for tonight’s game, Lyon said.Such changes include moving senior defender Ciersten Burks to the center of the pitch as a last line of defense and pushing junior defender Lara Ross forward into the midfield.“I thought that gave us maybe a little bit better balance, a little more speed, a little more strength in that last line,” he said. “I thought Lara was very composed, and she’s got a lot of experience. I thought she also helped us dictate the pace of the game.”Lyon said emphasizing the importance of this game is essential for success.“It’s not just another game,” he said. “Every match has a reason to it. It’s the last bit of preparation before Big Ten. It’s making sure there is superiority and dominance within the state.”
(09/07/12 4:45am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s soccer team has moved past Sunday’s 5-0 loss and is focused on winning again.A game against Xavier on Friday is the next test for the Hoosier women, and after a week of rest, recovery and shorter training sessions, they said they are set for their next opponent.“First thing is we are going to be looking to get back on the right track after losing the last time out to Pepperdine,” IU Coach Mick Lyon said. “Despite the score, we are not in disaster mode. They opened up a couple things against us that we have been working to correct in training this week, and we have done that.”Xavier has so far split its games this season with a 3-3 record. The opponent’s defensive formation and remarkable drive might prove to be a concern for the Hoosiers, as well as playing on a turf field, Lyon said.Regardless, the players said they take each game as it comes and simply need to be prepared for what each opponent presents.“It is just the next game on the schedule,” junior midfielder Becca Zambon said. “Each team on the schedule plays a little differently, so we have to be ready to adapt but at the same time still play our game and play to our strengths.”Starting the game with strength and ferocity is expected, she said, in order to achieve the results they’re hoping for.“I think we know that we have to come out ready to play from the start, giving our maximum effort so we can hopefully get out in front early,” Zambon said. Working on quick passes and ball movement throughout the week has solidified the team’s play, senior forward Orianica Velasquez said. Pressuring the defense and improving simplicity within the box were on the practice agenda as well.“As a forward, I am always looking to take the shot if it is available,” she said. “But I know that we need to work more combinations on Friday because they have a good keeper and defense.”And though she would love to score Friday, Velasquez said her main focus is helping the team.“We just want to find a way to get a win,” she said. “If I am able to get a goal to help out the team that would be great, but as long as we find a way to win as a team, that will be the most exciting.”
(09/04/12 2:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It was not the weekend the IU women’s soccer team originally expected.The Hoosiers were vying to return from California with two wins against UC Santa Barbara and No. 5 Pepperdine.Instead, they flew back to Indiana with a tie and a shutout loss.Regardless, IU Coach Mick Lyon said the weekend can still be considered a success.“My goal was for us to at least get some kind of result over the weekend, so getting a tie is a good result,” Lyon said. “I think we are definitely a better squad for having taken this trip.”After two scoreless overtimes, Friday night’s game against UC Santa Barbara brought a 0-0 draw for IU, and it was backed by junior goalkeeper Shannon Flower with a career-high nine saves. The women held their own and played as well as they ever have, if not better, Lyon said. “We were disappointed that we didn’t get the win,” Lyon said. “But the kids were very excited about how they played and performed.”The players relished the opportunity to face a different team as well and were ready to bring all of their strength to the field, junior midfielder Becca Zambon said. “I felt like we came out with a bang and we played with all of our hearts and gave everything that we’ve got,” she said.The game against Pepperdine on Sunday was a demonstration of heart and integrity as well, Lyon said, despite a 5-0 loss. “Pepperdine was coming off its first loss, so they were looking for some revenge, and we were coming off a high from playing so well,” Lyon said. “I think those two just clashed.”With four goals knocked in during the first half, Lyon said there was a certain absence of concentration as a result. IU came out strong for the second 45 minutes, allowing only one goal. Shots on goal remained close throughout the game, with Pepperdine outshooting IU 16-13.In the end, though, both Lyon and Zambon said they were satisfied with the weekend and the squad’s strength was ever-increasing. “I think with this trip, we grew as a team,” Zambon said. “We know that we’re just as good as any other team out there, and I think we proved that this weekend.”
(08/31/12 4:14am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>California, here they come.The players of the IU women’s soccer team will fly to the West Coast this weekend for matchups against UC Santa Barbara and Pepperdine, their first away matches of the season.“I’m looking forward to this week in California,” IU Assistant Coach Megan Reinhardt said. “I think it’ll be very indicative of our character as a program.”The team practiced only Tuesday and Thursday this week after one win and one loss last weekend. The women focused primarily on technicalities of the game, sophomore midfielder Jordan Woolums said. They worked on defensive strategies and movement on the field, she said.And following a lighter practice week, she said the team is ready for what’s ahead.“We’re going to bring a lot of energy,” Woolums said. “We’re just excited, especially because it’s California.”The Hoosiers will start the weekend against UC Santa Barbara at 10 p.m. Friday. Santa Barbara currently has a 0-3 record. Last season, the Gauchos finished with 7-11-2 record but lost to each Big Ten team they faced.“Mostly I’m really looking forward to playing a high level team,” junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy said. “It’s definitely challenging, but we’re going to learn something and make the most of it.”Pepperdine maintains a 3-0 record thus far in regular season play. Coming off a solid 15-2-4 record in the 2011 season, the Waves will be a tough opponent for IU.“I think it’ll be really competitive, but it’ll help us get ready for the Big Ten,” Nouanesengsy said. The prospect of playing away for the first time this season can be daunting, but the Hoosiers plan to remain calm and hopefully walk away from the weekend with two wins, she said .“It can be hard, especially when the fan base is mostly the away team, and playing on different turf is a little harder,” she said. “But I think we’ll manage.”Despite a different environment, the Hoosiers are prepared, Woolums said.“I think we’re just ready for different competition and teams we haven’t seen before,” Woolums said. “We want to show them what Big Ten is all about.”
(08/29/12 4:02am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When IU Coach Mick Lyon learned both of his assistant coaches would be leaving the women’s soccer program merely weeks before the start of the 2012 season, a bit of anxiety set in.“I spent a couple of restless weeks wondering how the heck it was all going to come together in such a short period of time,” Lyon said.Despite the overwhelming stacks of résumés before him, Lyons said he knew what he wanted from his future sidekicks. He said assistant coaches Chloe McKay and Megan Reinhardt embody the values he was looking for.Passion for soccer? Check.Personality? Check.An understanding and appreciation for the IU women’s soccer program? Check.“They both have got big personalities, and in a very positive way,” Lyon said. “They’re outgoing, they can communicate, they’re good thinkers. The more I looked at it, it looked like a great thing to do.”It helped that both McKay and Reinhardt played for Lyon during their college careers and knew his coaching style well, he said.McKay, a 2010 graduate, has coached at IU summer camps since her stint at IU and volunteered with the team in spring 2011. The transition into assistant coach was fairly easy, she said. “I feel like it was just an easy fit,” McKay said. “I didn’t really skip a beat. It just kind of fell into place.” The main difficulty she faced was establishing herself as a coach, she said, since she was previously a teammate to some of the current junior and senior players.“At first I was kind of nervous about it, just how they would perceive me,” McKay said. “But that group has been awesome about it, just respectful the whole time. It’s actually made it easier to talk to them and converse with them about everything.”Reinhardt, on the other hand, faced different adversities, as she had been away from the program for five years and had to gain the team’s trust. Lyon said it wasn’t a difficult adjustment. “Megan’s got such a fun personality,” he said. “She made an immediate impact on the players, I think, because she’s just a nice, friendly person, she’s always got a smile, and she can talk to any of the girls.”Reinhardt said she has enjoyed every minute of it, particularly interacting with the team.“It’s so much fun to be around them, and they’re so lively,” she said. “They’re at their prime. They’re in college at this wonderful institution. To be around the girls is just the best part of the job, in my opinion.”Ensuring the players are having just as much fun with the game is a crucial aspect of her coaching tactic, she said.“A lot of coaches and players at this level can lose sight that it’s a game,” Reinhardt said. “It’s not the end of the world at the end of the day. There might be disappointments and frustrations along the way, but I try to put the fun back in the game.”So far, Lyon said he is pleased with the work both McKay and Reinhardt have done for the team.“I’m not saying it’s perfect right now, but it’s pretty darn close,” he said.
(08/27/12 3:20am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Disappointment.That was the resounding response from the IU women’s soccer team after falling 3-0 Friday night against South Florida, the team’s first loss of the season. “It was definitely a tough loss,” senior defender Molly Buynak said. “But I think we learned a lot.” The Hoosiers remained grounded in the first half, letting in a single goal during the first 45 minutes of play. IU seemed to crumble in the second half, struggling to put shots in the net while the Bulls scored twice more.“You’ve got to play for 90 minutes, and we didn’t do that,” IU Coach Mick Lyon said. “There were moments that were pretty good, but there certainly weren’t enough of them.”Senior defender Ciersten Burks said after the game the loss does not indicate IU is a worse team than South Florida.“Are they probably the best team we’ve played up to this point? Yes,” she said. “But that shouldn’t control how we play. We didn’t play up to our potential, up to how we know we can play.”Sunday’s game against Missouri State gave the players a chance to redeem themselves, Buynak said. “I think we’re going to shake it off and definitely learn from our mistakes,” she said. “We need to go in with an open mind and hopefully just take what we learned and put it into effect.”Lyon said though the team did not play to its full potential, the women would come back strong Sunday. Losing twice was not an option. “We’re certainly not going to be taking two losses on the weekend,” he said. “Knowing them, they will come out very fired up.”And they did.Lyon’s team registered a 4-1 victory against Missouri State on Sunday afternoon, dominating possession and creating scoring opportunities throughout the 90 minutes of play. “I think we were a lot more composed and confident,” sophomore midfielder Bekah White said. “We connected a lot more passes and capitalized on chances.”Junior forward Rebecca Candler led the Hoosiers with two goals, each assisted by senior forward Orianica Velasquez, a career high. “It’s obviously really exciting,” Candler said. “But I have to give a lot of the credit to Ori, because she makes it easy.”Goals by sophomore midfielder Abby Smith and junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy, their first and fifth goals of the season, respectively, rounded out the scoring for IU, propelling them to a significant lead. “We really focused on coming out in the first 15 minutes and showing them what we’re all about,” Candler said. “I think we accomplished that.”Missouri State found the back of the net in the 63rd minute, but the Hoosiers didn’t relent, continuing to pound shots at the Bears’ goal, outshooting the opponent 18-8.Lyon said he noticed a difference in the level of play the women put forth compared to the game Friday. The level of energy and amount of effort the players put into a game are crucial, he said. “If you can work harder than the other team, you’re definitely going to get some good results,” he said. “I knew they would be very hungry today.”Ending the weekend with a win proved the team was willing to improve, he said.“It was a good bounce back,” Lyon said. “I’m very pleased with the girls. Always good to see them smile.”
(08/24/12 3:52am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Coming off a 2-0 record after wins against Arkansas State and Ohio last week, the IU women’s soccer team will welcome South Florida and Missouri State to Bill Armstrong Stadium this weekend.IU Coach Mick Lyon said practices leading up to the weekend have proven promising with excitement growing and injuries healing up quickly.“The girls have got a ton of energy,” he said. “I think the strength and depth of our squad is growing.”And though the excitement stems from the first two games, Lyon said he won’t let the team get ahead of itself.A 2-1 loss to South Florida last season still looms over them, and the team must focus on what comes next, he said.“We show the goals, our mistakes, things we need to get better and then we put that to bed,” Lyon said. “We’re not talking about those games anymore because we need to look forward.”Yet the women have a new factor added into the mix this week, fresh from their first week of class. “Staying focused is the big thing,” junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy said. “We started school this week, so it’s a challenge to balance school and soccer at the same time. We didn’t have that last week.”Nouanesengsy, the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and the first IU women’s soccer player to score two hat tricks following her goals against Arkansas State, said she plans to do just that.Remaining calm prior to the games is key, she said.“I’ve had a new pregame preparation for the games,” she said. “I’m excited for the games. I’m just trying not to get too excited. I’ve learned to just stay calm and play.”With a high level of competition ahead of them, Lyon said he stressed defensive organization this week as a significant factor in tallying another win.Junior forward Rebecca Candler said she is hoping to up the team’s record this weekend, starting with South Florida. “Obviously I’m most looking forward to the win,” she said. “They’re a good team, and I think that would really help our morale if we pull it off.”Lyon said he has high hopes and is looking forward to what the weekend has in store for the team. “The obvious for us is that we want to come away from the weekend 4-0,” he said. “That’s a big challenge, but certainly one I think we’re capable of.”
(08/23/12 1:54am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>She was the first IU women’s soccer player to participate in the Olympics, and she was part of Colombia’s first women’s soccer team to make it to the Games. Senior forward Orianica Velasquez found one word to describe her London 2012 Summer Olympic Games experience: “Wow.” “For me, it was an honor to represent my country in its first Olympics,” Velasquez said. “It was just a great experience for us.”Velasquez played for the regional squad in Bogotá in her early years, and in 2004, the coach of Colombia’s national team took notice. Velasquez was selected to play, and the team qualified for both the World Cup and the Olympics following a second-place finish in a tournament in Ecuador. Since being at IU, playing in the Olympics had always been a personal goal of hers, IU Coach Mick Lyon said. So, when he found out Velasquez would be going, he was delighted. “My initial reaction was just pure joy,” Lyon said. “I was just so excited for her, and I know that she was excited as well.”Two months before the games, Colombia’s training began. Velasquez said it was an intense experience, as they had to cram fitness and strategic planning into such a short period of time. Overall, though, she said it was a good one.But in Colombia’s Olympic debut against North Korea, the team failed to find its footing, losing 2-0. Losses to both the United States and France ended Colombia’s chances.Lyon, who flew to Glasgow, Scotland, to watch Velasquez’s first two games, said he could sense her excitement leading up to each match.He said he was impressed with her play despite the losses. “It was just absolutely fantastic to be there and watch her stand for the anthems and be involved in the whole process,” Lyon said.Colombia left the games with an 0-3 record, but the team maintained a sense of pride and achieved a first for the county, Velasquez said. “We didn’t get the results — we didn’t win or score goals,” Velasquez said. “But I think you need to look beyond that. You can see there are many good things to take away from it.”Despite recognizing countless Colombian supporters and achieving somewhat of a celebrity status in her home nation, Velasquez said she heard several negative comments about the team’s play. This was to be expected, she said, but considering the team trained for two months compared to other squads training for six months or more, she is proud of what she and her teammates did. “It was pretty hard to hear of those bad comments about how we did,” Velasquez said. “But in the end, it’s good. Colombia qualified for the Olympics for the first time, and I think we did our best.”The support of her IU teammates and coach meant a great deal to her as well, she said. “I was so grateful for the University,” Velasquez said. “And of course, I was representing IU, too.” Now, with IU’s season underway and her last year for the team, Velasquez said she plans to work hard, do her best and hopefully live up to any expectations. “I guess I have a huge responsibility here since I played in the Olympics,” she said. “No one has to tell you, but I think everyone just expects more from you.”
(08/21/12 3:43am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>From IDS ReportsFor the first time since 2009, an IU women’s soccer player has been selected as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy received this honor following two IU victories last weekend.Nouanesengsy scored four goals on nine shots on goal, leading the Hoosiers to victories against Arkanasas State (3-0) and Ohio (4-2). After two goals in the first eight minutes of the match against Arkansas State, a third in the 60th minute completed her hat trick and propelled her into IU women’s soccer history, as she is the only player to record two hat tricks in a career.Nounanesengsy’s first hat trick came against Butler nearly a year ago, when she recorded the first three goals of her IU career in a 6-1 victory against the Bulldogs. Her hat tricks were the seventh and eighth in IU women’s soccer history.This is the first weekly award Nouanesengsy has earned in her time at IU.The team will continue its season 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bill Armstrong Stadium when it faces South Florida and places their 2-0 record on the line.— kliepelt@indiana.edu
(08/20/12 3:24am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU vs. Arkansas StateJunior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy found the back of the net three times Friday night, leading the team to a 3-0 victory. She became the first woman in IU soccer history to score two hat tricks in her career. “I didn’t expect that, but scoring three goals is awesome,” Nouanesengsy said. “My teammates set me up pretty well, and I just finished them. Couldn’t do it without them.”Nouanesengsy started the game strong, scoring her initial goal off an assist from junior forward Rebecca Candler within the first minute. A penalty kick in the ninth minute gave her the opportunity for her second, giving IU an early 2-0 lead.Her third and final goal came in the second half off an assist from sophomore midfielder Monica Melink, rounding the score for IU. IU Coach Mick Lyon said the hat trick is a personal accomplishment for Nouanesengsy, and she improves with each game. “That’s down to her hard work and commitment to wanting to be not only a good soccer player, but a top level, the best,” Lyon said. “I’m very proud from that perspective.”IU’s defense remained solid throughout the match, securing a shutout for the Hoosiers and leaving junior goalie Shannon Flower with only two saves for the game. “Going into this game, I think we had a lot of energy,” junior midfielder Becca Zambon said. “We wanted to come out and show everybody what we’ve been working on. For our defense, we just wanted to get a shutout and play some good balls so the forwards could score.”Lyon said he feels confident about each player’s role on the field. Despite a few minor adjustments that might need to be made, he said he believes the team looks good. “I thought that we would dominate as far as creating good chances, and they did a nice job of proving that right,” Lyon said. “I think it just sets a tone for the next game. It was a good night for IU women’s soccer.” IU vs. OhioIn a tit for tat match against Ohio on Sunday, the IU women’s soccer team came out on top, matching each Ohio goal with one of its own. This led to a 4-2 victory. “I think we just came out really confident today,” junior goalkeeper Shannon Flower said. “We knew what we had to do and continued what we did on Friday.”In the 18th minute, junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy dribbled the ball in from midfield, defeated two defenders and scored the Hoosiers’ first goal of the game. Ohio retaliated, with Maggie Murnane heading the ball in to tie the game. Almost immediately afterward, Ohio’s Cat Rogers put one in off a penalty kick to bring the Bobcats into the lead. The Hoosiers remained calm.“At no point was I worried,” IU Coach Mick Lyon said. “Even with the second goal, I didn’t get off the seat, because it’s not about what I can impart on the game. It’s what the players themselves are going to impart on the game.”Senior forward Orianica Velasquez, fresh from her stint with Team Colombia at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, scored the Hoosiers’ second goal off a free kick. This was a minute after Ohio’s penalty kick, tying the game yet again. “I didn’t get to play the last game, so I was so happy I could score one, and I hope to keep scoring,” Velasquez said. “It was good to play a game with my team.”To round out the scoring for the first half and give IU the lead, sophomore midfielder Jordan Woolums dribbled past three defenders for an unassisted goal a minute before the buzzer.IU returned to the pitch after halftime with force, keeping Ohio from scoring.“I think we started off a little fast just from adrenaline,” Flower said. “Once we calmed down, I thought we played really well. I was completely confident in my team the whole time.” A single goal in the second half by sophomore midfielder Rebecca Dreher gave the Hoosiers a more substantial lead against Ohio, bringing them to victory.Lyon said he plans to work with the players’ individual traits in practice this week, but overall he is pleased with the outcome of the game and the weekend as a whole. “I think the best part is the character that the team showed in dealing with adversity and responding,” Lyon said. “It’s never a bad weekend when you start off 2-0.”
(08/17/12 3:32am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Following last week’s 6-3 victory in its preseason exhibition against Northern Kentucky, the IU women’s soccer team has two matches this weekend to open its season.The Hoosiers will face Arkansas State on Friday night and Ohio University on Sunday afternoon. “I feel like we’re ready, ready to see how we do in a real game setting,” junior defender Lara Ross said. “It was good to go out and get a win against Northern Kentucky, but I think we’re all really excited to start our season.”Coming off a 7-10-3 record in the 2011 season, Arkansas State defeated Alabama-Birmingham 2-1 last week in its only preseason exhibition.Still, IU remains confident.“All the practices have just been building up to this game, and we’re going to be ready,” junior midfielder Lisa Nouanesengsy said. IU had a 6-12-1 record last season, including six straight conference losses to end the 2011 campaign and a last place ranking in the 2012 Big Ten women’s soccer preseason coaches’ poll.IU Coach Mick Lyon said this season will be different and winning stands as a priority. “One of the things that we really talk to the girls about matches is that when that whistle blows, it’s all about winning,” Lyon said. “Don’t worry about any other details. Win the match.”The team plans to maintain this mindset, he said.That’s what he wants most from the games this weekend and the season overall. Practice leading up to the season opener has proven promising, and he feels positive about the depth of talent the team has displayed, he said. “So far, I’ve been enjoying this team,” Lyon said. “They’ve worked very hard for these last few weeks, so I’m excited.” The team is itching for the season to get underway and are prepared to hit the ground running, Nouanesengsy said.“This is where it all begins,” she said. “That’s what I’m excited about — playing with all these girls.”
(08/15/12 4:31am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Relying on Bloomington’s public transportation system to get to and from campus each day this semester?It might be a rough couple months, Bloomington Transit General Manager Lew May said. “The Bypass project is by far the most problematic construction project, primarily because it has affected the busiest intersections in town and two of the most key transit corridors,” May said. “A project of this scale and this magnitude is bound to have serious impact on traffic and congestion.”And if the summer months weren’t challenging enough for the bus routes, the influx of students in the coming days will make problems worse, May said. “I’m sure it will have an impact on delayed buses and taking a little bit longer to get to campus each day when school starts next week,” he said. Extra buses will be added to the routes in an effort to combat the delays, May said, but getting through the intersections in a time-efficient manner remains a concern. “We’re looking forward to the end of the construction in October,” he said. “Once it’s finished, we’ll hopefully speed traffic through the Bypass and through 10th Street and make it a lot easier for people to get to and from campus each day, including those riding Bloomington Transit.”Glenda Seal, Indiana Department of Transportation customer service director, said in an email that the project has been ongoing since summer 2010. The contractor has until April 2013 to complete the project, but the goal is to have some aspects completed sooner. “They hope to have the new lanes opened to traffic by the end of the year,” she said.INDOT has been working with IU throughout the course of the construction project, both before it began and as it continues, Seal said. For example, construction work will be limited on important dates for IU in an effort to help traffic flow, including move-in day. She also said some work was completed during the summer months specifically to minimize the impact on the University. “Unfortunately, we are widening a roadway that exceeded traffic capacity and had backups before any construction began,” Seal said. “Based on this and the need to restrict traffic lanes to rebuild, the roadway makes it very difficult to not impact traffic during construction.”Once the project is complete, Seal said traffic flow in the area will improve immensely due to the roadway’s increased capacity.The aspects of the project geared toward pedestrians, including the audible push buttons at several intersections and the addition of new multipurpose paths and sidewalks, will allow better accessibility along the Bypass, she said. Seal advises to exercise caution and patience when going through construction areas.“There is more ongoing road construction than at any time in recent memory, including I-69 construction in Monroe County,” Seal said. “We all want to make sure everyone gets home safely at the end of the day.”Using Bloomington Transit?Bloomington Transit General Manager Lew May offers some advice for those attempting to get to campus. • Plan ahead. Catch an earlier bus than normal in order to get to campus on time each day and to compensate for the delays. • Use public transportation to help reduce traffic congestion. • Have patience during the construction period. Buses can only move as quickly as traffic allows.What's being done?Glenda Seal, Indiana Department of Transportation customer service director, talked to the Indiana Daily Student about the Bypass construction project affecting the flow of traffic into campus, and when we can expect some relief. • Widening of about a -mile section of the SR 45/46 from Kinser Pike to the Third Street/Pete Ellis Dr Bypass • Pedestrian tunnel at Seventh Street • Audible pedestrian push buttons where the Bypass intersects Walnut Street, Dunn Street, Fee Lane, 17th Street, • New traffic signals • Multipurpose paths along the • 10th Street and Third Street
(08/14/12 2:34am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With three 30-minute periods replacing two 45-minute halves, the IU women’s soccer team had the opportunity to play a blend of returners and newcomers in its exhibition versus Northern Kentucky University on Saturday. The opener yielded a 6-3 victory for the Hoosiers.“I felt very confident that we’ve got a lot of our fundamentals down, and it just really was a case tonight of how quickly we could blend in those nine or 10 freshmen who got to play,” IU Coach Mick Lyon said.After a bit of confusion early on and a turnover deep in IU territory that left a wide-open net five minutes into the game, NKU’s Allison Ponzer scored the lone goal of the first period. IU fought back the remainder of the period with five shots on goal, but the team failed to find the back of the net.“In the first 15 minutes they were trying to sort a few things out,” Lyon said. “We looked a little bit lost, but then they settled down and started to think about it a little bit more and took charge of the game.”And take charge they did. A thru ball in the 35th minute allowed sophomore Abby Smith to defeat the keeper, tying the game. Four minutes later, freshman Jessie Bujouves, playing in the first game of her collegiate career, scored off a corner kick to bring IU into the lead.Goals in the 51st and 59th minutes by Bujouves and junior Lisa Nouanesengsy, respectively, left IU with a solid lead, and NKU struggled to respond near the end of the second period.Bujouves found the back of the net a third time in the final period, securing a hat trick for herself and setting the tone for the rest of the match. Despite two more NKU goals, IU held strong until the finish, scoring one last goal to top off the score at six.“I’m really pleased with how the team played,” Bujouves said. “I came out and I was planning on scoring two goals. I wanted to win, and I wanted to put goals in the back of the net. I thought two was a great way to start, but three is better.”Senior captain Ciersten Burks said she was pleased with the team’s overall performance, particularly in terms of how it came together with the passing of time.“We were all so excited to have our first game of the season, even it being just an exhibition game,” she said. “I thought we did really well. Our shape got better as the periods went on and on.”With a different formation than in previous seasons, and one vastly different than what other teams utilize, Lyons said the victory meant a great deal for IU.“It’s a great start,” he said. “You can’t beat it when you get to play all the players who were available to play. The only thing we’ll change is we won’t give up three goals.”
(12/12/11 2:52am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU’s Board of Trustees made several decisions affecting the Bloomington campus at its meetings Dec. 8 and 9 at IU-Southeast in New Albany, Ind., including an addition to the Kelley School of Business and the approval of President Michael McRobbie’s appointment of Lauren Robel as interim provost.Kelley School of BusinessThe trustees approved a $32 million expansion to Kelley due to increased enrollment and the ensuing need for additional classroom space, Trustee Pat Shoulders said. “It will modernize the delivery of undergraduate education for Kelley students,” he said. “That building is showing age. It’s overflowing.”The renovation entails an additional four-story building of about 80,000 square feet that will wrap around in an L shape on the northeast corner of Fee Lane and 10th Street, Trustee Philip Eskew Jr. said. James Hodge, a Kelley alumnus and president of Permal Asset Management, donated $15 million for the project, which will remain privately funded, Trustee Mary Ellen Bishop said. Once the new building, to be named Hodge Hall, is complete, renovations to current classroom spaces will begin, she said. “This was just a response by the Kelley School to expand the classroom area,” Eskew said.The project now requires state approval.Baseball and softball fieldsMen’s baseball and women’s softball stadiums are to be constructed near the SR 46 bypass at Fee Lane where the intramural fields are currently located, following the trustees’ approval. The stadiums will seat 2,000 people and 500 people, respectively.The baseball field will have artificial turf while the softball field will have real grass, Eskew said. The facilities will also include locker rooms and indoor practice areas for the offseason.Shoulders said the construction of these two facilities is in line with a larger plan to renovate and modernize athletic facilities on campus, which include the previously renovated football stadium and field hockey fields.A gift for the construction of the baseball stadium, along with revenue from the Big Ten, will allow the construction of both stadiums, Eskew said.“We just felt like we needed to upgrade our facilities, and that will help us with the recruiting of athletes in both baseball and softball,” he said. “It brings us more in line with the rest of the Big Ten.” Forest Quad dining facilityThe trustees approved the design for a $22 million dining hall expansion in Forest Quad. “I think the Forest dining hall complex may be the most transformative for the campus that we did approve,” Shoulders said. “It will really be a dramatic improvement for that area of our campus.” The expansion will include seven restaurants as well as an outdoor dining area, Shoulders said. Bishop said the expansion will also alter the setup of Forest. The main entrance will be moved from the Third Street to the Jones Avenue side of the building, where the dining services will be located. “It just really makes an exciting and gorgeous and really functional dining area on the back of Forest Quad that used to be nothing more than a loading dock,” Eskew said.Approval of interim provost, interim dean at Maurer School of Law After McRobbie appointed Maurer School of Law Dean Lauren Robel as interim provost, the decision was subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. The trustees said the decision was simple based on her popularity amongst staff and students, her academic credentials and her administrative experience.“She has an incredible reputation at Indiana University,” Bishop said.They also said taking action as quickly as possible was necessary since Hanson’s departure is looming.“It was important to get that interim provost named so that when Hanson leaves at the start of next semester, we will have someone fulfilling those very important duties,” Shoulders said. “We were happy to approve that recommendation.” They then appointed Hannah Buxbaum, current executive associate dean for academic affairs, and John Schiller, chair in legal ethics, as interim dean of the Maurer School of Law, effective Feb. 1, according to a press release.Honoring Karen HansonEskew said the trustees passed a resolution honoring current provost and executive vice president Karen Hanson, as it was her last Board of Trustees meeting as a Hoosier.They awarded her a certificate and read the resolution in the meeting’s minutes, he said.Other businessEskew said the trustees will continue to work on evaluating IU’s curriculum at all regional campuses.“We’re just making sure that not only are we economically sound, that we’re not spending money where we shouldn’t be and that students are in the right classes,” he said.Bishop also said the external relations committee is looking for marketing collaborations in all units, departments and campuses. She said an economic impact study is in the works, which will look at the effect of every dollar IU receives on the Indiana economy. Results of the study are expected in January.
(12/09/11 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Renovations to the Old Crescent district, IU’s oldest area on campus, will begin in spring 2012 in accordance with the University’s Master Plan and its subsequent Old Crescent Plan. This particular aspect of the Master Plan includes redistributing administration offices among the campus, renovating classrooms and re-establishing more student activity, according to a March 2011 executive summary.“At least half of the Old Crescent has become very administrative and has less student activity,” said Tom Morrison, IU’s vice president for capital projects and facilities. “The Master Plan and the Old Crescent plan desire to re-purpose some of those spaces back to being primarily student activity and classroom spaces.”The changes will be made in an effort to reinvigorate the area, IU President Michael McRobbie said in his February 2010 State of the University address. “(The) way we use the magnificent iconic buildings that comprise the Old Crescent, the historic core of the campus, does not properly reflect the University’s core missions of education and research,” he said. “The Old Crescent should be among the main academic centers on campus and a vibrant hub of student and academic life and activity, day and night.”Years ago, the Old Crescent area buzzed with student energy, and the plan aims to bring this energy back, Morrison said.“That’s the way the campus used to be,” he said. “If you look at old pictures, you’ll look at all of the student activity.”Some changes are already underway, including the shifting of the use of Owen Hall, which had been occupied primarily by offices of Bloomington Continuing Studies, it will now house the College of Arts and Sciences’ administrative offices, Morrison said. At the moment, most of the rooms in Owen Hall have been emptied. The Bloomington Continuing Studies offices have been redistributed to different areas of campus, and the plan is to complete this particular renovation in a year or less, he said. “It’s a much more efficient use of our space on the campus,” Morrison said.Transformations to the Grand Reading Room in Franklin Hall will begin in the spring. The changes will restore it to its former use, which included academic classes and seminars, according to Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s October report. The re-purposing of Kirkwood Hall is set to begin in the near future as well, he said.The exact purpose of these halls is yet to be determined, Morrison said, but they will become more student-oriented than they currently are. These renovations will likely take several years to complete.“I think it’s a good project for the campus, and for students and faculty,” Morrison said. “It’s part of a normal progression in terms of needing to renovate space.”
(12/07/11 5:22am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Lauren Robel, dean of IU’s Maurer School of Law, has been named interim provost for the Bloomington campus and succeeds current provost and executive vice president Karen Hanson.On Tuesday, IU President Michael McRobbie announced his decision, which is subject to approval by IU’s Board of Trustees. The board will vote to make Robel’s appointment official at its next meeting Thursday and Friday, according to a press release.Upon approval, Robel will take office Feb. 1, 2012, following Hanson’s departure to become senior vice president and provost at the University of Minnesota, her alma mater. “Lauren Robel is an outstanding scholar and leader with a demonstrated passion for Indiana University and its students,” McRobbie said in the release. “I am grateful that she has agreed to accept this important role while we conduct a search for a permanent successor to Karen Hanson, and have no doubt that she will do an outstanding job.”Robel has served as an IU faculty member since 1985 and has been Maurer’s dean since 2003. She is an Auburn University alumna and a graduate of IU Bloomington’s law school. Mark Land, associate vice president for University communications, said this experience will help her in this position. “It’s not like she’s walking in brand new and being asked to do this,” he said. “This is somebody who has been on this campus for 25 years. I’m sure there will be a little bit of a learning curve, but it’s nothing that Lauren won’t be able to handle nicely.” Land also said Robel has the necessary characteristics to step into this position, which makes her the logical choice. “She’s got a really good reputation for being passionate about students and academic issues,” Land said. “She’s a really nice choice from that perspective, to hold this down and to allow us to continue to do the work that office needs to do while we find a permanent successor.” Following this decision, the University will form a search committee to find and recommend a permanent provost to the president. A timetable for this search has not been set, according to the release. As for now, Land said the University hopes to make the transition as seamless as possible. “We’re not going to lose any momentum in terms of the academic affairs on the Bloomington campus,” he said. “Having somebody as talented and experienced as Lauren come in will allow us to continue with that work.”
(12/06/11 2:33am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A $24 million donation by attorney, banker and civic leader Robert McKinney to the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Law resulted in an important announcement Dec. 1.IU President Michael McRobbie stood before a small crowd at a press conference to reveal the school’s new name, Robert H. McKinney School of Law.“This is one of the largest gifts in the history of the school,” McRobbie said at the conference. “And it is one of the largest gifts ever in the history of the University.”Sporadic bursts of applause interrupted McRobbie’s speech throughout the event, which was streamed online. Audience members offered a standing ovation and snapped photographs with cell phones as McRobbie revealed a large board with “Robert H. McKinney School of Law” emblazoned on it.“It’s not just the money,” said Gary Roberts, dean of the McKinney School of Law. “It’s the fact that someone who had the ability to make this kind of gift decided that this school has the quality and the potential and that this person had enough confidence in the leadership to know that his investment would be well spent and that this was worth it.”McKinney’s donation, along with additional funds from the IUPUI IMPACT fundraising campaign, totals $31.5 million.Roberts said the gift to the school and its renaming will be transformative in nature. The money will allow the school to hire five endowed chairs and fund scholarships for students, he said, and the renaming will enhance the school’s prestige and reputation.“We just want to be better at what we do, which is producing lawyers and judges and leaders for our society,” Roberts said. “We think this money and the enhanced prestige and reputation of the school will enable us to do that better.”McRobbie emphasized these faculty and scholarship additions in his speech. He said McKinney’s generosity will influence and strengthen the law program at IUPUI.“Along with the school’s existing outstanding faculty, these new positions will enable the school to further strengthen its programs in key strategic areas,” McRobbie said at the conference. “At the same time, it will create a substantial number of McKinney family scholarships that will enable many outstanding law students to attend the McKinney School and hold down the cost of their educations.”Roberts said the gift agreement was signed Thursday prior to the press conference, and the money will stream into the law school over a period of time. He also said it is common practice to name a school after a donor when such philanthropic investments are made. “This kind of gift just changes everything,” Roberts said.