COLUMN: Get off the tracks, Indiana women’s basketball isn’t slowing down for anyone
The train just keeps rolling.
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The train just keeps rolling.
As the Osborne Brothers’ cult classic “Rocky Top” roared through Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee for seemingly the hundredth time, the orange-checkered clad home fans began to bid adieu to their home court.
Rutgers freshman forward Ian Abbey gleefully trotted around the pitch gesturing toward his ring finger. The home crowd’s excitement was palpable — they fully understood the message. With Abbey’s 85th minute goal, the Scarlet Knights all but secured their Big Ten Tournament championship win over Indiana men’s soccer.
On Wednesday night in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, Indiana men’s soccer reinserted itself into the conversation of national contention. The Hoosiers, who were marred by rocky regular season play — both inside and out of the conference — marched into College Park, Maryland with one goal in mind: revenge.
Nothing was too out of the ordinary in No. 11 Indiana women’s basketball’s 86-49 thrashing of the Vermont Catamounts on Tuesday night.
The ball was slowly trickling toward the top of the box. All 11 Penn State players were in their own 18-yard box, tirelessly attempting to ward off pressure from the Indiana men’s soccer attackers.
The Big Ten announced its conference awards for the 2022 season Friday. Six Hoosiers collected honors, including two players who garnered first-team selections.
Indiana men’s soccer has been in this spot before.
On Tuesday, Indiana women’s basketball returns to Assembly Hall to commence its regular season. Expectations are high from fans, the national media and especially head coach Teri Moren and her Hoosiers, who are gunning for the program’s first national title.
Coming off back-to-back runs to the Sweet Sixteen and a loss in the Big Ten Tournament final last season, Indiana women’s basketball enters the 2022-23 season in search of championships.
Redshirt senior forward Ryan Wittenbrink, with his hands on his head, stood motionless near Indiana men’s soccer’s sideline. Not too far from him, senior defender Nyk Sessock stared longingly toward the sea of euphoric yellow jerseys.
David met Goliath on Thursday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium when D-III Trine University came to Bloomington to attempt an upset against Indiana men’s soccer. There would be no biblical ending, however, as the Hoosiers coasted past the Thunder 3-0.
The University of Kentucky, currently the No. 2 team in the country per the United Soccer Coaches Poll, has gradually become linked with a philosophical standard for building a soccer program.
Over the years of Indiana men’s soccer’s decorated program, the Hoosiers have seldom been viewed as underdogs. On Saturday night when No. 2 University of Kentucky comes to Bloomington, however, head coach Todd Yeagley’s squad will be fighting an uphill battle.
The strong winds ceased to bellow, and the temperatures continued to plummet, but as Wisconsin fired shot after shot towards Indiana men’s soccer Tuesday night, the Hoosiers never wavered.
Following two disappointing conference draws to Michigan and Rutgers, perhaps the last thing on the mind of head coach Todd Yeagley and Indiana men’s soccer was a Big Ten title.
Bloomington is gorgeous this time of year, isn’t it? From the cool, crisp air in the morning to the fresh foliage setting the stage for scenic strolls to class, it all comes together into one fall staple: the return of basketball.
One week ago, Indiana men’s soccer seemed relieved to return home with a point after drawing Michigan on the road. In a match in which the Hoosiers clawed back from two separate leads, the result was far from deflating.
With a few minutes left in Wednesday’s match between Indiana men’s soccer and the University of Notre Dame, the Hoosiers were hanging tightly onto their one-goal advantage. Notre Dame junior defender Paddy Burns, the team’s top goal scorer, sent a dangerous, in-swinging cross into the 18-yard box.
Indiana University announced a partnership between the Major League Soccer Players Association and the Kelley School of Business on Sept. 20, according to an IU press release. The plan is geared towards providing current and former MLS players with opportunities for after their playing careers.