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(12/05/12 4:15am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>About an hour after the Hoosiers defeated North Carolina on Friday, senior defender Caleb Konstanski took to Twitter.“Would never have got here without Tom Morris. That guy has been motivation for us all year. We will always be #tomsteam.” Morris, an IU head strength and conditioning coach, sustained a C6 spinal cord injury while mountain biking on May 17 near Certified Technology Park.Playing for Morris gives the IU men’s soccer team another intangible incentive, IU Coach Todd Yeagley said.“This group’s pretty tight,” Yeagley said. “Tom’s accident brought these players together in a different way.”Senior midfielder Joe Tolen said Morris’ story has played a significant role in the Hoosiers’ quest for their first national championship since 2004.“It’s been unbelievable to see his progress,” Tolen said. “He’s motivated us. It’s taken us to a different level, and it’s definitely helped us get to where we are. It’s amazing.”Senior forward Tim Wylie said Morris has been an inspiration to the team.“Anybody that knows him, Tom doesn’t give up,” Wylie said. “He has the most positive outlook no matter what happens. His messages, his texts, his emails, his speeches before our games really help us.“You can relate it to, when you want to give up on a soccer field, the guy’s fighting. You think of these challenges, and it’s not all that bad. He’s a big inspiration for us.”Graduate student forward T.J. Popolizio said Morris provides an intangible aspect for the team.“Dealing with tragedy like that, it’s a terrible challenge for him,” Popolizio said. “This team has kind of put that as perspective all season. Yeah, it’s tough to be out here, it’s tough when things don’t go your way, but having Tom there is just this inspiration where he’s dealing with so much of a bigger challenge.“This is a game. We’re lucky to be playing it.”Members of the team said they’re playing for Morris.“You look at him and see what this guy’s dealt with,” Popolizio said. “He’s been such a force. It bleeds into this team. We’ve taken the whole season as a real gift. I think treating it like that has been a good attitude to have.”
(12/03/12 4:20am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Leaping for joy as the clock wound down to zeros, senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner met sophomore midfielder Patrick Doody and junior midfielder Jacob Bushue at the edge of the 18-yard-box for an embrace. He ran to midfield and gave an authoritative fist pump directed at the contingency of Hoosier fans in the crowd of 4,352 spectators. Soffner and his teammates exorcised the agony of defeats past and upset the No. 9 seed North Carolina Tar Heels 1-0 Friday night at Fetzer Field.The win, the Hoosiers’ second in as many road postseason games, meant the first trip to the College Cup since 2004.“It feels great,” Soffner said. “(We) finally got over that hump. Last year we left here a little bit devastated because we thought we played well enough to win that game. Being here in ’09 and last year, especially being a senior, I really wanted to get the guys to know that being here is not an easy place to play.“We know that, and we knew that we had the team this year, that we could take ‘em down.”For the second consecutive match, sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta scored the game-winning goal.In the 60th minute, junior midfielders Harrison Petts and A.J. Corrado pressured a UNC defender, who possessed the ball at his own 18-yard-box. Their pressure caused an errant pass that rolled directly to Doody, standing 7 yards away. His cross from the left edge of the 18-yard-box extended and found Zavaleta’s head. North Carolina goalkeeper Scott Goodwin came out to challenge, making a one-handed save. But Zavaleta buried the rebound into the open net. “First off, a credit to them,” Zavaleta said. “Giving up six goals, seven goals now, all year is a feat in itself, and we knew that coming in. We know that one goal wins this game.”The final score of 1-0 was the same score these teams played to the last two meetings. In 2009 and 2011 the Tar Heels ended the Hoosiers’ season in the tournament. The Hoosiers’ 1-0 win ended the Heels’ 40-game home-unbeaten streak and denied them their fifth-consecutive appearance in the College Cup. Soffner said it felt great to flip the script.IU Coach Todd Yeagley praised his team’s opponent.“What they’ve done the last four years has been phenomenal,” Yeagley said. “Those players should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished. “This group, I couldn’t be more happy for them.”Goodwin had won the past six penalty kick shootouts, dating back to 2010. With Zavaleta’s goal and Indiana’s defense that survived eight shots in the final 12:03 of play, three of which were blocked by Bushue, the Hoosiers were able to avoid penalty kicks.“The goal tonight was to keep shots away from Luis because we knew they were a dangerous team shooting from far away,” senior defender Caleb Konstanski said. “That’s the kind of effort we need to win national championships.“In professional sports, you see the team that gets hot late is the team that usually wins it all. It’s the team that’s clicking at the right time. We’re clicking at the right time.”
(12/03/12 4:17am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Imagine a window predetermined to shut once a five-year period passes by. This is the reality student athletes face.Though the IU men’s soccer program has a great tradition that includes seven national championships, playing for a berth in the College Cup is not inherent. Since their last appearance in the College Cup in 2004, the Hoosiers have made only one appearance in the national quarterfinal round in 2008.Junior midfielder Jacob Bushue said he did not want to miss this opportunity.Bushue initially injured his left knee Oct. 28, in a 3-1 loss to Michigan State.He did not play in the Hoosiers’ regular season finale against Northwestern, and he played as a reserve in the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Tournament loss to the Spartans.In each of IU’s three NCAA Tournament wins, Bushue started despite a torn meniscus in his left knee.“I knew I had two years left to put a mark on this program,” he said. “If I could run, if I could walk, I was going to be out there. “It was tough for a little bit, because the trainers and I thought I was going to be done for the season right before the Big Ten Tournament. It was a little bit of a tough time.”But he said one day it started to click.“I’ve been able to fight through a little bit of pain,” he said. “(Assistant Athletic Trainer) Joe’s (Lueken) been awesome ... Anything I can do to be out there, I’m going to do it.Senior goalkeeper and co-captain Luis Soffner said Bushue’s sacrifice means a lot.“Being a senior, I want to do everything I can for the team,” Soffner said. “Just knowing that the younger guys are willing to buy into that, too, and listen to everything that I’m preaching as a senior, and the rest of the seniors, hoping that they’ll give it their all, it’s a great sight seeing him running around out there and giving up his body.”Bushue blocked three North Carolina shots in the final 12:03 of the Hoosiers’ victory over the Tar Heels Friday, including two from dangerous angles.“Down the stretch, the blocked shots that were required (were) just gutsy plays,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said.Bushue was also winning aerial balls.“We did tactically move Bush back with Dylan (Lax) because they were going pretty direct the last 10 minutes,” Yeagley said. “Bushue is one of our best guys in the air and really fought hard to keep balls up the field to where we could make plays.”Senior defender Caleb Konstanski said Bushue’s sacrifice means a lot to him.“You see a guy younger than you giving it all out there,” Konstanski said. “People feed off that when they see a guy out there who’s definitely not 100 percent, and he’s sliding around, winning balls.“It’s great to feed off that.”
(12/01/12 2:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Leaping for joy as the clock wound down to zeroes, senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner met sophomore defender Patrick Doody and junior midfielder Jacob Bushue at the edge of the 18-yard-box for an embrace. He ran to midfield and gave an authoritative fist pump, directed at the contingency of Hoosier fans in the crowd of 4,352 people. Soffner and his teammates upset the No. 9 seed North Carolina Tar Heels 1-0 Friday night at Fetzer Field.The win, the Hoosiers’ second in as many road postseason games, meant the first trip to the College Cup since 2004.“It feels great,” Soffner said. “(We) finally got over that hump. Last year we left here a little bit devastated because we thought we played well enough to win that game. Being here in ’09 and last year, especially being a senior, I really wanted to get the guys to know that being here is not an easy place to play.“We know that, and we knew that we had the team this year that we could take ‘em down.”For the second consecutive match, sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta scored the game-winning goal.In the 60th minute, junior midfielders Harrison Petts and A.J. Corrado pressured a UNC defender, who possessed the ball at his own 18-yard box. Their pressure caused an errant pass that rolled directly to Doody, standing seven yards away. His cross from the left edge of the 18-yard-box extended found Zavaleta’s head. North Carolina goalkeeper Scott Goodwin came out to challenge, making a one-handed save. However, Zavaleta buried the rebound into the open net. “First off, a credit to them,” Zavaleta said. “Giving up six goals, seven goals now, all year is a feat in itself and we knew that coming in. We know that one goal wins this game.”The final score of 1-0 was the same score these teams played to the last two meetings. In 2009 and 2011, the Heels ended the Hoosiers’ season in the tournament. The Hoosiers’ 1-0 win ended the Heels’ 40-game home-unbeaten streak and denied them their fifth consecutive appearance in the College Cup. Soffner said it felt great to flip the script.IU Coach Todd Yeagley praised his team’s opponent.“What they’ve done the last four years has been phenomenal,” Yeagley said, pausing at times to catch his breath. “Those players should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished.“This group, I couldn’t be more happy for them.” Zavaleta’s goal and IU’s defense surviving eight shots in the final 12:03 of play, three of which were blocked by Bushue, helped the Hoosiers avoid penalty kicks. Goodwin had won the past six penalty kick shootouts, dating back to 2010. “The goal tonight was to keep shots away from Luis because we knew they were a dangerous team shooting from far away,” senior defender Caleb Konstanski said. “That’s the kind of effort we need to win national championships.“In professional sports, you see the team that gets hot late is the team that usually wins it all. It’s the team that’s clicking at the right time. We’re clicking at the right time.”
(11/26/12 5:27am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>SOUTH BEND — Sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta scored his first postseason collegiate goal in the 102nd minute, and No. 16 Indiana defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.Junior defender Matt McKain, 25 yards from goal on the right side, crossed to Nikita Kotlov 11 yards in front of goal. The junior midfielder skipped the ball off his head on to Zavaleta, waiting at the far post. Zavaleta converted, and Indiana celebrated its first Elite 8 berth under IU Coach Todd Yeagley.Zavaleta said his goal couldn’t have happened at a better moment.“I’m proud of this team and the way we fought,” Zavaleta said. “We knew we had to play good to beat a good Notre Dame team. We knew it, came out and played one of the better games I’ve ever seen this team play.”The Hoosiers outshot the Irish 8-2 in the first half, but Notre Dame scored first. Kyle Richard, a halftime substitution, scored his third goal of the season in the 54th minute. “You could see it in the guys’ faces,” Yeagley said. “They were not rattled. They realized how well we were playing. We felt we would continue to get chances. We stayed the course.”Fifty-six seconds later, IU equalized. Junior midfielder A.J. Corrado’s cross from the end line on the right side traveled over goalkeeper’s Will Walsh’s hand, and Kotlov was at the near post to score his fourth goal of the tournament.“Your playmakers make plays,” Yeagley said. “All credit to A.J. His technique and his ability to unbalance is just special. That’s a big reason we are where we are right now.”For Notre Dame, Ryan Finley did not attempt his first shot until the 78th minute. The Irish senior forward led the team with 21 goals this season.“We made sure he stayed in front of us,” Bradford said. “We did our best to make sure he wasn’t dangerous and getting chances that he may have against other teams. I think we did a good job.”Finley attempted three shots all game, and none were on goal.The Hoosiers spent much of the first overtime session defending. Though they attempted only one shot, the Hoosiers withstood Notre Dame’s attack and reached the second overtime.Bradford said the fact the win came in overtime, the Hoosiers’ second this season, makes it sweeter.“We live for these games,” he said. “We strive and we thrive for these games. We love it when it goes to overtime, if it happens. It’s just a great win.”Zavaleta said the team was confident should penalty kicks have been needed to decide the winner.They were not, and the seniors have an opportunity to play for a berth in the College Cup.“Guys did whatever they had physically to do,” Yeagley said. “A lot of players brought their ‘A’ game today. That’s why we’re celebrating in the locker room.“We’re really going to enjoy this moment.”The next game for IU is North Carolina. The Hoosiers will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday to face the No. 9 Tar Heels.This will be the third time in four years IU has faced North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, with the Hoosiers losing in 2009 and 2011 to the Tar Heels.
(11/14/12 3:20am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Could the 2012 IU men’s soccer season end in the same fashion as 2010 and 2011?In each of IU Coach Todd Yeagley’s first two seasons, the Hoosiers earned an NCAA Tournament seed in the mid-teens and a first-round bye. Both years, Indiana defeated its second-round opponent by at least three goals then lost by one goal to the eventual national champions.The Hoosiers’ pursuit of their eighth national title begins in 2012 with the No. 16 seed and a first-round bye. They will host the winner of the Xavier-Kentucky matchup at 1 p.m. Sunday.If they win that game, the Hoosiers will likely face Notre Dame, the No. 1 seed.Senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner said the Hoosiers cannot afford to speculate how their seed may have changed if, for example, they defeated Louisville.“You can always go back and look at things could've, should've happened,” he said. “Right now, we’re at a point where we try to put everything in the past. We’re just more excited that we got a first-round bye. It’s nice to get a little bit more rest and know that we’re going to the second round already.“In years past, we kind of liked being in this position, getting that first game under our belt, then going off and playing one of the higher seeds. We like where we’re at.”Junior defender Matt McKain said the team is fortunate to be in this position given that it ended the year 1-3-1.“We figured we’d have a home game, but it’s exciting to get the bye,” he said. “We knew we were a bubble team to get a seed, and we were just really fortunate to get that 16th seed.”Yeagley said a team goal is to be seeded in the tournament.“A couple results late in the season really pushed us,” he said. “Maybe we could’ve been a top eight (team), but you don’t look back. There’s nothing you can do right now except continue to stress the positives and where you need to be better. We’re really honest with our group. We know what’s necessary to get them focused. We gotta go out and demonstrate that Sunday.”Xavier will play Kentucky at 7 p.m. Thursday to determine the Hoosiers’ first opponent. Yeagley and his two assistants, Brian Maisonneuve and Ernie Yarborough, will make the trip to Lexington, Ky., to scout the game.“You see things off the ball that you can’t see in a video,” Yeagley said. “We’ll see how they want to play that you can’t tell if you’re not there live.”Soffner said he hopes the Hoosiers could catch the game streaming online.“I know a lot of guys are interested because we played a good Kentucky team already,” he said. “That was one of the better games we played all season. Xavier’s a good program too. No matter who wins, we know we can’t take either of the teams lightly. We’re looking forward to seeing the outcome.”McKain said he doesn’t think it really matters who the Hoosiers play Sunday. Indiana’s match will be their first in 11 days.McKain also said the break is a good thing for the Hoosiers.“It’s definitely a benefit to get guys some rest, and a couple extra days off,” he said. “When we were in the season, we had a couple games a week. It’s nice to have a 10-day break.”Soffner said he and his teammates are using this time to return to the basics.“When you do the little things right, the bigger, more important, things will come,” he said. “I think we’re focused on getting re-energized and getting our minds right again.”
(11/08/12 6:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU men’s soccer team (11-5-3, 3-2-1) won its last Big Ten Tournament title in 2006. After last season, when the Hoosiers defeated the Spartans 2-1 before falling to Northwestern in the semifinals, Michigan State flipped the script on IU.Unranked Michigan State won its quarterfinal matchup 2-1 Wednesday afternoon at Lakeside Field in Evanston, Ill. The loss extended the No. 21-ranked Hoosiers’ conference winless streak to four games. Opponents outscored the Hoosiers 8-4 in those four matches.The loss also marked the Hoosiers’ first loss in quarterfinal play as they had been 7-0 previously. “There were moments when they were a lot more physical,” sophomore midfielder Dylan Lax said. “They didn’t have a lot of shots. The opportunities they had, they were able to capitalize. We had our chances tonight. We weren’t able to tuck ‘em away.”In the fourth minute, sooner than any other IU opponent had scored, the Spartans’ Sean Conerty passed to Nick Wilson at the top of the 18-yard box. Wilson stopped the ball’s progress and Adam Montague won the ball. His shot — the Spartans’ first of the match — gave MSU a 1-0 lead.The Spartans outshot the Hoosiers 6-2 in the first half and, for the second time in as many matches, took a 1-0 lead into halftime against IU.Lax again started in place of junior midfielder Jacob Bushue. Bushue then replaced junior midfielder A.J. Corrado in the 66th minute.Eleven minutes later, the Spartans doubled their lead via their second corner. Ryan Thelen took it from the right side. Freshman forward Femi Hollinger-Janzen cleared the ball into the air with his instep at the 6-yard box. Bushue and the Spartans’ Jay Chapman awaited the ball’s descent and the deflection bounced to Ryan Keener 12 yards away on the left side. He took a touch off his chest, turned to his left and scored.IU scored in the 84th minute. Sophomore defender Patrick Doody took a short corner. Sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta was dispossessed near the top of the box. Senior defender Caleb Konstanski gained possession on the right side and his cross rolling across the face of goal found junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov, who beat his man to score his fourth goal of the season.The Hoosiers outshot the Spartans 10 to 1 in the second half but couldn’t convert enough to pull out the victory.IU Coach Todd Yeagley said his team missed several chances because they overpassed.“We didn’t take our chances when we had ‘em,” he said. “There were a few in particular today that we could have had better luck with.”The Hoosiers also only created one corner kick in the first half.The Spartans earned their first tourney win since 2009 and further harmed the Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament seeding with the win.
(11/04/12 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Should you wish to sign a lease in Bloomington, there are a couple things you must remember before putting the pen to paper. The Indiana Daily Student and Randall Frykberg from IU’s Student Legal Services have some tips to consider and clauses to look out for when pondering a place of residence.LegalityA lease is a legally binding contract. Your landlord has a lawyer who writes the lease agreement. Before signing anything, bring it to the Student Legal Services office at 703 E. Seventh St. They can help you go over it to find any red flags your landlord may have put in.LengthMost leases in Bloomington are for 12 months, but some are open-ended. In those cases, both the tenant and landlord have the right to terminate the lease at any time. Look for leases that include an automatic-renewal clause, which automatically renews the lease unless tenants give written notice 30 to 60 days prior to the end date.EntiretyBefore accepting keys from the landlord, take photo or video of the entire house or apartment. If something is broken, report it. Don’t allow yourself to be charged for something you didn’t break. Sometimes, your leasing agent or landlord will do a walkthrough with you before you move in. Make sure to take notes of any damages so you and your landlord are on the same page.AscertainabilityAlmost all leases in Bloomington contain joint and liability clauses. Should one roommate be unable to pay his or her share, all roommates will be responsible. If the lease does not contain this clause, the landlord likely rents individual rooms and will often reserve the right to replace any person who has been evicted with a person of their choosing. Regardless, make sure your roommates can carry their weight.SubleasingIf you’re going out of town for the summer on an internship or returning home, you can choose to sublet your residence. Make sure that your subletter will not ruin anything and stick you with the bill.EvictionContingent upon your landlord, certain rules contained in the lease must be followed. Leave no room for ambiguity concerning those rules that list eviction as a consequence.More clauses to look out for:Savings clause This clause makes tenants liable for rent after eviction. The tenant must pay monthly rent until the lease ends, even though they can’t live in the residence.Acceleration clauseThis states that once a tenant breaches the lease terms, he or she immediately owes the rent for the remainder of the lease term. In this situation, the landlord is legally obligated to re-rent the property as soon as possible to minimize the amount of lost profit. Attorney’s fees clauseThis is written into most leases and states that if a landlord hires a lawyer for any reason, brings a suit against the tenant and wins, the tenant is responsible for all of the landlord’s attorney fees.‘Lock-out’ clauseThis allows a landlord to gain possession of a home without an eviction order. This is rare because lock-outs are illegal under state law.Cosigner clauseThis requires a cosigner, typically a student’s parent or guardian, to share responsibility for the terms of the lease. Some landlords require this for international students.
(11/01/12 4:05am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU men’s soccer team and Northwestern conclude their regular season tonight at Bill Armstrong Stadium with the Big Ten regular season championship at stake. Should the Hoosiers win, they will clinch at least a share of the title. If Michigan State defeats Michigan on Saturday night, the Spartans and Hoosiers will be cochampions, and Michigan State will earn the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament based on the head-to-head result.The Hoosiers are in a position to earn the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye at the Big Ten Tournament thanks in part to junior midfielder Harrison Petts’ game-winning goal at Penn State on Sept. 29.“That was a massive step for us and a big part of our season,” senior midfielder Joe Tolen said.The 1-0 win gave IU three crucial points in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers trail the first-place Nittany Lions by two points entering today’s regular season finale. Should Northwestern send the Hoosiers to their third-consecutive conference loss, the Wildcats win the title outright.IU Coach Todd Yeagley said junior midfielder Jacob Bushue, injured against MSU, is getting better every day.He suffered a left leg injury against the Spartans and left the game in the 36th minute.Yeagley said he will wait to see how the Champaign, Ill., native feels tomorrow before making a decision.“He feels a lot better today,” Yeagley said. “We’re optimistic.”Sophomore defender Patrick Doody said there is some additional sense of urgency due to what’s at stake.“Any time a championship’s on the line, you’re going to have an extra push to win the game,” he said. “There’s more at stake for tomorrow night, but if tomorrow night were to not go our way, I would not be concerned about our momentum going into the tournament.“We’re going to have momentum regardless of how tomorrow (Thursday) goes. We’d like to get the win and be cochamps or win it outright. We’re going to be 100 percent ready for (the postseason) regardless of tomorrow night’s result.”Northwestern, winless in its last three matches, has not scored in Big Ten play since a 1-0 win against Ohio State on Oct. 14.Doody, although, said that stat is insignificant.“Northwestern’s a really good team,” he said. “They’re returning a lot of the same players. They have a very good attack. They got some good players. The fact that they haven’t put in some goals as of late, we don’t look at that at all.”Senior defender Caleb Konstanski said the Hoosiers did some things well during their 3-1 loss at Michigan State.Yeagley said his team created a lot of good, dangerous scoring opportunities and didn’t give the Spartans many good chances. Consequently, he said his team is in a good position going forward.“We’re concentrating on getting a result (against Northwestern),” he said. “When you don’t have full control, you always go back to what got us to this position from the start — taking care of each game at a time and winning the small moments. When you do that, you stay focused. That’s important for our team.”
(10/29/12 3:44am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As one of seven people returning to Bloomington Nov. 2 to be inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame, Leanne Andreas is immortalized in a way her fellow inductees are not. Her name bears the highest award an alumna from IU can receive in athletics: The Leanne Grotke Award.Andreas’ original surname was Grotke until she married Harold Andreas in 1991.Andreas came to IU in the 1960s because Anita Aldridge, Ph.D., her professional mentor, came to IU. “I knew that I could get a graduate assistantship if I applied at Indiana,” Andreas said. “I came to IU to do my graduate work.”Andreas earned her master’s degree in 1966. She also served as commissioner for national championships for the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in 1966.Title IX was introduced in 1972. Though it didn’t enable her appointment to the department, the legislation helped develop the sports program for women. Andreas said IU was always ahead of the curve concerning women’s sports.“I really didn’t feel that [misogyny or condescension] at Indiana,” Andreas said. “Bill Orwig was the athletics director when we moved into the athletics department. He was very gracious and wanted the women’s program to be a top program. The feeling of the individual coaches was always positive as far as I could see.”Andreas moved on to Cal State Fullertont prior to the 1978-79 school year. She served there for 13 years and said what she gained at IU gave her the leeway and opportunity to assume leadership positions in the state, region and at the national level.“When I went to California, I was recognized as one of the leaders in women’s athletics,” she said. “That kind of laid the way for me to be appointed to the NCAA Executive Committee at the recommendation of our conference commissioner.”She never thought this award would be named for her once she retired.“I thought everything was over, and that was it,” she said with a small laugh. “I was quite surprised and honored when they decided to name the Leanne Grotke Award and present it to student athletes each year, and again by recognition in the hall of fame.”She said she’s most excited about her friends and family coming to the dinner for the induction ceremony.“I treasure those relationships,” she said. “People and relationships are so important. That’s why I’m looking forward to coming back, being there with the other honorees. They’re all very accomplished people in intercollegiate athletics. It’s truly an honor to be among that group and to be recognized by such a fine university.”That the award bears her name means much, Andreas said.“I have so much respect and appreciate IU for its academic programs, its national recognition in so many fields and the opportunities it afforded me while I was there,” she said. “I love the Big Ten, and I really love Indiana.”
(10/29/12 3:10am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Hoosiers will need help to reach their goal of winning the Big Ten regular season championship.Facing IU Sunday afternoon, Michigan State’s Jay Chapman scored his first career goal, a strike from 22 yards away in the 43rd minute. He went on to score twice more, giving him a hat trick and the Spartans a 3-1 win on their senior day at DeMartin Stadium.The freshman midfielder’s first goal traveled beyond the outstretched arm of senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner, who was soaring to his left. Midfielder Sean Conerty provided the pass.Consequently, the Hoosiers faced their first halftime deficit of conference play.“It’s tough when a team scores like that in the first half,” senior defender Caleb Konstanski said. “We’re playing well the first half, probably should’ve had a one- or two-goal lead. Ball bounces to him on an unlucky clearance, and he capitalized on his opportunistic chance.“We were disappointed, but we were still confident at halftime. We’re a second-half team. We knew we could come back and win.”Junior midfielder Jacob Bushue left the game in the 36th minute due to a leg injury and did not return. Sophomore midfielder Dylan Lax replaced him. After the game, IU Coach Todd Yeagley said Bushue’s status is unclear.Chapman doubled the Spartans’ lead in the 52nd minute as he beat Soffner in a one-on-one matchup. He received a pass from junior Adam Montague, dribbled down the left side of the pitch and cut in at the 18-yard box. He took a few more dribbles and sent the ball over Soffner’s left shoulder.It was only the second time this season IU trailed by two goals. The Hoosiers rallied for a 3-2 win Sept. 9 against Oregon State. Yeagley said memories of the Hoosiers’ rally inspired some fight in his team Sunday.“We were outfought. We weren’t outplayed,” he said. “They were opportunistic and made their chances. We lost the fight today. Lesson learned.”Chapman, in the 76th minute, completed the hat trick as he buried a rebound from Soffner’s save.“Indiana’s one of the top Big Ten programs in the country if not in the nation,” Chapman said. “Playing against them, I was really looking forward to it. Getting my first three goals is huge for me.”Spartan goalkeeper Zach Bennett saved junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov’s shot from 12 yards in the 17th minute, creating the Hoosiers’ seventh corner kick attempt of the period.“We had a lot of pressure on them in the first 20 minutes,” Petts said. “We played really well. We had a lot of the play, and their first goal came kind of against the run of play, which disheartened us a little bit. We’ve got to be stronger and be able to come back.“Once we had to start chasing the game, it completely changed the complexity of the game. In the end, we weren’t good enough.”Zavaleta scored his 15th goal of the season in the 78th minute to prevent Bennett’s fourth shutout.The Hoosiers’ loss dropped them to 4-1-1 on the road this season.Konstanski said the Hoosiers have to bounce back.“We’ve just got to fine-tune some things,” he said. “Giving up three goals, that’s unlike us. We’re definitely going to go back to the drawing board on some things, but we’ll be alright.”
(10/25/12 5:38am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the seventh time this season, sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta scored a first-half goal. For the seventh time, Indiana won the match, a 2-0 victory against Evansville on Wednesday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.Zavaleta opened the scoring in the 25th minute as sophomore defender Patrick Doody served a cross to the near-post. Zavaleta dived, and his header found the back of the net, giving him his fifth game-winning goal of the season.“Scoring early, whether it’s me or someone else, is important for our team,” Zavaleta said. “We’ve talked about that all year. Today, I scored, and it settles us down. We have confidence knowing that if we score early we can hold the (other) team to zero goals and win.”Senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner saved a shot by Evansville forward Dylan Terry in the 25th minute. Sixteen seconds later, Zavaleta celebrated his 14th goal of the season. Soffner said the team didn’t panic in wake of the Purple Aces’ early chances.“Sometimes that’s what we need,” he said. “We need to spread them out. Luckily I could make a save and quickly get the ball up the field. We had their defense spread out. Eriq got a good look and put it away.”With the win, the Hoosiers improved to 10-0-1 in matches which they have scored at least two goals. Indiana also extended its winning streak against the Purple Aces to 11. IU Coach Todd Yeagley said the players don’t quite understand the rivalry as much as alumni and fans who have attended for 15 to 20 years.Junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov doubled the Hoosiers’ lead in the 31st minute as he won the ball and dribbled along the left end line. From five yards away, he buried a shot between Aces goalkeeper Eric Teppen and the left-side post.Yeagley called it an opportunistic finish.Soffner recorded his ninth shutout of the season, preserving the clean sheet in the eighth minute by diving to his right to save a shot by Terry. His other first-half save sparked the Hoosiers’ counterattack.He deflected Terry’s cross in the 83rd minute and quickly covered the short rebound. Evansville’s final opportunity came in the final minute, with a free kick from 25 yards away. Soffner saved Nate Opperman’s header and earned his third shutout in the last five games.Kotlov and Yeagley talked Monday about improving the timing of their runs. The third-year coach said his team had some very good sequences.“The second half, our timing was pretty good, we just didn’t execute some of the passes,” Yeagley said. “Then it stalled. The movement was there. You could see the players moving in cohesion. Tonight, I thought we were much more clicked in on that. All in all some very good moments, and we get the result we need.” Indiana finished its series against in-state foes with a 2-1 record, outscoring them 4-1.“These are rivals,” Yeagley said. “You always want to win those games and make sure that IU stays atop of those in the state.”Soffner said the Hoosiers’ win exemplified great resiliency.“That was a huge bounce-back game for us,” he said. “We did really well. This is going to be a good momentum shifter for us.”
(10/24/12 4:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Following the Hoosiers’ first conference loss Friday, IU will play its last nonconference opponent tonight at Bill Armstrong Stadium, facing its annual matchup with Evansville.Ex-Purple Ace and current Hoosier Drew Schall said it’s definitely a big game and added, “I do want to win.”The Hoosiers have defeated the Purple Aces 10 consecutive times and in 13 of the last 14 matchups. IU’s last loss against Evansville was a 1-0 decision on Nov. 25, 1990, in the NCAA Tournament.Since starting at left back against Clemson Aug. 31, sophomore defender Patrick Doody has started 12 of the 13 matches in which he’s played. Schall started Aug. 24 at St. Louis and Sept. 26 against Notre Dame.Despite having less playing time, Schall said he has no regrets about transferring.“I saw an opportunity and wanted to take it,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a regret at all. It was all up to me. I’m an adult. I made an adult decision, and I’m happy with it. I think it’s good that I can come in and hopefully give (Doody) some competition. That’s what this program is built around — people who want to come in and compete for spots. We’re Hoosiers.”The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten with 63 offside violations. Wisconsin and Michigan State are tied at second with 30. IU Coach Todd Yeagley said it would be disappointing if the Hoosiers were lower on that list.“We’ve been offsides a few too many (times) that were more in our control,” he said. “I like that we’re looking to get behind. That’s a stat that if we’re last in the conference, that means you’re not aggressive enough.”With three regular season matches remaining, junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov said a big focus is perfecting their timing.“In the Michigan game, we had a few instances where we were caught offsides,” he said. “I think we would have created a few more chances and maybe got a couple more goals if we’d have timed our runs better.”Yeagley agreed, saying they looked at, in particular, how to improve timing to stay onside more effectively.That 13 Hoosier players saw the pitch against the Wolverines should not be a cause for concern, Yeagley said.“We have a pretty good feel now of what different players can bring,” he said. “If the game is going well, we don’t like to make changes to make changes. I thought our team was doing some good things, creating great chances. To change it just because we have another good player to play can throw off rhythm.”Kotlov said the Hoosiers created about eight great chances in the box against Michigan. IU was just unlucky and consequently unable to overcome the first two goals scored against them in conference play.Penn State’s upset win at No. 24 Northwestern Sunday ensured that the regular season Big Ten champ will not be unbeaten. Kotlov said each game means that much more, since only six matches per team decide who earns the bye in the conference tournament.The Hoosiers capturing the top spot to win their 15th regular season championship remains a plausible possibility.“We’re in a good position to win it,” Kotlov said.
(10/16/12 4:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Five days between games is not the longest stretch for the IU men’s soccer team this season. This past weekend was the first the Hoosiers had off since the season began. The Hoosiers resume play tonight and look to extend their four-game undefeated streak (3-0-1) when they take on the Butler Bulldogs.IU Coach Todd Yeagley said the break’s length was ideal.“The true weekend was different,” he said. “It allowed a couple guys to rest up, which is nice this time of year. The schedule played favorably. It’s good to get away for a day, to refocus and realize what’s in front of you. Our players enjoyed that.“They’re hungry to get back on the field. Too long of a break’s not a good thing, so I think it was just long enough.”Since IU’s last loss, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame at home on Sept. 26, the Hoosiers have scored four of their nine goals in the first half, including at least one in their last three matches. Prior to the Hoosiers 4-1 victory at Kentucky on Oct. 3, Indiana had amassed 16 goals – three in the first half – in 10 matches.Following the loss against the Fighting Irish, sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta said the Hoosiers need to stop teams early.In Lexington, Ky., the Hoosiers took a 2-0 lead entering halftime. They won 4-1 and moved their record to 8-0-0 in games in which they possessed the lead. A 2-0 win against Wisconsin on Oct. 6 ran that record to 9-0-0. Four days later, Louisville overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit and took a 2-1 lead in the 61st minute. Zavaleta’s 12th goal of the season about nine minutes later preserved the draw for IU.Zavaleta said scoring first helps dictate pace.“It gives us confidence going forward throughout the game,” he said. “Starting and scoring early gives you the opportunity to settle down. That’s been the key to our success so far in the past stretch of games and it’s something we need to continue to strive to accomplish.”Against the Bulldogs, IU will play its second in-state opponent of the season. Junior midfielder A.J. Corrado, a Zionsville, Ind., native, said he and his teammates have a history with their opponents.“We grew up playing with a lot of the guys that play on Butler,” he said. “There’s that aspect. But at the same time, it’s another game on our schedule that we’re looking to win.”Butler fell 1-0 to Virginia Commonwealth Sunday afternoon. Zavaleta said the Bulldogs’ loss against the Rams will make a difference.“Ultimately, they’ll have enough rest to come in,” he said. “They’ll be hyped up for this game. They’ve been waiting for this game for a while now. They’ll be ready.”Last season, Zavaleta delivered the game-winning goal in the 85th minute against Butler. Yeagley said it would be difficult for the Bulldogs’ coaching staff to make a game plan to stop Zavaleta and that his team won’t want to lose to friends from the opposite team.“A lot of these guys are friends,” he said. “Any time you do that, I don’t have to say much on the motivational part. You don’t like losing to a buddy and a past teammate. It’ll be a physical game. Throw the records out the window. I think it’s going to be a good soccer game.”
(10/11/12 4:40am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>LOUISVILLE — Sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta’s opportunistic goal in the 69th minute rolled through the legs of Louisville goalkeeper Mike Mauro and provided the equalizer, but neither team could find a third score.The IU men’s soccer team notched a 2-2 draw Wednesday night at Cardinal Park.In each of the last three games, Indiana scored in the first half. Junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov scored his first goal of the season in the 26th minute to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.Kotlov said he is optimistic his first goal will spark him.“It was frustrating,” he said. “I had several good opportunities to score and haven’t been able to put one in. Coach has been saying, ‘It’s going to come. It’s going to come.’ Hopefully that was the goal I needed to continue helping the team by scoring.”Indiana was 8-0 in games, in which they took a lead in regulation entering Wednesday, but a couple miscues allowed the Cardinals to equalize and then take the lead in the 53rd and 61st minutes. Kotlov attributed the goals to careless mistakes.Sophomore defender Kerel Bradford said an unfortunate situation created the Cardinals’ second goal.“We just kind of got caught with it under our legs,” he said. “It happens. It’s soccer — just unfortunate. I tried to get the ball. It just slipped under me.”Eight minutes earlier, Cardinal Ryan Smith’s poor challenge against senior defender Caleb Konstanski earned him a yellow card. Smith earned his second yellow, and a subsequent red, in the first overtime as his feet tangled up with sophomore midfielder Patrick Doody’s. Smith beat senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner, but the goal was disallowed, and Smith was sent off.IU Coach Todd Yeagley said after the game that Konstanski is OK.The Cardinals played with all 10 men behind the ball when the Hoosiers possessed in the second overtime.“We didn’t necessarily execute very well when we were up a man,” Yeagley said. “That’s something we’ll have to look at really closely on film and talk about. We have trained (for) it, yet we weren’t sharp enough in our passing. Legs were tired. “We could’ve been better in that (second) overtime. They certainly weren’t trying to get one. Louisville was very satisfied with it staying a tie.”Last season, the Cardinals scored three unanswered goals to capture a 3-2 win in overtime against the Hoosiers at Bill Armstrong Stadium. That result was not lost on the Hoosiers entering this match.“It was a chip on my shoulder,” Bradford said. “I had more grit than I usually have just because last year we had them. In this game, we had ’em again and let it slip through our fingers. Luckily, we didn’t let it slip like it did last year.”Despite the draw, the Hoosiers maintained their unbeaten streak on the road. At 4-0-1, they’ve outscored opponents 11-4 in away matches. Indiana also moved to 1-0-2 in overtime matches. Kotlov said the result displayed the Hoosiers’ character.Bradford said rallying to earn the draw provided a significant result.“It was a little unfortunate that we did get the draw, but keep pushing forward,” Bradford said. “This game isn’t going to stop us at all.”
(10/09/12 4:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In the backyard of duPont Manual High School, freshman midfielder Richard Ballard’s alma mater, Louisville men’s soccer Coach Ken Lolla was building a program that has found itself in the top 25 the last few seasons.The team took a trip to the national championship in 2010.In contrast, Indiana is decades removed from its first trip to a national championship in 1976.A former Hoosier midfielder, John Michael Hayden coached Ballard’s club team in Louisville, Ky. IU Coach Todd Yeagley said Ballard knew what it took to don a Hoosier uniform, but Hayden also helped guide Ballard through the college process.Ballard, who will make his first trip back to Louisville on Wednesday, said he sought a change of scenery.“I looked into that school,” he said, referring to Louisville. “I knew their coach really well. He’s a great coach. I kind of wanted to move out of the area because I’ve grown up there my whole life. The school (Indiana) is awesome, and the soccer’s even better. That led me here.”Although Ballard wanted to break away from his roots for college, he said his homecoming is special.“It’s really sentimental,” he said. “It’s going to be awesome. I’m going to have a huge home crowd there and bring everyone out. It’ll be awesome to see everyone. I expect the best out of our team and hope for a victory.”Yeagley said Ballard has performed well with the ball at his feet.“He reminds me a lot of Jon Michael, which is the crazy part,” Yeagley said. “He’s technically extremely gifted, which is Jon Michael’s trade. He’s got a lot of creativity, and he’s an unbalancer of the dribble. He’s got great shifty hips, his ability to unbalance and create guys to step. You need to penetrate off the dribble. He’s got that ability, similar to (junior midfielder) A.J. (Corrado), where he can beat guys and lay it off. That’s where Richard’s game is when he’s at his best.” Though Ballard has appeared in only three matches so far, his teammates said his attitude is fantastic.“He has (some) of the fastest feet I’ve ever seen, maybe,” junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov said. “He works really hard. He never gives up, and when he comes on the field, he brings a different style with his shifty feet.”Kotlov also created a nickname for his freshman teammate.“I call him Giggles, because every time I see him, he’s always smiling,” Kotlov said. “That’s always good to have. I’ve never seen him down. He seems in a comfortable position, and he knows he’ll get his chance. I’m sure of it, as well.”Ballard said he’s relished gaining the nickname.“He calls me that because I laugh a lot,” Ballard said. “Whenever he makes eye contact with me, he just happens to laugh because I’m laughing. So he calls me Giggs sometimes. Or Giggles. Not much to it.”As he matures, Yeagley said Ballard will play a significant role.“Richard’s going to have a really nice career here, no doubt,” Yeagley said. “He’s driven. That’s what we liked. Call him a soccer junkie. He still needs to get a little bit stronger, understand the physical part of the game.“Right now, it’s just getting him to become a more effective finisher. He’ll definitely help us around the corner.”
(10/03/12 3:41am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In the midst of a five-game stretch within 14 days, the No. 14 Hoosiers play their fourth match of that stretch — including their third game away from Bloomington in four matches — Wednesday when the team travels to Lexington, Ky., to face Kentucky.For the Hoosiers to remain undefeated on the road, they will have to play without sophomore midfielder Kerel Bradford, who will miss the first match of his career due to a red card he earned in Saturday night’s win against Penn State.IU Coach Todd Yeagley said it’s frustrating for Bradford to see his streak snapped.“This is another good test for our team to get some other players in,” Yeagley said. “We played without Jacob Bushue in a key regional game last year at Evansville. We had guys step in, take new roles, and came away with the road win. We expect that same type of performance on Wednesday.”One option Yeagley provided would be for Bushue to take Bradford’s place, and sophomore midfielder Dylan Lax would start in Bushue’s vacated midfield position. Bushue said he doubts there will be a change in tactics.“I’m not sure if our strategy really changes,” he said. “It’s maybe going to take a little bit of adjusting. But we’ve played with each other, and I’ve played the position before, so I don’t think it’ll be too big of a change.“Obviously Kerel’s a great player. It’ll be tough, but I think we’ll be fine.”Through three true road games this season, the Hoosiers are 3-0 and have outscored opponents 5-1.Yeagley attributed the team’s success to experience.“It’s a confident group,” he said. “You’ve got an experienced goalkeeper and some experience in the backline with Caleb (Konstanski), the spine, and Bushue. These guys have been on the road. They’ve been in tough places. They’re not intimidated. They’re taking a good business approach to it. That’s allowed us to have good team defending.”
(10/01/12 4:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Junior midfielder Harrison Petts scored his first goal of the season in the 106th minute Saturday against Penn State, propelling Indiana to a 1-0 win in State College, Pa. Petts received a pass from junior midfielder A.J. Corrado along the right end line, and he took a couple touches moving to his left. From 19 yards away, his shot rolled just inside the left post to push the Hoosiers’ record to 2-0 in conference play.Nittany Lions goalkeeper Emmanuel Martin watched the ball roll in as his team dropped their second consecutive match during the final minute.“I was really, really happy,” Petts said. “We played a good game, especially in the first half. I thought we deserved it. It was good to get the win.”After what IU Coach Todd Yeagley called a “45-minute performance” against No. 8 Notre Dame Wednesday night, Indiana and PSU kept one another off the scoreboard for 105 minutes. In the 103rd minute, sophomore midfielder Kerel Bradford was shown a yellow card for the second time, taking him out of the game and leaving the Hoosiers one man down for the last few minutes.Yeagley said he did not have to tell his team to adjust their formation, and Petts said Bradford made a couple of great decisions.“Kerel made the plays he needed to make,” Petts said. “They were smart tactical fouls that might have saved us the game. Once we went down a man, we raised our game a little bit. We took it to ‘em even more, realizing that we had nothing to lose.”Yeagley said the team’s response was excellent. “These guys were like, ‘Yes, we’re going to get this win,’” Yeagley said. “It was wonderful.”It was Penn State’s first home loss of the season and the Hoosiers’ first overtime win in Petts’ career.“It’s really big,” Yeagley said. “They’re a good team. They came to life some more, and the game became a little bit of a track meet for most of the second half. I thought our guys dealt with it well.”The win moved the Hoosiers into the lead in the Big Ten standings. Petts said it’s huge for IU to have won two road games against good teams.Senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner moved to 4-0 in his career in regular season matches against the Nittany Lions.“We always have good matches against them,” he said. “They kind of play just like us. I think it’s always a grind-it-out-type game. No team ever gives up. It’s always a back-and-forth-type game. No matter what their record is, we know that they’re a good squad.”Redshirt freshman forward Kyle Sparks started his second match of the season Saturday, in place of freshman forward Andrew Oliver. Yeagley said he is still trying to figure out how to utilize his freshmen.“I thought Kyle’s been training really well this week,” he said. “Sparks gave us energy, created a great breakaway that certainly he wanted to do better with. He continues to do well, and we’ll continue to use him in different varieties.”Bradford earned his first yellow card of the season in the 89th minute, taking down Hasani Sinclair two yards outside the box on the right side.Penn State committed a foul on the subsequent free kick, and IU escaped. When Bradford received his second yellow 14 minutes later, Yeagley said earning a draw would have been a good result.Instead, Petts delivered a dagger in the back of the net.“(This was) a game we really needed,” Soffner said.
(09/26/12 3:53am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosiers face one of their biggest rivals, Notre Dame, at 7 p.m. today. It will be Indiana’s first midweek match of the regular season.“Our preparation doesn’t change that much,” junior defender Matt McKain said. “We usually get a good crowd, even on Wednesdays, especially against Notre Dame. If we get a win, it’ll be good for our RPI.”Junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov will be a game time decision, IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. The Indianapolis native is battling a bad cold.In the two matches in which Kotlov did not start, freshman midfielder Femi Hollinger-Janzen took his spot.“(My three starts) have gotten me ready for the game,” he said. “Coming strong right off the bat has really gotten me going from the beginning.”Yeagley talked about the importance of acclimating freshmen into the game plan early in the season.“We said before the year started if we get some of these young players comfortable, it’s going to really give us some attacking options,” Yeagley said. “You need to be able to operate with a key guy out to be able to get where we want to go. It’s a good sign we got the win without Nikita.”Yeagley said Hollinger-Janzen’s three starts have helped him get through some early-game starting jitters every freshman is going to experience.“I’ve been in those shoes,” Yeagley said. “It’s intimidating.”Freshman forward Andrew Oliver’s goal in the 31st minute against Ohio State Sunday snapped IU’s 255-minute first-half scoring drought. McKain said that when the Hoosiers take a first-half lead, tactical changes are not guaranteed.“Usually when we have the lead in the first half — it doesn’t happen very often — we don’t really change our game that much,” McKain said. “We still attack and look for the second or third goal to top it off. We don’t try to sit in after one goal. We try to take it to ’em.”The Irish dropped four spots to No. 8 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll due to a 2-1 loss Saturday at Louisville.The loss was Notre Dame’s first of the year.Last season, IU and Notre Dame played to a scoreless draw in South Bend in the first regular season match for both squads. “I was pleased based on performance last year that we got zeroes on the road,” Yeagley said. “We want to win here ... Anything less than a win, obviously, we won’t be satisfied.”
(09/25/12 3:12am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Senior goalkeeper Luis Soffner has played all 740 minutes of the IU men’s soccer team’s first eight matches. During five of the matches, Soffner shut out the Hoosier opponents.Soffner said without a strong backup goalkeeper pushing him every day in practice, he wouldn’t be where he is now.Sophomore Michael Soderlund is that kind of goalkeeper. The Boise, Idaho, native graduated from Timberline High School, 1,830 miles from Bloomington, a year early to begin his collegiate soccer career.“It was hard,” he said. “The (IU) coaches asked me to, and I could because I was ahead in school. I just made it work.”IU Coach Todd Yeagley said Soderlund plays a valuable role.“We needed to get stronger in that position,” Yeagley said. “We felt he could help us sooner than later. Luis, his best soccer has been since Michael’s arrived. Luis knows that.”Soffner said he gave his teammate some wisdom.“You have to do your time in practice,” Soffner said. “You have to work hard, no matter your situation. My freshman year, I redshirted, too. I knew that I wasn’t going to come in and get a starting job right away. I had to work for it. My role my freshman year was to keep pushing whoever was in front of me and keep working my way up.”Soderlund said it is easier to stay focused because of his friendships.“The team helps a lot,” he said. “It’s more like a family than anything. It’s always nice to be able to rely on the guys. This kind of just becomes your home. That helps a lot.”Steve Adlard, the father of former IU forward Andy Adlard, helped Soderlund discover IU.Yeagley said Steve Adlard, a goalkeepers’ coach, gave high praise of Soderlund to the IU coach and helped the Hoosiers land his goalkeeping talent.“He came to camp highly recommended by someone who knows the position very well,” Yeagley said. “We brought him in to help push our group. To have a really good No. 1 goalkeeper, you need to have a couple really good goalkeepers behind him.”Soffner said Soderlund brings a lot to the other goalkeepers in practice.“He brings a toughness,” Soffner said. “He’s a very, very good shot-stopper for his size. He doesn’t necessarily have the height that I have, but he’s extremely good in areas that he’s good at, whether it’s shot-stopping, anything else, really, communication, everything. He’s learning. He’s still young. He didn’t get much time last year.”Soderlund said Soffner is a wonderful teacher.“He’s a great goalkeeper,” Soderlund said. “Training with him every day really helps. I get to see how he does stuff, and I can implement that into my game.”Soffner said Soderlund’s work ethic makes Soffner better.“As a whole, he pushes me every day,” Soffner said. “He makes me better. Knowing that he’s behind me, it makes me more confident. It also makes me work even that much harder in practice.”Soderlund said after last year, he was feeling homesick through the season.“Like anyone, you’re going to miss home,” Yeagley said. “You’re going to miss the comforts of your family. There weren’t many options for him around there. He’d be far no matter what. He’s adjusted well.“He’s extremely bright. The guys really like him. This year, he almost feels more comfortable with this group because it’s more his age.”Soffner said the team supports Soderlund 100 percent.“I know that some of the guys have talked to him,” Soffner said. “Then again, we have other guys from far away, too, even further. He’s got plenty of friends on the team, and we all love him. He’s just happy Mike, his same old self. I think he’s doing well.“I don’t think he’s battling homesickness or anything. He’s fit in just fine. Him and all the other guys get along. I know that if he were to be experiencing any feelings like that, we’d take him under our wings.”Yeagley said Soderlund has phenomenal athleticism that will serve him well. “Luis has done fantastic, won the position and is a captain this year,” Yeagley said. “We’ll continue to use Mike as needed. He’s got three years in front of him. Once Luis graduates, we’ll reassess. He’s in a good situation.“He’s got a really bright future ahead of him. We’re really excited he’s a Hoosier.”