For title hopes, Hoosiers need a win
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.
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.
In the season finale for both teams, Northwestern and the Hoosiers will face off Thursday at 8 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium in a game with significant title implications. IU must defeat the Wildcats to have any chance at winning the 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.
Two games stand in the way of the Hoosiers fulfilling their preseason goal of a Big Ten regular season title. The first will be this Sunday in East Lansing, Mich., against the Michigan State Spartans.
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.
Despite outshooting the Wolverines, the Hoosiers were defeated after letting through two goals on just five shots on goal for the entire game.
After a 2-0 win against in-state rival Butler, the Hoosiers were back on the pitch Wednesday afternoon to ready themselves for their conference matchup against Michigan at home Friday.
With a 2-0 win against Butler, the Hoosiers clinched a winning season to tie UCLA’s NCAA Division I record of 40 consecutive winning seasons.
The Hoosiers resume play tonight and look to extend their four-game undefeated streak (3-0-1) when they take on the Butler Bulldogs.
The IU men’s soccer team notched a 2-2 draw Wednesday night at Cardinal Park.
The No. 12 Hoosiers (9-2-1, 3-0-0) will travel south tonight to face the Louisville Cardinals (7-4-0, 3-1-0) at Cardinal Park.
Freshman midfielder Ballard will make his first trip back to his hometown on Wednesday in a 7 p.m. match against Louisville.
After Saturday night’s game against Wisconsin, the Hoosiers were undefeated in the games in which they have scored first this season.
The IU men's soccer team hosts Wisconsin in their third Big Ten match of the season.
The men's soccer team traveled to Lexington, Ky. Wednesday night, and they nearly doubled their season count for goals in the first half, defeating the Wildcats 4-1.
IDS Hoosier sports columnist Zach Stavis thinks that junior midfielder Nikita Kotlov needs to rise as another scoring threat in order for the Hoosiers to make a run in postseason play.
In the midst of a five-game stretch within 14 days, the No. 14 Hoosiers play their fourth match of that stretch Wednesday in Lexington, Ky., against Kentucky.
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.
After a 1-0 home loss against No. 8 Notre Dame, the Hoosiers look to regain momentum in the Big Ten with an away matchup against Penn State.
The No. 8 Fighting Irish found their redemption following a 1-0 Hoosier loss. Despite the normally successful second-half efforts from No. 11 Indiana, the team was unable to find the net following a header goal on a restart from Grant Van De Casteele.