Filling Chay Cain’s cleats
Soffner, a redshirt freshman and IU men’s soccer goalie, has the taxing job of replacing Chay Cain in the box.
Soffner, a redshirt freshman and IU men’s soccer goalie, has the taxing job of replacing Chay Cain in the box.
Now, with six national championships, 16 College Cup appearances and the NCAA record for wins under his belt, Jerry Yeagley is one of seven inductees who will be inducted into the IU Hall of Fame Class of 2009 on Nov. 6.
Strong defense and an inability to capitalize on scoring opportunities resulted in a tie and a loss for No. 7 IU men’s soccer this weekend against two top-5 opponents at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
The No. 7 Hoosiers fell 2-1 Sunday to the No. 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Bill Armstrong Stadium in the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic’s final game.
IU vs. Wake Forest is being Live Blogged by reporters Kevin Loughery and Stephanie Kuzydym.
The Crabb band was out, the white shirts were worn and the Hoosiers were left wanting more Friday as the IU men's soccer tied St. John’s at Jerry Yeagley Field after double overtime, leaving the match at a stalemate, 0-0.
The sun set over Bill Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night while the Hoosiers took to the field for their final full practice before Friday’s opener against No. 5 St. John’s.
IU men’s soccer will be without its preseason All-American defender Ofori Sarkodie Friday against St. John’s.
The No. 7 IU men’s soccer team wants its opponent to be left seeing white on Friday.
Since exploring other coaching and professional careers elsewhere, coach Mike Freitag and assistant coaches Phil Presser and Aleksey Korol now make up the IU men’s soccer coaching staff.
Aleksey Korol, a former Big Ten Player of the Year in soccer, returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in February, less than 10 years after winning his second NCAA championship.
After losing their first preseason game since 2004 on Thursday, the Hoosiers recovered by beating DePaul 3-0 on Saturday.
Indiana fell 2-1 to Drake on a late goal in the final three minutes of Thursday night’s exhibition game in Ft. Wayne at the National Soccer Festival.
With more than half of last year’s roster returning, the Hoosiers’ expectations for this season are high.
The men’s soccer team will look to extend its unblemished preseason streak in Ft. Wayne against Drake University. The team will also play Depaul in the tournament.
IU senior defender Ofori Sarkodie has been added to the 2009 Soccer America’s Second Team All-American list.
The IU men’s soccer team heads into this season ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 1 in the Big Ten
They looked like a splatter of ketchup with a small dab of mustard. A huddle of red jerseys, except for freshman goalkeeper Luis Soffner in yellow, gathered on the field before their second game of the night. Only 15 minutes divided Wednesday’s two matches for the IU men’s soccer team, which tied Cincinnati, 0-0, and returned to the field to tie IUPUI, also nil-nil.
Senior back Ofori Sarkodie dribbles the ball across the pitch April 8 at the soccer practice fields. The Hoosiers will compete in their third and fourth home contests, the first two having resulted in victories against Evansville and Butler.
The practice fields are barren. Nine players are gone. One assistant coach has been swapped for another. With three additions to the IU men’s soccer team, the Hoosiers are using the spring season to integrate a new starting lineup and a former player turned coach.