Men's Soccer

Chloe Ding, Nathan Brown, Laura Williams, Stephanie Kuzydym, Matt Callahan ·

High school teammates reunite at IU

By Nathan Brown · Thursday, Sept. 15,2011 12:37 a.m.

Several players on the men’s soccer team haven’t had to make the transition to IU’s campus and soccer program alone. Eleven of the 28 players on this year’s roster played at least part of their high school careers with someone else on the team.

Chloe Ding, Nathan Brown, Laura Williams, Stephanie Kuzydym, Matt Callahan ·

Senior, freshman pick up where Bruin left off

By Dennis Glade · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2011 11:01 p.m.

After coming to a scoreless tie with Notre Dame, the No. 10 Hoosiers have won four games in a row and have scored 14 goals in that span. Half of those goals came from senior Alec Purdie and freshman Eriq Zavaleta.

Balance after Bruin for Men’s Soccer Team

By Nathan Brown · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2011 11:20 p.m.

After roughly half the men’s soccer team’s scoring was lost to the MLS when former Hoosier Will Bruin was drafted by the Houston Dynamo, one concern was, simply, who would score?

Purdie powers Hoosiers

By Nathan Brown · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:17 a.m.

Senior forward Alec Purdie scored three goals for the weekend, powering his team to wins against Bucknell and Denver for the tournament title.

Undefeated team to face former head coach Freitag

By Nathan Brown · Friday, Sept. 9,2011 12:01 a.m.

After two wins last weekend in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic against St. Louis and Dayton, the No. 10-ranked men’s soccer team is back in action this weekend in South Bend for the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. They will face Bucknell and Denver.

IU opens at home after Notre Dame

By Dennis Glade · Friday, Sept. 2,2011 12:18 a.m.

The IU men’s soccer team returns to the field this weekend for two games as part of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Transfers getting their kicks at IU

By Nathan Brown and Dennis Glade · Wednesday, Aug. 31,2011 11:33 p.m.

Transfer students Jamie Vollmer and A.J. Corrado will hit the soccer field this season for the Hoosiers.

Yeagley follows in footsteps of famous father in IU soccer

By Dennis Glade · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2011 11:22 p.m.

Todd Yeagley enters his second season as the Hoosiers’ men’s soccer coach with high expectations to lead his team back to the promised land.

Offense necessary for soccer success

By Matt Smith · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2011 11:19 p.m.

Surely the Hoosier soccer team will score goals, lots of them. But the void of 2010 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Will Bruin and the lack of offense thus far this season has left lingering questions about whether or not the 2011 Hoosiers will repeat as Big Ten Champions under second-year coach Todd Yeagley.

Hoosiers work to overcome loss of Bruin to Houston Dynamo

By Nathan Brown · Friday, Aug. 26,2011 12:20 a.m.

IU men’s soccer’s hopes of defending their Big Ten championship took a sizable hit Dec. 29, 2010, when their leading scorer, junior Will Bruin, decided to forego his senior season and pursue a career in Major League Soccer.

IUSA platforms advance, solidify during summer

Friday, Aug. 26,2011 12:15 a.m.

IU men’s soccer’s hopes of defending their Big Ten championship took a sizable hit Dec. 29, 2010, when their leading scorer, junior Will Bruin, decided to forego his senior season and pursue a career in Major League Soccer.

Men’s soccer travels to South Bend for opener

By Dennis Glade · Friday, Aug. 26,2011 12:11 a.m.

The No. 17 IU men’s soccer team will open their season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in South Bend with renewed expectations. They’ll take on No. 12 Notre Dame in the team’s first season opener on the road since 2006.

Despite Indiana-Akron ties, Yeagley doesn’t see a rivalry

By Nathan Brown · Monday, Aug. 22,2011 10:28 p.m.

Assistant coaches under famed former Indiana Coach Jerry Yeagley helped the Indiana men’s soccer program hoist the national championship trophy in both 2003 and 2004. Coaches Todd Yeagley and Caleb Porter returned only a few years after graduating to help their alma mater capture College Cup titles, which had eluded both men during their stints as leaders of the Hoosier soccer team.

Hoosiers drop pair of preseason contests versus Duke, Xavier at Shindigz Festival

By Nathan Brown · Monday, Aug. 22,2011 10:18 p.m.

After two exhibition games with moments of poor communication, near misses and tough goals, the IU men’s soccer team left the Shindigz National Soccer Festival in Fort Wayne, Ind., with only one goal and zero wins for their preseason slate.

Men's Soccer vs. University of Evansville

Hoosiers find new scoring options in 5-2 win

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Monday, April 11,2011 12:05 a.m.

Will Bruin no longer charged down the field with the ball at his feet. Rich Balchan no longer defended the backfield. Andy Adlard no longer flipped after the goals. Three IU men’s soccer players from last season were gone, now playing on their respective Major League Soccer teams. However, that didn’t stop the post-Bruin squad from scoring five goals in a lopsided 5-2 win against Evansville, its first of two spring season home games on Jerry Yeagley Field.

Coach Yeagley and the Hoosier soccer program sign 8 new recruits

Monday, Feb. 7,2011 11:09 p.m.

IU men's soccer announced their 2011 recruiting class Monday

Hoosiers picked in first round of MLS SuperDraft

By Avi Zaleon · Friday, Jan. 14,2011 12:54 a.m.

Former IU soccer players Will Bruin and Rich Balchan were selected 11th and 12th respectively in the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday in Baltimore, Md.

Bruin to forgo senior year for MLS

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Jan. 11,2011 12:34 a.m.

Will Bruin has withdrawn from all his spring semester classes and will forgo his senior season — all in the name of Major League Soccer.

Junior forward Bruin confirms decision to turn pro

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Dec. 28,2010 1:38 a.m.

Junior forward Will Bruin said leaving college soccer behind will be difficult, but he will skip his senior season for an opportunity to play Major League Soccer. While IU coach Todd Yeagley backed Bruin's decision, the move also alters the makeup of IU in 2011.

Soccer's Bruin forgoes senior season for MLS

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Thursday, Dec. 23,2010 3:27 p.m.

The junior striker is one of seven soccer stars across the nation who signed a Generation adidas contract, according to Foxsoccer.com’s Ives Galarcep.