Soccer signs another for '09

IU men's soccer coach Mike Freitag continues to find hidden gems, as Brian Ackley became the ninth player to sign for the Hoosiers for 2005 Monday.\nAckley, a Cary, N.C. native, joins a star-studded recruiting class. The addition of Ackley bolsters the top-ranked recruiting class according to the Web site www.StudentSportsSoccer.com. The Hoosiers had five players from this recruiting class that were PARADE All-Americans and two for the 2006 class. \nFinding Ackley could pay big dividends down the line, Freitag said in a statement.\n"Brian is a young man who could be a sleeper in our program out of North Carolina," he said. "I watched him play a couple of times. When I say this I mean it as a compliment, he plays the game a little different. He doesn't play like everyone else. He is very good in the air and technically strong on the ground. I feel very good about his ability to get on the field for us."\nAckley, a 6-foot-2-inch midfielder, comes to IU with a long list of accolades. He was the 2004 NSCAA/adidas All-Region III (South) selection and additionally won the Triangle Athletic Conference Player of the Year at Athens Drive High School. Ackley led Athens Drive to the 4A State championship in 2004 en route to being an All-State selection.\nBefore signing with the Hoosiers, Ackley was looking at the University of North Carolina and University of New Mexico amongst others.\nAckley was unavailable for comment at press time.