Peterson nets 4 this weekend

A hat trick by junior forward Jacob Peterson led the IU men's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Boston University and a second place finish behind host Notre Dame in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament this weekend in South Bend. The No. 1 Hoosiers finished the weekend 1-0-1 after tying Saint Louis last Friday night.\nAfter the IU offense started the weekend slowly, the Hoosiers exploded for five goals in the second game of the tournament. IU wasted little time before notching its first goal against the Terriers when senior midfielder Brian Plotkin sent a through ball to Peterson, setting up a one-on-one situation with Boston goalkeeper Zach Riffett. Peterson slid the ball to the left corner past Riffett's outstretched hands to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead 15 minutes into the match.\n"It was nice to get on the score sheet early," Peterson said. "Coach said we needed to be more aggressive so it was nice to get a goal early."\nThe Plotkin-Peterson connection hooked up again 12 minutes later when Peterson was on the finishing end of a Plotkin cross from the right side. Peterson's header from three yards increased the Hoosier lead to 2-0. IU outshot the Terriers 10-2 while dominating possession during the first half.\nThe Hoosiers did not give up once the second half got underway when, 12 minutes into the second frame, Peterson notched his third goal of the match. Junior midfielder Josh Tudela passed the ball back to Peterson, who shot from 18 yards out into the lower left corner of the goal. It was the second career hat trick for the Portage, Mich., native who also scored three goals in one game last season against Michigan State.\nIU extended its lead when freshman Kevin Noschang made a run up the right sideline, cut the ball back and passed it across the box. The Boston goalkeeper deflected the ball to Plotkin, who scored from a yard out. Freshman Billy Weaver rounded out the scoring for the Hoosiers with his first career goal with six minutes remaining. The first five-goal performance for the Hoosiers in two years is motivating to a team who has struggled at times to find the back of the net.\n"We have been doing a lot of stuff really well," Peterson said. "We still need to work on scoring, but today was good."\nThe Hoosiers kicked off the tournament last Friday by playing Saint Louis to a 1-1 tie. The Billikens took a 1-0 halftime lead on a goal from senior midfielder Ryan Wileman. The Hoosiers tied the score 10 minutes into the second half when Noschang took a pass from senior midfielder Mike Ambersley and centered the ball to Peterson, who shot the ball in the right corner from 15 yards out. Peterson, who scored four goals during the weekend, Plotkin and sophomore Greg Stevning were named to the all-tournament team.\n"It was a good feeling," said Noschang of his first career assist. "I'm more happy we tied the game. Jake made a good finish."\nIU improved its record to 3-0-1 after the weekend tournament. IU head coach Mike Freitag said he was happy with the way the team played, but there are things they need to work on heading into next weekend's tournament in Oregon as the No. 1 team in the country. \n"All our opponents are going to play us hard," Freitag said. "It's human nature to take the foot off the pedal, but we can't do that. Champions don't do that and we have to have the attitude of a champion"