Lying on the ground, Chay Cain was overcome by a "helpless" feeling. \nWith the Hoosiers up 1-0 and 16 minutes remaining in the game, Hoosier goalkeeper Cain made a save to preserve IU's lead. But the ball bounced back in front of the Hoosier goal with a University of Connecticut player ready to unload. \n"At that point you're kind of just stranded," Cain said after the game. "You hope for the best, and unfortunately they just got one."\nHusky midfielder Akeem Priestley sent one to the back of IU's net. \nThat one was the only for the Huskies, but it did enough damage to turn what Cain called the "best game of the season we've played this far" into what IU Coach Mike Freitag called a "disappointment."\nThe No. 12 IU men's soccer team and No. 2 Connecticut played to a 1-1 tie in the first round of the adidas/IU Credit Union Soccer Classic. \n"We're all a little disappointed because we like to win here," Cain said. "But we played really well, and that's the thing we can take out of this -- it's the best performance we've put together all season."\nThe Hoosiers outshot the Huskies 17-3.\nFreshman midfielder Darren Yeagle said it was a game the Hoosiers should have won "by far."\n"We dominated the game," Yeagle said. "They're a good team. I'll give them credit. But we should have come out with the victory."\nThe Hoosiers netted the first goal of the game late in the first half. \nAt 7:33 remaining in the half and with one Connecticut defender far to his right, freshman Yeagle juked past diving Husky goalkeeper Matt Sangeloty and booted the ball high into the right corner of the goal.\nEven with the lead, the Hoosiers played most of the second half on the offensive, and most of the action was in the Huskies defensive end. \nBut Husky forward O'Brian White made a break down the right side of the field -- chased only by Hoosier defender Charley Traylor. Cain made the first save, but no Hoosier defender was able to clear the ball. Priestley then sent the ball between the posts.\n"It was a little bit of a breakdown that we didn't do a good job of cleaning up," Freitag said. \nIU went back on the attack for the rest of regulation and into the overtime periods. The Hoosiers made five shots in the two overtime periods, including a low-ball by midfielder Josh Tudela that clanked off the right post but did not find the net. \n"It's unlucky," Tudela said. "I thought for sure it was going in, but it came out."\nThe Hoosiers will have a chance at redemption 2 p.m. Sunday when they battle No. 15 University of Notre Dame. The Irish knocked the Hoosiers out of the NCAA tournament last year, and IU has a chip on their shoulder from Friday's tie. \nNotre Dame tied Saint Louis University 0-0 prior to the Hoosiers game, which gives IU a chance to still win the Classic. \n"It's our tournament," Cain said. "We want to win our own tournament."
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