Coach Freitag's new-look Hoosiers now 2-0

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Before the season started, IU coach Mike Freitag called senior Julian Dieterle "the heart and soul of our team." But for the past two games, Dieterle has been on the sidelines wearing a yellow penny over his IU jersey.\nDieterle, one of Freitag's team captains and defensemen, did not play for the Hoosiers in their 2-1 victory against Michigan State. Neither did sophomore midfielder Brian Ackley, who entered Sunday's game tied for the team lead in goals.\nSophomore midfielder Brad Ring also rode the bench at the start of the game, though he saw some playing time in the middle of the game.\nAfter starting the season 4-3-2, Freitag made some changes to the lineup and started "playing players who are getting it done," he said.\n"What you've done in the past doesn't give you privilege to be on the field today," Freitag said. "Those guys know that. Some guys go in and out of form. A couple guys are out of form right now, and other guys have stepped up."\nBefore Wednesday, Dieterle started every game of his college career, except for sitting out a few games due to injury his sophomore year.\nFreitag said Ackley was ill during the week and was not able to train.\nAckley did not start against Kentucky on Wednesday, though he knocked in an overtime goal to beat the Wildcats 1-0.\nThe coach's Sunday lineup was the same as his lineup Wednesday. Freshman Ofori Sarkodie started in Dieterle's place, and fellow freshman Eric Alexander got the start at midfield. Sophomore midfielder John Mellencamp also started both games.\nFreitag's new-look Hoosiers are now 2-0.\n"It just keeps competition within the team," sophomore forward Kevin Noschang said of the lineup changes.\nNoschang hasn't started since earlier this season but came off the bench and played most of the game Sunday. \n"Everybody comes out and plays the hardest in practice and in the games, and it reflects in your performance on the field," he said. "It makes us better."\nFreitag said sophomore Chay Cain will be his permanent goalkeeper. Cain and junior Chris Munroe battled for playing time early in the season, but Munroe has not played since allowing five goals in a loss to Notre Dame.\n"It's been great for me because I'm still learning," Cain said. "I'm young. I'm learning each game ... We're just trying to find the best players that are playing the best at the right time. We sub a lot. We get a lot of different guys in there, and different guys figure out how to get the job done"