Freshman scorer to miss season

IU freshman Alec Purdie will sit out this men’s soccer season with a medical redshirt because of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury he sustained during the summer.\nPurdie led the state of Indiana in goals during his All-American senior campaign at Elkhart Central High School last year. Purdie tallied 93 goals and 39 assists in his high school career with 38 goals and 21 assists as a senior.\nIU coach Mike Freitag said Purdie might benefit from the year he sits out.\n“Alec is a soccer junky,” Freitag said. “He’s a little disappointed that he got injured this summer, but things happen for a reason sometimes, they make you stronger. I’ve known players who it’s been good for to sit out and watch the game. Mentally, he’s not used to not playing, but he’s got to deal with it, and Alec is a young man I’m proud to have as a part of my program.”\nPurdie will still have four years of athletic eligibility after this season and should be ready to play next year.