Hoosiers near scoreless minutes record after win
The Hoosiers inched closer to breaking IU’s previous scoreless minutes streak this weekend.
The Hoosiers inched closer to breaking IU’s previous scoreless minutes streak this weekend.
Indiana extended its regular season shutout streak to five games and recorded its second win against Evansville (1-1-0) Friday night, winning by a score of 3-0.
After a 2-0 season opening win against Wright State, IU is set to play Evansville and Central Michigan at home.
The IU women's soccer will begin its home season against the University of Evansville at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The IU women's soccer team kicked of their 2009 season with a 1-1 tie with Valparaiso in an exhibition match on Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
IU coach Mick Lyon has never missed a Big Ten Conference tournament since he began coaching the Hoosiers, but this year he and his team are in danger of breaking the streak.
The IU women’s soccer team will return home this weekend, enjoying the comforts of Bloomington for the first time since Sept. 28. The Hoosiers (5-10-0, 0-6) have been on the road the last four games, narrowly losing each game by a one-goal deficit. “I think the kids are going to be excited to get back on their pitch,” IU coach Mick Lyon said. “You know, with short, fast grass, instead of this thick, mush stuff they have up north, that’s definitely going to be to our benefit.”
The IU women’s soccer team comes off a weekend where it was unable to pick up its first Big Ten win, losing two at Bill Armstrong Stadium by a 1-0 count in each.
If the IU women’s soccer team is looking to take the next step as an elite program, the Hoosiers (5-4) will have to start this process against a team they have only defeated once in the last 17 tries.
Thursday night, Butler did something it has not done since 1997: beat an IU women’s soccer team. The Hoosiers dropped back to .500 (4-4) after being upset 2-1.
The mood this week at women’s soccer practice was shockingly upbeat. Last Sunday, the Hoosiers (2-3) were outplayed in the finale of the Hoosier Classic and were defeated 3-1 by underdog Cal Poly. The loss placed the Hoosiers in a disappointing third for the tournament.
The women’s soccer team came into this season after a successful 2007 season, advancing further in the NCAA tournament than any other team in school history. The third round exit capped a 13-7-3, 5-4-1 in conference, record for a year ago on the strength of a 13-game unbeaten streak.