Hoosiers Take Down Notre Dame in Shootout

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana University men's soccer team earned a victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a shootout on Saturday night at the Shindigz National Soccer Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

With the victory, Indiana improves to an impressive 5-0 in the spring season. The Hoosiers have also earned victories over Valparaiso, Evansville, Xavier and NASL pro-side Indy Eleven.

Indiana's first look at goal came in the 21st minute, when Spencer Glass , a Fort Wayne native, nearly netted a score. Off a cross from the right off the foot of Cory Thomas , the ball fell to the foot of Glass after Notre Dame failed to clear. Glass' effort from 12-yards out on the left was saved nicely, however, by the UND goalkeeper.

Four minutes later, the Hoosiers nearly scored again. Off a corner kick, Rees Wedderburn sent it to the back post, finding Timmy Mehl . The rising redshirt junior headed the ball back to the near post to Thomas, but his shot from four yards was saved off the line by an Irish defender.

At halftime, the match remained knotted at 0-0. In the first 45 minutes, shots were even at 2-2, with the Hoosiers holding a 2-0 advantage in shots on goal. Corner kick were 2-1 for the Irish.

IU had another look at goal in the 62nd minute on a dangerous free kick from 24 yards. With the ball placed just left of center, Mehl struck a low, driving shot that beat the Notre Dame wall, but just missed wide of the far post.

With just second remaining in regulation, the Hoosiers nearly won it at the horn. Off a free kick near midfield, Trevor Swartz sent a ball in to the box that was headed to the right post. The ball was collected by Thomas, who cracked a shot off the post as the horn sounded.

Still tied at 0-0, the game went straight to a penalty shootout in a decision made by the coaches before the match.

In the shootout, the Hoosiers made quick work of the Fighting Irish thanks to three-straight conversions from Swartz, Mehl and Austin Panchot and three-straight saves from goalkeeper Sean Caulfield . The rising redshirt freshman was outstanding, not allowing UND to net one score in the shootout, earning the Hoosiers the victory.

The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action on Friday, April 21 when the team will face Cincinnati in a spring match at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook.

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Men's soccer beats Notre Dame in spring exhibition
by Josh Eastern

IU men's soccer continued its spring season with a 3-0 win in penalty kicks over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Shindigz National Soccer Festival Saturday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Regulation time ended with the score even at 0-0 and in penalty kicks, IU freshman goalkeeper Sean Caulfield blanked Notre Dame. Caulfield posted a shutout as Hoosier midfielders Trevor Swartz and Austin Panchot, along with defender Timmy Mehl, each converted their shots.

It was a match that saw IU coach Todd Yeagley experiment with many different lineups. Players like Spencer Glass, Ian Black, and Isaac Friendt all saw action after seeing close to none during the regular season. Yeagley said coming into these games he wanted to mix and match lineups.

During the run of play in regulation, IU midfielders Cory Thomas and Rees Wedderburn had chances to affect the scoreline, but were unable to convert on their chances.

IU sent out a starting lineup of Caulfield in goal, Rece Buckmaster, Mehl, Grant Lillard and Andrew Gutman across the back line, AJ Palazzolo, Thomas, Francesco Moore, Wedderburn and Glass in the midfield and Black playing up top as the forward.

Aside from Glass and Black, the rest of the starters are returning contributors. Midfielder Jeremiah Gutjahr is currently not with IU as he is training in London with the U-20 United States National Team.

The Hoosiers will have some big holes to fill for this upcoming season, particularly in goal. Caulfield got the start Saturday night and impressed by posting a shutout and keeping a solid Notre Dame attack out of the back of the net all night long. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see if players like Cody Jewett and Drew Nuelle get some action in goal, or if Caulfield will run away with the job.

Forwards Rashad Hyacenth and Jordan Kleyn also entered the fray during the 90 minutes. They could play an integral part in replacing the attacking options that graduated after last season.

There will be even more reinforcements coming Yeagley’s way when the season starts with the new freshman class. Incoming freshman forwards Mason Toye and Griffin Dorsey both have experience with US youth national teams. There are also a few others that could see some action in their freshman season. Yeagley said that a strength of this recruiting class was the ability to get these freshmen action right away.

The Hoosiers continued their success in the spring season as they have moved their record to 5-0. They won against Evansville, Xavier, Valparaiso and United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers. Upcoming are two more matches in the spring season against Cincinnati at Grand Park and the U-18 Mexico National Team at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/mens-soccer-beats-notre-dame-in-spring-exhibition

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