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(08/31/19 3:23pm)
IU head coach Todd Yeagley gathered his squad in the locker-room at halftime of its match Friday with Pittsburgh for a heart-to-heart conversation.
The message was clear: this isn’t Indiana soccer.
IU was simply dominated in the first half by Pittsburgh’s All-American striker Edward Kizza. His first goal put IU senior defender Jordan Kleyn on the ground. His second came seven seconds later off a corner kick, exposing IU’s backline.
But something clicked during the halftime break. The nerves began to go away and IU bought into the system that Yeagley instituted.
When the second half began, a different Indiana team took the pitch.
“You have to have a shorter memory and we have to have our guys that were playing, play at a higher level from the get-go,” Yeagley said.
IU needed just four minutes to change the entire complexion of the game.
Junior forward Ian Black found freshman forward Josh Penn at the edge of the box and Penn finished in the bottom right corner in the 49th minute. Seven minutes later, Black found the back of the net himself with a header off an assist from sophomore defender Jack Maher.
“Goals change games,” Yeagley said. “As soon as we got that goal, we could sense it. I felt like we were going to get back into this.”
(08/29/19 4:17pm)
Classes are underway and soccer is officially back in season for Indiana come Friday night.
The Hoosiers kick off their 2019 campaign against Pittsburgh on the new turf at Bill Armstrong Stadium in the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. IU has won four straight home openers and will look to make it five in a row as it faces Pittsburgh for the first time ever in men’s soccer.
Here’s the first installment of The HN's Tale of the Tape for the 2019 season. Meet the Pittsburgh Panthers.
(08/24/19 4:18pm)
Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley has admitted that he doesn’t know where the goals are going to come from this year.
There isn’t a single returning forward from IU’s roster that recorded a goal last year, yet the forward position presents an intriguing challenge to Yeagley. A talented recruiting class, an experienced transfer and returning rotation players eager to cement their names in the Starting XI give IU a wealth of options for three frontline positions.
(08/08/19 5:06pm)
In 2018, the Indiana midfield was one of the most experienced units on the field.
In the season-ending loss to Maryland, IU Head Coach Todd Yeagley started three senior midfielders, Austin Panchot, Jeremiah Gutjahr and Francesco Moore. All three players appeared in at least 23 games while combining to score 21 points on the season.
Those three have since moved on and Indiana's midfield will undergo a complete overhaul this season, but the experience and production is still there.
(07/31/19 2:37pm)
**Counting down the days to Indiana's 2019 season opener against Pittsburgh, The Hoosier Network will be releasing position previews on a weekly basis leading up to August 30th.**
Indiana’s defense has been one of the main catalysts in its back-to-back College Cup runs.
In 2017, IU allowed just seven goals in it’s run to the national title game. Last season, the Hoosiers allowed just 13 goals as it returned to the College Cup. While both seasons ended in disappointing fashion, the backline’s ability to limit opponent possession inside the box has allowed more chances for counters and IU possession in the midfield.
Although Todd Yeagley’s teams have had unprecedented success on the backline the past two seasons, it will undoubtedly be a tougher task to emulate this fall.
All four starting defenders from the 2017 National Championship game are gone. The only starting defender returning from last season’s semifinal against Maryland is sophomore Jack Maher. Add in goalkeeper Trey Muse’s exit to MLS, and Indiana is facing plenty of questions heading into the fall.
Center Back
IU returns its lone starter and one of its best players at the center back position. The return of Maher once again means that IU will have one of the best players in the nation. Back in March, he was named to the U.S. Men’s National Team U-23 roster alongside the likes of Josh Sargent and Tim Weah for a pair of friendlies. He was the only college player featured in those matches.
Maher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year a year ago and recently became the only sophomore in the county named to the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. Despite not recording a single point, Maher featured in all of Indiana’s 24 matches, sending five shots on goal. He has a very mature style of play and will be a major component to Indiana’s success this season.
One year ago, Jack Maher was the new guy on the block. Now, he’s the biggest star in the IU starting lineup.
At the other center back position, IU will have to replace Second-Team All Big Ten defender Timmy Mehl. Mehl appeared in all 49 matches the last two seasons and was one of the biggest voices on IU’s backline.
There are a handful of ways that Yeagley could go about replacing him.
Redshirt senior Jordan Kleyn has been around longer than any other defender but redshirt freshman Daniel Munie is a young, talented defender. Redshirt junior A.J. Palazzolo is one of the most versatile players on the IU roster and could slide into the second center back position, but is more likely to feature as a defensive midfielder, giving him the ability to stretch the field.
With Kleyn, Yeagley has a guy that has the most experience of any returning defender on Indiana’s roster and has been around the program for four seasons now. He had a strong chance to start a season ago before Maher became a breakout star and secured the starting position alongside Mehl. Kleyn played in 14 matches a season ago and recorded two assists. In the spring, he started at both center back and right back, playing efficiently on the back line.
If Kleyn can become a consistent producer at the center back position, it could allow Munie to play outside at right back or have Palazzolo be a versatile defender in the midfield.
Munie redshirted last season but made an immediate impact in the spring season. Like Kleyn, Munie played at both center back and right back, and helped lead back-to-back shutouts during Indiana’s spring break matches in Mexico. While he didn’t see any action last season, Munie has experience playing alongside Maher during their time with Saint Louis F.C. Their time together could be a factor in Yeagley’s decision.
While a duo of Munie and Maher would feature a sophomore and redshirt freshman, the two play well beyond their age and could form a formidable force on the IU backline.
Palazzolo seems more likely to feature as a central defensive midfielder as opposed to a center back. Last season, Yeagley experimented with him in every aspect of the lineup. He slotted as a defender and midfielder, and even got the chance to play as a striker for periods of time.
With his versatility, Palazzolo is better suited to play a midfield role where he can play on the attack while also helping the last line of defense.
The issue is his ability to stay on the field. He’s dealt with injuries in the past couple years and has yet to remain in constant form for a long stretch of time.
When he is on the field, Palazzolo is one of Indiana’s most dynamic players. He scored the lone goal in a win over North Carolina last season and knocked in a header against Notre Dame to come level on the road.
His ability to play in the midfield provides a unique trait that separates himself from the rest of the defense. Playing outside will give him the chance to shine and potentially get on the scoring sheet for IU.
If he can stay healthy, Palazzolo could be a versatile threat for IU out of the midfield and in the center of the defense.
Left Back
Replacing Andrew Gutman, the 2018 MAC Hermann trophy winner, will be no easy task.
Gutman doubled as both a defender and as an attacking force on the left flank and led the Hoosiers in goals. One candidate to replace Gutman at left back is redshirt junior Spencer Glass. Glass is coming off a breakout year which saw him net five goals and add eight assists. He appeared in all 24 games and is well known for having one of the best left foots in all of collegiate soccer.
Glass is listed as both a midfielder and a defender and his ability to play both positions makes him a desirable candidate to try and replace Gutman. Playing on the flank is a trait that has been often used out of Yeagley's left backs in recent years. Gutman had immense success with the freedom to roam the midfield and play on the attack, while balancing his role as a defender.
With Glass in the left back role, IU's offense will be able to rotate through different levels of the attack.
In terms of productivity, Glass is one of Indiana's best returning players and will be called upon to be both a good defender and a figure in the attacking core of IU's offense.
Right Back
The final spot on the Indiana backline could come down to a face that Indiana fans may be familiar with..
Evansville grad transfer and Danish defender Simon Waever played against IU the past three seasons and could help make a quick impact out of the right back position where he will have to replace Rece Buckmaster.
Waever entered the transfer portal at the completion of last season after three years at Evansville. He recorded seven assists while starting in all 19 matches for Evansville last season. He enrolled last semester and competed in Mexico on IU's spring break trip.
Yeagley has talked about the ability for Waever to play out wide, which has been a common trait of his full backs in past years. Waever is still getting adjusted to Indiana's system and has yet to play a true match with the Hoosiers, but could make an immediate impact.
Waever played in 55 matches the past three years at Evansville and brings a veteran presence to the IU backline. While he’s not a true goal scoring threat, Waever could be the piece Yeagley needed to solidify the defense.
In Review
There is a multitude of ways that Yeagley could go about lining up his defense this fall. Each move will likely have an effect on the next, depending where he slots them in.
Waever, Palazzolo, Glass, Munie and Kleyn could all start for IU and there’s a chance that a rotation of those five players could all factor into four positions alongside Maher at some point in the early season. However he chooses to line up his defense, Yeagley will have five players that are both versatile and talented enough to make an immediate impact.
(06/26/19 6:08am)
Romeo Langford is headed to Boston.
The freshman guard, who led IU in scoring with 16.5 points per game last season, was selected 14th overall by the Celtics in the 2019 NBA Draft
Langford became the 26th first round pick to come out of IU and the first lottery pick since Noah Vonleh went No. 9 to Charlotte in 2013.
“This is an exciting day for Romeo, his family, and our program,” IU coach Archie Miller said in a press release Thursday. “He is a special young man who is ready to do what it takes to further his basketball career on the professional level with a great organization like the Celtics.”
(06/20/19 8:25am)
Throughout his four years in college, Juwan Morgan became one of the most productive players in recent memory to wear the Indiana uniform. Morgan averaged 10.7 points per game and 5.9 points per game during his college career amid roster turnover, coaching changes and constant scrutiny.
Thursday night, his professional career will officially begin. Whether drafted or not, Morgan will most likely be added to a Summer League roster with a shot to earn a training camp invite come the Fall.
Morgan has worked out for over 10 teams in the pre-draft process including the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers. The feedback from each team has been consistent. His post skills and basketball IQ are very developed after four years at IU. But teams want to see Morgan be able to play on the perimeter and knock down three pointers at an efficient rate.
(06/16/19 11:51pm)
The past year in Indiana athletics gave us a little bit of everything. This summer, the HN staff is recounting the best from the year. Each week, we’re revealing a new game, moment, or memory which stood out to us as worthy of a spot in our #HNTop10. It all culminates in August with our best moment from the year.
Up next in our countdown? A massive Indiana Volleyball win over Michigan in Steve Aird's first year.
#10: Stevie Scott's debut and the arrival of stability in Indiana's backfield
(04/22/19 1:12am)
In the back of his mind, Josh Penn always knew where he was going to play college soccer.
When he was 11, he attended a camp at IU. Afterwards, IU head coach Todd Yeagley approached him and his parents saying that they would recruit him when the time came.
Yeagley remained true to his word.
“As a little kid, I always wanted to go there,” Penn said. “I kept going to other schools to see what was going on there but at the end of the day, Indiana, that’s what was best for me.”
Friends and family could tell that Penn was special from a young age. The way he played the game with pure speed and energy was unmatched at his level. He became so talented that he started playing up during his youth.
“He has a magical left foot,” family friend and former coach Jay Konrad said. “He loves being a kid every game that makes the big impact and has an outcome. He’s an attacker. He loves getting the best of who he’s matched up with and he’ll do whatever it takes to help his team win.”
Penn played one year of high school soccer at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois before moving on to the U.S Soccer Development Academy. He’s played with Sockers FC the past three years.
Penn has scored 57 goals over the course of three seasons with Sockers FC. As a natural wing player, he’s become naturally gifted at creating opportunities and finishing most chances he’s given.
“My speed is probably my best skillset,” Penn said. “But my knowledge of the game is very high. I’m not a guy that’s just going to sprint at people. I know how to make my opportunities well and I can finish. I think from the wing I can score a lot of goals.”
Penn’s success in the Development Academy earned him an invite to the USMNT U-19 camp. During his time on the squad, he netted the final goal in USMNT U-19’s 4-1 win over Jamaica to finish top of the 2018 U.S. Soccer U-20 Men’s Invitational standings.
“My first camp was a bit nerve wracking but I thought it went well. But eventually I got called in and got to play in my first games,” Penn said. “Just knowing that I’m in that player keeps me motivated because you never know when someone’s going to take your spot or the next time you’re going to get called in.”
When it came time for Penn to finally make a collegiate decision, it remained as clear as the day he first knew he wanted to come to IU. When IU men’s soccer comes calling, it’s hard for a midwest kid to turn that offer down.
“For a midwest kid, IU holds some mystique,” Konrad said. “In the last 40 years they’ve been the most successful program and hold the most number of championships and a ton of other things. For a kid to see that and have the opportunity to play for Yeagley is an honor, it’s a dream for kids.”
Penn has the potential to be the next in line of phenomenal players to come through the IU pipeline.
He’s their highest ranked recruit and is ranked No. 12 in Top Drawer Soccer's IMG Academy 150. Penn is ranked the No. 1 player in the Midwest region and is 2nd in the country in goals scored in the DAs.
Penn finds himself in an interesting spot right now. IU has to replace 10 of 11 starters from a team that went to the College Cup last season. Guys like Andrew Gutman and Justin Rennicks have made the most of their chances at IU and it’s landed them professional contracts.
He also signed an amateur contract with Indy Eleven and has gotten some first team minutes. But without an affiliation to an MLS club, Penn has the potential to be a Generation Adidas player in next year’s MLS draft. Having success at IU could go a long way in seeing that come to fruition.
“It motivates me a ton,” Penn said. “Before even I thought about Indiana, I knew I wanted to play professionally. So seeing people show well there and have endless opportunities, it really motivates me to keep working. If I show well, I know I’ll have those same opportunities.”
Coming in with high expectations brings a big challenge. But Penn is ready to meet that challenge. He wants this season to be the one that gets over the hump and earns a National Title for the first time since 2012.
“It’s exciting to know I can step in and potentially be a leader right away,” Penn said. “I think that’ll make us closer as a team because next year is going to be a little bit of an unknown. We don’t know who will step up but if we all do, then we’ll be a very exciting and a very good team.”
(04/07/19 9:12pm)
Lipscomb goalie Luke Wilson never stood a chance.
(04/05/19 1:50am)
Ian Black has been waiting for this chance.