IU Men's Soccer News and Notes

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Hoosiers (3-0-1) host #15 St. Louis (2-0-1) Wednesday evening at 8:00 ET.  Televised on B1G+.

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Next Sunday evening at 7:30, we're on the road in South Bend to face Notre Dame (1-0--2).  Televised on the ACC network.

[Hoosierfan1901]

1-0 IU right now

Oduro goal 6’

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://x.com/i/status/1963396153442967915

[Hoosierfan1901]

Holden with a great save!

[Hoosierfan1901]

1-0 IU 40’

Holden with an tremendous save 

[Hoosierfan1901]

1-0 IU 70’

I had some technical difficulties 

[Hoosierfan1901]

However, SLU has upped the pressure

[Hoosierfan1901]

1-0 IU 87’

[Hoosierfan1901]

1-0 IU FT

back to back Top 15 wins

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Very strong win. Definitely backed off after the lead but a huge, huge win.

Had a feeling about these guys. Strong group!


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[Brass Cannon]

Great win. Let’s take our talents to South Bend and keep this start to the season clicking 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Good defensive effort as St. Louis had 13 shots with 6 on goal vs. our 8 and 4.  I believe this was the first goal St. Louis had allowed this season.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2025/9/3/mens-soccer-no-3-hoosiers-blank-no-15-billikens

[Dave from Dayton]

IU at Notre Dame, men's soccer, Sunday (tonight), 7:30 on ACC Network.

 

No. 3 Hoosiers Face Notre Dame, First Road Test - Indiana University Athletics

 

[Dave from Dayton]

Game is being broadcast presently.  Notre Dame controlling the field.  Sharper passes.

0 - 0 with 22 minutes left in first half.

Comon IU!

[Brass Cannon]

IU Goal. 1-0

[Hoosierfan1901]

ODUROOOO

[Dave from Dayton]

IU wins!  1 zip.

[Brass Cannon]

Great start to the season all things considered.

With Michigan the only other big ten team even getting votes let’s step on their throats at home this Saturday and start our conquest of the big ten 

[Aaron]

Welcome back to 2017/2018 IU Soccer as a legit national contender as one of the top 5 squads in the country. It's been too long. This Notre Dame game is a bellwether for how serious the Hoosiers are about getting back to the College Cup and maybe winning a title without divine intervention like in 2022. Test past!

 Getting back to Cary, N.C., for another College Cup will very likely be attempted the easy way, with at least two home games, if not three, and likely only one heavyweight battle coming in the Elite Eight. Doesn't mean you get that far, as happened in 2019. However, they will almost certainly get two home games in the Round of 32 and the Sweet 16, where they are the clear favorites. 

Similar to 2017, where 2016 saw longtime veterans gone, and the season was basically a birthday present waiting to be unwrapped. 2025, after 2024, is similar, with the talent of new players coming in vs. ones departed taking the squad to a whole new level from solid to elite. In 2017, it was Trey Muse, Mason Toye, Griffin Dorsey, and Justin Rennicks replacing Colin Webb, Grant Lillard, Richard Ballard, and Tanner Thompson, to go with veterans coming into their own in Andrew Gutman and Francesco Moore, among others. 

It's not that the losses are not big. It's just the replacements are even better and move the team to a whole new tier. Similarly, now in 2025, you lost JT Harms, Tommy Mihalic, Samuel Sarver, and Patrick McDonald. However, the veterans are coming into their own in Collins Oduro, Josh Maher, and Alex Barger, with newcomers in Palmer Ault, Jacopo Fedrizzi, and Colton Swan being even better than their predecessors, unlocking a whole new level not seen in several seasons.