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It's exciting to be playing IU away this Sunday. Their schedule and results are impressive. Had they not lost early in the Big Ten Tournament, it seems likely they could be top four seed.

 

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

 

Also, our history against IU is abysmal. I'd love to claw another back in the win column. Kudos to their program for having such comprehensive series history available though.

 

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/msoc/opponent-history/akron/153

 

 

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Thanks for the history. Notable is that Caleb Porter never lost only once to his Alma Mater. [CP never lost to IU with Jared Embick on his staff.]

 

EDIT - CORRECTION, my brain was off by a year when I posted my original, now edited, statement above. As I recall, 2006 was CP's 1st year as Zips Head Coach. Zips lost to IU that year, but never thereafter during CP's tenure. Still a great accomplishment once he started making his mark on Zips Men's Soccer. (sorry for my original misstatement above.)
 

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Following the 1-0 Zips win v IU on 9/7/2012, back in the lobby of the Zips hotel, after I congratulated him and team, Caleb Porter smiled and told me that there was nothing better than beating your friends. 😃

 

 

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3 hours ago, UAZipster0305 said:

It's exciting to be playing IU away this Sunday. Their schedule and results are impressive. Had they not lost early in the Big Ten Tournament, it seems likely they could be top four seed.

 

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

 

 

 

 

It is amazing how similar .....the seasons are for both the zips and the hoosiers

Akron started the season 1-3-3

Akron then went 10-0-1....before a loss to Georgetown in the Big East semis

 

Indiana started their season with a record of 2-3-4

They went 8-0-1 ....before a loss to Michigan in the Big Ten semis

 

It looks like the zips....and hoosiers had 3 common opponents

Notre Dame, Butler and Ohio State

Zips went 1-1-1

Hoosiers went 0-0-3

 

 

One other interesting comment on the Hoosiers

Hoosiers have a higher RPI than Princeton

Princeton had an RPI of 17....and they were given a road game in the first round

Indiana had an RPI of 21.....and they rewarded with a first round bye.....with a top 16 seed (14 seed)

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https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview

 

No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+

Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. 

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1 hour ago, TennZip said:

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview

 

No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+

Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. 

By virtue of being seeded, IU is already in the second round, so they are free to lose to us on Sunday without threatening their streak. :D

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2 hours ago, TennZip said:

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview

 

No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+

Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. 

38th consecutive NCAAT

49 overall NCAAT appearances

104 NCAAT victories 

42 NCAAT Sweet Sixteen appearances 

22 NCAAT Final Fours

8 NCAA Championships

6 Hermann Trophy winners

 

 Beating Princeton at home in NCAAT is a notable achievement, but there is no time to celebrate.  Next contest is mid day Sunday.  Zips must be far more clinical in their finishing if we hope to best Hoosiers in Bloomington.  We either make history or we fall.

 

 

 

 

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48 minutes ago, fknbuflobo said:

 

6 Hermann Trophy winners

 

speaking of the Hermann Trophy....did I miss an announcement in Mid November...about Emil being one of the 15?

 

Hermann Trophy Selection Timeline

Mid-August – Men’s and women’s Preseason Watch list is released (Approximately the top 40 males and top 40 female Division I college soccer players from the previous season)

Early October – The “Candidates We Missed” campaign. College SIDs can energize their fans to nominate a player who did not make the Preseason Watch List to make the ballot in November.

Mid November – The semifinalists (top 15 men and top 15 women) are announced. The voting of Division I coaches begins. 

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7 minutes ago, TennZip said:

speaking of the Hermann Trophy....did I miss an announcement in Mid November...about Emil being one of the 15?

 

Hermann Trophy Selection Timeline

Mid-August – Men’s and women’s Preseason Watch list is released (Approximately the top 40 males and top 40 female Division I college soccer players from the previous season)

Early October – The “Candidates We Missed” campaign. College SIDs can energize their fans to nominate a player who did not make the Preseason Watch List to make the ballot in November.

Mid November – The semifinalists (top 15 men and top 15 women) are announced. The voting of Division I coaches begins. 

From the MAC Website:

A total of 15 players will be named 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 11 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting.

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nice article from student newspaper at IU

as I mentioned earlier, Akron and IU both started the seasons very slowly......

but both have come on like gang busters

during the IU streak when they went 8-0-1, IU scored 32 goals (more than 3.5 per game)

 

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2024/11/indiana-soccer-ncaa-tournament-akron-iu-bloomington-hoosiers

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Hopefully, the Indiana community will be too upset at their football loss to pay much attention to this one. Indiana has a stronger history,a winning record against the Zips, the Zips have never won in Bloomington and none of that matters today. 

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3 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Akron dominating possession so far. Starting to get some opportunities, too.

 

Side note: apparently you can have noisemakers if it's your official pep band. The NCAA is dumb.

Thanks for the update(s). I can only follow via the game tracker, so your comments are the most color I can get.

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Possession is swinging towards IU.

 

Yellow Card on Akron (not sure who - announcers kind of sucks).

 

Edit: YC on Clapier. Second or third time he has kicked the ball with gusto after the whistle has blown. Ref warned him after the first. 

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