Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Earn All-America, Postseason Accolades
12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Dec. 13, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - With the 2010 collegiate soccer season over, several Indiana University men's soccer players have been honored for their on-field efforts.
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) named junior forward Will Bruin a first-team All-American. Bruin is the first Hoosier to receive All-America recognition since Brad Ring in 2008, and it is the 59th All-America award in program history. In addition, Bruin was named an All-American by College Soccer News and a first-team selection for the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season and the Goal.com Team of the Year. He was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team and is one of three finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy.
Bruin had an outstanding season for the Hoosiers, tallying 18 goals and five assists for 41 points. His 18 goals are the most by a Hoosier this century and he was honored with the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award. A unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection, Bruin was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the season and was a three-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree in 2010.
Five times this season Bruin scored multiple goals in a match, beginning with three in a 5-1 victory over then-No. 5 UCLA on Sept. 5. He also had a pair of goals in a 3-2 win at No. 11 Creighton, and two goals in a 3-0 win at Michigan State. With Northwestern holding a 2-0 lead and the Big Ten regular season title on the line, Bruin scored two goals to tie the match as the Hoosiers went on to a 3-2 victory for their 14th Big Ten regular season crown. In the Hoosiers' 5-1 win over No. 23 Tulsa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Bruin contributed two goals and a pair of assists.
The St. Louis native tallied three game-winning scores on the season, including a goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation to give Indiana a 3-2 win at No. 20 Penn State. Bruin tallied at least one goal in 12 of 20 matches in 2010.
For his career Bruin ha started all 66 matches, with 33 goals and nine assists for 75 points. Eleven of his career strikes have been game winners. His 33 career goals ranks tied for 15th in school history, while his 257 shots is ninth on the all-time IU lists. Bruin's 18 goals this season is 14th in Hoosier history, with his 41 points ranking just outside the top 15. Bruin took 103 shots this season, tied for fourth among IU's single-season records.
Senior midfielder Andy Adlard was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third team. Adlard tied his career best with seven goals this season, three of which were game winners. He set career season bests for assists (seven) and total points (21), starting all 20 matches this season. Adlard was an All-Big Ten second-team selection
Senior Rich Balchan was also an NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third-team honoree for the second-consecutive season. Balchan started 16 of 17 matches played in 2010, filling key roles for the Hoosiers both in central defense and the midfield. Balchan capped his IU career with All-Big Ten first team honors and was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team.
Freshmen Harrison Petts and Nikita Kotlov were named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie team, with Petts earning second-team honors and Kotlov an honorable mention pick. Petts started all 19 matches played in his first season at IU, tallying three goals and five assists to earn unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
Kotlov appeared in all 20 matches, making 16 starts, finishing with three goals and six assists to earn Big Ten All-Freshman accolades. Kotlov tallied his first career game-winning goal in a 5-1 victory over Tulsa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, while also putting up a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win at nationally-ranked Penn State. Kotlov was also a Goal.com All-Freshman honorable mention selection.
Indiana finished the 2010 season with a 10-8-2 record, capturing the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2007. The Hoosiers were awarded the No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the round of 16 before falling to eventual national champion Akron by a 2-1 score.
NSCAA All-American
Will Bruin First Team
MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
Will Bruin
NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region
Will Bruin First Team
Andy Adlard Third Team
Rich Balchan Third Team
College Soccer News All-America Team
Will Bruin First Team
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season
Will Bruin First Team
Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Team
Harrison Petts Second Team
Nikita Kotlov Honorable Mention
Goal.com Team of the Year
Will Bruin First Team
Goal.com All-Freshman Team
Nikita Kotlov Honorable Mention
Players Mentioned
