Indiana University Athletics
Rookie Bruin Makes Houston Dynamo History
5/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
May 2, 2011
It was quite a Friday night for Houston Dynamo rookie and Indiana All-American Will Bruin. The striker recorded his first multiple-goal game in Major League Soccer, putting up three scores in a 4-1 Dyanmo win over D.C. United.
With the hat trick, Bruin became the first rookie in Dynamo history to score three goals in a game. He is the fourth Major League Soccer player to score three goals in a match as a rookie, joining Brian Maisonneuve (1996), Pat Noonan (2003) and Zack Schilawski (2010). Several of those names should be familiar to Hoosier fans with Maisonneuve and Noonan also donning the Cream and Crimson during their collegiate playing days.
It has also been noted that Bruin is the second-youngest player in MLS history to score a hat trick, with him being 17 days older than Stern John when he accomplished the feat in 1998.
Here is a sampling of the stories, videos and photos on Bruin's game:
Bruin Named MLS Player of the Week - first rookie to win the honor in 2011
SBI Rookie of the Month: Will Bruin
MLS Soccer Best of Week 7 (Video)
Houston Rookie Bruin Shines on the Big Stage
Dyanmo 4, D.C. 1 Postgame Recap
Bruin Leads Explosive Offense Past D.C.
Bruin Notches Hat Trick (Houston Chronicle)
