Indiana University Athletics
Embracing the Moment – IUMS Gets Resume Win
9/27/2017 10:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer
By Pete DiPrimio
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana embraced the soccer moment.
Let's start with that.
You beat rival Notre Dame, maintain unbeaten status and validate a regained No. 1 ranking, as the Hoosiers did with Tuesday night's 1-0 victory, and you bask in the moment.
So the Hoosiers basked, briefly, following Austin Panchot's second-half game winner off a Spencer Glass assist, and then finished the job -- with a bit of crunch-time drama from a late Notre Dame surge and their own nearly costly defensive lapse.
"It means everything -- battling a home state team, usually high ranking," Glass said. "To beat them is one thing. To solidify the No 1 ranking and show the nation we do deserve to be No. 1 is everything."
Make no mistake -- IU (7-0-2) deserves its ranking, which came after it had the top spot, lost it with a tie against Michigan, kept winning and took it back when former No 1 Notre Dame lost at Virginia Tech.
The Hoosiers' televised muscle flexing -- via BTN's wide-ranging reach -- over an ACC powerhouse was the kind of statement the Hoosiers haven't always made in recent years.
It drew a crowd of 4,654, the 11th largest in Armstrong Stadium history.
"It's an important win," coach Todd Yeagley said. "It's a resume win as we move forward through the season."
This is a more offensive IU team to go with its traditional defensive prowess and all things seem possible. Yes, it's still early with plenty of challenges to face, but the potential is obvious.
"We've started well," Yeagley said. "We've played some good teams. You need these kind of wins.
"It's a super win for our conference. We feel we have the best conference. The ACC probably feels they have the best."
Indiana's best came from expected stifling defense (freshman goal keeper Trey Muse only had to make one save), relentless offense (13 shots and eight corner kicks) and the kind of depth necessary to withstand a grueling season.
"We have a great group," Panchot said. "We're excited about what we all can do. We're only going to get better."
A pause.
"It helps when you have a guy coming off the bench who can make something new."
That would be Glass, who made the most of his 31 minutes with a clutch pass to Panchot 21 minutes into the second half. It was his second assist of the season.
"When Spencer gets the ball," Panchot said, "we all get excited because he can put it in the box.
"It's all about anticipation. You want to move early and beat your guy to the spot."
For 66 minutes Indiana's offense came, but goals didn't, which had become the unwanted norm against Notre Dame (6-2). The Hoosiers hadn't scored against the Irish since a 1-0 victory in 2014.
It changed thanks to Glass and Panchot.
That Panchot, a reserve junior midfielder out of St. Louis, and Glass, a reserve freshman midfielder out of Fort Wayne, delivered at such a big moment didn't surprise Yeagley.
"They made plays they're capable of making," Yeagley said. "Spencer is one of the better servers on our team if not the top.
"Panchot doesn't know when not to make a run. He always finishes the play. Those are two high-end skill sets. We see that in training a lot. They utilized their best skill sets."
Since the turn of the century IU and Notre Dame have produced one of the nation's top soccer rivalries. In the previous 18 meetings, the Irish had a 9-8-1 edge with two straight victories and three of the last four.
Both teams have won national titles in the last six years, with IU's coming in 2012 and the Irish winning the next season.
"This is a big rivalry," Yeagley said. "(Notre Dame coach) Bobby Clark has done a great job of making them a regular deep tournament team.
"We had a lot of good moments, there were heavyweight moments where they had their rounds and we had ours. There was great individual play. Both teams have really stingy defenses."
In the end, IU's was a little bit stingier.
"You've got to grind it out," Panchot said.
And so the Hoosiers did.
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana embraced the soccer moment.
Let's start with that.
You beat rival Notre Dame, maintain unbeaten status and validate a regained No. 1 ranking, as the Hoosiers did with Tuesday night's 1-0 victory, and you bask in the moment.
So the Hoosiers basked, briefly, following Austin Panchot's second-half game winner off a Spencer Glass assist, and then finished the job -- with a bit of crunch-time drama from a late Notre Dame surge and their own nearly costly defensive lapse.
"It means everything -- battling a home state team, usually high ranking," Glass said. "To beat them is one thing. To solidify the No 1 ranking and show the nation we do deserve to be No. 1 is everything."
Make no mistake -- IU (7-0-2) deserves its ranking, which came after it had the top spot, lost it with a tie against Michigan, kept winning and took it back when former No 1 Notre Dame lost at Virginia Tech.
The Hoosiers' televised muscle flexing -- via BTN's wide-ranging reach -- over an ACC powerhouse was the kind of statement the Hoosiers haven't always made in recent years.
It drew a crowd of 4,654, the 11th largest in Armstrong Stadium history.
"It's an important win," coach Todd Yeagley said. "It's a resume win as we move forward through the season."
This is a more offensive IU team to go with its traditional defensive prowess and all things seem possible. Yes, it's still early with plenty of challenges to face, but the potential is obvious.
"We've started well," Yeagley said. "We've played some good teams. You need these kind of wins.
"It's a super win for our conference. We feel we have the best conference. The ACC probably feels they have the best."
Indiana's best came from expected stifling defense (freshman goal keeper Trey Muse only had to make one save), relentless offense (13 shots and eight corner kicks) and the kind of depth necessary to withstand a grueling season.
"We have a great group," Panchot said. "We're excited about what we all can do. We're only going to get better."
A pause.
"It helps when you have a guy coming off the bench who can make something new."
That would be Glass, who made the most of his 31 minutes with a clutch pass to Panchot 21 minutes into the second half. It was his second assist of the season.
"When Spencer gets the ball," Panchot said, "we all get excited because he can put it in the box.
"It's all about anticipation. You want to move early and beat your guy to the spot."
For 66 minutes Indiana's offense came, but goals didn't, which had become the unwanted norm against Notre Dame (6-2). The Hoosiers hadn't scored against the Irish since a 1-0 victory in 2014.
It changed thanks to Glass and Panchot.
That Panchot, a reserve junior midfielder out of St. Louis, and Glass, a reserve freshman midfielder out of Fort Wayne, delivered at such a big moment didn't surprise Yeagley.
"They made plays they're capable of making," Yeagley said. "Spencer is one of the better servers on our team if not the top.
"Panchot doesn't know when not to make a run. He always finishes the play. Those are two high-end skill sets. We see that in training a lot. They utilized their best skill sets."
Since the turn of the century IU and Notre Dame have produced one of the nation's top soccer rivalries. In the previous 18 meetings, the Irish had a 9-8-1 edge with two straight victories and three of the last four.
Both teams have won national titles in the last six years, with IU's coming in 2012 and the Irish winning the next season.
"This is a big rivalry," Yeagley said. "(Notre Dame coach) Bobby Clark has done a great job of making them a regular deep tournament team.
"We had a lot of good moments, there were heavyweight moments where they had their rounds and we had ours. There was great individual play. Both teams have really stingy defenses."
In the end, IU's was a little bit stingier.
"You've got to grind it out," Panchot said.
And so the Hoosiers did.
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