Former Hoosier Greats Named to College Soccer News All-Decade Teams
9/23/2020 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men's soccer program was well represented on the College Soccer News Team of the Decade. The three teams consisted of 11 players each and was comprised of student-athletes that competed from 2010-19.
The Hoosiers matched Stanford for the most players selected for a team with five. Georgetown (four), Wake Forest (three), Akron (two) and Creighton (two) were the only other programs with multiple players on the list.
Overall, the list of 33 student-athletes combined to appear on 46 All-American lists according to the United Soccer Coaches, 10 Herman Trophy winners, and six members of National Championship-winning squads.
ANDREW GUTMAN
First Team All-Decade
Andrew Gutman capped his four-year career at Indiana by winning the MAC Hermann Trophy, helping lead the Hoosiers to the College Cup for the second-straight season. The unanimous First-Team All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year score 11 goals with nine assists in 2018. Gutman led the team in goals from his left-back position. After a breakout junior season, Gutman was named Second-Team All-America by both the United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News and Third-Team All-America by Top Drawer Soccer. Gutman was a stalwart on the Hoosier backline, starting all 25 matches for the national-runners up, helping IU lead the NCAA in shutouts (18) and goals allowed (7). Offensively, Gutman was second on the team with 18 points on the strength of seven goals and four assists. He signed with Celtic prior to joining FC Cincinnati on loan.
GRANT LILLARD
Second Team All-Decade
Grant Lillard was named a Second-Team All-American by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News after a great junior campaign that saw him tally three goals and one assist on the season. Lillard started all 18 matches he appeared in for the Hoosiers, helping the IU defense record a goals-against average of 0.70 and post a Big Ten-best 11 shutouts on the year. In 2017, the Hinsdale, Ill. product started 25 matches for the Hoosiers as center back, helping lead one of the best defenses in the country. IU led the nation in shutouts (18), goals allowed (7) and goals-against average (.260). He has also contributed offensively this year, totaling two goals and two assists and was a unanimous First-Team All-America selection and also a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist. Lillard signed with the Chicago Fire as a Homegrown Player.
TANNER THOMPSON
Second Team All-Decade
Tanner Thompson was named a First-Team All-American by both the NSCAA and College Soccer News, as well as Third-Team Best XI by Top Drawer Soccer to become only the eighth player in Indiana men's soccer history to earn at least three All-America accolades and is the first since Pat Noonan earned his third All-America certificate in 2002. A three-time First-Team All-Region selection, Thompson repeated as Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors for the third-straight season. Thompson had a tremendous year for the Hoosiers in 2016, as the senior led the team with 18 points on the strength of eight goals and two assists. Thompson was also clutch for IU, netting four game winners. Thompson was selected by Minnesota United in the fourth round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
WILL BRUIN
Third Team All-Decade
Will Bruin was named an NSCAA first-team All-American in 2010, the first All-America honor for a Hoosier since 2008. As a junior Bruin was among the national leaders in goals scored (18) and total points (41). A two-time All-Big Ten honoree, Bruin was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and was runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy. As a freshman in 2008 he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, recording six goals that season. Bruin helped guide the Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament each of his three seasons at IU, advancing to the quarterfinal round in 2008 and the third rounds in 2009 and 2010. Bruin signed a Generation adidas contract after his junior year and was the No. 11 overall selection of the Houston Dynamo in the 2011 Major League Soccer Draft.
TREY MUSE
Third Team All-Decade
Trey Muse spent two productive seasons in the cream and crimson, recording starts in all 49 career matches in which he appeared, allowing just 20 goals and posting a goals-against average of 0.393 with 112 saves. In 2018, Muse was a unanimous First-Team All-America selection and was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and First-Team All-North Region honoree, Muse started all 24 matches for IU, posting 12 solo shutouts and a Big Ten-best 0.541 goals-against average. As a freshman, Muse was tremendous, leading the NCAA in shutouts (18), goals-against average (.260), save percentage (0.903) and goalie minutes played (2416:18) to earn First-Team Freshman All-America accolades and Second-Team All-Big Ten honors. Muse's 18 solo shutouts matched the NCAA and IU single-season records, while his goals-against average was the fourth-best in NCAA history. He signed with Seattle Sounders FC as a Homegrown Player.
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE FIRST TEAM
F – Patrick Mullins, Maryland
F – Jordan Morris, Stanford
F – Jon Bakero, Wake Forest
F – Steve Neumann, Georgetown
MF – Darlington Nagbe, Akron
MF – Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
MF – Leo Stoltz, UCLA
MF – Fabian Herbers, Creighton
D – Andrew Wenger, Duke
D – Andrew Gutman, Indiana
D – Tim Kubel, Louisville
GK – Andre Blake, Connecticut
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE SECOND TEAM
F – Andre Shinyashiki, Denver
F – Foster Langsdorf, Stanford
F – Brandon Allen, Georgetown
F – Ethan Finlay, Creighton
F – Ryan Finley, Notre Dame
MF – Tanner Thompson, Indiana
MF – Bruno Lapa, Wake Forest
D – Grant Lillard, Indiana
D – Boyd Okwuono, North Carolina
D – Tomas Hillard-Arce, Stanford
D – Tanner Beason, Stanford
GK – Callum Irving, Kentucky
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE THIRD TEAM
F – Cal Jennings, UCF
F – Will Bruin, Indiana
F – Robbie Robinson, Clemson
F – Christopher Mueller, Wisconsin
MF – Tucker Bone, Air Force
MF – Joe Bell, Virginia
MF – Brandon Bye, Western Michigan
D – Dylan Nealis, Georgetown
D – Kofie Sarkodie, Akron
D – Brandon Vincent, Stanford
D – Joshua Yaro, Georgetown
GK – Trey Muse, Indiana
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The Hoosiers matched Stanford for the most players selected for a team with five. Georgetown (four), Wake Forest (three), Akron (two) and Creighton (two) were the only other programs with multiple players on the list.
Overall, the list of 33 student-athletes combined to appear on 46 All-American lists according to the United Soccer Coaches, 10 Herman Trophy winners, and six members of National Championship-winning squads.
ANDREW GUTMAN
First Team All-Decade
Andrew Gutman capped his four-year career at Indiana by winning the MAC Hermann Trophy, helping lead the Hoosiers to the College Cup for the second-straight season. The unanimous First-Team All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year score 11 goals with nine assists in 2018. Gutman led the team in goals from his left-back position. After a breakout junior season, Gutman was named Second-Team All-America by both the United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News and Third-Team All-America by Top Drawer Soccer. Gutman was a stalwart on the Hoosier backline, starting all 25 matches for the national-runners up, helping IU lead the NCAA in shutouts (18) and goals allowed (7). Offensively, Gutman was second on the team with 18 points on the strength of seven goals and four assists. He signed with Celtic prior to joining FC Cincinnati on loan.
GRANT LILLARD
Second Team All-Decade
Grant Lillard was named a Second-Team All-American by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News after a great junior campaign that saw him tally three goals and one assist on the season. Lillard started all 18 matches he appeared in for the Hoosiers, helping the IU defense record a goals-against average of 0.70 and post a Big Ten-best 11 shutouts on the year. In 2017, the Hinsdale, Ill. product started 25 matches for the Hoosiers as center back, helping lead one of the best defenses in the country. IU led the nation in shutouts (18), goals allowed (7) and goals-against average (.260). He has also contributed offensively this year, totaling two goals and two assists and was a unanimous First-Team All-America selection and also a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist. Lillard signed with the Chicago Fire as a Homegrown Player.
TANNER THOMPSON
Second Team All-Decade
Tanner Thompson was named a First-Team All-American by both the NSCAA and College Soccer News, as well as Third-Team Best XI by Top Drawer Soccer to become only the eighth player in Indiana men's soccer history to earn at least three All-America accolades and is the first since Pat Noonan earned his third All-America certificate in 2002. A three-time First-Team All-Region selection, Thompson repeated as Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors for the third-straight season. Thompson had a tremendous year for the Hoosiers in 2016, as the senior led the team with 18 points on the strength of eight goals and two assists. Thompson was also clutch for IU, netting four game winners. Thompson was selected by Minnesota United in the fourth round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
WILL BRUIN
Third Team All-Decade
Will Bruin was named an NSCAA first-team All-American in 2010, the first All-America honor for a Hoosier since 2008. As a junior Bruin was among the national leaders in goals scored (18) and total points (41). A two-time All-Big Ten honoree, Bruin was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and was runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy. As a freshman in 2008 he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, recording six goals that season. Bruin helped guide the Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament each of his three seasons at IU, advancing to the quarterfinal round in 2008 and the third rounds in 2009 and 2010. Bruin signed a Generation adidas contract after his junior year and was the No. 11 overall selection of the Houston Dynamo in the 2011 Major League Soccer Draft.
TREY MUSE
Third Team All-Decade
Trey Muse spent two productive seasons in the cream and crimson, recording starts in all 49 career matches in which he appeared, allowing just 20 goals and posting a goals-against average of 0.393 with 112 saves. In 2018, Muse was a unanimous First-Team All-America selection and was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and First-Team All-North Region honoree, Muse started all 24 matches for IU, posting 12 solo shutouts and a Big Ten-best 0.541 goals-against average. As a freshman, Muse was tremendous, leading the NCAA in shutouts (18), goals-against average (.260), save percentage (0.903) and goalie minutes played (2416:18) to earn First-Team Freshman All-America accolades and Second-Team All-Big Ten honors. Muse's 18 solo shutouts matched the NCAA and IU single-season records, while his goals-against average was the fourth-best in NCAA history. He signed with Seattle Sounders FC as a Homegrown Player.
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE FIRST TEAM
F – Patrick Mullins, Maryland
F – Jordan Morris, Stanford
F – Jon Bakero, Wake Forest
F – Steve Neumann, Georgetown
MF – Darlington Nagbe, Akron
MF – Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
MF – Leo Stoltz, UCLA
MF – Fabian Herbers, Creighton
D – Andrew Wenger, Duke
D – Andrew Gutman, Indiana
D – Tim Kubel, Louisville
GK – Andre Blake, Connecticut
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE SECOND TEAM
F – Andre Shinyashiki, Denver
F – Foster Langsdorf, Stanford
F – Brandon Allen, Georgetown
F – Ethan Finlay, Creighton
F – Ryan Finley, Notre Dame
MF – Tanner Thompson, Indiana
MF – Bruno Lapa, Wake Forest
D – Grant Lillard, Indiana
D – Boyd Okwuono, North Carolina
D – Tomas Hillard-Arce, Stanford
D – Tanner Beason, Stanford
GK – Callum Irving, Kentucky
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-DECADE THIRD TEAM
F – Cal Jennings, UCF
F – Will Bruin, Indiana
F – Robbie Robinson, Clemson
F – Christopher Mueller, Wisconsin
MF – Tucker Bone, Air Force
MF – Joe Bell, Virginia
MF – Brandon Bye, Western Michigan
D – Dylan Nealis, Georgetown
D – Kofie Sarkodie, Akron
D – Brandon Vincent, Stanford
D – Joshua Yaro, Georgetown
GK – Trey Muse, Indiana
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