2020 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team explained

The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represented Indiana University Bloomington in men's college soccer during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. It was the 48th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program, and the 30th season the program played in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana played their home games at Bill Armstrong Stadium and were coached by 11th-year head coach, Todd Yeagley.

The season was originally scheduled to begin on August 28, 2020, and conclude on December 15, 2020; but was postponed to a February 19, 2021 start and May 17, 2021, end due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

See main article: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team. The 2019 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represented Indiana University Bloomington in men's college soccer during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. It was the 47th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program, and the 29th season the program played in the Big Ten Conference.

During the regular season Indiana completed the league double by winning both the Big Ten regular season, and the 2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, successfully repeating their 2018 successes. The Hoosiers were seeded fifth overall in the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the Third Round before losing to UC Santa Barbara.

Three Indiana players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Jack Maher was selected by expansion club, Nashville SC with the second overall pick. Simon Waever was drafted by Toronto FC late in the second round with the 51st overall pick. Joris Ahlinvi was selected early in the third round by FC Cincinnati with the 53rd overall pick. After one season with the Hoosiers, Aidan Morris signed a homegrown player contract with his parent MLS team, Columbus Crew.^[1]

Team information

Roster

Players and squad numbers last updated on February 25, 2021. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat	Position(s)	Year	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous school (college)	Previous club	MLS rights
0	Bryant Pratt					190			Ohio Premier
1						200				Chicago Fire
2	Joey Maher					160
3	Lawson Redmon					160		Edwardsville	Saint Louis FC
4	A.J. Palazzolo					165		Christian Brothers College	Saint Louis FC
5	Daniel Munie					180		Parkway North	Saint Louis FC
7	Victor Bezerra					175		Jones College Prep	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire
8	Joe Schmidt					165		University School	Cleveland Internationals
9	Thomas Warr					175		Zionsville	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
10	Tommy Mihalić					165		Niles North	FC United
11	Nyk Sessock				5-7	150	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	YSC Academy (Pitt)	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia Union
12	Quinten Helmer				6-0	155	Amsterdam, Netherlands	St. Michael College	AZ Alkmaar
13					5-10	150	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Bishop Dwenger	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
14	Maouloune Goumballe				6-2	163	Cincinnati, Ohio	Walnut Hills	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew
15	Kyle Folds				6-2	200	Berea, Ohio	St. Ignatius	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
16	Lukas Hummel				5-11	160	Fenton, Missouri	Rockwood Summit	Saint Louis FC
17	Herbert Endeley				5-10	152	Blaine, Minnesota	Totino-Grace	Minneapolis United	Minnesota United
18	Ryan Wittenbrink				6-1	165	Libertyville, Illinois	Libertyville	FC United
19	Brett Bebej				6-0	153	Shorewood, Illinois	Minooka	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire
20	Ben Yeagley				5-9	150	Bloomington, Indiana	Bloomington South	Alliance FC
21	Spencer Glass			R-Sr.	6-0	165	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Carroll (IN)	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
22	Ian Black			R-Sr.	5-10	165	Dublin, Ohio	Dublin Jerome	Club Ohio
23	Isaac Sarosy				5-11	170	Fair Oaks, Indiana	Andrean	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
24	Andrew Goldsworthy			R-Fr.	6-1	180	Bloomington, Indiana	Bloomington North	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
25	Trey Kapsalis				5-7	140	Fishers, Indiana	Cathedral	Indy Premier
26	Nate Ward				5-11	160	Connellsville, Pennsylvania	Greensburg Central Catholic	Beadling SC
27	Alex McGill				6-0	160	Columbus, Indiana	Columbus North	Indiana Fire	Chicago Fire
28	Grant Yeagley				6-0	160	Bloomington, Indiana	Bloomington South	Alliance FC Academy
29	Luke Boha				5-11	150	Bloomington, Indiana	Center Grove	Alliance FC
32	Austin Himebaugh				6-2	175	Bloomington, Indiana	Bloomington North	Alliance FC

Coaching staff

2020 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer coaching staff[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Indiana	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	11	Indiana (1994)
Kevin Robson	Assistant Coach	6	Indiana (2007)
	Assistant Coach	3	Indiana (2004)
Christian Lomeli	Assistant Coach	2	Indiana (2008)

Player movement

Transfers

Nyk Sessock

11

Transferred from Pitt

Competitive

Big Ten regular season

See main article: 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season.

Match results

Big Ten Tournament

See main article: 2020 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer[3]	None Released										None Released
Top Drawer Soccer[4]	7	7	7	7
Soccer America[5]	None Released
CollegeSoccerNews.com[6]	6	6	6	6

2021 MLS SuperDraft

See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Columbus Crew SC signs Crew SC Academy product Aidan Morris. January 14, 2020. ColumbusCrew.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114162940/https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2020/01/14/columbus-crew-sc-signs-crew-sc-academy-product-aidan-morris . 2020-01-14 .
2. Web site: Men's Soccer Coaching Staff . Indiana University Athletics . February 25, 2021.
3. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. February 23, 2021.
4. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. February 23, 2021.
5. Web site: Soccer America Men's College Top 25. socceramerica.com. Soccer America. September 3, 2019. February 23, 2021.
6. Web site: CSN Top 30 Polls . CollegeSoccerNews.com . February 23, 2021.
7. Web site: Price . Khobi . After change in plans, Josh Penn ready to start MLS career with Inter Miami . . . February 25, 2021 . February 15, 2021.