Soccer Game Day Thread: Xavier (14-2-5) At Indiana (11-5-3)

[Muskie]

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Xavier Musketeers (14-2-5) v. Indiana Hoosiers (11-5-3)

NCAA TOURNAMENT
Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana

November 18, 2012
1:00 p.m.

Big Ten Network
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Xavier Articles (http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111712aaa.html)


Indiana Articles (http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111612aad.html)

Notes:

This is the first ever meeting between Xavier and Indiana in Soccer. Xavier is coming off a 1-0 win versus the University of Kentucky, Xavier's first NCAA tourney win ever.

Xavier is 5-2-4 on the road this season, while Indiana is 5-2-2 at home.

Indiana is 9-1-1, since 2001, in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round.

[GIMMFD]

Good man Muskie!! These guys need some love!!!!

Indiana is without a star midfielder, he was a bruiser type that just gets physical and imposes himself. Talking to some of the guys, they feel pretty confident about this game without that guy, and think they have a good shot. Unfortunately, Indiana has a .913 winning percentage at home in the NCAA Tournament.. it's going to be a good one folks!! They have a good player (Eriq Zaveleta or something like that) who has 16 goals, the key will be if Nick, Sean, James, and Adar can shut this guy down.

[Muskie]

Im sad i cant make it today but with just coming home last night at 2 am i have too much to do around the house. I will be watching at home.

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[Muskie]

Zavaleta is the real deal. Ive seen him projected #1 in the MLS draft.

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[BlueGuy]

I don't know much about male soccer. From what I have seen, it seems that the good euro teams pretend to be severely hurt a lot. Does that go on in college as well? Do we have any players that are really good at pretending to die when touched by the other team? Do they have guys that run onto the field with stretchers in college male soccer? If this is the case, I'll watch today.

[paulxu]

Zavaleta is the real deal.

That sounds like a Serbian cheese.

[Muskie]

That sounds like a Serbian cheese.

They don't plat futbol in spartanburg eh?

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[paulxu]

We play foosball...does that count?

Take no prisioners Muskies!

[Snipe]

Switching on and off with the Bengals. Go Muskies!

[xsteve1]

Switching on and off with the Bengals. Go Muskies!

X down 1 Nil, Bengals up 7-3 (AJ Green just a stud).

[LA Muskie]

Goal!!!

[awayfan]

Just Tied it up with 12 min left in half

[Snipe]

Great first half for the Muskie. I am watching with my kids along with the Bengal game. We were watching the soccer when we scored and the boys went wild. They look like they can win this.

[BMoreX]

That field is terrible.

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[fellahmuskie]

Dang, Indiana just scored. Come on, X, you can tie this up! 17 minutes to play.

[DC Muskie]

Damn. 3-1 Indiana.

[Snipe]

Sucks for the Muskies, but at least they won an NCAA game. Congrats on that.

[GIMMFD]

Marshall dropped the ball on the third goal. Great season for the boys though, they played very well for 60 minutes out of the game. Lacked creativity in the finishing third, but there's plenty to build upon. A lot of this team is coming back next year, and they'll have another shot.

[Muskie]

Yes. Enjoyed the game despite the outcome. Program looks to be up and coming...

Think they'll auction off any of the soccer stuff on goxavier? I'm a bidder if so.

[ammtd34]

That field is terrible.

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It's Bermuda grass. It goes dormant after the first freeze but stays soft. Aesthetically, it's not very nice, but it's still fine as a playing surface.

4-1 wasn't indicative of the game itself. It was much closer than that. Xavier should be fun to watch next year.

[chico]

That field is terrible.

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The should have installed Carl Spackler Bent. Maybe Colorado's teams will.