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In his sixth season with the team, IU Coach Todd Yeagley finds himself within reach of the Hoosier’s 700th win, a milestone his father Jerry contibuted to during his time as head coach.

After a season-ending injury against Iowa last year, quarterback Nate Sudfeld has stepped up in his senior season as a leader for the IU football team, which is off to its best start since 1990.

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FIELD HOCKEY

Hoosiers welcome new head coach and new culture

By Zain Pyarali zpyarali@indiana.edu | @ZP_IDS

Thirty minutes prior to practice the day before a game, IU Coach Amanda Janney is out on the turf working one-on-one with a player.

While the sprinkler system is still running and the sun is beating down on the two of them, Janney shows hands-on techniques, just to make sure her player can grasp the concepts she is preaching.

“She’s very passionate about us getting better,” junior defender Malia Fujisawa said. “It’s not just three players who carry the team, it’s the whole team. She truly cares about everybody and their skills, because field hockey isn’t only our passion — it’s hers. So being able to share that with her and get better at it together is a great relationship between a coach and a player.”

After posting two wins throughout a three-year period in Big Ten play, Hoosier field hockey knew there had to be a change in the head coaching position during the offseason.

Insert Janney, the former Temple head coach who turned a program that hadn’t had a winning record in 12 years into one that made 10 straight NCAA tournament appearances.

She steps into a similar situation at IU, inheriting a team that hasn’t had a winning record in the conference since 2009.

Knowing what the Big Ten offers, with a heavier strength of schedule compared to conference play in the Big East, she has prepared her team for what to expect.

“We’ve been training on so many different things and really feel like we’ve been getting prepared,” Janney said. “Both bringing up the level of competition and intensity at practice, and

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IU junior midfielder Kate Barber battles for the ball against a Miami of Ohio University player. The Hoosiers would go on to fall to the Redhawks 3-1 Friday, Sept. 11, at the IU Field Hockey Complex.

also some of the strategy we’ve been working on.”

Janney, a Texas native, played collegiately at Wake Forest, where she tallied 21 goals and 17 assists in her career as a Demon Deacon.

After graduating in 1999, she had a number of assistant coaching jobs, starting at Trinity Valley School for three years. Then Janney took an assistant role at James Madison in 2002, before heading to the University of Pennsylvania the next season.

She ultimately wound up in Philadelphia as head coach of the Temple Owls in 2005.

“Indiana was such a

“She truly cares about everybody and their skills, because field hockey isn’t only our passion — it’s hers.”

Malia Fujisawa, IU field hockey junior defender

huge opportunity,” Janney said. “Leaving Temple was hard, but Indiana was the name. When Indiana called, I knew it was an opportunity to take a major step up with a leading program.”

Janney built the Temple program from the ground up. In the process she coached five conference Players of the Year, 23 AllConference selections and three All-Americans. She had a .548 career winning

percentage when she came to Bloomington.

“Every Big Ten team is going to test us,” Janney said. “Every conference game is going to raise our RPI and bring us closer to qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.”

Janney’s main focus expands beyond working hard on the field with her players.

She said she’s also trying to SEE IUFH, PAGE 8

TOP MATCHUPS at Michigan 1 p.m., Oct. 4, Ocker Field, Ann Arbor, Michigan The first conference road game for the Hoosiers of the season won’t be a cakewalk. Michigan has shown early this season that its can play against tough competition, defeating No. 18 Penn State. vs Syracuse 12 p.m., Oct. 11, IU Field Hockey Complex, Bloomington One of the nation’s top teams comes to IU in a nonconference matchup. One can expect a jump in the rankings for IU if it defeats this ACC powerhouse. at Maryland 6 p.m. Oct. 23, Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland Maryland is a top-ranked team and, in its second year in the Big Ten, is still playing with an ACC mentality. After the Hoosiers lost to the Terps 8-2 last season, they’ll look to show their improvements in 2015.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Cross country freshman finds success with twin sister

By Andrew Hussey aphussey@indiana.edu @thehussnetwork

The Harris twins are similar in almost every way and are practically inseparable, freshman Haley Harris said.

In the Indiana Intercollegiate cross-country meet, Haley set herself apart from her sister, Kelsey, and won the 5K race as a true freshman.

Winning the race came as a shock to her.

Haley, however, had a leg up on the rest of the competition, as she had run the course many times.

“I knew the course well because I had run it in high school, and I knew every turn and what parts I usually felt good at,” Haley said.

The Indiana High School cross-country State Championships take place at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course every year. Haley had the opportunity to run the course several times while attending Carmel High School.

She finished fifth in the state her senior year, while her team won state all four years she was there.

“We were such a good team that it helped me become better as an individual when our team had so much success,” Haley said.

Haley said she and Kelsey didn’t start running until sixth grade.

Because they were fast in the other sports they played, the two decided to give crosscountry a try.

They were successful in both cross-country and track, so successful they were recruited by top teams in the country.

“We took all our college visits together,” Haley said.

“We liked and disliked the same things about the different schools we visited.”

Haley said their decision to come to IU was mutual, and their bond extends as they are roommates and have

similar schedules, which helps them while training and racing.

“It’s nice having a companion right there along with you when you are running, who probably knows you better than you know yourself,” Haley said.

Haley said having her sister with her during races is a great asset.

“It helps because I know exactly what she is going through, and we know each other’s body language,” Haley said. “We can help each other out on the course and pass on positive energy if one of us needs it.”

Having her twin sister right alongside her as she made her transition into college crosscountry was also helpful, she said, and her weekly mileage doubled coming into college.

As difficult as that transition was for Haley, IU Coach Ron Helmer said she never became discouraged.

“Coming in that first week, Haley was sick and was really struggling to keep up,” Helmer said. “We were wondering if we were going to keep the redshirt on her for a few weeks until we could see if she was ready to help us.”

The coaching staff didn’t keep the redshirt on Haley, in part because Haley had zero sense of doubt in herself, Helmer said.

Even after the rough start to her college career, Haley finished fourth in the Indiana Open, her first collegiate meet.

Weeks later, she flashed the potential Helmer said he saw when he recruited her.

“She swam a lot in high school and ran some,” he said.

“We felt if she would have a chance to just focus on running, there was a chance she would go forward quickly.”

And she continued forward quickly, winning her second collegiate meet.

Helmer said her aggressiveness helped her win.

“She took a chance and made a move to take con-

trol of the race,” Helmer said.

“What was the most fun is that she made the move stick.”

Haley said Helmer told them to stick together for the first 3K and from there she took off.

“I felt good and decided to just go for it and it paid off,” she said.

She added that one of her biggest mentalities is to be fearless and that aided her push to the finish.

“Now, we are just looking for consistency from her on a race-to-race basis,” Helmer said.

TOP MATCHUPS Pre-Nationals Oct.17, Louisville, Kentucky This meet offers IU a tuneup right before its stretch of Championship meets. The men’s team is also looking to repeat as champions after winning this meet last year, while the women’s team finished 16th. Washington State won the women’s race in 2014.

Big Ten Championships Nov. 11, Evanston, Illinois Both the men’s and the women’s teams had strong showings at the Big Ten meet last season, finishing fourth and sixth, respectively. IU looks to improve upon those finishes and make its mark on the Big Ten. Wisconsin won the men’s Big Ten Championship last season and Michigan State won the women’s Championship.

NCAA Campionships Dec. 21, Louisville, Kentucky Only the IU men competed at this meet last year, finishing 15th. Will the women qualify for the meet and can the men improve upon last year’s finish? Colorado won the championship last year on the men’s side and Michigan State won it on the women’s side.

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IU coach Todd Yeagley prepares for his first competitive home game as head coach of the Hoosiers on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Family program Yeagley nears 700th win with program his father started

By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu @MichaelHughes94

He wasn’t going to listen to the outside noise.

He never has, so why start now?

Strangers have known the name Yeagley since he was young. That’s life when your father is known as the “Godfather of college soccer.” But he was looking to make a name for himself, looking to prove himself as the coach of the same program his father started 30 years ago.

He was preparing to start as the third coach in program history, replacing Mike Freitag whose contract was not renewed after the 2009 season, five seasons after he was hired and won a national championship in 2004.

Freitag was upset about leaving Bloomington, and was making his opinion known to anyone who would listen. In a private press conference he made known his animosity for the way he was leaving the

IU program.

But the new coach didn’t hear any of that. He learned to keep outside opinions on the outside and do his job.

He went to work instilling the same principles his father employed as the head coach.

“I was just focused on the huge responsibility of the job, not to make others feel good or prove people wrong if they had a doubt,” he said six years later. “It just consumes you, and it’s negative energy.”

Now, in his sixth season as IU’s head coach, Todd Yeagley has a chance to win the program’s 700th match. * * * There’s no denying IU’s place among collegiate soccer royalty. Its eight national championships rank second all-time behind St. Louis’ 10. The Billikens’ last title came in 1973, the year IU started playing.

Since IU played its first collegiate soccer match, no team has a higher winning percentage in

regular season or postseason play, played in more College Cups or won more matches.

Jerry Yeagley, Todd’s father, needed only nine years to turn a club team into an NCAA program and win his first national title in 1982. The next year the Hoosiers won again, the first of three times IU would win back-to-back national titles.

“It speaks to our tradition of excellence that we’ve been consistently strong among the nation’s best teams,” Jerry said.

Perhaps one of the most important things Jerry did when he started the program was instill a set of guiding principles.

Practices were hard, and Jerry was demanding. Every play was meant to be won, and everything was a competition. If a player was not willing to put in the hard work and was not disciplined enough, that player was not a Hoosier.

IU has always recruited a certain type of player - a player who is not only tal-

ented but has a desire to constantly improve and make the team better. Players needed to be more interested in the good of the program than how they performed individually.

Jerry also focused on making the team a family. Not only were players growing and improving on the field, but they were also in the process of becoming adults, and Jerry did not neglect that.

The IU soccer family is vast. Anyone who has worn the uniform is a member.

“It’s not a four-year commitment, it’s a life commitment,” Associate Head Coach Brian Maisonneuve said. “To be a part of this program is really special, even when you leave Bloomington.”

In addition to Todd, both Maisonneuve and Assistant Coach Brian Robson played for IU in college.

Of 694 all-time wins for IU soccer, 608 have come under the instruction of one name — Yeagley.

SEE YEAGLEY, PAGE 8

TOP MATCHUPS at Maryland 7:30 p.m., Oct. 16, Ludwig Field, College Park, Maryland Maryland should be the best team in the Big Ten. After winning both the regular season and conference tournament titles last season, the Terrapins are once again one of the top teams in the country. But, the Terrapins currently sit in seventh place in the Big Ten despite being picked to win the conference in the preseason. IU has also struggled to open conference play, dropping its first two matches.

Realistically, both these teams should turn it around by this game, likely making it a key fixture in how the final Big Ten Standings will look. vs Wisconsin 7 p.m., Oct. 31, Bill Armstrong Stadium, Bloomington This is the final home game of the season for the Hoosiers, and could be the last time Hoosier fans have the chance to watch the IU seniors take the field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. This year’s team boasts four seniors who receive regular playing time, including leading-scorer Femi Hollinger-Janzen. IU will also most likely need to take all three points against Wisconsin, who regularly are featured near the bottom of the conference standings. at Michigan state 3 p.m., Nov. 4, DeMartin Soccer Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan This is the final game of the season and could have massive implications not only on where both teams finish in the conference standings, but where they fit into the NCAA Tournament if at all. Both IU and Michigan State are typically top teams in the conference and the country, so this match will most likely affect seedings for the conference tournament and NCAA Tournament.

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FOOTBALL THE SPORTS S’TORI

Hoosier helmets throughout history Crimson pitchfork A classic that can’t go wrong.

The Hoosiers rocked this look with solidarity from 2001 until 2013, when IU Athletics unveiled five new helmet designs. This design has seen many alterations over the years, featuring a pink pitchfork in support of breast cancer awareness and, under former head coach Sam Wyche, an italic pitchfork (just ... why?).

Two-tone pitchfork/ numerical A slight variation of the crimson pitchfork that earned its own place in the rotation, these helmets look best white-on-white with the away uniforms. They come in two versions: numerical and pitchfork. Though not bad per se, they’re about as vanilla as the color suggests.

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IU running back Jordan Howard lifts quarterback Nate Sudfeld after Sudfeld scored against Florida International on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers won, 36-22.

Nate Sudfeld and the Hoosiers are off to IU football’s best start since

1990

In his second year as quarterback, Sudfeld has proven to be a leader

By Taylor Lehman trlehman@indiana.edu | @trlehman_IDS

When Nate Sudfeld was down after a sack in Iowa last season, so were IU’s 2014 Bowl hopes.

Sudfeld came up reaching for his left shoulder, his non-throwing shoulder, and he did not return while his teammates battled the Hawkeyes in a 45-29 loss.

Prior to the 2014 season, with Tevin Coleman and D’Angelo Roberts at running back, Shane Wynn, J-Shun Harris and Nick Stoner at receiver and a defense that was anticipating improving from its place in the Big Ten basement in 2013, the Hoosiers’ hopes for a Bowl game were high.

They had not reached a Bowl game since 2007.

But when it was announced that Sudfeld needed surgery on his shoulder, IU coaches searched for an answer for the quarterback position to no avail.

After going 3-2 with Sudfeld, IU lost its next six games without him, only winning its season finale against Purdue, to go 4-8 on the season with freshman Zander Diamont at quarterback.

Even though he was on the side-

lines for last half of the season, Sudfeld didn’t isolate himself from the program.

He said he helped Diamont and the offense with their reads and gave his opinions on game plans heading into each week.

“I’ve used it to help me develop as a leader and being more studious,” Sudfeld said.

That was the story about the senior quarterback coming into 2015: how he had developed as a leader.

“I’d say his biggest improvement coming into the season is his leadership,” IU offensive coordinator Kevin Johns said. “At practice he’s getting on guys and telling us what he sees and what he wants to see, developing that chemistry with the receivers and tight ends.”

In an offseason that featured a Uganda mission trip, a stint at the Manning Academy, speaking at the Big Ten Media Days on behalf of his team, the conference and being nominated for the Maxwell Award, which honors the top college football athlete in a season, Sudfeld said that all of those events aided in his improved leadership.

But it wasn’t until the practice week before the Hoosiers’ season opener against Southern Illinois

that Sudfeld’s excitement boiled over in a Monday press conference.

“I’m stoked,” Sudfeld said. “I can’t wait to actually get out there and put the pads on. It’s been a long time coming. You can simulate it as much as you want in spring ball or fall camp, but until you’re actually live, you kind of have that itch to be out there in the full flow of the game.”

As the Hoosiers took the field and blocked an early SIU field goal to start their defensive season, Sudfeld got his first opportunity to throw on IU’s third play of its opening drive.

It was a completion to junior receiver Mitchell Paige for 11 yards.

In fact, Sudfeld went threefor-three for 30 yards en route to a touchdown by sophomore running back Devine Redding.

“It felt good,” Sudfeld said after the game. “There were some nerves at first. But after that first hit, I felt good. The body felt good, and I didn’t feel rusty at all. I felt in the flow of the game.”

As IU delves deeper into its second consecutive Bowl-hopeful season, Sudfeld has only been sacked SEE SUDFELD, PAGE 8

Block “I” A callback to the most successful era of IU football under coach Bill Mallory and star running back Anthony Thompson, the Block “I” makes up for in history what it lacks in aesthetics. The Hoosiers played six of their nine bowl games in program history in these helmets. If throwing it back somehow helps IU feel more in touch with those days, I’m all for it. There’s no “I” in team, but there is in victory.

Indiana script Not only did the Hoosiers pick up a pivotal come-from-behind win against Western Kentucky in this helmet’s debut, but they did it in style. Invoking the traditional logo from the back of IU basketball warmups with just the right combination of class and flare, this look should become a staple in the game day repertoire, with a number of fans signing a petition to make the change permanent.

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State flag crimson and two-tone IU Coach Kevin Wilson said these helmets serve as a reminder to athletes that they’re playing for more than just themselves or the school.

As the Hoosiers don’t have a mascot, the state flag is as good a symbol as any to take pride in. IU also picked up its biggest win in the past decade on the road at No. 18 Mizzou in these helmets. If that doesn’t make you want to burst into a rendition of “On the Banks of the Wabash,” are you really a Hoosier at all?

Crimson and chrome These helmets are flashy — as in, they’ll blind opponents if the sun is hitting them right.

A favorite among players and many Hoosier football fans, you either love or hate the crimson and chrome. Though meant to invoke the classic candy stripe warm-ups of IU basketball and swimming and diving, these new age helmets scream modern and trendy, more like something you’d expect out of Eugene, Oregon, than Bloomington. Regardless, they get the team fired up and instill athletes with a sense of swagger. Though the age of crimson and chrome has been met with poor results thus far, perhaps a few decades from now this look will be iconic of when IU football first began to turn it around.

TOP MATCHUPS vs Ohio State 3:30 p.m., Oct. 3, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington With the Hoosiers winning their first four games, No. 1 ranked, defending national champion Ohio State comes to town with its second-year coach Urban Meyer and three-pronged attack at quarterback in Braxton Miller, Cardale Jones and JT Barrett. IU is a heavy underdog in this game, but with weaknesses shown by Ohio State early in the season, there’s a chance IU pulls off a big upset at home. vs Michigan Nov. 14, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington The Wolverines appeared to be experiencing growing pains under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh. They lost to Utah 24-17, but with recent victories over Oregon State and No. 22 Bringham Young University, Michigan looks to be a force to be reckoned with heading into conference play. at Purdue Nov. 28, Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana Needing two games to clinch Bowl eligibility and playing an Oct. 17 game against a struggling Rutgers squad, the Hoosiers could find their sixth victory in West Lafayette, if they have not found it earlier.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

IU relies on fitness to fend off conference opponents

By Teddy Bailey eebailey@indiana.edu @TheTeddyBailey

It hasn’t been the easiest of seasons for IU Coach Amy Berbary and the Hoosiers.

In her third year at the helm of the women’s soccer program, Berbary has been tasked with a daunting schedule, multiple seasonending injuries to starters and a young team that is still looking for a consistent identity.

The injuries to sophomore forwards Mykayla Brown and Nickie Zuckerman, as well as freshman forward Abby Allen, have trimmed IU’s depth, specifically in offensive substitutions.

The Hoosiers’ lack of depth up front has caused for extra emphasis on the remaining forwards that Berbary has been able to utilize.

Freshmen Hanna Johnson, Cassidy Blacha and Maya Piper have been thrown into the fire, Berbary said.

Sophomore attacker Kayla Smith, IU’s second-leading scorer from a season ago, has had to work with senior forward Rachel Romero and junior forward Lauren Joray, as well as IU’s midfield, to provide some sort of offense.

“It’s been interesting,” Berbary said of this season.

“People that are coming off the bench are playing more minutes than the starters.

I’m trying to take a strategic approach to that so we can get the most minutes and maximize the players in their different positions. We’re putting people all over the place, but I think our kids are taking this as a major opportunity, and they’re doing a really good job of it.”

Smith was a bright spot in last year’s 7-11-1 campaign for the Hoosiers. As a freshman, the speedy 5-foot-1 forward started almost every game en route to collecting three goals and three assists.

“I just really try to find the

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IU Head Coach Amy Berbary stands with players during practice Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.

ball and find my teammates,” Smith said. “I make sure that I don’t stop working because, honestly, I’m smaller and I know that if I give up, there’s no chance of me doing anything. I just do whatever I can and hope something comes from it.”

Though Smith has not been able to tally her first goal in 10 games this season, she’s done everything else in order to keep the offense afloat.

She collected her first assist late in the draw with Northwestern, finding a sliding Joray in the 79th minute to tie the game. In IU’s 1-1 draw with Ball State, Smith kept the scoring play alive twice in order for senior midfielder Jessie Bujouves to

score off her rebound.

“Kayla can play six positions in one game,” Berbary said. “She’s such a little spark offensively and defensively.

She’s going to do everything she can. We’re going to need a little bit more of that effort out of everyone on our team.”

It’s plays like Smith keeping the ball alive that Berbary said have allowed the Hoosiers to gain results despite being shorthanded. Due to conditioning that dates back to last spring and this past summer, Berbary said IU has been able to rely on its fitness to stay in games.

“The reason we’re not breaking down and are able to play with 15, 16 players is because of their hard work,” Berbary said. “They are

Sophomore midfielder Kayla Smith goes up against a Ball State Cardinals’ defender at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 13. IU tied the game, 1-1.

doing all the right things off the field. They’re taking care of themselves by sleeping and eating right. That enables us to keep going this year.”

In the coming weeks, IU will face some of the strongest opposition that the nation has to offer, without three starters and four freshmen in the lineup.

Berbary said the challenge is accepted.

“My philosophy is that if you’re fit and can defend with 11 players, you have a chance to beat anyone,” she said. “I can truly say that we’re fit and we can defend. That’s why I think we have four draws.

We’re getting better. It’s just going to take a little time with such a young team.”

TOP MATCHUPS at Rutgers 7 p.m., Oct. 8, Yurcak Field, Piscataway, New Jersey The Scarlet Knights were ranked the second-best team in the country before Rutgers suffered a 2-1 loss at Illinois last weekend. IU will try to avenge a 2-0 loss suffered at home against Rutgers last year. at Penn State 1 p.m., Oct. 11, Jeffrey Field, University Park, Pennsylvania Penn State has created a bit of a dynasty in central Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions entered last week as the No. 4 team in women’s soccer before falling to Minnesota and drawing Nebraska this past weekend. This game will complete IU’s toughest Big Ten weekend of the season. vs. Purdue 7 p.m., Oct. 28, Bill Armstrong Stadium, Bloomington A season ago, Veronica Ellis’s second-half goal was enough for IU to defeat its arch-rivals, 1-0. The Hoosiers will be looking to keep the Golden Boot for the fourth straight year on senior night.

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Hoosiers ďŹ nd early success throughout non-conference tournaments IU volleyball traveled to four tournaments during its preseason non-conference schedule to begin its season 10-2, before moving onto its 20-game Big Ten conference season.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASH Murfreesboro, Tennessee IU 3, Bowling Green 2 Cleveland State 3, IU 2 IU 3, Middle Tennessee State 2 DELTA ZETA CLASSIC San Marcos, Texas IU 3, Lamar 1 UTSA 3, IU 1 IU 3, Texas State 2 INDIANA INVITATIONAL Bloomington, Indiana IU 3, Virginia Tech 0 IU 3, Bowling Green 0 IU 3, Northern Arizona 2 NORTHERN COLORADO CLASSIC Greeley, Colorado IU 3, Eastern Kentucky 0 IU 3, Utah State 1 IU 3, Northern Colorado 0

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Seniors lead Hoosiers into Big Ten

By Taylor Lehman trlehman@indiana.edu @trlehman_IDS

TOP MATCHUPS at Penn State Oct. 16, Rec Hall, State College, Pennsylvania As current No. 1 in the Big Ten with a 12-0 streak going, Penn State is the team to beat going into regular conference this year. The Nittany Lions’ streak is the result of their ability to get their opponents out of system. at Nebraska Nov. 18, Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Holding the second spot in the Big Ten standings, Nebraska’s current record is 10-1 overall. Its only loss so far took place in an away tournament, but the Huskers play the Hoosiers at home. IU hasn’t won a match against Nebraska in a match over the past four years. vs./at Purdue Oct. 7/Oct. 10, University Gym/Holloway Gymnasium, Bloomington/West Lafayette, Indiana The classic rivalry continues when the Hoosiers go up against the Boilermakers, both away and at home, in back-to-back matches. Purdue is currently ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten standings. Since 2004, IU is 3-17 against Purdue.

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The captain. The fighter.

The giver. The super-senior.

That’s how IU Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan described seniors Courtney Harnish, Kyndall Merritt, Amelia Anderson and Chante George, respectively. “They’re more than four players,�

Dunbar-Kruzan said. “They’re developing leaders, not just volleyball players. They all have different personalities.�

Harnish, a 5-foot-3 defensive specialist from Muncie, Indiana is the most stable athlete on the team, Dunbar-Kruzan said.

Before arriving at IU, Harnish played for the Asics Munciana Volleyball Club, one of the most highly-regarded volleyball clubs in the nation, and she leads

the Hoosiers in digs, with 178, in 2015. “She grew up in that kind of environment,� DunbarKruzan said. “She’s very academically-minded and is really the voice of reason on the team.�

Merritt, a 4-foot-11 defensive specialist, grew up in Georgetown, Indiana, where she holds the alltime record for digs at Floyd Central High School, and sits third on the team in digs behind Harnish and junior Taylor Lebo.

Merritt’s production has steadily grown throughout her career at IU, as she played in just 23 matches in 2013 and then 31 in 2014, when she finished second on the team in service aces, with 21. “She’s our fighter,� Dunbar-Kruzan said. “She fights and fights. She’s our little sparkplug, and she’s gotten better every year. It’s really

cool to see a person grow into what they’re going to become, and that’s what she’s done in her time here.�

Anderson, an outside hitter out of Crystal Lake, Illinois, led the team in kills in 2014, with 312, and currently leads the team with 219. “She is so selfless,� Dunbar-Kruzan said about Anderson. “She has grown up a ton since arriving here, and it’s so cool to see that light bulb turn on.�

The fourth senior, Chante George, a redshirt senior from San Antonio, Texas, returned from back surgery this season and has recorded 80 kills and 28 blocks. “I feel like during our freshman years, those descriptions would have been so much different,� Anderson said. “We’ve all grown a lot since coming to IU. Coach Dunbar has really

molded us into the people that we are and the people that we need to be off the court and on the court.�

Together, the seniors have led IU through the girls’ final non-conference tournament season to a record of 10-4, after traveling to Tennessee, Texas and Colorado.

Entering Big Ten play for the first time this season, the Hoosiers went on the road to Michigan, where they took on Michigan State and Michigan, losing both matches. “We lost our identity and just forgot who we were,�

Dunbar-Kruzan said. “We aren’t panicking because there are still 18 matches to go in Big Ten play. Panicking over two losses woud be crazy. I just told the team that we got punched this weekend, so now it’s our time to get up and punch back.�

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three times in four games, keeping his shoulder healthy and getting good looks throughout the majority of his 126 pass attempts.

With help from his experienced offensive line — consisting of two seniors and two juniors — and with junior nationally-leading running back Jordan Howard in the backfield carrying the ball 111 times for 675 yards, Sudfeld has led IU past SIU, Florida International, top-30 Western Kentucky and the ACC’s Wake Forest through the entirety of its nonconference schedule without a loss.

The Hoosiers stand at 4-0 for the first time since 1990.

They are two games shy of Bowl eligibility as they prepare for eight Big Ten games, including their first

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“It’s not surprising at all because they’re such fantastic coaches,� Maisonneuve said. * * * From the time he could kick a ball, Todd loved soccer. He tried basketball; he even played some hockey as a kid, but nothing could compete with soccer in his mind.

Anytime he could be, Todd was at practice, watching, observing and soaking up whatever soccer he could from the Hoosier team. “I couldn’t get enough of it,� Todd said. “Anytime I could watch and be around the team I would try to do so.�

He was born in September of 1972, the fall before the inaugural Hoosier soccer season. Todd and the program grew together.

Todd looked up to whatever the current version of the Hoosiers was, and they treated him like a little brother.

On an away trip when Todd was around 10 years old, the team thought they

conference opponent, the defending-champion Ohio State, Saturday.

Hitting junior receiver Ricky Jones 18 times for 411 yards (15th in the nation) and sophomore receiver Simmie Cobbs 17 times for 244 yards, Sudfeld leads the Big Ten in yards per pass attempt (9.1), and is second in the conference in passing yards (1143), touchdowns (7) and passer rating (154.1).

His touchdown-to-interception ratio (7:1) is also second in the conference, behind Michigan State senior quarterback Connor Cook (9:1). “It’s his sense of urgency,� Johns said about Sudfeld’s mindset this season. “It’s the fact that, ‘I’m running out of time. I lost half my junior season, and now HALEY WARD | IDS I have 12 guaranteed games Quarterback Nate Sudfeld looks to pass during a game against left.’ He’s way better than Southern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers won, 48-47. he’s ever been.� might have some fun with the coach’s son like they often did. So they tied Todd to a chair, stuck him in the hotel elevator and sent him down to the lobby. “He loved it and came back for more,� Jerry said. “Even though they picked on him, they loved him.�

Todd was one of the top youth players in Indiana. He played some with the United States Youth National Team.

Add the talent he had with his knowledge of the game, and it made sense why Todd was a special player. “You could always tell he had a soccer IQ that was higher than most, if not all,�

Maisonneuve said. “Just the way he saw the game, the way he talked about the game.�

So when it came time to choose a college, Todd had a simple choice ahead of him.

Of course he was going to stay in the family.

And years later, he returned to Bloomington in 2009 to become head coach. * * * The noise has always been there. Todd still remembers some of the things

he would hear at his soccer games as a child.

Oh it’s the coach’s kid. Is he going to be good or is he on this team because of his name?

Todd wasn’t always as good as he is now at dealing with the speculation. Sometimes the doubt would get to him, he said. “I wouldn’t say I was perfect at dealing with it as a young kid,� Todd said. “Eyes were always there and expectations were high whether it was as a player or as a coach.�

Very quickly, however, Todd learned to cope with the extra attention connected with being his father’s son.

He said the attention hardened him when he was young, and oftentimes he felt like the attention served as a challenge to play well. But he said he also had to learn to understand those on the fringes don’t know everything about him and his ability. Who are they to judge? “You better quickly get a thick skin and know what you know and know what the people around you and the people inside understand,�

Todd said. “I learned very quickly that you can’t let the

outside affect you.�

In some aspects, he has learned to block it out. In others, he has learned to help the expectations drive him forward.

He’s never not wanted to be a coach’s son. “I’ve always seen it as a positive,� Todd said. “Just given me an insight and perspective that very few have into the sport, but at the same time you know the eyes are very glued in. It makes you stronger, it pushes you.�

But even if the doubt sometimes did drive him forward, Todd said he was never trying to prove anyone wrong.

If he was, that would take away from the love he had for the game.

He also accepted doubts will be there. But if coaches are still playing him that should answer all the questions anyone could have.

Once Todd realized he wasn’t getting favors from coaches because of his last name, he grew in confidence, he said. He began to realize that he is just a good soccer player lucky enough to grow up immersed with the game.

From a teammate’s perspective, it appeared as if Todd simply didn’t care what

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 make sure they bond off the field together and become unselfish on the pitch. “In past years, we were more individual and not as focused,� senior forward Karen Lorite said. “A.J. brings a lot of energy, and now we are self-disciplined and are there for the team.

We don’t only want to win, but we want to get better throughout the season.�

Janney has changed the culture of Hoosier field hockey in a short amount of time.

Practices have doubled to three hours in the last year. “We still focus on the basic skills but we do a lot more scrimmaging and different shooting drills, which has really helped us prepare,� sophomore outsiders thought of how he played. “He just went out there and played,� Maisonneuve said. * * * With Todd’s hiring at IU in 2009, he continued teaching the tradition of the program to the team. “So many things were done before this group was able to experience being a part of such a great program, and that came with a lot of investment and a lot of hard work,� Todd said.

Todd also made sure to keep another part of IU soccer legend around, the man that started the program. At practice, Jerry will be there watching.

In many ways, the two are similar.

The way they coach, Maisonneuve said, is what unites the father and son as coaches.

They both instill a certain amount of competitiveness and demand a level of respect amongst the team, not for themselves, but for each other.

Todd coaches like his father. It’s all he knows. “I’d been around the game

(position) Taylor Pearson said. “We’ve focused on a lot more tactile play too, focusing on press and corners.�

Janney also began switching her players to unfamiliar positions. Lorite was a defender last year.

She has tallied four goals in the first seven games this year as a forward.

Now, the players are beginning to buy into her system.

They said they don’t second-guess themselves when they take the field. “Ever since A.J. did come here, I feel like the change for us was that we could all take a step on the field together,� Fujisawa said. “We were all in it together. We weren’t in different positions. It’s not the freshmen that are all new to this program. We’re all new to it.� for so long I was a very experienced young coach, if that makes sense,� Todd said. “My life experiences have prepared me for situations that some coaches might have learned later.�

Jerry’s continued presence among the program is important, Todd said. For the players, he can tell stories from when he was a coach and draw on an experience from 20 years ago to help the team today.

For many players, a compliment or piece of advice from the Godfather can mean a lot. For Todd, he is still teaching him the game he grew up learning to love. “I’m still learning and still trying to fine-tune my craft,�

Todd said. “And if you don’t have someone else looking at a big picture, it’s hard to finetune your own performance.�

Jerry keeps hanging around practices, sitting in the press box during games and being involved anyway he can in the program for one thing.

He doesn’t want to leave the family he created. “That’s my fix,� he said. “Go out there and rub up against the guys, a stealth in the shadows I stay off in the sides and still feel connected.�

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