indiana men's soccer announced The 2024 schedule was announced Monday and will feature 18 regular season games, 11 of which will be played at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
The schedule also includes an expanded Big Ten regular season that includes UCLA and Washington.
“We're excited to play two really good teams that we have on our schedule,” Indiana head coach Todd Eagly said Monday. “[UCLA and Washington] This improves the overall conference in terms of quality, RPI, and national exposure. ”
Indiana University opens the regular season on the road against Saint Louis University in a historic battle of programs. The two teams will play each other in the spring. Billikens Get used to itSting of Hoosiers 1-0. This game will be graduate student defender Joey Maher's first time against Indiana. He announced his retirement in February. 6.
Indiana will host Notre Dame in the upcoming Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Considering the Fighting Irish, the Hoosiers likely have revenge in mind. brokemeters About penalty kicks They won the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season.
Before Big Ten play begins, Indiana will host two NCAA Tournament teams in 2023, Yale and Dayton. Between the two games, they will travel to Indianapolis midweek to face Butler University in an annual matchup that began in 1994. .
The conference season begins with a game against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Indiana returns home in four days to face its other non-conference opponent, the University of Evansville, while Big Ten play resumes with a matchup against the University of Maryland at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Indiana travels to Ohio State and Wisconsin for its next two games, then hosts its next three games. The homestand will feature Big Ten newcomer Washington, non-conference powerhouse Kentucky and Big Ten co-regular season champion Penn State.
The Hoosiers will then travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to face Michigan State three days later. UCLA is the next team on the record, and Indiana and the Bruins will be on the road for the second time since 2014.
Indiana will host the final two games of the regular season, the first being the Big Ten regular season finale against Northwestern. The second matchup is against Trine University, which Indiana has won by a combined score of 14-0 over the past three seasons.
Indiana will attempt to complete its quest for a ninth national championship after winning the Big Ten regular season title and Big Ten Tournament title in the 2023 season.
