# 2020 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team

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

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.

## 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 | Position(s) | Year | Height | Weight | Hometown | Previous school (college) | Previous club | MLS rights |
| 0 | Bryant Pratt | GK | R-So. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 | Columbus, Ohio | Bishop Watterson | Ohio Premier | — |
| 1 | Roman Celentano | GK | So. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 | Naperville, Illinois | Neuqua Valley | Chicago Sockers | Chicago Fire |
| 2 | Joey Maher | DF | Fr. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 | Caseyville, Illinois | Althoff Catholic | Saint Louis FC | — |
| 3 | Lawson Redmon | DF | Fr. | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 | Glen Carbon, Illinois | Edwardsville | Saint Louis FC | — |
| 4 | A.J. Palazzolo | FW | R-Sr. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 | St. Louis, Missouri | Christian Brothers College | Saint Louis FC | — |
| 5 | Daniel Munie | DF | So. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 | Maryland Heights, Missouri | Parkway North | Saint Louis FC | — |
| 7 | Victor Bezerra | FW | So. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 | Chicago, Illinois | Jones College Prep | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 8 | Joe Schmidt | MF | R-Jr. | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 | Bainbridge Township, Ohio | University School | Cleveland Internationals | — |
| 9 | Thomas Warr | FW | Sr. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 | Zionsville, Indiana | Zionsville | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 10 | Tommy Mihalić | FW | Fr. | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 | Skokie, Illinois | Niles North | FC United | — |
| 11 | Nyk Sessock | DF | Jr. | 5-7 | 150 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | YSC Academy (Pitt) | Philadelphia Union | Philadelphia Union |
| 12 | Quinten Helmer | MF | R-Fr. | 6-0 | 155 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | St. Michael College | AZ Alkmaar | — |
| 13 | Emerson Nieto | MF | Fr. | 5-10 | 150 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Bishop Dwenger | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 14 | Maouloune Goumballe | FW | So. | 6-2 | 163 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Walnut Hills | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew |
| 15 | Kyle Folds | MF | Fr. | 6-2 | 200 | Berea, Ohio | St. Ignatius | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 16 | Lukas Hummel | DF | Fr. | 5-11 | 160 | Fenton, Missouri | Rockwood Summit | Saint Louis FC | — |
| 17 | Herbert Endeley | FW | So. | 5-10 | 152 | Blaine, Minnesota | Totino-Grace | Minneapolis United | Minnesota United |
| 18 | Ryan Wittenbrink | FW | R-So. | 6-1 | 165 | Libertyville, Illinois | Libertyville | FC United | — |
| 19 | Brett Bebej | DF | So. | 6-0 | 153 | Shorewood, Illinois | Minooka | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 20 | Ben Yeagley | MF | R-So. | 5-9 | 150 | Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington South | Alliance FC | — |
| 21 | Spencer Glass | DF | R-Sr. | 6-0 | 165 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Carroll (IN) | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 22 | Ian Black | FW | R-Sr. | 5-10 | 165 | Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Jerome | Club Ohio | — |
| 23 | Isaac Sarosy | DF | R-So. | 5-11 | 170 | Fair Oaks, Indiana | Andrean | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 24 | Andrew Goldsworthy | DF | R-Fr. | 6-1 | 180 | Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington North | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 25 | Trey Kapsalis | MF | R-So. | 5-7 | 140 | Fishers, Indiana | Cathedral | Indy Premier | — |
| 26 | Nate Ward | FW | Fr. | 5-11 | 160 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania | Greensburg Central Catholic | Beadling SC | — |
| 27 | Alex McGill | MF | R-Fr. | 6-0 | 160 | Columbus, Indiana | Columbus North | Indiana Fire | Chicago Fire |
| 28 | Grant Yeagley | MF | Fr. | 6-0 | 160 | Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington South | Alliance FC Academy | — |
| 29 | Luke Boha | MF | So. | 5-11 | 150 | Bloomington, Indiana | Center Grove | Alliance FC | — |
| 32 | Austin Himebaugh | GK | Fr. | 6-2 | 175 | Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington North | Alliance FC | — |

### Coaching staff
## Player movement
### Transfers

| Name | Nat. | No. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Nyk Sessock | USA | 11 | DF | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from Pitt |

## Competitive
### Big Ten regular season
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: February 25, 2021. Source: IU Soccer

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Stadium | N | N | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | | | | | | | |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |

#### Match results
### NCAA Tournament
## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 |
| United Soccer | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released |
| Top Drawer Soccer | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Soccer America | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | | | | |
| CollegeSoccerNews.com | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

## 2021 MLS SuperDraft

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Joshua Penn | 1 | 10 | FW | Inter Miami | |