The #2 seeded Greyhounds will be hosting the Indians. Carmel won the regular season match up 13-9.

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The 2011 team went 2-12.

The 2012 team went 5-6.

The 2013 team went 11-4 with all 4 losses coming by one goal.

Big two weeks ahead in the Hoosier State.

Can Carmel three peat?

It was IU’s first ever appearance in the championship game.

The Hoosiers finish the season with an 11-4 record. All four losses were by one goal.

All conference awards will be announced shortly. A season review post will be up next week.

Sophomore middie Alex Eaton (Carmel, IN) tallied 4 goals and 2 assists.  Senior goalie Peter Moore (Lake Forest, IL) recorded 16 saves in three quarters of work.

Indiana has advanced to the conference tournament final for the first time in program history.

Face off is set for 3pm at Lindenwood University – Belleville in Belleville, Illinois.

IU will face Purdue, who is also making their first appearance in the finals. IU won the previous meeting 13-5 on April 13th.

A strange game that featured multiple lead changes, at least 2 minutes of 5v5 action due to coinciding penalties, uncharacteristically poor clearing on our part, and a fluke goal with 4 seconds remaining.

I wish we could have sent off senior goalie Peter Moore (Lake Forest, IL) with a win in his final game against Illinois. It would have been a nice feather in his cap.

• Sophomore transfer Jake Thomas (Indian Hill, OH) tallied 3 goals and 3 assists. He has 13 points since switching from attack to midfield five games ago against Central Michigan.
• Freshman attackman (Carmel, IN) Brent Balek scored 3 goals. Balek has scored in every game. He began in the midfield then switched to attack for the CMU game. Balek has scored 18 goals in 5 games since the position move.
• Sophomore middie Alex Eaton (Carmel, IN) registered 4 goals and 1 assist to bring his team leading total to 39 goals. He is leading the team in points as well with 49 in 11 games.
• Moore finished the game with 21 saves. 
• Junior attackman Keegan McQuillan (Naperville Central, IL) continued his break out season with 2 goals and 1 assist. McQuillan now has 39 points after 18 points his first two seasons.
• Freshman attackman David Sandberg (West Windsor, NJ) scored once.
• Freshman middie David Haggerty (Orland Park, IL) dished out two helpers. He has 15 assists from the midfield this season.
• Middies Kurt Chessman ( and Chris Lanciotti (Carmel, IN) each scooped up 8 ground balls.
• The Hoosiers were 4 seconds away from finishing the regular season undefeated in regulation.
• All three losses this season have been by one goal.
• Indiana doubled their win total for the second year in a row.

Now, the team must focus on their final exams and preparing for the GRLC tournament.

Illinois seems down this year but they are a team we’ve struggled with mightily over the years. We’ll need a fast start and then a sustained effort to get a win on the road. It’s a shame they’re eliminated from this year’s conference tournament. I was hoping we’d be playing in a hostile environment for the first time this season. Perhaps their fans will still be present.

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Mizzou, W 15-5

Not only was it the best day of lax weather we’ve had all year, it was one of the best games we have played so far this season. We had a great and exuberant crowd who spurred us on the whole game. Coach keeps preaching that we need to play a complete 60 minutes, and we are still looking for that game. But we are getting closer and closer to finding that 60 minutes and we’re getting there at the right time. A slow first half saw us up 5-3 at the break. Though to say it was an uncomfortable lead would be an understatement. We knew we had to step up our game in the second half. We barreled through the third quarter putting it out of reach with one of our best 15 minutes all year. It was a great Saturday in Bloomington with our banquet following the game. The banquet featured a very eloquent speech by Senior goalie Peter Moore. He has stuck with this team through some rough seasons but never gave up. Pete is not only one of the most beloved members of our team, he also has kept us in many games this season with his stellar play. His save percentage is just below 70%, which is astounding in the first place. But he faces a large amount of shots per game and has made some of the most athletic saves I’ve seen in my time as a player. We wouldn’t be who we are on and off the field without him. It’s a bummer that I only get one season with him, but we all wish him the best after graduation.

He also is the biggest clown on the team. Ridiculous.

Purdue, W 13-5

This one was a doozy. There was a lot of hype going into this game, with well-known MCLA mind Jac Coyne even giving insight on the game. Purdue beat us in the fall, and while people will say it was preseason and everyone was learning the ropes, I will tell you we were not happy about that game. I have to give a ton of credit to our defense here. We struggled with Palen Rhodes, who is a great attackman, in the fall. We were ready for him and our longpoles did a great job of shutting him down. It still wasn’t quite a 60 minute effort, but a strong game nonetheless. We very well might see Purdue again in the tournament. It is always great to get a rivalry win, but they are a good squad and we would look forward to the chance to play them again in the tournament.

Little 500

A quick word on Little 5. It is something Hoosiers take a lot of pride in. If you are a student or in the Bloomington area, you need to make the race a bucket list event. It’s a long one but it is exciting the whole time and a great atmosphere. Now, because I’m writing this post I’m going to take liberties and give a shout out to my fraternity bike team Pi Kappa Phi. They represented us well and also sported the best socks on the track.

Pi Kapp’s pit spot on turn 4. You can see Junior Mike Jank in the back right getting ready for the start.

A lot of our players are greek so we had a lot of lacrosse players make it to the race. Middie Jake Thomas’ Delts team finished a very close second after winning the race last year. Overall, it’s a great week on campus and one of the best times of the year.

Well there you have it. A couple solid weeks summed up before we make the big postseason run. We’re extremely excited about the opportunities we have created, especially being such a young team. This has been a great season and we look forward to keeping it going for at least a couple more weeks.

Under Armour items, a camo shooter, and performance shorts inspired by the state flag are now available for only a two more days .

Under Armour Hoodie $40.99

Under Armour Shooting Shirt $23.99

Performance Shorts $21.99

Indiana Core Wicking Shirt $17.99

Buy here.

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The store closes on April 24th to ensure items are shipped out around May 28th.

A portion of the proceeds will go towards the IU Men’s Lacrosse team.

Thanks to Elevation Lacrosse for helping us out.

Indiana will play the winner of Illinois State and the 2nd seed of the West division still TBD (Iowa or Wisconsin). IU defeated Iowa earlier this season 11-5, but did not face Wisconsin. In the last meeting, we lost to Wisconsin in overtime 10-9.

The GRLC tournament is May 3-5 at Lindenwood University – Belleville in Belleville, Illinois. Our first game will be Saturday evening.

Games will take place on LUB’s famed maroon and silver field. We will call it crimson that weekend.

Indiana finishes the regular season at Illinois on Friday. The Hoosiers haven’t defeated Illinois since 2008.

As of Sunday evening, Indiana is ranked 34th out 100 teams on LaxPower with a power rating of 80.96. This power rating would put us at 112 out of 208 NCAA D3 teams ahead of instate teams Trine, Hanover, and DePauw.

The 2012 IU team finished 62nd with a 76.40 power rating. The 2011 team finished 76th with a 72.73 power rating.

Perhaps most exciting, our roster features only two seniors. The bulk of scoring is coming from freshmen and sophomores. We haven’t reached our ceiling yet.