What seemed highly unlikely a month ago happened on Tuesday evening in Bloomington, as IU routed Northwestern 6-1 and claimed at least a share of the 2024 Big Ten regular season title.
The opportunity to clinch Tuesday arose after Ohio State tied Michigan State earlier in the evening. The Buckeyes were a point behind Indiana in the league standings with two matches to play coming into the evening. If OSU loses or ties in their conference finale against third-place Maryland, IU will claim the outright crown.
The conference title is IU’s 35th overall and its 19th regular season championship in the 34 seasons the Big Ten has sponsored men’s soccer. It’s also Indiana’s sixth regular season title under head coach Todd Yeagley and 11th overall league title in his 15 seasons.
After a 2-1-2 start in the Big Ten, IU reeled off five straight league wins to win the championship. They won those matches by a combined score of 18-3.
Best in the @bigten ☝️ pic.twitter.com/LSyJb0n2QP
— Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) October 30, 2024
Don’t let @IndianaMSOC get hot in October 🔥👀
Head Coach Todd Yeagley credits the belief of his team to their success in the second half of the season 🗣️#B1GMSoccer on @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/o34m66dYki
— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) October 30, 2024
Indiana will finish their regular season with a nonconference match against Trine on Friday.
The Big Ten Tournament begins on Nov. 7 in Chicago.
The Hoosiers have also now put themselves in contention to be seeded for the NCAA Tournament, which would give them a first round bye.
This story will be updated.
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