Indianapolis – The University of Indianapolis Athletic Department announced the 2024 men's soccer schedule on Wednesday (May 29), which includes 10 home games at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on campus. The Jaguars will host Dayton (Aug. 10), Notre Dame (Aug. 14) and Grace College (Aug. 17) as part of their preseason schedule at Carroll Stadium.
Head Coach Sid Van DrunenThe team finished with a record of 7 wins, 7 losses and 5 draws, qualifying for the Horizon League Championship for the second consecutive year.
The Jaguars will open the regular season with five of their first six games on the road, starting with a trip to Texas to face Incarnate Word (Aug. 22) and Houston Christian (Aug. 25). Their home opener is against Bowling Green on Aug. 30, followed by three road games against St. Louis (Sept. 2), Akron (Sept. 9) and the Horizon League opener at Wright State (Sept. 14).
Other non-conference games include home games against Western Illinois (Sept. 24) and Butler (Oct. 8) and a trip to Bellarmine (Oct. 15). In addition to the Wright State game, the Jaguars will travel to Oakland (Sept. 28), Cleveland State (Oct. 12), Green Bay (Oct. 26) and Milwaukee (Nov. 2). IU Indy will host Robert Morris (Sept. 21), Detroit Mercy (Oct. 5), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 19) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 6) in Horizon League games.
The six-team Horizon League tournament is scheduled to kick off on November 10th, with the semi-finals on November 14th and the finals on November 16th.
The Jaguars' top returnees include junior defenders. Brady Horn (team-high 1,593 minutes) and sophomore midfielder Gijs Wellingswas named to the Horizon League All-Fresh Mom Team last season. Additionally, Van Drunen acquired mid-season transfers such as: Quentin Flowers (Pennsylvania State University) Cameron Maung Maung (Furman) Liam Zimmerman (Trine).
