The Indiana men’s soccer team is still a tad bitter about how last season ended.

A proud program with eight national titles and 14 Big Ten championships never wants to bow out in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Hoosiers finished their exhibition slate in Fort Wayne on Saturday night, defeating Marquette 2-0 at the Shindigz National Soccer Festival.

Held at IPFW’s Hefner Soccer Complex, the match was the final step in Indiana’s preparation for redemption.

“It felt much more like a regular-season game, which is why we come here,” Hoosiers coach Todd Yeagley said. “It was a tough day (the Nov. 23 NCAA tourney loss to Xavier). There is a bitterness in them, in a good way. There is a lot of hunger in this senior group.”

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