This is the stuff of storybooks, of memories that can't be forgotten. Turning 19 Friday, freshman forward Jason Yeisley scored both goals to lead the Penn State men's soccer team in a 2-1 upset of Indiana in Bloomington. It was a birthday unlike any other.

"Going up against the defending national champion on national TV, it was a crazy feeling," Yeisley said. "There was nothing more I wanted than to beat Indiana."

On the surface, the storybook appears to be put together a bit crookedly, given that Yeisley did a good part of the giving. From giving the Lions the win to providing the team with a boost of confidence, the metaphor can be extended almost endlessly.

But on both goals, Yeisley was the recipient of a few presents himself, most noticeably the one from junior forward Simon Omekanda. Advancing the ball up the right side of the field, Omekanda was challenged by three defenders simultaneously.

Looking like he would stumble forward and fall, Omekanda gained control of the ball and crossed to a wide-open Yeisley. The pass could have had a bow on it, as it seemed a sure thing to go in.

Yeisley made sure it did.

"All I had to do was stand in front of the goal, there wasn't much I could do but put it in the goal," Yeisley said.

Senior captain David Walters was the next to wish him a happy birthday, sending a gift-wrapped pass from near midfield. Yeisley's sneaky move on the opposing defender and finishing shot followed -- both showing qualities rare in freshmen.

"He did what we tell our forwards to do, which is, 'Make sure you hit the frame,' " Penn State men's soccer coach Barry Gorman said. "He kept his cool well, and he put them in with the maturity of an older player. Maybe he's come of age now, as well."

But for how well Yeisley performed, he is quick to dole out credit to his other teammates, calling the defense "impassible" and goalkeeper Conrad Taylor's play "amazing." He was especially effusive about Omekanda, whose counterattacks kept the Indiana defense on its toes.

"[Indiana was] so worried about where he was that basically it diverted attention [from] me," Yeisley said. "Simon was the best player on the field the entire game, no doubt about it."

The praises are fitting, as Yeisley wasn't the only one to blow out the candles on the win -- everyone had a piece of this birthday cake of victory.

Gorman embraced his staff and several players, and a warm smile overcame the normally stoic face he wears during games. And as the Lions broke out in "We are ... Penn State!" chants, it was all perfectly apropos to the home crowd.

"It was almost like I didn't realize what happened," Yeisley said. "I ran over to the sidelines, and there were 4,000 people in red shirts sitting in dead silence."

As his teammates mobbed him near the Hoosiers student section, he took off his shirt in celebration and it seemed, defiance.

Early in the game, the Indiana student section had chanted, "You can't do that!" after junior defender David Gray received a yellow card. But in his postgame actions, Yeisley seemed to declare that, yes, Penn State can.

Chances are Yeisley won't soon forget Friday night, and in that way it's like any other birthday. But once you start filling the storybook's pages with supposedly unbeatable foes, incredible team play and being the hero on the day, it changes.

Suddenly, all those other birthdays?

"Nothing like this," Yeisley said.