Hoosiers Sharp in 4-0 Victory Over VCU

Wednesday, October 27

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

12-3-1, 5-2-0

VCU

9-6-1, 4-3-0

VCU

Indiana

10/27/2021 10:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While earning its seventh straight shutout, Indiana men's soccer (12-3-1, 5-2-0 B1G) got its attack going as well in a 4-0 win against VCU (9-6-1, 4-3-0 A10) Wednesday (Oct. 27) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

A Samuel Sarver brace and goals by Victor Bezerra and Ryan Wittenbrink highlighted a dominant midweek win on Senior Night and in the final regular season match at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

KEY MOMENTS
• Within just three minutes the Hoosiers were on the board. Sarver passed between two defenders across the top of the 18-yard box, and Bezerra stepped in front of the center back taking a heavy first touch into the box. With his next touch, he lifted the ball just over the outstretched foot of the VCU keeper into the far side netting.
• Eight minutes later, Spencer Glass played a cross from the left wing that found Sarver streaking into the final six. His first touch deflected off the keeper but fell back to the freshman right in front of goal.
• Sarver showed great skill earning his second goal of the match in the 52nd minute. From a Herbert Endeley cross, Sarver had to leap and contort his body horizontally to meet the ball in the air. His half-bicycle finish hopped off the turf and past the diving keeper to give IU a 3-0 advantage.
• Five minutes passed, and Endeley earned his second assist of the evening on Indiana's final score. Cutting through defenders down the right wing, he played to Wittenbrink at the top of the box. Wittenbrink took a couple of touches and bended his shot around a defender, placing his third goal of the season into the top corner.

NOTABLES
• Indiana earned its seventh straight shutout victory and has won nine of its last 10, allowing just three goals during that stretch. The Hoosiers have not conceded a goal in 676 consecutive minutes of play.
• IU's clean sheet streak is the second longest single-season run in program history behind the 2017 team's nine-match tally.
• Indiana poured in 20 shots, with seven on frame, while allowing the Rams just one lone off-target attempt.
• The home team got a goal for each senior student-athlete it celebrated on Senior Night. Before kickoff, IU men's soccer honored Spencer Glass, Isaac Sarosy, Joe Schmidt and Nyk Sessock.
• The Hoosiers will finish the regular season with a 7-1-1 record against non-conference opponents. IU is also 8-3-0 at Bill Armstrong Stadium, winning five straight home matches.
• Sarver totaled five points in the match as he assisted Bezerra's goal that opened the scoring.
• Of Bezerra's six goals, five of them have given Indiana a lead and four have been the match-winner.

UP NEXT
On Sunday (Oct. 31), Indiana has a chance to clinch its fourth straight Big Ten regular season championship on the road against fellow conference title contender Maryland. With a win, the Hoosiers secure at least a share of the trophy. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.

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