No. 23 Indiana Routs Wisconsin, 4-0

Thursday, March 11

Madison, Wis.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

3-1-0, 3-1-0

Wisconsin

0-5-0, 0-5-0

Indiana

Wisconsin

3/11/2021 4:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Bebej Scores First-Career Brace

MADISON, Wis. – No. 23 Indiana (3-1-0) used three second half goals to pull away from the Wisconsin Badgers (0-5-0) at the Rec Well Turf Fields on Thursday afternoon. IU won the match by a final count of 4-0.

KEY MOMENTS
• Wisconsin snuck in an early chance off a Hoosier breakdown in the defensive backline. Junior forward Noah Melick of the Badgers wedged himself between two IU defenders and fired a right-footed shot from 18 yards out. The shot sailed slightly wide of frame.
• At the 26-minute mark, sophomore midfielder Brett Bebej scored the first goal of the match off a set piece. He corralled a loose ball in the box and fired a header that deflected off a Badger defender and found the back of the net.
• Sophomore forward Victor Bezerra nearly doubled the Hoosier lead in the 34th minute of the first half. He had a one-on-one chance, shook his defender, and let a shot rip from just outside the 18-yard box. Wisconsin's grad student goalie Sven Kleinhans was up to the task and made the save.
• Wisconsin registered another dangerous look late in the first 45 minutes of play. Once again, Melick was able to get a shot off right in front of goal. Sophomore keeper Roman Celentano dove on the shot to record his first save of the match.
• Sophomore forward Herbert Endeley capped off a beautiful build-up from the Hoosier attack to score his first goal of the season in the 47th minute. Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass drove the ball up the left sideline and delivered a pass to Bebej. The goal-scorer tapped the ball to senior midfielder A.J. Palazzolo, who redirected the pass to Bezerra. The Chicago native lofted a crossing pass to Endeley streaking down the right flank. Endeley gathered and beat the keeper to the bottom right corner of goal to put Indiana up 2-0.
• Bebej delivered his second goal of the match on another corner kick setup from Glass. The service cleared the masses right in front of the goal and found Bebej just left of frame, who headed the ball into the back of the net in the 54th minute.
• Freshman defender Joey Maher polished off the Indiana scoring with a third set piece goal for the Hoosier offense. After the corner kick from redshirt junior midfielder Joe Schmidt cleared the mass of bodies, Maher snuck behind the defense and guided the ball to the back of the net in the 81st minute.

NOTABLES
• Both Bebej and Maher scored their first career goals in the victory.
• Endeley notched his first goal of the season and third of his career. The tally was the first for the Blaine, Minn., native since scoring IU's lone goal against No. 16 Notre Dame on Sept. 17, 2019.
• Celentano has recorded three shutout wins this season and has 11 for his career. He has allowed one or fewer goals in 17 of his 18 career starts. He was credited with six saves with five coming in the second half.
• Glass has dished out four assists on the season, matching his total from the 2019 season. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native has 20 career assists, the most of any active Hoosier.
• The Hoosiers have scored three-plus goals in six of the program's last seven Big Ten regular season wins, including all three victories in the 2020-21 season.
• Indiana is undefeated in the last 11 matches (7-0-4) against Wisconsin dating back to Oct. 13, 2013. IU holds the series advantage with 41 wins compared to five losses and nine draws.
• In the program's last 40 Big Ten regular season matches Indiana holds a record of 29-2-9.
• Indiana holds a record of 23-11-5 in matches immediately following a loss under head coach Todd Yeagley and has not lost back-to-back matches since 2014.

HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: Brett Bebej (2), Herbert Endeley, Joey Maher
ASSISTS: Victor Bezerra, Spencer Glass (2), A.J. Palazzolo, Joe Schmidt

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers are next scheduled to play at 2 p.m. ET on March 15 at Armstrong Stadium against the Michigan State Spartans. The match will be broadcasted on BTN. All times, dates, and locations are subject to change.

Consistent with IU Athletics' ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of students, coaches, staff, spectators and the local community, men's soccer matches will be played without fans indefinitely. IU Athletics' decision is in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is consistent with what has transpired on all Big Ten campuses.

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