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Yeagley Scores Golden Goal in 3-2 Win at Notre Dame
8/27/2021 10:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Mihalic Nets Braces in First Start
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana men's soccer team (1-0-0) rallied late to top the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1-0) by a score of 3-2 in overtime on Friday night at Alumni Stadium.
KEY MOMENTS
• Notre Dame struck first in the match with a goal in the 10th minute of play. The Irish found a header inside the six-yard box from graduate forward Dawson McCartney but junior keeper Roman Celentano made a brilliant save. Unfortunately, the ball bounced right to the foot of senior forward Jack Lynn, who put the ball into the upper right corner of goal to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
• Freshman midfielder Tommy Mihalic leveled the score in the 34th minute with an excellent individual run through the Irish box. He beat the defense and slid a right-footed shot from 10 yards out past the keeper for the equalizer.
• A misplay in the Hoosier back third led to the second Irish goal. ND found a ball in a scramble inside the box. McCartney was fortunate to gain possession and put the ball in the back of the net in the 57th minute with the left foot.
• Freshman forward Samuel Sarver made a deep run into the Notre Dame box that led to a handball and a penalty kick for the Hoosiers. Mihalic took the PK but it was saved from Irish sophomore keeper Bryan Dowd. Mihalic gathered the rebound and buried the equalizer in the 87th minute for his second goal of the contest.
• The match winner came off the left foot of redshirt junior midfielder Ben Yeagley. The Bloomington native collected a loose ball just atop the 18-yard box and sent in a laser to beat the ND keeper for the golden goal.
NOTABLES
• The victory marks No. 150 for head coach Todd Yeagley in his 12 seasons at Indiana. He holds a record of 150-50-40 (.708 winning percentage) at the helm of the Hoosiers.
• Indiana is 32-9-4 all-time against Notre Dame and is undefeated in five-straight matchups against the Irish dating back to 2016.
• The win marked the first IU victory via golden goal since redshirt junior Ryan Wittenbrink walked it off against Michigan on March 27, 2021.
• Celentano made four saves in the match after facing 16 Notre Dame shots and six shots on goal.
• Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass returned to the pitch for the first time since suffering a season-ending injury in the spring season on March 27.
• Indiana had three players make their first-career appearance in the starting XI in Mihalic, Sarver, and freshman midfielder Patrick McDonald. The three true freshman starters mark the most by IU in a season opener since 2019 when the Hoosiers started Aidan Morris, Joshua Penn and Victor Bezerra in a 3-2 (2OT) victory over Pittsburgh.
HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: Tommy Mihalic (2), Ben Yeagley
ASSISTS: none
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will open Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time in the 2021 season with a home match against in-state rival Butler at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. The match will serve at IU's Healthcare Appreciation Night. Tickets are available here.
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KEY MOMENTS
• Notre Dame struck first in the match with a goal in the 10th minute of play. The Irish found a header inside the six-yard box from graduate forward Dawson McCartney but junior keeper Roman Celentano made a brilliant save. Unfortunately, the ball bounced right to the foot of senior forward Jack Lynn, who put the ball into the upper right corner of goal to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
• Freshman midfielder Tommy Mihalic leveled the score in the 34th minute with an excellent individual run through the Irish box. He beat the defense and slid a right-footed shot from 10 yards out past the keeper for the equalizer.
• A misplay in the Hoosier back third led to the second Irish goal. ND found a ball in a scramble inside the box. McCartney was fortunate to gain possession and put the ball in the back of the net in the 57th minute with the left foot.
• Freshman forward Samuel Sarver made a deep run into the Notre Dame box that led to a handball and a penalty kick for the Hoosiers. Mihalic took the PK but it was saved from Irish sophomore keeper Bryan Dowd. Mihalic gathered the rebound and buried the equalizer in the 87th minute for his second goal of the contest.
• The match winner came off the left foot of redshirt junior midfielder Ben Yeagley. The Bloomington native collected a loose ball just atop the 18-yard box and sent in a laser to beat the ND keeper for the golden goal.
NOTABLES
• The victory marks No. 150 for head coach Todd Yeagley in his 12 seasons at Indiana. He holds a record of 150-50-40 (.708 winning percentage) at the helm of the Hoosiers.
• Indiana is 32-9-4 all-time against Notre Dame and is undefeated in five-straight matchups against the Irish dating back to 2016.
• The win marked the first IU victory via golden goal since redshirt junior Ryan Wittenbrink walked it off against Michigan on March 27, 2021.
• Celentano made four saves in the match after facing 16 Notre Dame shots and six shots on goal.
• Redshirt senior defender Spencer Glass returned to the pitch for the first time since suffering a season-ending injury in the spring season on March 27.
• Indiana had three players make their first-career appearance in the starting XI in Mihalic, Sarver, and freshman midfielder Patrick McDonald. The three true freshman starters mark the most by IU in a season opener since 2019 when the Hoosiers started Aidan Morris, Joshua Penn and Victor Bezerra in a 3-2 (2OT) victory over Pittsburgh.
HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: Tommy Mihalic (2), Ben Yeagley
ASSISTS: none
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will open Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time in the 2021 season with a home match against in-state rival Butler at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. The match will serve at IU's Healthcare Appreciation Night. Tickets are available here.
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
IU
ND
Goals
3
2
Shots
10
16
Shots on Goal
4
6
Saves
4
1
Corners
2
7
Fouls
7
14
Scoring Plays
Lynn, Jack (1)
GOAL by ND Lynn, Jack (FIRST GOAL), goal number 1 for season.
9:26
Mihalic, Tommy (1)
GOAL by IU Mihalic, Tommy, goal number 1 for season.
33:45
McCartney, Dawson (1)
GOAL by ND McCartney, Dawson, goal number 1 for season.
56:56
Mihalic, Tommy (2)
PENALTY KICK by IU Mihalic, Tommy MISSED, save Dowd, Bryan.
87:33
Yeagley, Ben (1)
GOAL by IU Yeagley, Ben, goal number 1 for season.
91:38
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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