No. 8 Hoosiers Beat No. 20 Butler in Indiana Derby

Wednesday, September 14

Indianapolis, Ind.

7 p.m.

Indiana University

3-1-1, 0-0-0

Butler

3-2-0, 0-0-0

Indiana

Butler

No. 8 Hoosiers Beat No. 20 Butler in Indiana Derby

9/14/2022 10:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler scored first, but Indiana scored twice.

After 20th-ranked Butler (3-2-0) went ahead just 30 seconds into the second half, Indiana men's soccer (3-1-1) fought back to score twice and earn its third straight win Wednesday (Sept. 14) night at the Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

KEY MOMENTS
• 3' – Senior defender Nyk Sessock was shown a yellow card three minutes in when he took down a Butler forward trying to dribble around him into the 18-yard box. The resulting free kick at the top of the box was well-hit but traveled wide right.
• 20' – The tone shifted about 20 minutes in as IU took its blows in the early going. The Bulldogs had seven shots, two on goal, in the opening 25 minutes but had just one the rest of the half. Indiana settled in and began to create opportunities in its attacking third.
• 36' – Indiana had its best opportunity of the half when senior forward Karsen Henderlong played junior forward Nate Ward through and into a one-on-one. The Butler keeper was well-positioned, and the rebound fell to Henderlong, who carried into the box to shoot, but his attempt was blocked.
• 46' – Butler opened the scoring just 33 seconds into the second half. IU senior defender Brett Bebej stumbled tracking a pass down the left wing, giving Butler a three-on-two situation in the final third. Senior forward Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., converted as the Bulldogs took the advantage.
• 53' – IU would find redemption seven minutes later, as junior defender Jansen Miller headed home the equalizer from a corner sent in by sophomore midfielder Patrick McDonald.
• 59' – Moments after coming on, senior forward Herbert Endeley made an immediate impact. He used his speed to dribble into space and fire a left-footed shot from the top of the box that bounced off the keeper's hands and into the feet of redshirt senior forward Ryan Wittenbrink. Wittenbrink coolly finished and gave IU the lead.
• 76' – Junior goalkeeper JT Harms made a fantastic one-handed save, diving to his left to keep IU's lead after consecutive Butler corners.

NOTABLES
• Indiana earned its third straight win. It was also IU's second straight win against a ranked opponent and first win at the Sellick Bowl since 2011.
• IU earned its 797th victory all-time, moving to 797-190-106 in 50 seasons and inching closer to the 800-win mark.
• The Hoosiers improved their record to 25-5-4 in the all-time series versus Butler.
• Miller recorded his first-career goal in his first appearance as a Hoosier. He became the sixth unique scorer for IU in five matches and the first defender to make the scoresheet.
• Wittenbrink scored his third goal in five matches this season. The redshirt senior has scored or assisted in four of five matches this season and leads the Hoosiers with seven points. Wittenbrink has already matched his 2021 goal total.

UP NEXT
Indiana opens Big Ten Conference play Sunday (Sept. 18) when it travels to Columbus, Ohio to face Ohio State.

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