IU Falls at No. 22 Northwestern

Tuesday, October 24

Evanston, IL

8 p.m.

Indiana University

7-4-4, 3-2-2

Northwestern

10-2-3, 4-2-1

Indiana

Northwestern

10/24/2023 11:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana men's soccer (7-4-4, 3-2-2 B1G) outshot Northwestern (10-2-3, 4-2-1 B1G) 21-4 but came away with a 1-0 defeat Tuesday (Oct. 24) at Lanny and Sharon Martin Field.

With the result, the Hoosiers still have a chance at a Big Ten regular season title with a win Sunday against Rutgers, but they need both Northwestern and Penn State to lose or tie. Both teams sit at 13 points, and IU has 11 going into the decisive final day.

KEY MOMENTS
• 12' – After junior forward Samuel Sarver played him in, senior forward Karsen Henderlong had two threatening shots - one blocked, one saved.
• 14' – Great combination play at the top of the box between Henderlong, Sarver and junior forward Tommy Mihalic put Mihalic on goal inside his mark, but he put his shot wide.
• 21' – Northwestern's first shot came in the 21st minute after IU had already fired seven.
• 25' – Northwestern's second shot was enough to put them ahead. Sophomore defender Nigel Prince headed home the breakthrough from a throw-in.
• 75' – Sophomore Luka Bezerra dribbled around the top of the box and shot across his body, forcing a save from the Wildcat keeper. The Hoosiers tallied 13 shots in the second half but were kept out by Northwestern's low block.

NOTABLES
• Indiana fell to 37-4-7 against Northwestern all-time.
• Senior forward Maouloune Goumballe earned his 99th career appearance. The fifth-year Hoosier is the NCAA's active leader in games played.

UP NEXT
Before the Big Ten regular season is decided on Sunday, Indiana will host Division-III Trine on Friday (Oct. 27) in the buildup. Rutgers will be IU's final conference opponent on Sunday (Oct. 29). That match will kick off at 12:30 p.m. ET in line with the three other Big Ten matches.

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