IU Picks Up Three Points at No. 19 Penn State

Saturday, October 7

University Park, Pa.

Noon

Indiana University

4-3-4, 1-1-2

Penn State

6-2-3, 2-1-1

Indiana

Penn St.

10/7/2023 3:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A brace from junior forward Samuel Sarver pushed Indiana men's soccer (4-3-4, 1-1-2 B1G) past No. 19 Penn State (6-2-3, 2-1-1 B1G) in a 2-1 result Saturday (Oct. 7) afternoon on Jeffrey Field.

The Hoosiers earned three points in the Big Ten standings to bring their total to five, just three points behind current leader Michigan State at the halfway point in the conference season.

Sarver put the exclamation mark on a dominant first 21 minutes with the opening goal. Senior Hugo Bacharach won the ball in midfield and played an incisive through ball to Sarver, who dribbled around the keeper and finished easily.

After Penn State equalized against the run of play in the 34th minute, Indiana came out of halftime determined. Two minutes into the second period, Bacharach assisted Sarver again for the winning goal.

KEY MOMENTS
• 21' – Bacharach used his strength to dispossess PSU in midfield, dribbled forward and played between two defenders into the path of Sarver. Sarver dribbled around the keeper and placed it into the open goal.
• 26' – IU kept Penn State without a shot until the 26th minute. Indiana had six shots at that point.
• 34' – The tone shifted late in the half. Within a minute of regulation, IU was awarded a penalty, missed the penalty and conceded a goal. Fifth-year goalkeeper Kris Shakes booted a goal kick looking for senior Peter Mangione on the other side of the pitch. A miscommunication saw the ball get past onrushing IU senior goalkeeper JT Harms, and Mangione finished into the open net.
• 47' – After a chance from junior forward Tommy Mihalic went just wide, IU was awarded for its aggressiveness in the opening minutes of the second half. Bacharach dribbled through midfield and found Sarver with space on the left side of the box, and the junior got his brace with a shot around Shakes.
• 81' – PSU freshman forward Samson Kpardeh dribbled past a pair of defenders on the end line to give himself sight on goal. His shot threatened, but Harms got a finger to it and got just enough to divert it into the crossbar.
• 88' – Penn State had a pair of close chances in the 87th and 88th minute, but both were saved by IU.

NOTABLES
• Indiana moved to 38-15-5 against Penn State all-time. The Hoosiers have won four of their last five against the Nittany Lions.
• Sarver scored his first brace since Oct. 27, 2021, against VCU during his freshman season. The junior leads Indiana with five goals, which ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten.
• The Hoosiers recorded double-digit shots for the 11th time in as many matches this season.

UP NEXT
Indiana returns home to host in-state foe Evansville at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday (Oct. 11) before a Big Ten matchup with Ohio State on Sunday (Oct. 15).

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