Indiana Advances With 2-1 Win Over Lipscomb

Thursday, November 16

Bloomington, Ind.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

13-4-4, 4-2-2

Lipscomb

10-4-4, 6-1-0

Lipscomb

Indiana

11/16/2023 10:55:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men's soccer (13-4-4, 4-2-2 B1G) scored twice and quieted Lipscomb's explosive offense for 84 minutes to capture a 2-1 victory over the Bisons (10-4-4, 6-1-0 ASUN) Thursday (Nov. 16) night in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

With the win, the Hoosiers advance to the second round of the tournament and will travel to face No. 10 national seed Wake Forest on Sunday (Nov. 19) at 5 p.m. ET.

Indiana dominated the first half and was rewarded with a 32nd-minute opener from freshman forward Collins Oduro. Senior forward Maouloune Goumballe doubled the lead in the 74th minute. It took a spectacular solo effort from Lipscomb redshirt junior forward Tyrese Spicer, scoring his 13th goal of the year, to get past the IU back-line in the 84th minute and spoil the near-shutout.

KEY MOMENTS
• 32' – Dribbling across from the left flank, Oduro finally found a glimpse of goal from about 23 yards out and pulled the trigger. His shot got through the diving keeper and bounced into the back of the net.
• 61' – A fantastic diving save from Lipscomb freshman goalie Harrison Gough delayed the doubling as junior forward Tommy Mihalic fired a laser towards the top corner.
• 73' – Coming down the left wing, Goumballe got around his defender attempting to shield the ball out of play on the end line. Goumballe got across, dribbled inside and fired into the far side netting.
• 84' – Spicer got one back for Lipscomb, taking the ball in the left side of the box, dribbling towards the end line and firing a rocket into what little space he had. Its pace carried it into the near top corner, untouched.
• 86' – Two minutes later, IU had a chance to reclaim its cushion. A Mihalic shot deflected off a defender but fell to junior forward Samuel Sarver on his right. Sarver gave it a go, but Gough did enough to make the save.

NOTABLES
• Indiana earned its 10th win in 11 matches. The Hoosiers have scored 23 goals in that span.
• The Hoosiers have advanced from their opening game in nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments and have played in the second round of the tournament each of the last 10 seasons.
• Thursday marked the first-ever meeting between Indiana and Lipscomb.
• IU is 11-1-2 at home this season, scoring 23 goals and conceding eight.
• Indiana snapped Lipscomb's three-game winning streak.
• Goumballe scored his fourth goal in as many games and earned his sixth goal contribution (five goals, one assist) in six games.
• Oduro scored the fourth goal of his freshman season.

UP NEXT
Indiana will face No. 10 Wake Forest on Sunday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the 2023 NCAA Tournament Second Round.

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