Indiana University
2-1-1, 0-0-0
Seton Hall
3-1-0, 0-0-0
Sarver’s Score Springs No. 7 Hoosiers to Shutout Win over Seton Hall
9/5/2023 12:35:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON — No. 7-ranked Indiana men's soccer (2-1-1) gutted out a 1-0 win over previously undefeated Seton Hall (3-1-0) on Monday (Sept. 4) thanks to junior Samuel Sarver's 63rd-minute goal.
Indiana became the first team to score and win against the previously undefeated Pirates. IU had 61 percent possession and outshot Seton Hall 14-4, with senior goalkeeper JT Harms having to make two saves.
KEY MOMENTS
• 23' – After controlling the game early one, IU got its first big chance in the 23rd minute when senior defender Hugo Bacharach drove through midfield and passed right to senior defender Brett Bebej who found Oduro with space. Oduro fired a screamer but couldn't place it out of reach of the keeper.
• 50' – Against the run of play, the Pirates had an opportunity to open the scoring right out of the half as sophomore midfielder Hugo Gerbore dribbled to the top of the box but put his shot just wide left.
• 51' – IU was unlucky moments later. Junior Tommy Mihalic beat two defenders on the dribble on his left wing to put himself in position to shot. He fired across goal, but a defender stuck a foot out and rocketed it into the crossbar.
• 58' – Mihalic threatened again as he strode through on goal on a counter, but graduate goalkeeper Mats Roorda did well to get off his line and snuff out the danger.
• 63' – IU broke through via a great piece of hold up play. From left back, freshman Alex Barger cut inside with the ball and played a long pass up to senior forward Maouloune Goumballe as he held off his mark. His hold up play released the sprinting Sarver past a defender, and the junior finished to the near post.
• 80' – Seton Hall senior midfielder Tomas Nunez received a straight red card for violent behavior after elbowing an Indiana player. Seton Hall played the final 10 minutes with 10 men.
NOTABLES
• Bouncing back from a 1-0 loss to then-No. 9 Washington, Indiana has gone 150 consecutive regular season matches without consecutive losses. That streak stretches back to Nov. 1, 2013.
• IU earned its second clean sheet in four matches this season and has conceded just two goals.
• Indiana improved to 4-0-0 in the all-time series with Seton Hall.
• With his goal, Sarver opened his season scoring account. The junior has provided a goal contribution (goal or assist) in three of IU's four matches, with assists to Collins Oduro's goal against Notre Dame and DePaul.
• Sarver's goal was No. 12 of his career, bringing his point total to 34.
• Goumballe and Barger each earned their first assists of the season, with Barger's also being his first-career point.
UP NEXT
After earning two wins and two shutouts in a three-match homestand, Indiana is on the road to end the week. IU will travel to Tampa, Florida, to play USF - a team that advanced to the 2022 NCAA Tournament Second Round. The match is set for Friday (Sept. 8) at 7 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Samuel Sarver (1)
Assisted By: Alex Barger , Maouloune Goumballe
GOAL by IND Sarver, Samuel Assist by Barger, Alex and Goumballe, Maouloune.
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