Heuer’s Heroics Push Hoosiers Past Penn State

Friday, October 11

Bloomington, Ind.

7 p.m.

Indiana University

5-3-5, 3-1-2

Penn State

5-6-2, 2-3-2

Penn St.

Indiana

Heuer’s Heroics Push Hoosiers Past Penn State

10/11/2024 11:47:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — "Charlie's on fire!" teammates sang to Indiana men's soccer freshman midfielder Charlie Heuer in the postgame locker room celebration.

So too are the Hoosiers.

Indiana (5-3-5, 3-1-2 B1G) extended its undefeated streak to five matches (3-0-2) Friday (Oct. 11) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium thanks to Heuer's brace, as the Hoosiers snapped Penn State's own five-game unbeaten run.

Coming off Tuesday's 3-2 comeback win over Kentucky in which freshman forward Michael Nesci landed the final blow, it was another Hoosier rookie's turn to make his mark. Heuer, who had not appeared in a match since Sept. 4, opened his account in the 68th minute and doubled the deed eight minutes later. Indiana kept a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory.

KEY MOMENTS
• 8' – Penn State came inches away from an early lead as sophomore midfielder Caden Grabfelder clanked a shot off the far post.
• 37' – Senior forward Samuel Sarver's incisive through ball found sophomore Clay Murador in the box. Murador celebrated what he thought was his first-career goal but turned to see the linesman's flag ruling him offside. The sequence was reviewed, but the referee could not overturn the call.
• 68' – A throw-in in IU's attacking third fell to the head of senior defender Jansen Miller, who flicked to freshman defender Josh Maher, who passed the ball over a pair of defenders to Heuer in front of goal. Another review checked for offside, but the call again could not be overturned – this time in Indiana's favor.
• 76' – Heuer gave IU late insurance, dancing around a defender before slamming a strike into the back corner of goal.

NOTABLES
• Indiana has defeated Penn State in five consecutive matches since the 2022 season and has not lost at home to the Nittany Lions since 2014 (7-0-1).
• Four unique Hoosiers have scored a brace in four consecutive matches (Oduro, Elliot, Mihalic, Heuer). IU had previously not seen a player score a brace in three consecutive matches, let alone four, since at least 2010.
• IU has scored 12 goals during its five-match unbeaten run. In the eight games prior, the Hoosiers had scored seven goals.
• Over its last four seasons, Indiana is 20-4-6 (.767) in the month of October.
• Heuer is the first freshman Hoosier since 2021 (Sarver twice, Mihalic once) to score a brace.

UP NEXT
After a three-match homestand, Indiana will visit No. 22-ranked Michigan Tuesday (Oct. 15) night. Fans can watch the match on the Big Ten Network.

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