IU Thrashes No. 18 Michigan for Third Consecutive Victory

Tuesday, October 15

Ann Arbor, MI

7 p.m.

Indiana University

6-3-5, 4-1-2

Michigan

6-2-4, 1-2-3

Indiana

Michigan

IU Thrashes No. 18 Michigan for Third Consecutive Victory

10/15/2024 11:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Four first-half goals delivered a third consecutive victory for Indiana men's soccer (6-3-5, 4-1-2 B1G) as the Hoosiers cruised to a 5-0 Big Ten Conference victory over No. 18 Michigan (6-2-4, 1-2-3 B1G) Tuesday (Oct. 15) night at U-M Soccer Stadium.

Indiana improved its unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2), scoring 17 goals in that span. The Hoosiers grabbed three points to move up to No. 2 in the Big Ten standings for at least the night with 14 points.

Graduate forward Justin Weiss became the fifth Hoosier in five games to bag a brace as four Hoosiers scored Tuesday night.

KEY MOMENTS
• 5' – Weiss scored his first of the game from a corner after two failed clearances put the ball at his feet at the back post. The graduate transfer punched it in for his first Hoosier goal.
• 16' – Redshirt sophomore defender Breckin Minzey opened his Hoosier account 11 minutes later, heading in a back-post cross from junior defender Quinton Elliot.
• 31' – Weiss scored his second and IU's third taking a pass from senior forward Samuel Sarver, turning and firing from distance, through the keeper and into the right side netting.
• 43' – Elliot collected the ball at midfield, dribbled into the space in front of him, shrugged off a man and fired into the bottom corner from about 23 yards out to give Indiana its fourth.
• 80' – Freshman forward Michael Nesci joined the scoring party late on. Fellow freshman Charlie Heuer won the ball in midfield and passed to sophomore forward Clay Murador. Murador used his pace to get to the end-line before passing across goal. A Michigan defender deflected the ball off the crossbar and into Nesci's feet for a simple finish.

NOTABLES
• Indiana posted its largest margin of victory over a Big Ten opponent since September 22, 2017, against Rutgers (5-0) and largest margin of margin of victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 9 national seed VCU 5-0 in the 2003 NCAA Tournament Third Round on its way to its sixth of eight national titles. It also marks IU's greatest victory over Michigan since a 7-0 result in 2000.
• Indiana improved to 2-1-2 in ranked matchups this season. Head coach Todd Yeagley is 56-36-17 in ranked matchups during his time at Indiana. Yeagley also earned his 199th victory as head coach of IU Tuesday night.
• Over its last four seasons, Indiana is 21-4-6 (.774) in the month of October.
• Five unique Hoosiers have scored a brace over five consecutive matches (Oduro, Elliot, Mihalic, Heuer, Weiss). IU had previously not seen a player score a brace in three consecutive matches, let alone five, since at least 2010.
• Indiana has scored 10 unanswered goals going back to its 3-2 comeback victory over Kentucky. The Hoosiers have also scored multiple goals in each game of its six-game unbeaten streak, its longest such stretch since 2018.
• The Hoosiers improved to 25-4-5 all-time against the Wolverines and are unbeaten in four games against Michigan (2-0-2) going back to 2022.
• Weiss scored the 20th and 21st goals of his career Tuesday. Indiana is one of two programs (West Virginia) with three 20-career goal scorers on its roster; Mihalic has 22, Sarver has 21.
• Weiss also eclipsed 50-career points (53) and joins Sarver as IU's active 50-career point scorers. Indiana one of five programs with multiple 50-career point scorers on its roster.
• With his two assists, Sarver is one of three active NCAA Division I players with 20 goals and 20 assists in his career. The senior is now tied as the Big Ten leader in assists during conference play with five. His seven assists all season ranks No. 2 in the conference.
• Redshirt freshman midfielder EJ Dreher made his collegiate debut as a substitute in the 84th minute. Redshirt sophomore midfielder Noah Joseph saw his first minutes of the 2024 season.

UP NEXT
Indiana returns home to host Michigan State Friday (Oct. 18) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. Fans can purchase tickets here.

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