No. 22 Hoosiers Beat No. 15 Bruins

Friday, October 25

Los Angeles, Calif.

10:30 p.m.

Indiana University

8-3-5, 6-1-2

UCLA

6-4-5, 3-3-3

Indiana

UCLA

10/26/2024 3:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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LOS ANGELES — No. 22-ranked Indiana men's soccer (8-3-5, 6-1-2 B1G) made the most of its trip out west, defeating No. 15 UCLA (6-4-5, 3-3-3 B1G) Friday (Oct. 25) night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium for its fifth-straight victory.

With the win over the Big Ten Conference newcomer, Indiana gained three points in the league table and moved into the first place with 20 points from a 6-1-2 conference record. The Hoosiers have a chance to clinch a share of the regular season title with a win and Ohio State draw or defeat on Tuesday.

Graduate forward Justin Weiss' fourth goal in three games and senior forward Samuel Sarver's fourth of the year were enough to beat the Bruins in a 2-1 result.

KEY MOMENTS
• 25' – A Josh Maher pass from midfield found junior defender Quinton Elliot past his marker on the right wing. Cutting in, Elliot passed inside to Weiss, who scored with a right-footed finished across his body.
• 38' – UCLA saw three shots in and around the box blocked in a 10-second sequence. After recycling, the ball was played through to Bruin senior defender Pablo Greenlee. Senior goalkeeper JT Harms got fingertips to Greenlee's shot to push it into the post before leaping on the rebound.
• 60' – After leaping to push a shot over the bar, Harms collected the resulting corner. Seeing Sarver making a run, Harms booted the ball right into the forward's path. Sarver dribbled diagonally past his defender as scored into the bottom left corner.
• 65' – UCLA cut into the deficit as graduate midfielder Edrey Caceres fired a rocket into the side netting.

NOTABLES
• Indiana extended its unbeaten streak to eight games, in which the Hoosiers have a 6-0-2 record. IU has scored 22 goals in that stretch – an average of 2.75 goals per game. The 2-1 victory extends Indiana's run of multi-goal performances to eight matches, its longest such streak since 1997.
• Amid that run, Indiana is 6-0-1 during the month of October. Over the last four years, Indiana is 23-4-6 (.788) in the month of October. IU owns a 314-56-41 (.814) October record all-time.
• The Hoosiers are 3-1-2 against ranked opponents this season, winning its last three Top 25 matchups.
• Indiana improved to 12-8-0 against the Bruins all-time and has won six of the last seven meetings. The Hoosiers have won the last three meetings in Los Angeles.
• Weiss, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, scored his fourth goal in three games.
• Sarver has scored in consecutive matches and has totaled five G/A in as many games. His 11 points in conference play ranks tied for No. 2 in the Big Ten.
• Elliot, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, has totaled four G/A in three games.
• Harms earned his first-career assist with his contribution to Sarver's goal.

UP NEXT
Indiana will host Northwestern on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, its final Big Ten Conference match of the regular season. Fans can purchase tickets here.

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