No. 6 Hoosiers Ousted from Big Ten Tournament

Thursday, November 7

Bridgeview, Ill.

1 p.m.

Indiana University

10-4-5, 7-1-2

Michigan

8-3-6, 2-3-5

Michigan

Indiana

11/7/2024 5:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — In the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament, No. 6-ranked Indiana men's soccer (10-4-5, 7-1-2 B1G) fell to No. 7-seeded Michigan 1-0 Thursday (Nov. 7) afternoon at SeatGeek Stadium.

A long-distance, swerving rocket off the boot of Michigan senior midfielder Jason Bucknor was the difference in the match. The Hoosiers outshot the Wolverines 10-7 but couldn't find a breakthrough.

KEY MOMENTS
• 13' – An attempt from sophomore forward Collins Oduro deflected off a Michigan defender and towards goal, forcing the Michigan goalkeeper to push it over the bar.
• 30' – At the half-hour mark, Indiana was hit with strokes of bad luck at each end of the field. Senior forward Samuel Sarver went down at the edge of the box with a pair of opponents around him but received no whistle. Moments later, Bucknor got a through ball, struck a volley from outside the box at a tight angle, and his shot swerved into goal to give Michigan the lead.
• 33' – Oduro dribbled inside from the left wing, pushed the ball to his right to avoid the oncoming defender and then ran into that defender as he chased his dribble. The referee reviewed the sequence and did not change his mind.
• 45' – A long throw-in found freshman midfielder Charlie Heuer free at the back post, but his volleyed attempt sailed just high.
• 78' – Sarver and Oduro nearly scored on a dangerous cross from sophomore forward Clay Murador. Sarver just missed a first-time connection at the top of the six, and Oduro put his back-post shot wide.

NOTABLES
• Thursday's result snapped Indiana's seven-match winning streak, 10-match unbeaten streak and 10-match multi-goal streak – its longest multi-goal stretch since 1997.
• Indiana will not reach the Big Ten Tournament final for the first time since 2016, snapping a seven-season streak. That tied Georgetown for the NCAA's longest active streak of conference title game appearances last season, which the Hoyas can extend in the BIG EAST Tournament.
• IU fell to Michigan for the first time since 2021 and moved to 25-5-5 in the all-time series with the Wolverines.

UP NEXT
The NCAA will announce its 48-team bracket on Monday, November 18.

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