SATURDAY'S SCORES
IU Indy 3,
@Southern Indiana 2
Green Bay 1,
@Western Illinois 0
IU INDY 3, SOUTHERN INDIANA 2
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer (1-3-0) fell to Indiana University Indianapolis (2-1-2) 3-2 in the third game of its five-game homestand Saturday afternoon at Strassweg Field. IU Indy pulled ahead with a game-winning goal in the final three minutes of the match.
Following Monday's loss to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USI Men's Soccer fought hard, scoring a season high two goals on a season high 16 shots, showing the best offensive output so far this season.
The Screaming Eagles made their presence known early, recording shots from sophomore midfielder Ahiro Nakamae and junior midfielder Will Kirchhofer. The Eagles' pressure continued, culminating in a 41st-minute penalty kick goal from sophomore forward David Davila. Davila, making his first appearance of the season, faked out the goalkeeper and gave USI the 1-0 lead.
The Eagles carried the lead into the break. The offensive pressure from the Eagles showed on the scoreboard, as they finished the half with a 7-4 lead in shots. Freshman goalkeeper Jacob English tallied two saves, helping keep the Jaguars off the board.
IU Indy dominated the second half, as sophomore defender Stan Klaver scored two goals within two and a half minutes of each other. The first came at 73:05, tying the match, and the second one at 75:33, putting the Jaguars ahead.
USI punched back with a goal from junior Kristopher Martial off a free kick from freshman Edin Cvorovic at 83:37, tying the match at two. The tie did not hold long, as the Jaguars scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute, giving them a 3-2 lead.
The Eagles had multiple opportunities late, with a Kirchhofer blocked shot in the box, and a corner kick in the closing seconds being deflected out of play. Freshman midfielder Isaac Weidner led the team in total shots with four, while Kirchhofer and Davila tied for shots on goal with three apiece.
GREEN BAY 1, WESTERN ILLINOIS 0
MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois men's soccer came up short on its home pitch Saturday afternoon, falling 1-0 to Green Bay at Northwest Field.
The only goal of the contest came in the 33rd minute when Green Bay's Chris Album converted from close range. Despite the early deficit, the Leathernecks generated plenty of chances but were unable to find the equalizer.
Western Illinois outshot the Phoenix 11-8. Benjamin Graham and Xavier Gagnon led the charge with a combined seven attempts—four of which were on target. The Leathernecks pressed for a breakthrough in the second half, but Green Bay goalkeeper Drew Swancutt turned away five shots to secure the victory for the Phoenix.
In goal, Micah Ramirez made three key saves, including a pair of early stops in the first half to keep WIU in the game. Defensively, Gabriel Velasco and Nathan Bessinger anchored the back line, both logging a full 90 minutes.
The match was physical with 28 fouls committed between the teams, and a total of four yellow cards were issued (three to Green Bay, one to Western Illinois).
With the loss, Western Illinois moves to 2-4-0 on the season.