INDIANAPOLIS- The Greyhound men's soccer team took a 6-2 win over visiting Maryville in Great Lakes Valley Conference play to celebrate Senior Day at Key Stadium Sunday afternoon.
UIndy (8-4-2: 8-3-1 GLVC) scored early and often in the decisive win. The Greyhounds got on the scoreboard first at the 7:23 mark, with
Ngwese Ebangwese notching his fourth goal of the year, making a steal and dribbling the ball all the way to the other side of the field. He sent his shot in past the Saints keeper from just outside the box.
Maryville (4-7-4; 3-7-1 GLVC) would tie the match in the 17th minute, on Kory Clawson's first goal of the year, but UIndy scored just more than two minutes later and never looked back.
Casey Castle's third goal of the year, a put-back on a rebound off of a Wahsay shot, gave the lead back to UIndy for good.
The Greyhounds put away three more scores prior to the halftme break, with
Daniel Wellmann getting in on the Senior Day scoring with a running header by the near post off of a
Josh Ling corner kick at the 27:11 mark. Wellmann would then assist on the fourth UIndy goal,
Jacob Meyer's team-leading sixth of the year, at the 42:27 mark. Wellmann and Ling then hooked up for a second set piece goal just more than a minute later.
After the intermission, UIndy added one more goal, while the Saints also put another ball in the net. Ebangwese tallied his second score of the game and fifth of the year on a header off of a cross from
Julian Shamsaie to bring the score to 6-1. The Saints added the final goal of the match in the 77th minute on Alex Brown's first goal of the season.
UIndy held the advantage in shots, 25-11, and also took four corner kicks to the Saints' one. Wahsay led the offense with eight shots, while
Andrew Verhonik took the win in goal, making a pair of saves in facing eight shots before giving way to
Will Kramer, who made one save in just less than 17 minutes in goal.
Before the game, UIndy honored its seven senior student-athletes,
Max Rohda,
Ngwese Ebangwese,
Andrew Verhonik,
Will Kramer,
Devin Brown,
Daniel Wellmann and
Casey Castle, and one senior athletic trainer, Ashlee Erlandson.
The Greyhounds head to UW-Parkside next Friday, before hosting their home finale versus Lewis next Sunday. UIndy will then close out the regular season Oct. 29 at Saint Joseph's.