INDIANAPOLIS - The University of Indianapolis men's soccer team racked up five goals at home on Friday against the William Jewell Cardinals.
Teddy Gifford scored in the fourth minute, putting the Cardinals ahead first. The Hounds responded quickly,
Julian Zylfiu scoring in the 11th minute to level the score.
The teams went to halftime still tied, but the Hounds took off in the second half.
Benjamin Sierra scored in the 49th minute to put the Greyhounds ahead, and
Javier Steinwascher scored to double the lead in the 54th. Another goal, one from
Josh Mahon, made it 4-1 and
Jack Berger's 86th-minute goal finished off the scoring at 5-1.
The Hounds took 23 shots to the Cardinals' five and put 12 of them on target. The Greyhounds also had eight corner kicks in the match.
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Head coach John Higgins: "Delighted to get the win tonight. We were flat in the first half but showed really good character to come back and win comfortably in the second half. Not our best performance but it's all about results at this time in the season."
With the win, the Hounds clinch a spot in the conference tournament and trail the Rockhust Hawks by one game in the conference standings. They play the Hawks on Sunday at noon at the key.
