COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4-ranked University of Indianapolis men's soccer team opened the 2022 season with a draw against No. 15 Lake Erie on Thursday night in Columbus.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
In just the third minute of action, the Hounds found the back of the net to open the new season. Returning as a key piece from a year ago,
Seth Ward met the ball and placed it in the bottom right of the goal off an assist from
Bryan Moreira. A little later in the half at the 25th minute, Montana State Billings transfer
Ibo Yilmaz was fouled near the net and eventually executed a penalty kick to put UIndy up by a pair heading into the halftime locker room.
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Despite trailing with half the match gone, the Storm climbed back and netted two goals in the 65th and 79th minutes to collect the draw.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-UIndy led the match with 13 shots while Lake Erie had seven.
-The Storm committed a game-high 10 fouls while the Hounds had eight.
-In total, three yellow cards were given to LEC while UIndy had one.
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UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will stay in Columbus and battle Ohio Dominican on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m.
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