INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 14 ranked UIndy men's soccer team tied no. 10 Illinois-Springfield,1-1, on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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INS & OUTS
The match began with a defensive battle between the two teams. The Greyhounds and the Prairie Stars continued to move the ball up and down the field. The Hounds controlled the ball most of the time but the Stars did not stop trying to maintain possession of the ball.
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Both teams ended the first half with four shots each, UIS had two shots on goal.
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The second set of 45 minutes started with each team having no goals on the day.
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The Prairie Stars made it to the net first, 25 minutes into the second half. Â Ten minutes late the Hounds scored to tie the game at 1-1. The goal was made off of a corner kick by
Michael Tselios,
Bobby Turner was there to head the ball into the net.
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INSIDE THE BOX
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Kieran Brown was the man in goal for the Greyhounds. Brown finished the day with two saves and one goal allowed.
- The defensive trio of
Niklas Thanhofer,
Bobby Turner, and
Pierre Lurot remained in the backfield for UIndy the whole match.
- The Hounds finished the contest with a total of 11 shots, three on goal.
Roman Beko and
August Abrahamsen let the hounds in shots with two each.
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UP NEXT
UIndy earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming
GLVC Championship Tournament and will host sixth-seed Truman in quarterfinal action Sunday, Nov. 5. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
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