EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The UIndy men's soccer team defeated Lewis in the GLVC semifinal on Friday. The Greyhounds won, 4-3, in penalty kicks after a scoreless regulation and overtime to advance to Sunday's GLVC Championship match against top-seeded Illinois Springfield. 
 
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds started the contest with a shot taken by Michael Tselios but went to right of the goal. Lewis had a chance to score first with back-to-back shots on goal, but UIndy goalie Kieran Brown and Niklas Thanhofer stopped that from happening.
 
The Greyhounds and the Flyers continued to exchange possession of the ball, moving it up and down the pitch. At the end of the half Lewis led UIndy in shots with six, three on goal, while the Hounds had three, one on goal.
 
Similarly, to the end of the first half, the second half began with both teams continuing to pass the ball the length of the field. The first 90 minutes ended scoreless, sending the match into two 10-minute overtimes.
 
After both overtimes the score remained 0-0, sending the game into penalty kicks. Each team gets five kicks, the team with the most wins the match.
 
 Brown remained in goal for the Greyhounds in penalty kicks, he blocked two out of five shots. Jakob David, August Abrahamsen, Michael Tselios, and Bobby Turner all made their attempts. UIndy won in penalty kicks four to three winning them the match.
  INSIDE THE BOX
- Brown protected the UIndy goal for the whole contest. The Australia transplant completed six saves on the day.
- The defensive trio of Pierre Lurot, Bobby Turner, and Thanhofer stayed in the backfield for all 110 minutes of the match
- Tselios led UIndy in shot with three.
- Vincent Montoya, Brandon Johnson and David also remained on the pitch for the entirety of the match.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds seek their fourth GLVC Championship and automatic-qualifying (AQ) bid to the NCAA tournament on Sunday. They will face No. 9 Illinois Springfield for the title, slated for 4 p.m. ET in East Peoria, Ill., at Corwin Clatt Stadium.

The Greyhounds and Prairie Stars played to a 1-1 draw on Oct. 29 at Key Stadium in the regular-season finale.