EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The No. 13 UIndy men's soccer team won their fourth GLVC Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against the No. 9-ranked Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars on Sunday evening at the EastSide Centre. The Greyhounds outlasted the Prairie Stars in penalty kicks, 2-1, to earn the league's automatic-qualifying bid to the 2023 DII Men's Soccer Championship.
This is the fourth GLVC tournament title won by the Hounds, adding to the trophy case with the hardware from 2014, 2017, and 2021. The newly-crowned champs will find out who they face tomorrow in the selection show at 7 p.m. ET on
NCAA.com.
INS & OUT
The game went into penalty kicks after a scoreless double overtime, where both teams dominated on the defensive end.
Kieran Brown manned the net for the Greyhounds, saving one of the shots while two others went off target, both going down as failed chips over the Australian keeper.
August Abrahamsen and
Bobby Turner were the PK heroes for UIndy, each scoring on their penalty kick tries.
The Greyhounds came into overtime determined to bring home the championship. The Hounds got off three shots, two on goal. In the second overtime UIndy attempted three shots with two on goal. UIS was not able to get off a shot in both overtimes.
The first 90 minutes consisted of the Greyhounds and the Prairie Starts playing physical and defensive soccer. Both teams ended regulation with four shots each, with the Stars managing the only shots on goal of regulation with two.
INSIDE THE BOX
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Kieran Brown remained in goal for the Hounds during the entire contest. The Aussie native had two saves on the day.
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Niklas Thanhofer,
Bobby Turner,
Pierre Lurot,
Vincent Montoya,
Jakob David, and
Brandon Johnson all remained on the pitch for the whole match.
- The Hounds finished the game with ten shots, three on goal. Tselios led in shots with two, one on goal.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will prepare for the NCAA tournament. The bracket will be released Monday, Nov. 13 with a selection show at 7 p.m. EST. Stay tuned to
@UIndyAthletics on X to see who the Hounds will face.
