INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy men's soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship Tournament after defeating Lake Erie 1-0.
 
The sole goal was scored by Bobby Turner in the 75th minute. That was the first Greyhound goal in 294:48 minutes of action, with the last goal was scored against Truman St. on Nov. 5th in the GLVC Tournament Quarterfinals. The Hounds have also not let in a goal in 317:18 minutes, also done against Truman.
 

?? Bobby Turner cleans up the mess to give the Hounds 1-nil lead with under 1??5?? minutes left! pic.twitter.com/3UApmRrUk8

— UIndy Men's Soccer (@UIndyMSoccer) November 19, 2023

INS & OUTS
The first half was a back and forth between the two teams, possession was maintained equally by UIndy and Lake Erie. The Hounds had zero shots, and Storm had one.
 
Turner's goal was the highlight of the second half. He achieved this after receiving the ball from Niklas Thanhofer off of another UIndy shot.
 
HOUND BYTES
From Head Coach Gabe Hall on the win…
"I wouldn't say it was our best performance. But the guys showed a lot of scrappiness and grit in their game today, and they found a way to get a result. At the end of the end of the day, and at this time of year, that's all that really matters is finding a way to get a result."
 
Hall aboutTurner's Goal…
"I think that is something about our team is we're dangerous in set pieces. So we get opportunities, good scoring opportunities. Bobby attacked the ball, didn't give up on it during the second chance and finished."
 
Hall on moving on in the NCAA Tournament…
"It's always good when you get to play after Thanksgiving."
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Kieran Brown was between the sticks for the Greyhounds. Brown now has 10 shutouts on the season, he completed today's match with two saves.
- The Greyhounds finished the match with five shots with one on goal.
- Niklas Thanhofer, Pierre Lurot, and Turner were the three men in the backfield. Brandon Johnson and Jakob David joined all three defenders with 90 minutes of action.

UP NEXT
With the top-two seeds - Tiffin and Illinois Springfield - losing their respective second round match this weekend, UIndy is on track to host the third round and quarterfinals the weekend of Dec. 1-3. The Greyhounds will square off with Lewis, as the seventh-seeded Flyers knocked off UIS in penalty kicks on Sunday. Eighth-seeded Maryville, which shut out Tiffin in the second round, will face the winner of McKendree and Southern Nazarene.