INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy men's soccer team earned a 1-1 draw against Missouri-St. Louis away from home on Sunday.

This marks the first time since the 2020 season that the Greyhounds were unable to beat UMSL. The game was very chippy from the jump, as there were 27 combined fouls between both teams, and six total yellow cards, three for each team, to go along with all those fouls.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a slow moving first half with only seven total shots on goal between both teams, but the Hounds had the better of those chances. 

Alvaro Sanchez's shot inside the first four minutes forced a save from UMSL's Austin Reid to keep the score all level at zero.

The next best chance for UIndy came in the 22nd minute when Lucas Bedleg found himself in a one-on-one situation against Reid, but found his shot wide of the mark after he attempted to beat Reid with a near post shot from the left side of the six yard box.

The Tritons best effort came in the 42nd minute on a direct free kick by Jon Campbell, which forced a comfortable save by Ionas Giovanidis to keep the score 0-0 headed to the half.  

UMSL found the game's breakthrough goal in the 52nd minute after Vincent Montoya committed a foul in the box, and Campbell's penalty kick effort clipped the underside of the crossbar to give the Tritons a 1-0 lead.

August Abrahamsen almost responded to the Tritons goal in the 57th minute when his shot was saved by Reid to deny the Hounds, and keep the score 1-0 UMSL.

But the Hounds would not be denied for long after a handful of chances in the second half.

Jona Hogle's high driven near post shot from outside the 18-yard box got UIndy level at 1-1 with USML with 19 minutes remaining. Hogle's effort was the last real chance for either side, making the final score 1-1 for UIndy against UMSL.

INSIDE THE BOX
- Hogle scored his first goal of the season today for the Hounds.
- Nikolas Karnesis made his first career start today against UMSL. 
- Kabiru Gafar picked up his second assist of the season on Hogle's goal.
- Demetris Giannakopoulos recorded his second career assist today, his only other career assist coming on Oct. 27, 2023 against Quincy.

UP NEXT
The Hounds will head back home next Friday Oct. 25, to take on Illinois Springfield as the team begins its first of three home stands to end the season.