INDIANAPOLIS - The Greyhounds and the Tritons duked it out at Key Stadium on Friday night in a GLVC thriller that saw UMSL take the 3-2 win over UIndy. 

Five goals is the most between these two sides in a match since 2022 when the Greyhounds strung together a 5-1 rout of the Tritons. 

The six goals allowed for the Greyhounds over the previous two matches are the most in a two game stretch for UIndy since 2022 when the team also allowed six goals in their final two matches of the season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Friday's contest was a tale of two halves. The first half was composed of two teams trying to find their footing, before finding the breakthrough in the 30th minute off of a turnover from the Hounds in the back line, which was pounced on by Melo Mensah and Max Matarelli who tucked away the game's opening goal to make it 1-0 UMSL. 

But August Abrahamsen had an answer on a brilliant individual run on the far right side of the field, and finished it with a toe poke flick past Jack Franklin to square the game at one just five minutes later. 

The second half was the complete opposite of the first half, as both teams were flying up and down the field creating chance after chance. There were a combined 16 attempts alone in the second half that resulted in three goals. 

Pablo Nadar put the Tritons back in front in the 52nd minute on an assist from Matarelli. 

The Greyhounds continued to push the knot the game back up on efforts from Alvaro Sanchez, Jona Hogle, Kabiru Gafar, and Roman Beko over the next 28 minutes, before Lucas Bedleg fired home a rocket of a shot into the top right corner to square the game at two with just over 10 minutes to go. 

With the Hounds pushing to get the game clinching goal, UMSL had other thoughts, as their pressure on the UIndy back line forced another turnover that resulted in the game's ultimate deciding goal off a deflected shot. 

Alex Ziermann had one last half chance for UIndy on a half field attempt that was corralled by Franklin with 46 seconds left to claim the Tritons' 3-2 upset win over the Hounds.

INSIDE THE BOX
- Bedleg scored his first goal of the season, and his first goal for the Greyhounds since last season's 3-0 GLVC Tournament win over Drury.
- Four Greyhounds racked up three shots in tonight's contest; Bedleg, Gio Terlizzi, Roman Beko and Sanchez.
- Abrahamsen notched his second goal of the season tonight, with his other coming against Truman (9/14/25).
- Victor Mayrink made an appearance in his fifth consecutive game.

UP NEXT
UIndy is back at home Sunday for what looks to be a rainy and windy affair against Maryville at 2:30 p.m. at Key Stadium. The Greyhounds will also be celebrating the team's 10 seniors on Sunday.