ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The UIndy men's soccer team picked up three points against Lewis to secure the win and home field advantage in the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament.
This is the first win for the Greyhounds over the Flyers since UIndy's 2023 GLVC Tournament semifinal win.
These two teams have met a whopping 11 times since 2020, the most of any UIndy opponent in the last six seasons, with UIndy taking five of the 11 meetings, including today's 1-0 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Today's game was a defensive battle between both sides. There were only 13 total shots combined between both sides, with four of those 13 shots coming from UIndy.
The Hounds only mustered one shot in the first half from a chance created by Kabiru Gafar that rang off the crossbar in the 44th minute, keeping the match all square at zero headed to the half.
Keerti Unnamatla got the start in goal today, and corralled in his only two saves of the match in the first half.
With GLVC Tournament hosting implications on the line, the Hounds pushed for that breakthrough goal in the second half. Alex Ziermann almost found the opening goal in the 52nd minute, but his shot was denied by Jeremiah Higgins.
Lucas Bedleg was the one who found the goal to secure the GLVC Tournament hosting rights for UIndy. Alex Ziermann bobbed and weaved his way through the Flyers' back line, before a simple layoff pass found Bedleg, who fired home a shot into the top corner to give UIndy the 1-0 lead.
UIndy's defensive effort in the final 20 minutes sought out the game, with the team only allowing one shot that was blocked, to clinch home field in the first round of the GLVC Tournament next weekend.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Bedleg has recorded a goal or an assist in each of his last five matches.
- Ziermann has managed at least one shot in every game he's played in this season except for two.
- Gafar recorded two shots in today's match, which is the eighth time this season he's recorded at least two shots in a game.
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Thomas Piazza played a season high 30 minutes today.
UP NEXT
UIndy will enter the postseason next weekend for the GLVC Tournament as the No. 4 seed, and will host a game at Key Stadium for the seventh straight season.
