MOUNT VERNON. Ohio - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Soccer wins over the Cougars of Mount Vernon, 1-0. Jose Garcia would collect the lone goal of the game in the 18th minute. Both sides played tough and battled hard but were unable to put another goal on the board. The Wildcat defense shut down any attack by MVNU and Logan Smith posted another shutout.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio | CH4 Stadium
• Records: IWU: 13-1-1 (5-1-1) | MVNU: 5-4-6 (2-3-2)
• NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #6 | MVNU - Unranked

• Jose Garcia scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute. 
• Smith registered another shutout with 5 saves.
• The Wildcats shut down any attack by the Cougars and outshot them 19 to 13.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 1: One goal was all that was needed to get the job done.
• 9: Garcia now has nine goals on the season, good for third on the team. This is also IWU's ninth shutout for the year.
• 5: Smith recorded five saves in the shutout win.

TRIGO PERSPECTIVE

• "Proud of the team's effort tonight on a tough road game, we are now a step closer to our first season goal but we know that we have to take it a game at a time. Excited for what's to come!" said Guzman Trigo

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats play on the road one more time on the 26th at 7:00 PM against Huntington University.

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