MARION. Ind. - No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan men's soccer remains unbeaten after 5-0 win versus Olivet Nazarene University. The Wildcats scored first in the 15th minute when Brandon Nyagurungo found the back of the net. Taha Houssni would extend the lead to 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Not too much later, Jose Garcia would score as well in the 23rd minute and Houssni would collect the assist. Jose Garcia scored his second goal of the night in the 30th minute unassisted. IWU collected their fifth and final goal off the game in the 34th minute when Yarek Carnegie scored yet another goal to add to his already impressive year total. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the second half and the Wildcats take the 5-0 win.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field
• Records: IWU 8-0 | ONU:3-2
• NAIA Top 25 Ranking: IWU- #7 | ONU- Unranked

• Brandon Nyagurungo got an assist from Jose Garcia in the 15th minute to put IWU up 1-0.
• Taha Houssni collected his third goal of the year this one assisted by Brandon Nyagurungo in the 22nd minute.
• The WIldcats extended the lead to 3-0 in the 23rd minute when Houssni assisted Jose Garcia.
• Jose Garcia would then score his second goal of the game in the 30th minute unassisted.
• Yarek Carnegie continued his four game scoring streak with another goal in the 34th minute.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 24: IWU shot 24 shots compared to Olivet's 7 on the night.
• 0: The Wildcats collected their third straight shutout and sixth of their eight games.
• 8: Yarek Carnegie stays red hot as he now has eight goals total in eight games.

• "We got an important win against a very strong team," said Junior Jose Garcia. "Pretty good sensations to close a perfect pre-conference season. The team has been showing effort, composure, quality, and brotherhood and today was not the exception. We are prepared for what's next." 

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats play next on Wednesday, Sept. 25th at Marian University at 7:00 PM.
• Links for video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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