LIMA. Ohio - No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan men's soccer continued their win streak after beating the University of Northwestern Ohio, 3-1. Defense was the name of the game for the majority of the first half until UNOH scored the first goal of the game in the 37th minute and took a 1-0 lead in the half. IWU played great defense in the second half to keep the game close. The Wildcats eventually tied the game in the 64th minute when Guzman Trigo found the back of the net. Giuseppe Santacroce gave Indiana Wesleyan the lead in the 76th minute and IWU scored only 2 minutes later when Yarek Carnegie booted one in to give the red and gray the 3-1 win.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Lima, Ohio | Racer Stadium
• Records: IWU: 5-0 | UNOH: 1-2
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #15 | UNOH- Unranked

WHAT HAPPENED

• The Racers scored the first and only goal in the first half to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
• The Wildcat defense fought hard and kept the game close in the second half.
• Guzman Trigo scored his third goal of the year off of an assist by Brandon Nyagurungo in the 64th minute.
• IWU took the lead when Giuseppe Santacroce found the back of the net in the 76th minute assisted by Tim Slusarczyk.
• The final goal of the game came by way of Volkan Celikkol assisting Yarek Carnegie in the 78th minute. This was Carnegie's fifth goal of the year.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 5: It has been five wins for the Wildcats in five games and Yarek Carnegie gained his fifth goal of the season.
• 10: IWU had ten shots in both the first and second halves to give them twenty on the night compared to UNOH's eight.
• 2: This is Indiana Wesleyan's second all-time win against the Racers of Northwestern Ohio.

WOLFE PERSPECTIVE

• "After a rough end to the first half, we regrouped with strong words of encouragement from the guys on the field," said goalkeeper Kadin Wolfe, "The encouragement was reciprocated from the guys on the bench, and we came into the second half fired up and ready to play. After the last whistle blew, it was great to know that this team can overcome any circumstance and still come out on top with three points."

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats' next game is against #21 University of Rio Grande (Ohio) at home this Saturday, Sept. 7th at 3:00 PM.
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