WINONA LAKE, Ind. - No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Soccer matched up against No. 21 Grace College at 1st Source Bank Field on Wednesday night. The first half began with IWU finding early momentum against the Lancers. Despite a series of offsides and fouls, the Wildcats maintained defensive resilience, highlighted by Kadin Wolfe's save in the 10th minute. The half's turning point came just before halftime when Eliass Elfasoukhi, assisted by Richard Llanes, scored to give IWU a 1-0 lead that they would carry into the break. In the second half, Indiana Wesleyan maintained its defensive stance against GC's persistent attacks. Wolfe was active in goal, notably saving a shot in the 85th minute. Despite several attempts from the Wildcats, including a saved shot by Taha Houssni in the 89th minute, the half concluded with no changes to the score. IWU ended the match with a 1-0 lead, holding off GC's efforts to equalize and handing the Lancers their first conference loss. The Wildcats have now won 4 of their last 5 with two straight clean sheet victories.



THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Winona Lake, Ind. | 1st Source Bank Field
• Records: IWU: 7-2-2 (2-0-1) | GC: 8-2-2 (2-1-0)
• NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #10 | GC - #21

WHAT HAPPENED

• Eliass Elfasoukhi broke the tie right before the half ended with a goal assisted by Richard Llanes.
• The Wildcats kept the advantage the rest of the way despite the onslaught of shots in the second half by Grace.

KEY WILDCATS

• Eliass Elfasoukhi:
  • 1 goal
  • 2 shots
• Richard Llanes:
  • 1 assist
• Kadin Wolfe:
  • 0 goals allowed
  • 2 saves

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 4: IWU has now won four of their last 5 games, two against ranked opponents.
• 2: Kadin Wolfe has recorded back to back shutout wins.
• 16: Grace College shot 16 times but only two landed on frame.

• "Thanks be to God for this win. I'm so proud of the heart our guys showed tonight, that was a team win from guy 1-30," said senior Cole Little. "It was not a clean performance by any means, but when we play as a band of brothers we are tough to beat. I love this team and we will continue to fight for a conference championship that our school deserves."

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats shift their focus to Saturday, October 4th when they take on Huntington University on Senior night!
• Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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