MARION, Ind. - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Soccer and the University of Saint Francis played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon. The first half began with the Wildcats asserting early pressure with two shots early on. A defensive stand by Kadin Wolfe, who made a crucial save in the 28th minute, kept the Cougars at bay. The breakthrough came in the 31st minute when Taha Houssni poked the ball away from the USF keeper after a long pass from Sam Goodin and scored to give IWU a 1-0 lead. The period concluded with IWU maintaining their advantage, heading into the break ahead 1-0. USF managed to break the deadlock in the 84th minute when Nicolás Balbin scored, leveling the match at 1-1. IWU's defense, led by Wolfe's crucial saves, worked to contain further threats as the period drew to a close. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, with both teams unable to change the score in the final minutes. Indiana Wesleyan welcomes Boyce College to IWU Soccer Field on the 22nd before their Homecoming game on the 25th against No. 23 Marian.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field
- Records: IWU: 9-2-4 (4-0-2) | USF: 6-8-2 (4-2-1)
- NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #9 | USF - Unranked
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Wildcats took the 1-0 advantage in the first half when Sam Goodin blasted the ball from the IWU half to the USF keeper's box where Taha Houssni tapped the ball away from the waiting keeper and fired it into the net.
- IWU prevented USF from scoring in the first half and went to the half up 1-0.
- Saint Francis tied the game late in the second period and neither team was able to break the deadlock from there.??????
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- 1: The Wildcat defense has been superb this year as this was the first goal let in since Sept. 24th.
- 3: Taha Houssni scored his third goal of the season today.
- 0: IWU remains unbeaten in conference play with 2 remaining conferene regular season games.
LOOKING FORWARD
- The Wildcats welcome non-conference opponent Boyce College on Wednesday, October 22nd at 6:30 PM.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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