Indiana Wesleyan University

HUNTINGTON, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Soccer hit the road for an afternoon match against Huntington University on Saturday. After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats scored thrice after a Huntington goal to win 3-1. The Wildcats remain unbeaten in Crossroads play and will play Goshen on October 10th.
 
IWU pelted the Huntington defense throughout the first half with shots but were unable to find the net. They outshot the Foresters 10-0 and recorded 4 corner kicks in the opening period. Despite continuing the pressure in the second half, IWU went down 1-0 on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute. Mariano Chaves came through to tie it in the 68th minute, assisted by Camilo Pereda for the second straight game. Chaves put in the game winning goal in the 73rd minute which tied him with Yarek Carnegie for the team lead in goals on the season. However, Carnegie broke that tie in the 87th minute to put the final touches on the match.



THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Huntington, Ind. | King Stadium
• Records: IWU: 10-1-2 (4-0-0) | HU: 3-5-2 (0-2-2)
• NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #6 | HU - Unranked

• IWU outshot Grace 10-0 in the first half, but the match was scoreless at the break.
• Huntington took the lead in the 52nd minute on a penalty kick goal.
• For the second straight game, Mariano Chaves scored the first goal for IWU with an assist from Camilo Pereda, this time in the 68th minute to tie it.
• Chaves added to his goal total with another in the 73rd, assisted by Jose Garcia.
• Yarek Carnegie scored the last goal of the match, assisted by Garcia, in the 87th minute to give IWU the 3-1 win.

• 4: Mariano Chaves poured in half of IWU's 8 shots on goal with 4 of his own.
• 7: Kadin Wolfe picked up his 7th win of the season as goalkeeper for the Wildcats.
• 18: IWU dominated the shots category, taking 18 compared to only 2 from Huntington.

• "Very happy for the goals, but want to emphasize the team effort," said Mariano Chaves. "Getting behind on the score, we were patient and calm to turnover. Always together as a family!"

• IWU gets a week break until they host Goshen College on October 10th for Senior Day.
• Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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