MILWAUKEE - The IU Indianapolis men's soccer team suffered a heart breaking 3-1 road defeat at Milwaukee on Friday night (Nov. 1), crippling the team's chances of earning a spot in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament. The Jaguars struck first on a Cameron Radeke strike late in the first half, but saw the hosts rattle off three unanswered goals after halftime in the win. 

"Disappointed with the result. Disappointed with where it puts us, but I did see a lot of fight," said head coach Sid van Druenen. "Happy we are still playing for something on Tuesday after a disappointing result on the road."

The Jaguars offense looked spry all night long, outshooting the Panthers 19-14, but only solved Milwaukee keeper Daniel Ibarra once. Ibarra finished with seven stops while Mason Taylor registered six stops for the Jaguars. 

IU Indy (5-8-3, 2-5-1 HL) scored in the game's 31st minute as Radeke capped off a nice passing combination for his second score of the year. Sophomore defender Jago Thompson-Roberts sent a pass up the right side to rookie Stan Klaver, who redirected a pass in the middle to Radeke. From there, the junior attacker did the rest, slotting a shot past Ibarra for his first goal since the season's second game. 

However, Milwaukee roared back, beginning in the 58th minute when Alejandro Martinez got a shot past Taylor after the Jaguar keeper had stopped his initial attempt. The rebound came right back to Martinez, who laced a shot just over Taylor for an equalizer. 

In the 75th minute, Bienvenu Djunga made an impressive run through the middle of the Jaguar defense and blazed a shot past Taylor for the eventual game-winner. 

Needing a result, the Jaguars pushed numbers forward seeking a comeback of its own. Nielsen almost obliged in the 83rd minute, but had a shot ring off the right post and back onto the field of play. Ethan Vermillion then blasted the rebound attempt over the bar from long distance. 

Milwaukee tacked on a late marker in the final minute when Mesfin Roda's breakaway hit off a retreating Jaguar defender and into the open net. Just a minute prior, Milwaukee had a similar breakaway, but Taylor recycled Felix Huwiler's shot to keep the margin at one. 

Vermillion led the Jaguars attack with six shot attempts and Radeke had four. 

The Jaguars will return home to host Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday (Nov. 5) at 2:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium.