LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The IU Indianapolis men's soccer team's non-conference schedule came to a close on Tuesday (Oct. 13) with a 2-0 road loss at Bellarmine. Head coach
Keegan Boom opted to rest some key starters and provide some extended minutes to reserves in preparation for the close of the Horizon League schedule. Bellarmine (6-2-4) scored a pair of second half goals and also unloaded their bench in the win.
"Overall, the performance today was fantastic for 85 of the 90 minutes," Boom said. "The boys battled hard, created lots of shots and had lots of the ball in dangerous areas. The different today was two set pieces where we were not good enough and it ultimately cost us. We were able to go young today with nine freshmen playing good minutes as we prepare for an important match against Milwaukee on Saturday."
Bellarmine's Martin Cadagan netted the game-winner in the 47th minute and Colin Mackey added an insurance goal from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute to account for the day's scoring. Mackey had previously assisted on Cadagan's goal as part of a three-point performance.
The Jaguars earned a penalty kick in the 60th minute, but senior
Jose Antonio Herrera had his attempt stopped by Bellarmine keeper Benny Howard. Later,
Thomas Weinrich and Herrera each had shot attempts blocked that resulted in corner kicks in the 73rd and 74th minutes, but neither restart resulted in shot attempts.
IU Indy outshot Bellarmine 8-5 in the opening half, but saw the hosts race to a 14-6 second half shot margin and 19-14 advantage for the game. Only three of the Jaguars' 14 attempts were on frame.
Freshman
Vicente Silva made his second start of the season and registered eight saves. Only Silva,
Luke Gonda,
Jayden Quezada and
Luke Kegerreis played all 90 minutes as 19 different Jaguars saw playing time. Herrera finished with a team-high three shot attempts and Weinrich added two.
The Jaguars will return home to host Milwaukee in Horizon League play on Saturday (Oct. 17) at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
