INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's soccer team will return home on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 7) to host Robert Morris for a 3:00 p.m. kick inside Michael A. Carroll Stadium. Head coach
Keegan Boom's squad comes in seeking a first Horizon League win of the season after dropping back-to-back road matches at Oakland and Cleveland State. At CSU over the weekend, the Jaguars were forced to chase the game for much of the evening after yielding a score in the game's second minute.
It marked just the third time this season IU Indy (3-6-1, 0-5 HL) had been shutout. For the season, senior
Jose Antonio Herrera has a team-high four goals, having scored three times from the penalty spot. Freshman
Thomas Weinrich has two goals and an assist and classmate
Santiago Sanchez has a goal and team-high two assists. Senior
Jago Thompson-Roberts continues to lead the field players in minutes played, having logged 883 from his center back spot. Sanchez (851) and junior
Jai Dindiyal (849) are just off his pace.
In goal, freshman
Peter Field has started nine of the team's 10 matches with a 1.74 goals against average and 46 saves for a .742 save percentage.
QUOTABLE
"This is a difficult road trip against a good Cleveland State team. We grew into the game today but we have to learn from our mistakes. The team is working hard, wants to win and continues to be bought in. We have a quick turnaround with another conference game against Robert Morris on Wednesday where we will have an opportunity to rebound," Boom said following his team's 2-0 road loss at Cleveland State on Oct. 3.
#HLMSOC STANDINGS
| School |
C PTS |
Conf |
CPct. |
Overall |
Pct. |
| Northern Illinois |
10 |
3-1-1 |
.700 |
6-3-1 |
.650 |
| Milwaukee |
10 |
3-1-1 |
.700 |
5-4-3 |
.542 |
| Oakland |
9 |
2-0-3 |
.700 |
3-3-4 |
.500 |
| Green Bay |
8 |
2-1-2 |
.600 |
3-5-3 |
.409 |
| Cleveland State |
8 |
2-1-2 |
.600 |
4-3-3 |
.550 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne |
7 |
2-1-1 |
.625 |
4-3-1 |
.562 |
| Wright State |
6 |
2-2 |
.500 |
3-6-1 |
.350 |
| Robert Morris |
5 |
1-1-2 |
.500 |
4-4-3 |
.500 |
| Northern Kentucky |
3 |
1-3 |
.250 |
1-8-1 |
.150 |
| Detroit Mercy |
3 |
1-3 |
.250 |
2-7-2 |
.273 |
| IU Indy |
0 |
0-5 |
.000 |
3-6-1 |
.350 |
KNOW YOUR FOE
Robert Morris is 4-4-3 overall and 1-1-2 in Horizon League play. The Colonials have been tough away from home, going 3-1-1 in five road contests with wins at Canisius, St. Bonaventure and Detroit Mercy in league play. RMU has outscored opponents 15-14 on the season and received a team-high seven goals from Anelson Azard. John Krug has a team-high five assists with three coming in Horizon League play. In goal, Josh Lane is the starter with a 1.22 goals against average and 23 saves in his 11 appearances.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is 1-4 all-time against RMU and 0-2 in the two meetings in Indianapolis. The Colonials won last year's meeting by a 2-1 score in Moon Township. Herrera scored from the PK spot in that contest to knot the match in the 54th minute before RMU found the winner in the 77th minute.
UP NEXT
The Jags will step out of league play next Tuesday (Oct. 13) to face Bellarmine at 3:00 p.m. CT.
