Hoosiers Resilient Again in 4-2 Win

Friday, October 10

Bloomington, Ind.

7:30 p.m.

Indiana University

8-3-1, 3-3-0

Ohio State

5-6-0, 2-3-0

Ohio St.

Indiana

10/11/2025 12:04:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men's soccer (8-3-1, 3-3-0 B1G) recorded its fifth comeback victory of the season Friday (Oct. 10) night, recovering from 2-1, second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State (5-6-0, 2-3-0 B1G), 4-2, on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Senior forward Palmer Ault assisted a go-ahead goal in the 17th minute and a game-tying goal in the 55th before his 30th-career goal gave IU the lead in the 68th minute. Graduate transfer defender Ben Do put the icing on the cake with a 90th-minute score.

KEY MOMENTS
• 17' – GOAL! Ault picked up the ball at midfield and dribbled up the field, attracting defenders before laying it off to sophomore forward Easton Bogard, making a run into the box. Bogard stepped on the brakes, shifted the ball onto his left foot and finished into the top corner to give Indiana the early lead. Indiana 1, Ohio State 0
• 37' – GOAL! OSU graduate defender Thomas Gilej took his chances from 30 yards out and was rewarded with a low screamer that fit perfectly between graduate goalkeeper Holden Brown's glove and the front post. Tie game. Indiana 1, Ohio State 1
• 49' – GOAL! Brown couldn't contain an effort from OSU redshirt senior defender Nathan Demian, and freshman forward Michael Ndiweni jumped on the rebound, scoring his first goal of the season. Ohio State 2, Indiana 1
• 55' – GOAL! Indiana took advantage of a free kick just outside the box and near the end line. Instead of an aerial ball, Ault elected a low pass towards the penalty spot and connected with junior defender Alex Barger, who put it home with a first-time finish to the back post. Indiana 2, Ohio State 2
• 62' – Ault nearly got the winner six minutes early from a shot that clanged off the crossbar.
• 68' – GOAL! After losing the ball in the box, Bogard got in front of an attempted clearance and deflected the ball to sophomore midfielder Charlie Heuer. Heuer quickly passed to Ault, who turned and fired, left-footed, past the keeper. Indiana 3, Ohio State 2
• 81' – Ohio State had a great chance to equalize in a one-on-one chance with Brown, but the shot went right into the on-rushing keeper.
• 90' – GOAL! As the seconds ticked down, the Hoosiers won a clearance in the middle of the pitch and advanced forward. The ball came to Do, free in the box coming down the right wing, and the defender struck it to the keeper's inside post. Indiana 4, Ohio State 2

NOTABLES
• Considering the 2-1 deficit, Friday's result marked Indiana's fifth comeback victory this season and first since September 19 at Penn State.
• Indiana has played 193 consecutive regular season matches without back-to-back defeats. The streak spans 4,361 days (11 years, 11 months, 9 days) in total dating back to November 1, 2013.
• In the 60th game of the all-time series, Indiana improved to 49-6-5 against Ohio State. The Hoosiers have won nine of the last 11 matches in the series with a 9-1-1 record since 2017.
• Ault eclipsed 30 goals and 75 assists on Friday night, bringing his career totals to 30 goals, 17 assists and 77 points. The senior leads the Big Ten with nine goals and 23 points this season.
• Heuer made his fourth appearance this season and first since September 23 at Michigan State after dealing with injury. The assist marked his first of the year.
• Do scored his first goal as a Hoosier from his 90th-minute strike. Swan's assist marked his first-career point.

UP NEXT
Indiana will have 10 days off from Big Ten play, playing two non-conference matches in between. The Hoosiers will travel for its annual matchup with Kentucky on Tuesday (Oct. 14) before hosting Hanover College Friday (Oct. 17) for Senior Day.

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