Wolverines Blanked on the Road by Indiana

Saturday, October 24

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Michigan

7-4-3, 2-2-2

Indiana

9-4-2, 2-3-1

Michigan

Indiana

Michael Kapitula

10/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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By: Scott Kemps

» IU's Grant Lillard's goal in the 18th minute broke 198-minute shutout streak for the U-M defense that dated back to the Rutgers match (Oct. 10).
» The Wolverines were outshot 18-9 on the night, while sophomore Evan Louro made seven saves in goal.
» Francis Atuahene led the Wolverines with five shots and had U-M's two shots on goal.

Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Armstrong Stadium)
Score: Indiana 1, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (7-4-3, 2-2-2 B1G), IU (9-4-2, 2-3-1 B1G)
Next U-M Match: Tuesday, Oct. 27-- vs. Western Michigan (U-M Soccer Stadium), 7:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's soccer team fell, 1-0, to the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday (Oct. 24) at Indiana's Bill Armstrong Stadium. A score for IU's Grant Lillard proved to be the lone goal of the match, as U-M fell to 2-2-2 in Big Ten play with two matches to play.

Michigan had its first flurry of the contest over a three-minute span in the 11th-14th minutes, as sophomore Michael Kapitula, senior Colin McAtee and freshman Francis Atuahene each had shots one minute apart. The Wolverines then earned a pair of corners in the 13th minute, but they were cleared to safety by the Hoosier back line.

The Hoosiers marked the lone score of the match at the 17:58 mark. Following an IU corner, Matt Foldsey tapped a ball to Femi Hollinger-Janzen, who found the head of Lillard on the back post for the 1-0 lead and eventual match-winner. The goal snapped a 198-minute shutout streak -- keyed by sophomore goalkeeper Evan Louro -- that dated back to the Rutgers contest (Oct. 10). Louro had four saves in the opening stanza of action today.

In the 57th minute, U-M was presented with a golden opportunity, as senior William Mellors-Blair had a curling shot that rang off the crossbar. The follow-up shot by junior Yamann Sahlool was high for the best Wolverine chance to that point.

Atuahene had the two U-M shots on goal in the 77th and 88th minutes but was unable to beat IU goalkeeper Colin Webb, as the Hoosiers moved to 2-3-1 in Big Ten play.

U-M returns home for its final homestand of the season, hosting the Western Michigan Broncos Tuesday (Oct. 27) at 7:30 p.m. from U-M Soccer Stadium.

Postgame Notes

• Freshman Marcello Borges played 63 minutes, the most since the Oakland (Sept. 23) match, where he played 63 minutes.

• U-M continues to boast a pristine goal margin of +3 (eight goals for, five against), which is tied for the best in the conference.

• Evan Louro has now stopped at least seven shots on four occasions this season.

• Francis Atuahene has had at least five shots in four games this season and continues to pace the team in shots (61) and shots on goal (27).