The Hoosiers travel to Piscataway to face Rutgers, kickoff is at 8 P.M. ET
Njike takes a good touch over the head of a Rutgers defender, shows good ball skills and takes a shot just outside the box, Off target, 7’
An Alex Matthews free kick from deep, great header chance inside the box from Mchenry, off target 10'
Rutgers first shot of the match comes off Mroz making a bad read and playing the ball to Amer Lukovic who shoots and misses wide 13’
Rutgers takes another shot this time in the 15’, Devon Stopek takes a DEEP shot, right to Mroz who reads it the whole way
Rutgers has 4 fouls to Indiana 1 in the 22'
A corner kick from Rutgers leaves Mastrodimos open way up top, takes a volley shot, blocked 37’
Rutgers gets two shots back-to-back from Di Ponzio first a great through ball leaves him is one-on-one with Mroz, Mroz saves it then he gets a shot off of the rebound about 10 seconds later and misses off target 39’
Halftime thoughts
IU 0 – Rutgers 0
Indiana has had promising attacking stretches, but the final product hasn’t been there. Four shots and only one on target, with Moller-Jensen producing the lone effort that forced a save.
Mroz’s late one on one save is the biggest moment of the half. Rutgers found a dangerous opening through Di Ponzio, but Mroz kept it even before the follow-up went off target.
Rutgers grew into the half and generated the better late chances. IU needs to limit those openings while finding cleaner combinations around the Rutgers box.
A choppy first half overall. Between the frequent throw-ins, fouls and players slipping on the wet surface, neither team has sustained much rhythm.
Wow, Rutgers, Di Ponzio gets a great through ball, Dribbles through Indiana defenders, shoots, first shot blocked, second shot off the rebound, a bender around the right, goal bottom right, 72’
1-0 Indiana, first deficit Indiana has faced in all of Big 10 play