IPFW DEFEATS BOWLING GREEN STATE, 2-1

(10/25/02) Bowling Green, Ohio - In a rain-soaked, men's soccer game on Friday afternoon, IPFW scored the game's first two goals and went on to post a 2-1 win over Bowling Green.

IPFW (4-13-1) struck first at 5:00 with a goal from freshman Joe Schuring. The Mastodons added another goal at 25:00 off of the foot of freshman Craig Vande Vusse for a 2-0 lead.

Bowling Green State (3-11-0) cut into the lead with just 40 seconds remaining in the first half with a goal from freshman Francisco Jose Sanchez (44:20). Fellow frosh Dave Belfort assisted on the Falcons' lone goal.

The Falcons had several chances in the second half, but couldn't convert for the game-tying goal.

MASTODONS EARN FIRST HOME WIN OF THE SEASON AS THEY SHUT OUT TAYLOR UNIVERSITY 6-0

(10/22/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - The IPFW men's soccer team scored early and often Tuesday afternoon at the Hefner Soccer Fields as the Mastodons defeated Taylor University 6-0. Five different Mastodons scored in the first home win and shut out of the season. With the victory, the Mastodons improve to 3-13-1 overall, while the Taylor University fell to 4-12-1 on the season.

IPFW's Seth Fishelson got the Mastodons rolling with his eighth goal of the year off an assist from William Foreman at the 36:19 minute. With thirty four second left on the clock in the first half senior Ian Luya scored on a breakaway giving the Mastodons a commanding 2-0 advantaged.

In the second half, IPFW wasted no time as Joe Schuring scored two goals. Derek Hibbard received the first assist and Luya the seconded. Luya would get one more shot at Taylor's keeper when he blasted the ball to left side of the net for his second goal of the game at 77:31. The only thing missing from a perfect day for the two seniors was a goal by Scott Bailey. As the game got closer to the end Bailey netted his second goal of the season from 10 yards out.

The Mastodons out-shot the Taylor, 29-7, and out-cornered them, 13-2. IPFW's goalkeeper Peter Hachaj recorded four saves to earn his first shutout of the season.

IPFW will return to action as they travel to battle Bowling Green State University on Friday, Oct. 25 in their final contest of the season. Game time is set for 1 p.m. (EST).

Northwestern Shuts Out IPFW, 2-0

Evanston, Ill. - The IPFW men's soccer team lost to a dominating Northwestern offense 2-0 on Sunday at Lakeside Field. Freshman Jaro Pylypczak scored the game-winning goal for his second tally of the season.

Pylypczak corralled a loose ball near the top of the goal box and fired it past Mastodon goalkeeper Peter Hachaj at the 32:56 minute.

Freshman Adam Sirois gave NU a two-goal lead a little more than three minutes later. Steve Jedlinski fed Jeremy Cook a long ball, and Cook crossed it to an open Sirois who buried the ball in the net.

The Wildcats out-shot the Mastodons 10-2 in the first half and 13-4 for the game.

IPFW will play their final home game of the 2002 season Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Hefner Field. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. (CST).

AKRON ZIPS PAST IPFW, 4-0

(10/18/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - The IPFW men's soccer team allowed three goals in the first half and one in the second half, losing at home to Akron University on Friday evening, 4-0. The Mastodons dropped their fourth home game of the year (2-12-1), while Akron improved to 4-6-2.

Akron struck first midway through the first half with a goal by Alex Odwell (20:28). The Zips added two more goals less then of two minutes apart. Chris Gnandt place a solid shot to the lower right corner past IPFW's keeper Peter Hachaj (29:12). The assist was awarded to Michael Marich. Pat Beattie added to the scoring with a blasted from 15 yards out off the keepers hand and into the back of the net at the 30:36 minute. Akron would go to the locker room with a 3-0 lead at the half. The Zips out-shot IPFW 11-2 in the first half.

In the second half, Akron scored one more unanswered goal on an unassisted breakaway by Will Kletzien at the 56:16 minute. IPFW goalkeeper Hachaj surrendered the first three goals of the game before being pulled for Anthony Johnson at the half.

The Mastodons were out-shot 17-2 for the game (both shots in the first half) and had just four corner kicks to Akron's five.

IPFW will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 20th as they travel to Northwestern University. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. (CST).

BUTLER DEFEATS IPFW, 2-0

(10/14/02) Indianapolis, Ind. - IPFW men's soccer team played their third game in four day as they fell to Butler University 2-0 at Varsity Field on Monday, Oct. 14. The road defeat dropped the Mastodons to 2-11-1 on the year, while Butler improved to 6-7-2.

Butler's Thulio Goncalves scored his first goal of the season just 3:51 into the game. The Butler midfielder finished a run that started with Michael Mariscalco's pass to Scott Olsen, who raced up the left side of the field. Olsen crossed the ball to Goncalves, who knocked a shot into the right corner of the net from five yards away.

The Bulldogs continued to press the attack for much of the first half, but IPFW goalkeeper Peter Hachaj turned away four shots on goal. Butler finished the first half with a 13-1 advantage in shots.

The Mastodons picked up the pace in the second half and threatened several times, but couldn't get a shot past Butler goalkeeper Grant Barrie. Mariscalco gave the Bulldogs an insurance goal with less than three minutes remaining in the match on a shot from five yards out in front of the net.

Butler out-shot the Mastodons, 18-8, in game. Seth Fishelson led the way for the Mastodons with four shots, while Hachaj finished with six saves. Mariscalco guided the Bulldogs to their sixth win with nine shots, one goal, and an assists.

IPFW will return to Hefner Soccer Field Friday evening as they host Akron University. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (CST).

DEPAUL TOPS IPFW 1-0

(10/13/02) Chicago, Ill. - A second-half goal by Luke Rojo put the Blue Demons over the IPFW Mastodons, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Wish Field. The Blue Demons to 4-5-2 while IPFW dropped to 2-10-1.

The match was even until Rojo found the back of the net in the 73rd minute. Adam Hermsen fed Rojo on the left side of the goal. Rojo gathered the pass and fired it into the right side of the net past IPFW keeper Peter Hachaj.

The Blue Demons held IPFW to just three shots as Michael Timlin was credited with his second career shutout.

IPFW will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to face Butler University on Monday, Oct. 14th. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CST)

MASTODONS PLAY WESTERN MICHIGAN TO A 2-2 TIE

(10/11/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - The IPFW men's soccer team finished the evening against Western Michigan in a double overtime draw. The Mastodons go to 2-9-1, while the Broncos went to 2-6-2 on the season.

IPFW would get on the board first as the Mastodons were awarded a penalty as a Bronco defender was holding a jersey on a corner kick. IPFW's Ian Luya waited for Broncos goalkeeper Ian Spooner to collect his thoughts before Luya netted the first goal of the game at 6:06 minute mark.

Bronco's defender Mark Stickler knotted the score (1-1) at the 19:42 mark. After Scott Duhl tested the Mastodons goalkeeper Peter Hachaj in the box, the ball was knocked away to Stickler and placed it in the back of the net.

IPFW would regain the lead in the second half, as Seth Fishelson dribbled between two Bronco defenders forcing the keeper to make a play. Fishelson then blasted a shot from 15 yards out past Spooner for the goal.

Leading 2-1, the Bronco's Scott Duhl goal past Hachaj kept the game alive and tied at 2-2.

Both teams would have multiple opportunities in both overtime periods, but neither could convert as the game ended in a 2-2 tie.

Western Michigan finished with a 22-10 advantage in shots and 12-7 margin in corner kicks.

IUPUI JAGUARS TOPS IPFW, 4-3

(10/09/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - IPFW men's soccer team lost a thriller to IUPUI Wednesday night 4-3 at Hefner Soccer Field. IPFW dropped to 2-9, while the Jaguars earned their first win of the season going to 1-10-1.

In the first, IUPUI would get on the board as Rick Del Toro moved between two IPFW defenders and scored on goalkeeper Peter Hachaj at the 7:42 minute mark. The Jaguars would add to their lead as Mike Madaj received a pass from Brandon Meyer to take a 2-0 advantage at the 19:07. The Mastodons would strike back as Seth Fishelson scored his second goal of the season with a header past IUPUI's goalkeeper Drew Deffner. IPFW's Brandon Mead was credited with the assists. IUPUI's Coby Kraft scored on a breakaway as he beat Hachaj to the lower left corner of the net. The Jaguars had a commanding 3-1 lead at the half.

IPFW came out fired up in the second half, as Garrett Buck moved past two defenders and scored cutting the lead to 3-2. The Jaguars answered with their fourth goal of the game at the 54:58 minute mark as former Mastodon Shane McIntyre netted his second goal of the season. IPFW's Ian Luya blasted a shot from 15 yards out over Deffner's head cutting the lead to one at 62:24. That would be the last goal for the Mastodons on the night as they dropped their sixth consecutive game by the score of 4-3.

IPFW out-shot the Jaguars 13-10, including 8-to-4 in the second half. IUPUI's Deffner record his first win of the season.

IPFW will return to action Friday, Oct. 11th as Western Michigan University come to the Hefner Soccer Field. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CST).

WESTERN ILLINOIS DEFEATS IPFW 2-1 IN OVERTIME

(10/06/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - The IPFW men's soccer team fell to Western Illinois University 2-1, in overtime Sunday afternoon at the Hefner Soccer Field. Western Illinois come from behind victory dropped IPFW to 2-8, while Western Illinois improved to 5-7 on the year.

IPFW's Joe Schuring started off the scoring with a goal off a rebound in the 26th minute of play. Eight minutes later, Justin Langan of Western Illinois scored his fourth goal of the season on a header from four yards. Daniel Bustos was credited with the assist on the game-tying goal by Langan.

The game stayed tied at 1-1 and went into overtime, where Chris Frenz made a save in the 97th minute just before junior defender Jake Horn was able to end the game on a goal placed into the lower right side of the net. The goal by Horn was his first of the season and the sixth of his career for the Leathernecks. Horn's goal was assisted by Boris Bacsovics who now has three on the season.

IPFW will host IUPUI on Wednesday, Oct. 9th at Hefner Soccer Field. Game is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CST).

DETROIT EARNS 3-1 WIN OVER IPFW

(09/29/02) Detroit, Mich. - The IPFW men's soccer team dropped their second game in three days as they travel to Detroit Mercy Sunday afternoon 3-1. The victory improves Detroit to 8-1-1 overall while IPFW drops to 2-7-0.

Sophomore Ablaye Camara netted a pair of goals in the match to allow Detroit to surpass its win total (7) for all of the 2001 campaign.

Camara got the Red, White and Blue on the scoreboard first when he connected on his fifth tally of the year in the 25th minute (24:14) to give UDM a 1-0 advantage. Junior Nicholas Sanchez set up Camara on the goal for the first of his two assists on the afternoon.

Freshman Andrew Fabian then scored the eventual game winner at the 38:25 minute off a feed from sophomore Brandon Felker.

At the intermission, the Titans held not only a 2-0 lead but also a commanding advantage in shots at 11-1. While the shots were nearly even in the second half, six to four in UDM's favor, Detroit took it to the Mastodons when Camara recorded his second tally of the affair nearly three minutes (47:50) into the final period to give the Titans a 3-0 lead.

IPFW broke the spoiled the shutout in the 80th minute when Seth Fishelson registered his sixth goal of the year.

Senior Eris Tafaj led all players with five shots while Camara and Felker added four and two shots, respectively. Pacing the Mastodons was Fishelson with three attempts.

IPFW will get a couple of days rest before hosting Western Illinois University on Sunday, October 6th at Hefner Soccer Field. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CST)

MASTODONS GET ATTACKED BY PANTHERS, 2-1

(09/27/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - IPFW Men's Soccer team hosted the Eastern Illinois University Panthers Friday night at Hefner Soccer Fields. The Panthers scored two goals by Jimmy Klatter to defeat IPFW 2-1. The Mastodons fell to 2-6, while improved to 3-4.

IPFW got on the board first with a goal scored by Seth Fishelson just nine minutes into the first half. Eastern Illinois answered at the 38-minute mark with a goal by Jimmy Klatter who was assisted by Aaron Aguirre.

During the second half, Eastern Illinois scored the game-winning goal at the 57-minute mark with two assists. Ryan Luckett and Aaron Aguirre assisted Klatter with his second goal of the game that was scored off of the far post in a mix of shots from the three Panther attackers. IPFW never received a chance to answer the final goal and lost the game 2-1.

IPFW will be in action again Sunday, September 29th as they travel to Detroit Mercy. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. (EST).

PHOENIX MEN SOCCER SHUT OUT IPFW, 1-0

(09/22/02) Green Bay, Wis. - IPFW men's soccer team dropped their second game in two days to UW-Green Bay by the score of 1-0 Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore forward Kyle Sillars scored his first goal of the year in the 81st minute for the Phoenix off a corner kick by Bati Tola (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) to give UW-Green Bay its second straight 1-0 win at Phoenix Field.

With wind speeds averaging out at 20 miles an hour during the game, the Phoenix had an upwind battle the first half against the Mastodons. IPFW out-shot the hosts 6-3 in the first 45 minutes as UW-Green Bay finally posted its first shot in the 25th minute. There, freshman reserve Lee Kuepper came through with a diving header that went wide to the left on a cross from Nick Reckinger.

In the second half, the Phoenix benefited from the wind at its back and played many balls long and deep. With the Mastodons looking for the long ball, freshman Adam Ben-Zikri changed it up midway through the second half when he took a through ball from the defense and dribbled up the left side, juked a defender in the box to set up a one on one with the goalkeeper, but his sliding shot rolled just past the far post and away from harm.

IPFW (2-5) got their best chance in the second half when Seth Fishelson, who led the Mastodons with three shots on goal, nearly beat Czuprynski on a bicycle kick on the left side. But Czuprynski went high for the save to keep his slate clean. Fishelson also had a chance in the 70th minute when he stood at the top of the penalty box with the ball at his feet, but Phoenix defender David Chin came through and made the stop.

It wasn't until the 80:21 mark that the Phoenix got on the board. Tola teed up the corner kick from the left side, sending it short. A dummy run by freshman Adam Faux shielded the ball from a defender as it snuck to the far post, where Sillars pounded it home.

For the match, the Phoenix trailed IPFW in shots, 12-11, but had a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal. UW-Green Bay also took eight corner kicks to the Mastodons' three. Opposite Czuprynski, IPFW's Peter Hachaj made five saves in the loss.

IPFW will take on Eastern Illinois University in their first home game of the regular season Friday, September 27 at the Hefner Soccer Field. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CST)

PANTHER OFFENSE EXPLODES IN 6-1 WIN OVER IPFW

(09/21/02) Green Bay, Wis. - While the St. Louis Rams may claim to be the "Greatest Show on Turf" in American football, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team certainly is making it's case for such a title in the collegiate soccer arena, thanks in large part to a 6-1 victory over IPFW here on Saturday (Sept. 21). With the win, the Panthers (4-1-1) have now won four straight matches and have outscored the opposition 16-3 in the process. The Mastodons of IPFW fell to 2-4 with the loss.

UWM helped solidify its reputation as one of the most high-flying, high-powered offenses around with the five goal-victory in which it out-shot IPFW 28-7. The six goals scored is the most by a Milwaukee team since a 6-2 defeat of Detroit on Oct. 17, 1999, and the five-goal margin of victory is the largest by a UWM squad since a 7-2 hammering of Coastal Carolina on Sept. 27, 1997. For the season, UWM has outscored the opposition 18-6 while registering 108 total shots to the opponent's 42.

The Panthers first strike of the game came at the 20:30 minute when B.J. Blake found the net off a pass from Antou Jallow. Blake was able to volley a shot home from five yards out after a crossing pass from the right side of the field. Freshman Neil Dombrowski made it 2-0 Panthers just 13 minutes later when he tapped home a loose ball from just in front of the goal mouth. The goals were the second of the season for both Blake and Dombrowski.

IPFW cut the lead to 2-1 just two minutes into the second half when Ian Luya scored on a penalty kick at the 46:57 minute. However, the Antou Jallow show took centerstage for the next 20 minutes of the frame as the sophomore scored two more goals to push his season total to five and the UWM lead to 4-1. Jallow's first goal came off a Trent Furtsch pass while his second tally of the contest came courtesy of a Kyle Lance assist. The high-scoring Jallow now has 15 points in six games and 13 points in his last four contests.

The Panther onslaught continued late in the second half with two more goals in the 72nd and 77th minute. Kevin Roethe scored his second goal of the year at the 72:03 minute when he volleyed home a pass from eight yards out. Junior Bobby Lish, who recorded an assist on the Roethe goal, scored his first goal of the season at 77:52 when he headed home a Kyle Lance pass at 77:52.

IPFW will face Wisconsin Green Bay on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN DOWNS IPFW 3-2

(09/07/02) Conway, S.C. - Itayi Pondwa netted two goals as Charleston Southern dropped IPFW, 3-2 in the 2002 Adidas Invitational at CCU Soccer Stadium. The Mastodons fell to 1-3, while Charleston Southern (1-2) earned their first win of the season.

Charleston Southern jumped on the board first as Itayi Pondwa received a pass from Michael Chumah at the 12th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Pondwa would strike again with his second goal of the game at the 33rd minute giving Charleston Southern a 2-0 advantage at the half.

With less than seven minutes in the game IPFW's Bartlomiej Wojtyla passed the ball to Garrett Buck for their first goal of the game. Cutting the lead to 2-1 at the 84th minute. Charleston Southern added another goal when Drew Zeiger scored unassisted at the 85th minute. As the clock ticked down, the Mastodons made a final run at the Bucs as freshman Joe Schuring scored at the 88th minute.

Charleston Southern out-shot IPFW, 12-11 on the evening. IPFW goalkeeper Peter Hachaj recorded five saves on the evening, while Charleston Southern keeper Jack Ward stopped three shot, in recording the victory.

Goalkeeper Peter Hachaj and midfielder Garrett Buck were selected to the 2002 CCU/Adidas Invitational All-Tournament Team.

IPFW will play Saturday, September 14th at Cleveland State. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. (EST).

IPFW FALLS TO COASTAL CAROLINA 2-0 AT THE CCU/ADIDAS INVITATIONAL

(09/06/02) Conway, S.C. - Sophomore Mike Littlefield scored a goal as well as assisting on the game-winner, as Coastal Carolina defeat IPFW, 2-0 in the night cap of the first day of the 2002 CCU/Adidas Invitational at CCU Soccer Stadium.

CCU (2-0-1) scored it's first goal in the 23rd minute of play, when junior Jason knocked in a shot in the right corner of the net off a pass from Littlefield.

Littlefield would ice the match for the Chants with his second goal of the season in the 87th minute of play off a feed from Bobby Crovo.

CCU out-shot IPFW, 24-3 on the evening. IPFW (1-2) goalkeeper Peter Hachaj recorded 10 saves on the evening, while CCU keeper Aaron Sanders stopped one shot, in recording his first shutout of the season.

IPFW will play Saturday at CCU Soccer Stadium as they face Charleston Southern. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (EST).

IPFW SCORES TWO GOALS IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES TO DEFEAT LOUISVILLE 4-3

(08/31/02) Indianapolis, Ind. – IPFW men’s soccer team opened the 2002 season in style with a big win over the University of Louisville Saturday afternoon in the ‘Pops’ Drayer Classic. The Mastodons made their big come back much like the women’s program on Friday night, scoring two goals in the last five minutes. Ian Luya put the icing on the cake as he scored the game-winning goal at the 88^th minute mark earning the Mastodons first victory of the season.

IPFW wasted no time in attacking the Cardinals defense as Luya earned his first assist of the season with a pass to senior Scott Bailey for the first goal of game, at the seven-minute mark.

In what was a back-and-forth contest, Louisville took a 3-2 lead in the 60th minute when Jelani Grant lofted a corner kick to Matt Neely, who found Fernando Tolomelli for his first goal of the season.

IPFW kept the pressure on the Louisville defense, when Seth Fishelson took a pass from Ian Luya for his second goal of the contest. One minute later, Luya took a free kick deep in the Louisville zone and beat goalkeeper Brad Sokolowski to the near post for his first goal of the 2002 season, and the eventual game-winner.

For Luya, it capped a remarkable day that included the game-winning goal and a pair of assists. He was credited with an assist on Bailey's goal in the eighth minute of the contest. Fishelson also made a big game with two key goals in the second half that kept the Mastodons alive.

Hachaj had six saves for IPFW, while Sokolowski had three for the Cardinals. The Mastodons out shot the Cardinals 18 to 9.

IPFW will stay in Indianapolis to face Alabama A&M Sunday, September 1 at 12 p.m. (CST).