Goal with 13 seconds left clinches winless weekend

The University of New Mexico scored a goal with 13 seconds left to defeat IU 1-0 in double overtime to cap off a winless weekend for the No. 1 Hoosiers.\nThis was the second time IU has fallen in double overtime on Sept. 18. \nLast season the Hoosiers took the field Sept. 18 in South Bend and fought their way into two overtimes before finally giving up a goal and losing the game to Notre Dame. \nExactly one year and 23 unbeaten matches later, the Hoosiers took the field in Albuquerque, N.M., and finished with the same result. A double overtime heartbreaker.\nSoccer America's No. 3 University of California-Santa Barbara was the first team to hand IU a loss in 24 straight matches, but it didn't come without a fight. Literally.\nThe match featured 26 fouls between the teams and 11 cards issued, three of them red. The physical play hit its peak in the first overtime after a hard tackle ignited a scrum in front of the Hoosiers' bench resulting in the ejection of UCSB's Tony Lockhead and the first of two yellow cards issued to IU senior midfielder Danny O'Rourke.\n"Because they play in the west coast where there is more of a finesse style, they play physical to intimidate teams," sophomore back Julian Dieterle said. "But because we come from the Big Ten it didn't really affect us."\nIU had plenty of opportunities to win in regulation, out-shooting the Gauchos 15-4, and 11-1 in the second half. In the 104th minute of play, UCSB made its count when a corner kick led to three straight headers on frame, the final one ending the match. Sophomore forward Kevin Robson deflected Andy Iro's first attempt right to the Gaucho's Corey Wood. His shot was saved by senior goalkeeper Jay Nolly, but knocked straight back to Iro who put the game away.\n"Those games happen," junior midfielder Brian Plotkin said. "It's not a trend, just one bad game."\nThe physical play carried over to Sunday's game against No. 14 University of New Mexico, where six more yellow cards were handed out and over 40 fouls were whistled in another overtime affair. The style of play acted as a tune-up for the Hoosiers, who begin conference play next weekend.\n"Coach made a big point to watch the fight of (UC-Santa Barbara)," Plotkin said. "I think we showed we had more fight by the end. We really beat down their spirits but they just found a way to get their chance."\n-- Contact staff writer Brian Janosch at bjanosch@indiana.edu .