IU wins in overtime

Kevin Noschang wasn't sure.\nWith his team tied 2-2 two minutes into overtime against instate rival IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, the sophomore forward said he knew his team would win the game, but he was uncertain whether his left-footed shot would end the battle.\n"When I struck it, I questioned whether it would go in or not," he said.\nThe roar of the crowd left no doubt.\nNoschang's left-footed shot from 10 yards out whizzed past Jaguar goalkeeper Drew Deffner and into the net, giving the Hoosiers a 3-2 win.\nNoschang's goal, his first of the season, almost didn't happen. That's because IU almost didn't need to play into overtime. The Hoosiers controlled game tempo and held a two-goal lead late in the game. IU coach Mike Freitag subbed in many of his younger players to give them time on the field. With most of IU's starters on the bench at the 84th minute, Jaguar midfielder Vangel Nacovski netted two goals in less than five minutes to even the match.\nFreitag took the blame for the late lead slip, saying it was unfair to sub players into the game because they were not ready to play.\n"As a coach, I messed up, and I almost put us in a situation to almost lose a game," he said.\nAt the beginning of overtime, Freitag put his starters back in the game. He said he apologized to his team after the game.\n"I take credit for putting the guys in a tough situation," he said. "I am proud of my team, and they bailed me out."\nNoschang said a two-goal lead is the most difficult lead to defend.\nThe Hoosiers might have also forgone the extra period had they finished some of their early chances.\nIU's best chance came midway through the first half when senior forward Kevin Robson took a penalty kick that clanked off the right post.\nSophomore midfielder John Mellencamp said the cream and crimson could have entered halftime with a four-goal-to-none advantage.\n"We could have finished some chances and put them away early, but we didn't," Mellencamp said. "Because of that, it kind of came back and bit us."\nAfter the missed opportunities and the late Jaguar goals, confidence remained high for the team, Mellencamp said.\n"As soon as they scored that goal, you could just see the fire in our guys' eyes just light up," he said. "We knew there was no way we were going to go on that field and lose."\nIf anything, the late win will boost the confidence for the starters who scored in such a short amount of time, Freitag said.\nThat confidence will follow the team the rest of the season, sophomore midfielder Brian Ackley said.\n"We'll win every single game," Ackley said. "I'm not worried about it at all"