IU mens soccer looks to rebound

The IU men’s soccer team travels to Evanston, Ill., this weekend to take on the No. 6-ranked Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday. The No. 13-ranked Hoosiers (7-4-1, 2-0) will face Northwestern (9-1-1, 2-1) at 2 p.m. Sunday, looking to rebound from a 2-1 loss to Louisville on Wednesday, their first-ever loss to the Cardinals. \nThe team is led offensively by junior forward Kevin Noschang and sophomore midfielder Eric Alexander, who each have four goals on the season. Sophomore defenders Kevin Alston and Ofori Sarkodie have provided solid play for IU at the back all season, and junior goalkeeper Chay Cain has averaged less than a goal per game while starting 12 and notching 49 saves. \nThe Hoosiers face no easy task in taking on the Wildcats, who are fresh off a 2-1 victory over DePaul. \nNorthwestern is an offensive force to be reckoned with as well. They have 25 goals as a team this season, good for second in the Big Ten. In addition, freshman forward Matt Eliason and sophomore midfielder Carl Pett have five and four goals apiece, good for third and fifth in the Big Ten, respectively. \nAfter Northwestern, the Hoosiers will have only one more conference road game – at Wisconsin on Nov. 4 – before the Big Ten Tournament in East Lansing, Mich.