BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Coming into this weekend's game the No. 22 SIUE Cougars (5-2) had only conceded two goals total throughout the season.

Friday night the No. 16 Hoosiers (5-1-1) matched that total in just 15 minutes with goals from Caleb Konstanski and Jacob Bushue in the 56th and 71st minutes respectively to give Indiana the 2-0 victory.

Despite the dominant offensive pressure from the Hoosiers, SIUE outshot Indiana 11-to-8 throughout the game.

The first real opportunity came from Corrado in the sixth minute. Dribbling forward, the junior midfielder played a through ball to Eriq Zavaleta. Zavaleta found himself with enough space to chip the ball over the outstretched hands of Cougar defender Kent Kobernus. The ball took one bounce and reached the goal line just as the sideline referee called Zavaleta offside.

The next Hoosier opportunity came with one minute left in the first half.

Harrison Petts played a cross into the box from the left side of the field. The ball reached freshman Kyle Sparks who flicked the ball to his left side. The ball continued through the box and found Zavaleta making a run through the middle of the six-yard box.

Although Zavaleta was not called offside on this chance, Kobernus found himself in better position and was able to grab the ball from the feet of Zavaleta just as he received the flick.

For much of the first half the Hoosiers controlled the ball within the SIUE defensive third. Passing the ball around the Cougar defensive unit, the Hoosiers looked for through ball opportunities instead of crossing chances.

The Cougars used this strategy in their favor late in the first half when they countered an Indiana attack.

A Cougar forward dribbled his way the length of the field and Luis Soffner found himself in a 1v1 situation. Coming off of his line, Soffner charged the forward, causing the shot to deflect from his own knee.

Off of the line, the Cougars had their first real opportunity of the first half after a ball was played through to Cougar forward Jared Tejada. Tejada, with the goal virtually wide open toed his first-touch shot over the Indiana crossbar.

The streak of scoreless first halves from the Hoosiers continued on Friday night. The Hoosiers have entered the locker room without a goal every game since the Clemson matchup on August 31.

Despite the streak, the Hoosiers made their way back out onto the pitch, and eventually into the net during the second half.

In the 56th minute Konstanski tracked towards far post during a corner kick from A.J. Corrado. The ball found it's way through a pack of Cougar defenders as well as Hoosier forwards.

Just as the ball reached the back post defender, Konstanski pushed forward with his right thigh striking the ball into the far post netting. The collision eventually landed Konstanski and the defender in the goal with the ball.

Then fifteen minutes later, junior midfielder Jacob Bushue scored his first goal of the season on a left-footed rip off a corner kick from Harrison Petts.

The ball hopped out to Bushue at the top of the 18-yard box and he fired the ball through the pack into the center of the goal just under the keeper's glove.

Tonight's win was the first against a ranked opponent for the Hoosiers. They will look to keep the momentum going heading into Big Ten play against Ohio State at Columbus next Sunday night.

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