Northwestern’s Big Ten tournament run was stopped Wednesday at the semifinal stage by Indiana.
Coming off of a massive quarterfinal upset on penalty kicks at No. 10 Maryland, the ‘Cats just couldn’t keep that magic going, as they fell 1-0 in overtime at the hands of the 17th-ranked Hoosiers.
In the teams’ first meeting this season, Indiana prevailed 2-1, coming from behind after Northwestern took an early lead in front of home support. The Hoosiers defeated sixth-seeded Rutgers 1-0 in the quarterfinals, and entered the match sporting a 13-4-1 record.
As was to be expected, Indiana dominated possession from kick-off, while Northwestern looked to be defensively solid — a task made much easier with Miha Miskovic’s peak performance in goal — and waited for their chances to come on the break.