Behind the strong efforts of UConn’s defensive and midfield lines, the Huskies improved to 17-5 overall, and will be making their third appearance in the quarterfinal round in the last four years. Indiana’s season was cut short with a 15-4-2 record, and ended its five-year streak of advancing to the College Cup Final Four.

After Indiana dominated the first minutes of play taking three consecutive shots, the tempo switched more towards midfield with both teams getting equal chances. UConn came out on top on a goal from Cesar Cuellar (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) at the 16:34 mark, the only score of the game. He took a left-footed shot from the center, 25-yards out, as he was going one-on-two with Danny O’Rourke and David Prall. He made his way through the two shooting the ball into the bottom right of the net.

The Hoosiers had a solid chance in the first ten minutes of the second half. Mike Ambersley nailed a shot that went just shy of the right goal post. IN the latter part of the half, Cuellar had a goal called offsides after an UConn corner kick was played out to the top of the box and sent back in by Anthony Curtis (Kingston, Jamaica) to Damani Ralph (Kingston, Jamaica), and over to Cuellar who placed the ball from in front of the net. Again, Cuellar had another chance after playing with the ball in the box, he took a shot after he forced IU keeper Jay Nolly to come out sliding. Cuellar slide the ball to his left and defender Phil Presser was in the goalmouth to clear the ball out.