No. 3-ranked Indiana men’s soccer (15-1-3, 7-1-2 B1G) shut out No. 7 Maryland (12-5-1, 5-4-1 B1G) Wednesday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium to advance to the program’s 24th Big Ten Tournament Championship match.
The No. 1-seeded Hoosiers will host No. 2 seed Washington in the final Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Indiana will play for its 13th Big Ten Championship Double and 17th tournament title after having already won the conference regular season title this fall.
Easton Bogard made the difference from a 47th-minute corner kick as the Hoosiers earned their ninth clean sheet of the season. Indiana outshot Maryland 18-8 and put seven shots on frame.
Alex Barger delivered into the middle of the box, where the ball met the head of a Maryland defender and fell into the path of Bogard. Bogard got his knee around it at close range, and the shot deflected of another Terp and into goal.
Indiana’s Nolan Kinsella was denied a goal after a VAR check.
With this notable win, IU advanced its case to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With its third straight ranked victory and second consecutive top 10 win, Indiana improved to 5-0-1 against Top 25 opponents and 3-0-0 versus top 10 teams.
Indiana’s 15 victories and nine shutouts are the program’s best marks in each category since the 2023 NCAA Quarterfinal team.
Indiana and Washington will face off in the Big Ten Tournament final Sunday (Nov. 15) at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
47′ | Bogard finds the net off the corner‼️
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— Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 12, 2026
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— Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 12, 2026
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