Indianapolis, IN- The Wright State men's soccer team dropped their Horizon League opener 1-2 on a rainy Saturday at the hands of IU Indy.
 
Wright State (0-5-1) will have a week off between matches with their next game coming on Saturday, September 20 at Alumni Field when Purdue Fort Wayne comes into town. Kickoff is currently slated for 4 p.m.
 
Both teams combined for 15 total shots in the first 45 minute (six for the Raiders and nine for the Jaguars), but neither side was able to put one on target and test the opposing goalkeepers.
 
Keiji Nakazawa would break the deadlock about one minute into the second half. Maximilian Banfi dribbled the ball up the right wing and threaded a pass-through multiple IU Indy defenders to the feet of Nakazawa who dribbled past the goalkeeper and buried the ball into the back of the net. The goal is Nakazawa's first of the season and first as a Raider.
 
IU Indy would be awarded a free kick just outside the 18-yard box in the 54^th minute. Stan Klaver stepped up to take the free kick for the Jaguars are fired a shot on goal just out of reach of the goalkeeper to level the score at one goal apiece.
 
The Jaguars would get the winner 20 minutes later when Marcus Dang-Khoa Nguyen sent in a cross from a corner kick that found the head of Jago Thompson-Roberts who snuck the ball past the keeper.
 
In the box score Wright State trailed IU Indy in shots (9-12), shots on goal (2-4), and corner kick opportunities (4-6). Alex Normandeau made his second start of the season in net recording two saves. Roman Kedgley, Oskar Greven, Brayden Tester played all 90 minutes in the field for the Raiders.