Indianapolis-Indy Eleven midfielder Cam Lindley became the fifth player in franchise history to make 100 career appearances in the Boys in Blue’s 3-1 setback to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Carroll Stadium.
The Carmel, Indiana, native started his 150th USL Championship game and appeared in his 175th USLC contest, with 100 of them for the Boys in Blue. He joins Ayoze (126), Brad Ring (115), Karl Ouimette (108), and Don Smart (101) in the exclusive 100 Club for the franchise. Lindley is 25th on the USLC all-time list in assists (28) in 13,099 minutes of league regular-season play.
After Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the match, the Boys in Blue almost countered in the 14th minute with forward Romario Williams making a steal inside the area and quickly firing a right-footed shot that just missed.
Indy Eleven produced the equalizer in the 44th minute with captain Aodhan Quinn initiating the scoring sequence with a long ball down the left sideline that earned a corner kick. Midfielder James Murphy took a quick restart with a short corner to forward Maalique Foster who touched it right back. After a quick touch, Murphy delivered a cross to the center of the box where defender Ben Ofeimu headed it home for his second goal of the season. It marked the first Boys in Blue assist for Murphy, who scored his first Indy Eleven goal two weeks ago at North Carolina FC.
The first-half goal was the 16th this season for the Boys in Blue, good for a tie for second in the USLC. Indy Eleven is tied for fourth in the league with 27 goals on the campaign.
After the Rowdies took a 2-1 lead in the second half, Murphy started a prime scoring opportunity to tie it in the 86th minute with a spin move in the middle of the field to create space to get it to Bruno Rendon on the right side. Rendon played a long cross to the far post to midfielder Oliver Brynéus, but his shot just missed.
The Boys in Blue travel to Eastern Conference opponent Detroit City FC next Saturday at 7 pm on WRTV 6 and ESPN+.
The next Indy Eleven home game is the USL Jägermeister Cup Quarterfinals vs. Greenville Triumph SC on Wed. Aug. 20 at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. All tickets for that match are $15.
Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
- USL Championship
- Indy Eleven 1:3 Tampa Bay Rowdies
- Sat., August 2, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
- Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
- Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees
- Attendance: 9,107
2025 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 5-7-5 (-4), 20 pts; #7 in Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay Rowdies: 5-10-2 (-6), 17 pts; #11 in Eastern Conference
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Scoring Summary
- TBR – Woobens Pacius (Nick Moon) 12’
- IND – Ben Ofeimu (James Murphy) 44’
- TBR – Luis Álvarez (Woobens Pacius) 57’
- TBR – Joey Skinner(Manuel Arteaga) 90’+8
- Discipline Summary
- TBR – Nick Moon (caution) 38’
- TBR – Woobens Pacius (caution) 72’
- IND – James Musa (caution) 75’
- IND – James Murphy (caution) 80’
- IND – Maalique Foster (caution) 90’+10
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, James Musa (Edward Kizza 79’), Josh O’Brien (Pat Hogan 45’), Ben Ofeimu, Aodhan Quinn (captain), James Murphy, Cam Lindley (Oliver Brynéus 78’), Bruno Rendón, Jack Blake (Elliot Collier 60’), Romario Williams, Maalique Foster.
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Elvis Amoh, Reice Charles-Cook, Brem Soumaoro.
Tampa Bay Rowdies line-up: Ethan Bandré, Aarón Guillén (captain), Robert Castellanos, Thomas Vancaeyezeele, Blake Bodily, Lewis Hilton (Joey Skinner 72’), Danny Crisostomo (Forrest Lasso 90’+1), Laurence Wyke, Nick Moon (Juan Carlos Azocar 64’), Woobens Pacius (Manuel Arteaga 90’+1), Luis Álvarez (Ollie Bassett 71’).
Tampa Bay Rowdies subs not used: Nicolas Campisi.
Indy Eleven Quotes
Sean McAuley
On team performance —
“I think we had more than enough chances to put the ball away and get back in.”
On strategy —
“When you’re behind, you’ve got to try and get back into it. I felt like the game was slowing down, so I put forwards on the pitch to have as many people as we can to try and score.”
On defense —
“Defensively in the first half, we were a little bit passive, and in the second half, we didn’t have the legs that we needed to shut it out.”
Ben Ofeimu
On the opposing team —
“They’re a good team. They have some good strikers, some strong boys. So it was a battle for sure. Those battles are always fun, playing against guys like that.”
On recovery —
“You got to do all that kind of little stuff–sleeping well, eating well, ice bath and stretching, all those things and mentally recover as well.”
James Murphy
On team potential —
“We’re too good of a team, individually and as a unit, to keep dropping points and losing games.”
On resilience and confidence —
“No heads are dropping over here. We know, if we create chances, they’re going to go in the back of the net eventually.”
