Indy Eleven Extends Home Unbeaten Streak to Nine With 1-0 Win Over Rhode Island FC

Indianapolis – Bruno Rendón scored a goal for the fourth straight match, Eric Dick made six saves while recording his 33rd career clean sheet, and the Boys in Blue vaulted themselves up to second place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over Rhode Island FC at Carroll Stadium, extending their home unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1).

Captain Aodhan Quinn made his 300th USL Championship regular season appearance and midway through the first half became the first USL Championship player to log 25,000 minutes.  In the 55th minute, Quinn assisted Rendón’s winner on a well-placed cross, bringing him just two assists shy of Kenardo Forbes’ USL Championship regular-season record of 66.

Taking a corner kick from the right side, Quinn clipped a ball in towards the top of a crowded penalty area.  Rendón drifted away from the masses in front of the goal and tracked down the pass just left of the penalty spot, hitting a masterful right-footed volley into the top-left corner of the goal.

Dick was extraordinary, repeatedly claiming crosses and making comfortable saves on long-range shots. Indy Eleven’s goalkeeper never appeared troubled by any of Rhode Island’s six shots on target, and held down the fort in front of the Brickyard Battalion for a second half that saw the visitors take 12 shots.

The Boys in Blue had their first big chance in the 26th minute when Quinn lifted a perfectly timed through ball to Rendón, who was making a run into the box.  Indy Eleven’s leading goal-scorer in all competitions took a touch off his chest at the penalty spot before steering a left-footed shot just right of the goal.

After Rendón’s goal, Edward Kizza had a great chance to double the hosts’ lead in the 65th minute. Logan Neidlinger played a beautiful ball from outside the box on the right side to the far post at the six-yard line. Kizza’s one-time shot rolled just left of the post, though, and both players came off shortly afterwards as coach Sean McAuley looked for fresh legs.

Cam Lindley made history for the second straight week, breaking the franchise record for starts in all competitions with his 107th.  Lindley already holds the club mark for appearances in all comps with 128, a record that he broke last week.  He also surpassed 15,000 career minutes tonight (15,042).

In the final half hour, Rhode Island peppered the hosts’ goal with attacks in search of an equalizer.  Repeatedly, though, Indy Eleven’s back line and goalkeeper stayed strong.  In the 87th minute, the visitors quickly pushed up field off a drop ball and recorded their final shot on target with a half-volley from just outside the box sent toward the bottom left corner.  Dick dove to his left and made the save, securing the victory.

A third of the way through the season, the Boys in Blue finished Saturday night in second place in the Eastern Conference after starting the night it in fifth. Indy Eleven has won three straight league games since losing 1-0 to still-undefeated Tampa Bay Rowdies.

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• 2026 USL Championship Records (W-T-L)
  • Indy Eleven: 5-3-2 (5), 18 pts, #2 in Eastern Conference
  • Rhode Island FC: 3-3-4 (3), 12 pts, #9 in Eastern Conference

• Scoring Summary
  • IND – Bruno Rendón (Aodhan Quinn) 55’

• Discipline Summary
  • RI – Amos Shapiro-Thompson (caution) 8’
  • IND – Noble Okello (caution) 15’
  • IND – Bruno Rendón (caution) 36’
  • RI – Clay Holstad (caution) 56’

Indy Eleven Line-Up:  Eric Dick, Aodhan Quinn (captain), Makel Rasheed, Paco Craig, Logan Neidlinger (Dylan Sing 67’), Jack Blake (Kian Williams 90+3’), Cam Lindley, Noble Okello (Mohamed Omar 80’), Josh O’Brien, Edward Kizza (Hesron Barry 67’), Bruno Rendón (Alejandro Mitrano 90+4’).

Indy Eleven Subs Not Used:  Reice Charles-Cook, Tyler Lowden.

Rhode Island FC Line-Up:  Koke Vegas (captain), Aldair Sanchez (Frank Nodarse 73’), Grant Stoneman, Karifa Yao, Nick Scardina (Logan Dorsey 73’), Hugo Bacharach (Dwayne Atkinson 83’), Clay Holstad, Leo Afonso (Agustín Rodríguez 58’), Amos Shapiro-Thompson (Noah Fuson 58’), Jojea Kwizera, JJ Williams.

Rhode Island FC Subs Not Used:  Zachary Herivaux, Jacob Castro.

Quotes

Coach Sean McAuley

• On the goal from Rendon
• “Fortunately for us, you know the quality that Quinny can put in, and Jack can come when they’re on the ball, and then Bruno’s on this streak–it was an excellent finish, really composed and good quality.”

• On team culture
• “I’d say we’ve got the best in the league, and that’s a credit to the players, and all of the players. They do get on with each other, and they demand work from each other in training, and then when we’re in games, they demand each other to commit themselves to try and win a game, and I thought, you know, we were excellent tonight with that, and I’m really pleased that everybody got on and got a win for us.”

• On Quinn’s minutes played record
• “Well, first off, he’s going to exceed the minutes, he’s going to exceed in the games played because of his work ethic and his commitment to the job…I have no doubt that in the next few weeks we’ll probably see another ball being flighted in (by him) and somebody finishing it on the other end.”

• On moving up to second place
• “It’s great for the players to look at tomorrow. I’m really pleased, like you said, we’re a third of the way through…we’ve got high expectations of ourselves.”

Aodhan Quinn

• On what it means to have a minutes played record
• “It means I’ve been surrounded by a lot of good people, coaches, staff, physios, all these people that keep me healthy, and then choose me and give me the confidence to go out there and play.”

• On assist to Rendon
• “At halftime we kind of just said, let’s just put the ball in and let’s see what we can do more central. The way Bruno’s playing, you can just put in the box and let Bruno go find it, because that guy’s on fire.”

Bruno Rendon

• Thoughts on strategy behind the goal
• “I just told Quinny, ‘Hey, just put it in the back post and I’m gonna figure it out, and I just hit it, and we got the goal.’”

• On work ethic throughout the season
• “I work pretty hard (in the week), so when we get to Saturday games at home I just run up and down, try to defend, try to score, and just help my team get the three points.”