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No. 6 seed Indy to face No. 3 seed Charleston in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

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Indy Eleven at Charleston Battery
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – 4:00 p.m. ET 
Patriots Point – Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

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2023 USL Championship Records
No. 3 Charleston: 17W-9L-8D (4)
No. 6 Indy Eleven: 13W-11L-10D (8)

Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A. Quinn (knee)
QUESTIONABLE: J. Blake (ankle)

SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue hit the road Sunday for the first math of the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs against Charleston Battery This is the third match of the season against Charleston. Indy Eleven leads on the season 1-0-1.

The Eleven are coming off a 3-3 draw against San Antonio FC and are 2-1-2 in their last five games. With a 13-11-10 record, Indy clinched sixth in the USLC Eastern Conference ahead of the playoffs. Charleston Battery is 2-2-1 in its last five matches and is coming off a 1-0 win over Birmingham Legion FC. CHS clinched third in the Eastern Conference at 17-9-8

CHS		IND
34	Games	34
47	Goals	46
43	Goals Conceded	38
31	Assists	32
131	SOT	119
125	Shots Faced	131
12	Clean Sheets	11

SERIES VS. CHARLESTON
Sunday marks the ninth all-time meeting between the two teams with Indy leading 4-2-2. This weekend’s match-up is the third of the 2023 season with teams ending in a 1-1 draw in the last meeting.

PLAYOFFS: CHECK
With a 3-0 win over Detroit City FC on Sept. 30, Indy clinched a USL Championship playoff berth for 2023. This is the third playoff appearance since joining the USLC in 2018, and the first since 2019.

2019 season: 19W-9L-6D, 63 pts., +19 GD (3rd/18 in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Final (1-3 L in aet vs. LOU)
2018 record: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +3 GD (7th/16 in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (4-1 at LOU)

ROAD WARRIORS
The Eleven finished the 2023 regular season 8-5-4 on the road, giving them their most regular season wins away from home in the club’s USLC history (previously 6 in 2019). Indy has outscored its opponents 27-21 on the road with eight multi-goal performances and four of 3+ (3 at ELP, PIT, SA; 4 at CHS).

STREAKED
The Boys in Blue’s longest unbeaten streak in 2023 ended at six matches (8.9-9.2) with victories over Birmingham, Miami (2x), El Paso and Loudoun and a tie at Memphis. The longest unbeaten streak of 2023 fell just short of a seven-match regular season streak from Oct. 5, 2019-July 22, 2020 (6-0-1). Indy is riding a three-match unbeaten streak into playoffs (2-0-1) its fourth such streak of 2023.

PARTY CRASHERS
Indy went unbeaten in 2023 against the top three teams in the USLC Eastern Conference. The Eleven’s 3-1 win over PIT put the first, and only, blemish on the home team’s record this season after coming into the match 7-0-3 and kept Indy atop the league record for most points at home in a regular season (43). Overall, the Boys in Blue were 2-0-4 (10 GF, 4 GA) against the top three.

Pittsburgh | 19-5-10 | W, 3-1 / D, 1-1
Tampa Bay | 19-9-6 | D, 0-0 / D, 1-1
Charleston | 17-9-8 | D, 1-1 / W, 4-0

PROTECT THE NET
Indy Eleven ranks tied for third in the USLC having only conceded 38 goals in 2023. The team also ranks tied for sixth in clean sheets with 11.

IN THE WIN COLUMN
The Boys in Blue had 13 regular-season wins in 2023 tied for the second most during a USL Championship season (2018) and behind the 19 victories from the 2019 season.

GO 4 MORE
Indy has scored four goals on seven occasions through six USL Championship seasons, most recently in a 4-0 win over Birmingham on August 9. The Eleven outscored opponents 28-10 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).

LAST TIME OUT
SA 3:3 IND
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Cam Lindley picked up his team-leading seventh assist of the season on the opening goal in San Antonio. Sebastian Velasquez found Lindley on the right flank, who played a one-time ball across to Jack Blake. Blake found the back of the net for his third of the season.

Indy players continued to extend their team-leading totals as Sebastian Guenzatti scored his 11th goal of the season to extend the lead for the Boys in Blue to 2-0 in the 37th minute. Guenzatti found himself in the right place at the right time as an initial shot from Blake caromed off the post and into the six-yard box for the rebound. San Antonio was able to grab one back in stoppage time of the first frame as Santiago Patino cut into the lead on a penalty kick to make it 2-1.

Indy Eleven picked up an insurance goal from Adrian Diz Pe, who stayed dangerous in the air, and picked up his third goal of the season in the 54th minute off a corner. The assist came from none other than Lindley for his second of the game and eighth of 2023. Lindley now has four assists in the Eleven’s last three matches. It didn’t take long for San Antonio to grab one back as Tani Oluwaseyi scored in the 58th minute. The final equalizer came from Mitchell Taintor in the 88th minute. Indy was forced to play a man down from the 61st minute on as Solomon Asante was shown a second yellow.

2023 USL Championship Records
San Antonio FC: 14W-6L-14D (25), 56 pts
Indy Eleven: 13W-11L-10D (8), 49 pts

Scoring Summary
IND – Jack Blake (Cam Lindley) 9’
IND – Sebastian Guenzatti (unassisted) 37’
SA – Santiago Patino (penalty) 45+4’
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (Cam Lindley) 54’
SA – Tani Oluwaseyi (unassisted) 58’
SA – Mitchell Taintor 88’

Discipline Summary
SA – Mitchell Taintor (caution) 8’
IND – Cam Lindley (caution) 24’
IND – Douglas Martinez (caution) 36’
SA – San Antionio bench (caution) 43’
IND – Younes Boudadi (caution) 45+2’
IND – Solomon Asante (caution) 45+3’
IND – Solomon Asante (caution/ejection) 61’
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (caution) 67’
SA – Lamar Batista (caution) 74’
IND – Macauley King (caution) 90+8’

No. 6 seed Indy to face No. 3 seed Charleston in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

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