The Cardinals (0-10-2, 2-10-3) fell behind early in the game on a successful header by Indiana Tech's Chris Albers that found the top left corner of the net just two minutes into the contest. The assist came off a corner kick by teammate Tom Pichersgill.
The Warrior's lead would be short-lived as Concordia would step up the offensive pressure and eventually tie the game on a Yonathan Zeleke (Fr. - Lansing, Mich) goal that was set up by Ali Badra (So. - Niamey, Niger). The score at the 8:49 mark would be the freshman's third and final of the season.
The home team stayed aggressive through the rest of the first half but could not take advantage of a few quality scoring chances. The best opportunity came with 11 minutes to go, when Badra failed to take advantage of a keeper give-away and fired a shot high and wide. The game would enter the intermission tied at one.
With both teams pressing to score the go-ahead goal, the keepers faced twice the amount of shots in the second half as compared to the opening half. Indiana Tech (4-8, 8-8-2) had two solid scoring chances halfway through the second half, but they would be turned away by Concordia's goalkeeper Brian Kressbach. The junior from Clinton Township came up with back-to-back saves to keep the game tied at one.
The Warriors would eventually score the game winning goal with less than 12 minutes to play on a Mark Baptist header that made its way past Kressbach to the back of the net. The goal put an end to any hopes the Cardinals had of securing a conference victory.
Even thought the Cardinals would not finish the season with a conference win, the team made significant strides towards becoming a team that can make a playoff push next season. Having been outscored 9-66 a year ago, the young team played opponents much closer this season decreasing the goal deficit to 10-35 in route to three ties and two wins.