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Varsity - October 17, 2013

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INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO Confidence at all-time high after huge weekend Badgers displaying resilient attitude in 2013 own 3-1 with 22:59 remaining on the clock, it looked as if the Wisconsin men's soccer team would suffer its first home loss of the season on Friday night to Indiana in front of a Homecoming crowd of 1,512 at the McClimon Complex. But the Badgers had other plans in mind. UW erupted for three unanswered goals in the final 18 minutes, including a gamewinning header from AJ Cochran, to cap an amazing, 4-3, comeback victory and remain unbeaten at home. Despite being down early D 54 // VARSITY October 17, 2013 in the second half, UW did not abandon its belief that the match was still winnable. "You never know if you're going to win," senior Tomislav Zadro said. "The ball can roll either way. We always believe that we can put ourselves in the situation to win the game." The Badgers have done just that this season, failing to lose by more than two goals in both games they've dropped and holding opponents to 1.55 goals per game. Although the resiliency the Badgers have shown thus far has given the team a big boost, knocking off the defending @BADGERMSOCCER SCHEDULE (9-2-1, 1-1-0) THIS WEEK Oct. 15 Western Illinois W, 1-0 COMING UP Oct. 20 at Michigan Oct. 23 at Milwaukee Oct. 27 #14 Michigan St. Oct. 30 Eastern Illinois Nov. 3 #16 Northwestern Noon 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. NCAA champion in dramatic fashion may have given UW the confidence they need to push for a run in November. "We wanted to prove that we could hang with (Indiana)," Zadro explained. "We came back and showed that we can play with the best." That attitude, along with the mentality that UW can compete with any team in the country, is a feature that the Badgers must sustain in order to continue their success moving forward. "It took everything we had to get those goals back (against IU) and keep pushing," sophomore Drew Conner said." I'm so proud of this team."

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