“Hoo, Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers! Hoo, Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers! Hoo, Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers!”

Chants in support of the visitors rang out from the sea of red in the stands at Wallis Annenberg Stadium, growing more prominent every time the Hoosiers found the back of the net.

No. 22 UCLA men’s soccer (8-3-5, 3-3-3 Big Ten) fell 3-1 to No. 4 Indiana (13-1-3, 6-1-2) on Friday night at home. This marked the third time this season the Bruins conceded at least three goals and was their third loss of the year – all to Big Ten opponents.

Despite the disparity in the score, coach Ryan Jorden said the game was an even matchup across the board.

“I thought we competed for 90 minutes,” Jorden said. “I mean, honestly, we had three bad moments in the game. … And when you play a top team, they punish you in those moments because they’ve got quality.”

The first of those errors came in the 17th minute, when a Bruin turnover led to a Hoosier attack downfield. Forward Oliver Moller-Jensen received the ball on the right wing before taking a few dribbles and sending a pass across the front of the goal. Midfielder Charlie Heuer was able to slide in front of junior defender Shakir Nixon and poke the ball past freshman goalkeeper Tristan Shaw.

A quick kick in the 27th minute almost saw the Hoosiers’ lead double, but Shaw was able to collect the ball before that could happen. This was Shaw’s third start of the season and his third time recording at least two saves through a match.

But the Bruins were not out of the woods.

Five minutes later, a UCLA error in the midfield sent another Indiana counterattack toward the home team’s goal. Shaw was able to deflect the first shot, but fifth-year defender Victor Ciaurriz and Moller-Jensen got tangled up chasing the follow-up opportunity.

Moller-Jensen ended up on the ground, causing Ciaurriz to receive a yellow card. A VAR review confirmed the foul, and the referee sent Indiana to the penalty spot. Shaw dove to the left as Moller-Jenson slotted the ball right, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead.

The Bruins continued to press with their offensive front, and in the 34th minute, their efforts were rewarded with a breakthrough.

Senior defender and captain Tre Wright stepped up for a throw-in, sending the ball well into the 18-yard box, where goalkeeper Michal Mroz punched the ball out. Senior midfielder Philip Naef controlled the ball and found sophomore midfielder Adrian Aguilar inside.

Aguilar settled the ball before taking a touch to his left and ripping a shot. He snuck the ball into the nearpost, past the outstretched hands of Mroz. The Burbank local has recorded four assists through the season, but this was his first goal as a Bruin.

“It was nice,” Aguilar said. “I love giving assists, but scoring a goal is something special. I think it’s taken a little bit long, but at the end of the day, it was a nice feeling.”

The score stayed at 2-1 entering halftime, but entering the second half, there seemed to be a fire lit under UCLA.

In the first 30 seconds of play, junior midfielder Zach Neuls intercepted an Indiana pass and took a heavy touch to the endline, where he cut it back and lofted it into the 18-yard box. The Bruins were ultimately unable to convert.

“We played well today,” said junior midfielder Allan Legaspi. “We just have to obviously score the goals and get them in the back of the net. And I think moving forward, if we do that, we can proceed to win more games.”

The Bruins took nine shots – four of which were on goal – compared to six Hoosier attempts, five of which were on frame.

One of Indiana’s on-frame attempts came in the 72nd minute, when a through-ball found Moller-Jensen about halfway past halffield, who one-timed it over the head of Shaw. The ball clipped the post and went in, marking the third goal for the Hoosiers.

UCLA was unable to find two more goals in the tank, and the game ended 3-1 in favor of the visitors. The squad is set to take on another top-10 opponent in No. 7 Washington on Wednesday.

“They ended up with a goal in the run of play, a penalty that we concede after a save and a shot that gets beyond us from midfield,” Jorden said. “At the end of it, we’re not good enough in those moments, even though I thought we had lots of control in ways that were pretty good.”