For the second weekend in a row, the No. 10 Michigan men's soccer team came away from a Big Ten contest disappointed.

The 3-2 overtime loss to No. 19 Indiana was eerily similar to last weekend's conference opener against Wisconsin.

Michigan wore all maize, its opponents all red, a replay of last Sunday's game. A new referee continued whipping out numerous cards of the same colors. Michigan again fought back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1. And a goalscorer - this time freshman defender Jeff Quijano - was sent off with a red card on a questionable call, forcing the Wolverines to play one man down.

But there was one important difference.

This time, the Wolverines couldn't hold off their foes in overtime. With 3:30 remaining in the first overtime period, Indiana's Kevin Noschang headed the winning goal past junior goalkeeper Patrick Sperry, handing Michigan its first loss of the season.

"It's a devastating loss for our team," senior defender Ben Carter said. "We worked so hard . I really feel like with 11 men, we would have beaten that team."

The Wolverines had trouble containing the relentless Hoosier attack for much of the first half, but Sperry and his defenders fought off most of the charges. However, when Indiana's Billy Weaver corralled a rebound in front of the Michigan goal, there was nothing Sperry could do. Weaver was just feet away, with plenty of time to calculate how far he needed to boot the ball to keep it out of the goalie's reach.

Fifteen minutes later, junior forward Jake Stacy took a free kick and sent the ball arcing softly into a crowd in front of the goal, landing at Quijano's feet. Quijano booted it in to tie the game at 1-1.

But Quijano was sent off after he and an Indiana forward tangled up and fell in front of the Michigan goal, less than five minutes into the second half. Neither player seemed to have blatantly fouled the other, but the referee felt that Quijano was to blame. Soon after, Indiana (5-3-1 overall, 1-0-0 Big Ten) scored its second goal to take the lead.

But even a man and a goal down, the resilient Wolverines (8-1-1 overall, 0-1-1 Big Ten) refused to go quietly. Carter played like a man possessed and stepped up in Quijano's absence. Sophomore forward Peri Marosevic didn't stop giving the Indiana defense fits with his gritty play - even after receiving a boot to the face.

"I think that it was about the 53rd minute, after (Indiana) scored, that heart really took over," Michigan coach Steve Burns said. "It's tough to see where the mind and body end and where heart takes over, but certainly after they scored you saw a willingness from our team to really get after them and not be defined by one call in a game."

In the 75th minute, junior defender and tri-captain Michael Holody pulled Michigan even for the second time, redirecting a corner from Stacy to the back of the net. Sperry held off a flurry of chances as the half wound down, but could not stop the crucial golden goal in overtime.

Heading to South Bend to play Notre Dame, the Wolverines will face a true test of their character. Up to this point, Michigan has enjoyed its best start ever - now the team will see if it has the ability to rebound from a heartbreaking loss.

"Before the season, we came up with obstacles we might face, and bouncing back is one of the things we talked about," Carter said. "We're ready for it - it's not going to faze us. . We're going to win the next eight games, so I'm not really worried about it."