Junior Stacy Downing (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) notched her second consecutive multi-goal match while IUPUI outshot the Bisons 24-5 overall.

"I thought we did an excellent job of creating opportunities," IUPUI head coach Chris Johnson said. "We need to be a little bit quicker in practice and that will give us the opportunity to finish some of these balls in a game."

Pilat scored her second goal in as many matches thanks to some nifty passing from teammates Samantha Sliney (Goshen, Ind./Northridge) and Sheri Levack (Portage, Ind./Portage). Sliney sent a short cross to Levack, who settled the ball before rolling a lead pass to Pilat in the middle. Pilat rolled a shot past a challenging Bethany Copeland for the eventual game-winner.

"I've been injured, so it's nice to be able to come back and be back at 100 percent," Pilat said. "That goal started us off and gave us some confidence from the beginning."

The Jags kept the offensive accelerator on, but couldn't solve the Lipscomb defense for the remainder of the first half. A rotation of forwards worked against the tired Bisons back line, outshooting the opponent 11-3 in the first 45 minutes.

Downing added some much needed insurance early in the second half thanks to a poor goal kick by the visitors. The Central Michigan-transfer was able to trap the short kick before lining a shot over Copeland's head to make it a 2-0 score. She capped the afternoon's scoring in the 87th minute on a play set up by a long throw-in by senior Joan Vidimos (Chesterton, Ind./Andrean).

Vidimos lofted a throw to the top of the box where Krista Cowan (St. John's, Newfoundland/Bishop's College) started the play. Cowan played a short lead pass to Downing, who drilled a shot inside the right post for her fourth tally of the season.

On the defensive end, the Jags were barely tested as junior Jessie Mann (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) and senior Sarah Webster (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) shared a shutout. Mann made two saves in the first half while Webster made her lone save in the final minute on a desperation shot.

IUPUI didn't allow a single attempt from inside the box or a corner kick for the entire match.

"Lisa Gebhard has really stepped up and taken over as the leader of our defense," Johnson said. "I don't know how many balls she won out of the air, but it had to be about 30 or 40.

"She made sure they weren't able to build anything against us today."

The Jags capped the weekend with a 2-0 mark and improved to 2-1 for the season. They outscored their two opponents by a 7-1 margin in the two matches played at Kuntz Stadium.

They return to action on Sept. 9 at Evansville. Game time is set for 5 pm.