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INDIANAPOLIS - As evenly as the IUPUI and Eastern Michigan women's soccer teams were on Sunday, it took a fluke play to decide the outcome in regulation. With the game clock winding down and overtime a near certainty, EMU's Chelsea Detrick sent a desperation cross in the direction of the IUPUI goal.

Unfortunately, IUPUI sophomore Anna Pigg headed the ball down and it rolled into the open net with :00.9 remaining on the clock to set the final score at 2-1.

It capped a two-goal game for Detrick, who scored the game's first goal in the 42nd minute. On that play, Jessica Lathrop shifted a short pass into a scrum and Detrick was able to get a touch on the ball before IUPUI junior goalkeeper Jamie Farrell could play the ball.

IUPUI Head Coach Chris Johnson was quick to huddle his team afterwards and deliver a message to his embattled squad.

"We've got to win games. We can't expect that anybody's going to give us anything," IUPUI Head Coach Chris Johnson said. "We had plenty of chances to win that game, and that's what we needed to go do.

"We can't be down at this point in time. We have to be angry. We have to be angry at ourselves because we let that one get away. We need to come out with a little more fire this week in practice and get ready."

Offensively, IUPUI (3-4-0) didn't get off the schneid until the 67th minute when freshman phenom Alicia Brock continued her torrid scoring pace. Junior Leslie Walker worked up the right sideline before giving the ball off to the striker from Carmel. Brock maneuvered her way inside the right side of the box before muscling a shot just inside the near post for her fifth goal of the season. 

"Alicia has the ability to put balls in the net every time we're on the field," Johnson said. "She's still adapting to the physical part of college soccer, but she's going to be dangerous every game we're in."

Brock led all players with five shots, putting four on frame, and sophomore Amanda Snyder attempted four off the bench. EMU (5-2-2) outshot the Jags 20-19 and had four corner kicks to IUPUI's one. Paige Sheridan led the Eagles with four attempts off the bench. 

Farrell made three stops in goal for IUPUI and benefitted from a team save in the early moments of the second half. It looked like Vanessa Atanasoski had a sure goal on a header, but saw it cleared off the back line by an IUPUI defender.

The Jags' four-game homestand continues on Friday night when they open Summit League play with South Dakota State at Kuntz Stadium. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m..