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INDIANAPOLIS - Battered, bruised and weary from over 100 minutes of action, the IUPUI women's team came off the mat to steal a thrilling 1-0 win from Western Michigan at Kuntz Stadium on Friday night. Junior Megan Hock netted the game-winner in the 102nd minute off picture perfect assists from Stacy Levack and Alicia Brock, sending the partisan IUPUI crowd into a roar.

Levack drew a foul just in front of the IUPUI bench, setting up the free kick that led to the game-winner. The junior back bent a long ball towards the far post, where the 5-foot-9 Brock was able to climb the ladder and head the ball inside the six-yard box. The always opportunistic Hock got the final touch as she pushed the ball past WMU's Julia Francy for her team-high third goal of the year.

"I'm a scrappy player. I do clean up," Hock said. "I'm there when no one else is and that's my role on this team. I need to be there for the rebounds when other people shoot or when the keeper bobbles the ball. That's my job."

"I think that's been a hallmark of our program the last few years is that our girls will make that extra effort to make sure they'll be there. It was a nice ball by Stacy (Levack) - she gave us a chance and that's all we can ask," Head Coach Chris Johnson added. "Once that ball dropped in there, we knew we had a chance and credit Megan (Hock) for being in the right spot."

It was Brock's team-high second assist of the year while Levack collected her third career assist in her 2010 debut. Hock's game-winner was the 11th of her career, leaving her one shy of matching IUPUI Hall of Famer Karrie Reising for the program's all-time lead in that category.

Hock's goal helped put a stamp on a huge defensive effort at the other end of the field. Despite being outshot 20-15, rookie goalkeeper Kristin Haseley made 10 stops in just her third collegiate start.

"It felt really good. It started off a little shaky, I'm still trying to find that experience at this level to the point where I can command my box," Haseley said. "My distribution game needs to improve a little bit, but overall, I felt pretty positive about it. Anytime you keep the other team out of the net, you feel good about it."

Haseley was tested early and often, but rose to the occasion on every instance. In the 15th minute, she was slow to get off her back line and had to tap Caitlin Henderson's bouncing shot just off the crossbar to keep the game scoreless. In the 22nd minute, she made her most impressive stop of the night by snaring a Stephanie Skowneski breakaway attempt as she went to the turf. 

"It's nice because we worked so hard in the back to keep things out," Haseley said. "Everyone worked hard. Everyone was going hard and anytime a game ends like that, it's exciting.

IUPUI (2-4) was limited to just three shots in the first half with Sarah Colby having the best look at goal. The rookie forward drilled a 20-yard strike right at Francy, who made a two-handed save in the 32nd minute. 

In the second half, IUPUI upped the intensity, fueled by Brock's work on the right side. Brock led IUPUI with four attempts while Skowneski attempted a game-high six. The shutout was the second in three matches, sandwiched around the 4-0 loss at Nebraska on Monday. 

"There's been a lot of growth in the team in the past three weeks, ever since we started playing games. It was nice to see that growth validated in the form of a victory," Johnson said. "Western Michigan is a tough team. That game could have easily gone either direction."

The win was the first-ever over Western Michigan as the two teams renewed the series for the first-time since 1999. The Broncos were previously 2-0 all-time against the Jags.

IUPUI will cap the weekend at Valparaiso on Sunday with a 4:00 p.m. kickoff.