INDIANAPOLIS - After dropping a pair of road contests last weekend, the IUPUI women's soccer team will begin its longest homestand of the 2011 season beginning on Friday night. Head Coach
Chris Johnson's club will open the string of four straight home games when it hosts Detroit on Friday night at Kuntz Stadium at 7:00 p.m..
On Sunday, the Jaguars will play Eastern Michigan at 1:00 p.m. in the season debut of IUPUI LIVE! webstreaming coverage. Greg Rakestraw (play-by-play) will call the action with pregame coverage beginning at approximately 12:50 p.m..
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IUPUI (0-2) took road lumps at Miami (Ohio) and Indiana State last weekend, being outscored 6-1 overall. Freshman
Taylor Heidorn scored IUPUI's lone goal in the 2-1 loss at Indiana State on Sunday, connecting from nearly 25 yards out. Sophomore
Giselle Guzman started both matches in goal, while
Kristin Haseley came on at the half twice. Both have an identical 3.00 GAA while Haseley leads the keepers with seven stops.
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Heidorn leads the Jaguas with five shots attempts, all of which came at Indiana State on Sunday. Senior
Megan Hock is second on the team with three tries while three others attempted two.
Detroit (1-1) comes in having split a pair of matches last weekend, having beaten Central Michigan and beaten Eastern Michigan. Senior Lauren Roffey leads the Detroit attack having recorded a hat trick in the win over EMU while sophomore Nora Abolins has an 0.50 goals against average and .889 save percentage through two games.Â
EMU (0-1-1) comes in having tied Pitt and lost to Detroit last week. Cara Cutaia paces the Eagles with a goal and an assist while Rachel Rye has a 2.70 GAA in net. EMU leads the all-time series 6-2-2, although the Jaguars won the last meeting in 2009, 2-1 in Ypsilanti. Â
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