INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team will host Western Illinois in its final home contest of the 2016 season on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 23) at 1:00 p.m.. The Jags need to finish with a flurry of wins and need some help in some other outcomes to earn a spot in the four-team Summit League Tournament.

IUPUI students are admitted for FREE to all home soccer matches this season and adult tickets are just $5 each. Fans are also encouraged to bring a canned food item to benefit the on-campus Paws Pantry and those doing so will receive discounted admission. 

Following Sunday's match, the IUPUI Athletics Department will recognize this year's seven women's soccer seniors - Samantha Bathurst, Sierra Bryant, Alyssa Fox, Carley Lombard, Tori Minnich, Catherine Raster and Maddie Riedford.

LAST TIME OUT
    IUPUI was on the wrong side of a 6-1 pasting at Oral Roberts last Sunday after trekking to Tulsa on Saturday following a double overtime affair with Omaha on Friday night. ORU scored twice before halftime and quickly blew the margin out of hand early in the second half. 
    IUPUI's lone goal came from Leia Peterman in the 88th minute, thanks to a Hayley Shelton assist. Junior goalie Catherine Schmidt was victimized for four goals and made seven saves before giving way to freshman Sophia Lipka, who made two saves and yielded two goals. Lipka had to make a cameo as a field player in the first half as the short-handed Jags had injuries stack up after Head Coach Chris Johnson had exhausted the bulk of his subs before intermission. 
    
ON THE POSTER
    All seven seniors will be featured on Sunday's poster, which are free to fans in attendance and are distributed at the main entrance off New York Street. 

11 AND COUNTING
    The IUPUI women's soccer team was honored with the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for posting a grade point average of at least 3.0 for 2015-16. Johnson's team posted an incredible 3.55 GPA last year and it was the eighth straight year the program was honored. 

LEADERS
    Here's a look at IUPUI's statistical leaders: 
    Goals: Catherine Raster (7), Tori Minnich (7) 
    Assists: Maryna Clark (8), Hayley Shelton (6)
    Points: Raster (16), Minnich (16) 
    Shots: Raster (53), Minnich (23), Shelton (22)
    Game-Winners: Raster (3), Minnich (1), Krissy Kirkhoff (1), Sam Bathurst (1), Braegan Lyon (1)
    Minutes: Becca Spitalniak (1,282), Maddie Riedford (1,230), Leia Peterman (1,199) 

SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS (4-8-2 overall, 2-3-1 Summit)
    Western Illinois is 4-8-2 overall on the season and 2-3-1 in Summit League play. The Leathernecks are just 1-6-1 outside of Macomb this season and have been outscored by a 21-7 margin. 
    Emily Bollman, Ashley Kuhlmann and Bianca Romay lead WIU with two goals each while three others have one assist. Madeline Edwards leads the squad with 31 shot attempts and Bollman has a team-high 10 shots on goal. 
    Jennifer Currie has played the bulk of the team's minutes in net, registering a 1.15 goals against average and 35 saves in her eight starts. She's amassed a 3-4-1 record and three shutouts in her nine appearances. 
    
INSIDE THE SERIES
    IUPUI is 9-9 all-time against Western Illinois and won the last two meetings between the two schools. Last season, the Jags won 3-1 in Macomb. 
    IUPUI is 5-5 in the 10 matchups in Indianapolis. 

NEXT UP
    IUPUI will close the regular season with back-to-back road matches, beginning at South Dakota State on Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m.. They will then play the capper at North Dakota State on Oct. 30 at 1:00 p.m.