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NORMAL, Ill. - The IUPUI women's soccer team will cap its non-conference slate on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 25) at Illinois State in a match that will be broadcast on ESPN3. Kickoff is slated for 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1:00 p.m. Central) at ISU's Adelaide Street Field.

IUPUI comes in at 6-3-1 overall and on a two-game winning streak after defeating Evansville and Xavier last weekend. Illinois State is 5-5-1 on the year, but undefeated in its last four outings with three wins and a draw.

LAST TIME OUT
    IUPUI upended Xavier 2-1 at Carroll Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 18 thanks to goals from seniors Sierra Bryant and Catherine Raster. The win was the first-ever for the Jaguars over Xavier.
    Xavier struck first with a goal in the ninth minute, but IUPUI countered when Maryna Clark setup Bryant's third score of the year in the 22nd minute. In the 49th minute, Raster tallied her third game-winner of the season, thanks to assists from Tori Minnich and Hayley Shelton. Shelton played a ball out wide to Minnich, who then rolled a pass to Raster on the right side. Raster beat a defender and slotted a shot past the XU goalie for her fifth score of the season.
    Freshman Sophia Lipka improved to 3-0 on the season in goal by making a pair of saves.

QUOTABLE
    " "I thought we were really resilient today. We went down a goal, but I was proud of the ladies for not hanging their heads, but instead, looking to find an answer and get even before halftime. Getting that goal was key for us and we got a lot of confidence from there. After that, I thought we did a pretty good job of taking the game to them and making them react and adjust to what we were doing out there," said Head Coach Chris Johnson following the Xavier win.

LEADERS
    Here's a look at IUPUI's statistical leaders: 
    Goals: Tori Minnich (5), Catherine Raster (5)
    Assists: Maryna Clark (8), Hayley Shelton (4)
    Points: Minnich (12), Raster (12)
    Shots: Raster (29), Minnich (13)
    Game-Winners: Raster (3), Minnich (1), Krissy Kirkhoff (1), Sam Bathurst (1)
    Minutes: Becca Spitalniak (751), Leia Peterman (737)

SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATTE (5-5-1 overall, 4-2 home)
    Illinois State is 5-5-1 on the year and outscored their opponents 17-8 this season. Lauren Koehl leads the Illinois State attack with five goals scored and both Kelli Zickert and Brooke Ksiazek have a team-high two assists. 
    In goal, Haley Smith has a 0.78 goals against average and 39 saves in her 10 appearances. All total, she has an .830 save percentage and four of the team's five shutouts.

INSIDE THE SERIES
    Sunday's game marks the first-ever meeting between IUPUI and Illinois State.     

NEXT UP
    IUPUI will open Summit League play on Friday, Sept. 30 when the Jaguars host South Dakota at 7:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium.