South Dakota (Sept. 30): Live Stats
Denver (Oct. 2): Live Stats

INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team will open Summit League play this week when the Jaguars host a pair of matches at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium. The Jags will begin play against South Dakota on Friday night (Sept. 30) at 7:00 p.m., followed by a Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2) kick against Denver at 1:00 p.m..

IUPUI finished the non-conference season at 6-4-1 and an unblemished 4-0 at Carroll Stadium. 

Admission is FREE for IUPUI students with a valid JagTag and just $5 for adults. 

LAST TIME OUT
    IUPUI closed the non-conference season with a 4-1 loss at Illinois State last Sunday (Sept. 25) after allowing three first half goals to the Redbirds. Illinois State scored three goals in the game's first 28-plus minutes before senior Catherine Raster pulled the Jags within two in the 30th minute.
    After a 75-minute rain delay, Illinois State coasted the rest of the way to the 4-1 victory, outshooting the Jags 16-6 overall and 9-3 on frame. 

QUOTABLE
    "As a team, I think we continued to progress and improve during the non-conference games in order to get ready for The Summit League. We've had to make some changes and adapt to some personnel changes, but for the most part, I've liked what we've done against some pretty good competition. Now, we've got to focus on getting off to good starts, taking care of our home field and getting results against some good Summit League opponents," Head Coach Chris Johnson said. 

LEADERS
    Here's a look at IUPUI's statistical leaders: 
    Goals: Catherine Raster (6), Tori Minnich (5) 
    Assists: Maryna Clark (8), Hayley Shelton (4)
    Points: Raster (14), Minnich (12) 
    Shots: Raster (30), Shelton (14)
    Game-Winners: Raster (3), Minnich (1), Krissy Kirkhoff (1), Sam Bathurst (1)
    Minutes: Becca Spitalniak (811), Leia Peterman (795)

SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA (1-9-1 overall, 0-6-1 away)
    South Dakota is 1-9-1 overall and 0-6-1 in seven matches away from home. Corey Strang leads the USD attack with five points (2 goals, 1 assist) and Sammie Villwock has three points (1 goal, 1 assist).
    Defensively, Parker Rytz has a 1.47 goals against average with 50 saves and an .820 save percentage. Rytz has started all 11 matches, but been spelled by Sydney Hardin seven times. Hardin has a 2.63 GAA and 14 saves in 342 minutes. 
    For the year, USD has been outscored 21-5 and outshot 182-101. 

SCOUTING DENVER (3-7-0 overall, 1-2-0 away)
    Denver 3-7 overall and 1-2 in true road matches. Lilly McSwain and Hannah Adler lead the Denver attack with three points each as the Pios have been outscored 21-6 on the year. Leah Swander paces DU with 34 shot attempts and Adler is second on the team with 11 tries. 
    In goal, Cassidy Rey has a 1.56 goals against average in six starts and 347 minutes while Brittany Wilson has played 561 minutes and has a 2.41 GAA. The duo has combined to make 46 saves and a .687 save percentage.  

INSIDE THE SERIES
    IUPUI is 3-1-3 all-time against South Dakota and 1-4 all-time against Denver.
    The Jags lost last year's meeting against the Yotes, 2-1 in South Dakota on Oct. 23. IUPUI is 2-0-1 in the three meetings in Indianapolis.
    The Jags also lost last year's meeting to Denver, 1-0 in Colorado on Oct. 25. IUPUI is 1-0 in the only prior meeting with the Pioneers in Indianapolis.    

ON THE POSTERS
    Minnich will be featured on Friday's poster while Raster will be featured on Sunday's giveaway. Roster cards are FREE of charge and distributed near the main entrance.     

NEXT UP
    IUPUI will hit the road for the first time in Summit League play when the Jaguars take on Fort Wayne on Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m..