vs. Ball State (Friday, Sept. 8 - 7:00pm): Live Stats I ESPN3 I Tickets
vs. Illinois State (Sunday, Sept. 10 - 1:00pm): Live Stats I ESPN3 I Tickets

INDIANAPOLIS - Coming off back-to-back road wins, the IUPUI women's soccer team will be at home this weekend to host a pair of regional foes at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium. The Jaguars will take on Ball State on Friday night (Sept. 8) before hosting Illinois State on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 10). Both games will be broadcast on ESPN3 as Morgan Adcock (pxp) describes the action. 

Adult tickets are $5 while youth tickets (ages 3-12) are just $2. 

IUPUI (3-3) had an incredibly positive trip to New York City last week, registering 1-0 wins at Manhattan and Wagner on the two-game tour. Freshman Valentine Pursey and senior Krissy Kirkhoff netted game-winning goals on the trip while sophomore keeper Sophia Lipka registered the back-to-back shutouts in goal. Lipka was later named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts. Senior Leia Peterman assisted Pursey's game-winner at Manhattan while Pursey setup Kirkhoff's winner two days later. 

Pursey leads the Jaguars in points (6), shot attempts (19) and game-winners (2) while Kirkhoff is second on the team in points (4), shots (18) and game-winners. Freshman Kamryn Benscoter has the team's other goal as the Jags have been outscored 7-5 on the season. Senior Hayley Shelton is tied with Pursey with a team-high two assists. 

Defensively, Lipka has a 1.13 goals against average and collected 29 saves in her six starts. She has an .806 save percentage and three shutouts, all of which have come on the road. The three road shutouts are the most by the program since the 2009 season when the Jaguars posted six shutouts away from home. Freshman Natalie McNally has helped stabilize the defensive third, has played a team-high 515 minutes in the field, while senior Sarah Jacobs has played 476 minutes. 

Quotable: "We played pretty flat in the first half. In the second half, we created so many opportunities. (At halftime), coach told us to pick up the intensity. He knew we had more in us and needed to leave it all on the field," Kirkhoff said after Sunday's win at Wagner. 

Scouting Ball State: Ball State is 1-4-1 on the year and 0-4 in road matches thus far. The Cardinals road slate has been a gauntlet as BSU has fallen at Notre Dame (4-0), Xavier (1-0), TCU (2-1) and Baylor (1-0). Ball State opened the year with a 2-0 home win over Fort Wayne and later played Appalachian State to a 1-1 draw in Muncie. Amanda Shaw and Evie Stepaniak lead BSU with three points each while BSU has been outscored 9-4 on the year. In goal, Tristin Stuteville has played the majority of the team's minutes, registering a 2.17 GAA and 16 saves in her three appearances. 

Scouting Illinois State: Illinois State is 2-3-1 this season, having notched wins over Illinois and Pittsburgh. The Redbirds are 1-2-1 on the road this season with the win coming last weekend at Pitt (1-0). Sarah Lafayette has a team-high two goals while Emily Dickman has attempted a team-high 17 shots, putting six on goal. Haley Smith has made six appearances in net for ISU, notching a 1.05 GAA and 36 saves. 

Inside the Series-
vs. Ball State: IUPUI is 2-5-2 all-time against Ball State and 1-3-1 in the five prior meetings in Indianapolis. Ball State won last year's meeting, 4-1 in Muncie. The Jaguars last win was a 3-0 outcome in Muncie in 2012. 
vs. Illinois State: IUPUI is 0-1 all-time against Illinois State, having dropped a 4-1 decision in Normal, Ill., last season.