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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team will face a tall task on Wednesday evening (Oct. 17) when the Jaguars host Horizon League leader Milwaukee (12-1, 6-0 HL) at 4:00 p.m. at Carroll Stadium. Milwaukee is unbeaten in 21 consecutive Horizon League contests, having gone 19-0-2 during that span. This season, the Panthers have outscored opponents by a 31-9 margin and posted six shutouts, while being shutout only once. 

On the flip side, head coach Chris Johnson's squad comes in on the heels of back-to-back 1-0 road losses in league play, including a defeat in overtime at Wright State. The back-to-back losses come on the heels of three straight wins, including an emphatic 4-0 win at Illinois State. Freshman Elizabeth Bueckers scored twice in the victory and sophomore Valentine Pursey tallied her third game-winner of the season. 

The Jaguars are 192 minutes removed from their most recent goal though. For the year, Bueckers has a team-high four goals while sophomore Miranda Ricks has 11 points and is tied for third in the Horizon League with seven assists. Bueckers' four goals has her tied for sixth in the league. 

Defensively, junior Sophia Lipka is tied for the league lead with six shutouts and is second in the league with 77 saves. She also owns the league's fourth-best goals against average at 1.11. 

ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE: Wednesday's game will be a 'Zero Waste' event as IUPUI Athletics will partner with the IUPUI Sports Complex and Office of Sustainability on this initiative. New bins will be used for waste collection and food waste will be sent to compost. Members of the IUPUI Swimming & Diving teams will help in the coordination of the event. 

HL STANDINGS (as of 10/16/2018):
1. Milwaukee - 6-0 (18 pts.)
2. Cleveland State - 5-0-1 (16 pts.)
t-3. Northern Kentucky - 4-1-1 (13 pts.)
t-3. Wright State - 4-1-1 (13 pts.)
5. IUPUI - 2-3-1 (7 pts.)
t-6. Oakland - 1-2-3 (6 pts.)
t-6. UIC - 2-4 (6 pts.)
8. Detroit Mercy - 1-4-1 (4 pts.)
t-9. Green Bay - 0-5-1 (1 pt.)
t-9. Youngstown State - 0-5-1 (1 pt.)

MAKING THE GRADE: IUPUI was recognized on Wednesday (Oct. 4) with the United Soccer Coaches 2017-18 College Team Academic Award. To qualify, a team must have a collective GPA of 3.0 or better. IUPUI was one of 192 programs (four in the HL) to be honored on both the men's and women's sides. 

SCOUTING MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee comes in at 12-1 overall and 6-0 in league play. Haley Johnson (5 goals-7 assists) and Erin Corrigan (3 goals-9 assists) lead the Panthers offensively, while McKaela Schmelzer and Jelena Sever also both have five goals. Defensively, Elaina LaMacchia has started all 13 matches and has a 0.71 goals against average and .808 save percentage. She's posted four shutouts and been part of two other clean sheets. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: IUPUI is 0-1-1 all-time against Milwaukee, losing 6-0 in the regular season before playing to a 0-0 double overtime draw in the 2017 Horizon League Championship match. The Jaguars ultimately advanced on PKs, 4-3, earning the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament berth. 

NEXT UP: IUPUI will hit the road to take on Green Bay on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2:00 p.m..