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DAYTON, Ohio - The IUPUI men's soccer team will take on Horizon League leader No. 17 Wright State (10-1-2, 4-0-1 HL) on Saturday night (Oct. 20) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. Head coach Brian Barnett's squad is coming off a critical 1-1 draw at Cleveland State last weekend as the Jaguars scored in the final minute of regulation before ultimately playing to a tie. Sophomore Matthew Skaar scored his first career goal with 25 seconds left to play off an assist from Fernando Borges, helping IUPUI maintain the No. 3 spot in the Horizon League standings as the season nears an end. 

IUPUI (3-8-3, 3-2-1 HL) continued to be solid defensively in league play, having yielded just six goals in six games for a 0.91 goals against average. Four of the six came in a 4-0 loss at UIC while the Jags have ridden four goals scored in league play to three wins. Alan Aguilar, Pedro Valladao and Borges all have game-winners in league play. 

Freshman goalkeeper Quinn McCallion ranks among the national leaders with 73 saves and a 1.25 GAA in 14 starts. His numbers are even better in league play where he has an .838 save percentage and three shutouts. He's benefited from a strong defensive core that's been anchored by Tommy Patacca, Rodrigo Zampieri, Corey Goede and Sam Gavin. Patacca has also contributed a pair of goals from the defensive third while Goede has a team-high three assists. 

Wright State is among the nation's elite squads, having climbed to No. 17 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches national rankings. 

HL STANDINGS (as of 10/11/2018):
1. Wright State - 4-0-1 (13 pts.)
2. UIC - 4-1-1 (13 pts.)
3. IUPUI - 3-2-1 (10 pts.)
t-4. Green Bay - 2-2-1 (7 pts.)
t-4. Milwaukee - 2-2-1 (7 pts.)
t-6. Northern Kentucky - 2-3 (6 pts.)
t-6. Oakland - 2-3 (6 pts.)
8. Cleveland State - 1-2-2 (5 pts.)
9. Detroit Mercy - 0-5-1 (1 pt.)

QUOTABLE: "It always feels great to get your first goal, especially in a tough conference game on the road. Fernando put a great ball in and I just tried to get a good connection on it. It was a good result so hopefully we can keep this momentum up going forward," Skaar said. 

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. 

JAGS MAKING AN IMPACT: Last spring, the IUPUI men's soccer team signed Fishers-native Tyler Harris to a letter of intent to join the program through a partnership with Team IMPACT. Harris, an 11-year old battling cystic fibrosis, was on the sidelines for his first game when the Jaguars hosted Bradley earlier this season. Harris has already had a profound impact on the Jaguars' program as members of the team have also visiting the sixth-grader at home and have plans to support him at upcoming cross country meets and other events.

HANCOCK COUNTY PROMISE: The IUPUI men's soccer team was among a large contingent of student-athletes that participated in the Hancock County Promise Day at Carroll Stadium earlier this season as Barnett and his student-athletes interacted with more than 1,000 third-graders over the course of the day. 

SCOUTING WSU: Wright State is 10-1-2 overall and 4-0-1 in league play. The Raiders have outscored opponents 34-15 on the year with Alec Philippe (10 goals, 4 assists), Stefan Rokvic (9 goals, 2 assists), Deri Corfe (7 goals, 6 assists) and Jackson Dietrich (3 goals, 10 assists) lead the way. Philippe has four of the team's 10 game-winners. Joel Sundell has started the bulk of the games in net with a 1.03 GAA and 36 saves and four shutouts. The lone blemish on WSU's docket this season is a 2-1 loss at Virginia earlier this month. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: IUPUI is 3-15 all-time against Wright State with all 18 meetings coming during the Jaguars' Division I era. IUPUI's last win over the Raiders came in 2010. 

NEXT UP: IUPUI will step out of league play on Tuesday night (Oct. 23) when the Jaguars take on Purdue Fort Wayne at 7:00 p.m..