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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's soccer team will kickoff a key four-game homestand on Saturday (Sept. 29) when the Jaguars host Oakland University at 4:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium. Admissions is FREE to IUPUI students with a valid Crimson Card and tickets will allow admission to the women's match with YSU at 1:00 p.m. and the men's match to follow. Saturday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+ as Morgan Adcock (pxp) is on the call. 

IUPUI (1-6-2, 1-2 HL) looks to stay in the thick of the Horizon League race as the Jaguars look to snap a modest four-game skid. The Jags yielded three early scores in Wednesday's 3-1 loss at Cincinnati on a night in which freshman forward Riley Shives netted his first career goal. 

The three goals allowed was a rare feat indeed as the Jaguars' defense has a 1.34 goals against average for the year with rookie Quinn McCallion in net. Despite being outshot by more than 10 shots per game, the Jags have dialed up a pair of shutouts, keyed by a defensive third that includes Tommy Patacca, Rodrigo Zampieri and Sam Gavin. 

Patacca leads the IUPUI offense with a pair of goals while Shives and Valladao account for the Jaguars' other two scores. Freshman Corey Goede has a team-high two assists and both Gavin and Alan Aguilar also have assists. 

Aguilar and Shives have a team-high nine shot attempts for the year.  

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 OAKLAND: Oakland enters play at 5-2-2 overall and 1-1 in league play with an overtime win at Detroit Mercy and a home loss to UIC. OU has outscored foes by a 19-14 margin for the year and has a pair of shutouts. Nebojsa Popovic has a team-high 10 points (2 goals, 6 assists) and Napoleon Outlaw III and Jacob Moore have a team-high three goals. Sullivan Lauderdale has played all 859 minutes in net and has a 1.47 GAA and 35 saves in nine games. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: IUPUI is just 5-16-1 all-time against Oakland after last year's 3-0 loss in Rochester.  

NEXT UP: IUPUI will continue the four-game homestand on Tuesday, Oct. 2 when the Jaguars host SIUE at 7:00 p.m. at Carroll Stadium on ESPN+.