INDIANAPOLIS - Riding three straight shutouts, the IUPUI women's soccer team will cap its home slate on Saturday (Oct. 23) when the Jaguars host Youngstown State at 10:00 a.m. at Carroll Stadium. The program will honor five individuals - Ciena Miller, Renae Blevins, Elizabeth Bueckers, Emily McGrath and AP Woodall - immediately following Saturday's contest. 

IUPUI (3-10-3, 2-5-2 HL) comes in having not allowed a score in 345 straight minutes since the 2-0 home loss to Milwaukee. Since then, the Jaguars have dialed up clean sheets against Detroit Mercy, Green Bay and Robert Morris. Two of the shutouts have come on the road, including the most recent shutout at Robert Morris. However, the offense has struggled to find footing of late, having been blanked in three of its past four games, which includes scoreless draws with Green Bay and Robert Morris. 

The Jags are in dire need of three points to potentially earn a spot in the six-team Horizon League Tournament. IUPUI enters this weekend with eight points (two wins, two ties) and tied for eighth in the league standings. One of the teams IUPUI is chasing is Youngstown State, which enters with 10 points (two wins, four ties). 

Offensively, IUPUI hasn't scored multiple goals in a game since the season's second contest when the Jaguars rolled past Marian, 4-0. Bueckers continues to pace the attack with six goals and 13 points while Maya Lacognato has a pair of goals. Both Leah Shumate and Sam Slimak have a goal and two assists apiece. 

Woodall has been dominant of late, lowering her goals against average to 1.57 while increasing her save percentage to .811. She's recorded 90 stops and been responsible for the three straight shutouts. 

CINCO SENIORS
Ciena Miller: 11 career appearances, 1 goal, 2 points
Renae Blevins: 61 career appearances, 12 career starts, 1 goal, 3 assists
Elizabeth Bueckers: 60 career appearances, 54 career starts, 18 goals, 4 assists
Emily McGrath: 4 career appearances, 0.00 goals against average, 4 saves
AP Woodall: 29 career appearances, 1.10 goals against average, 149 saves

PRESEASON POLLS
IUPUI was picked to finish fifth in the league according to the preseason poll released on Aug. 18: Read More

PROBABLE XI (based on the last outing)
GK- AP Woodall, Sr.
D- Makenna Collins, Fr.
D- Grace Moore, Jr.
D- Maya Turner, Jr.
D- Autumn Weeks, Jr.
MF- Abbie Schad, Jr.
MF- Leah Shumate, Soph.
MF- Paige Waskom, Fr.
F- Elizabeth Bueckers, Sr.
F- Maya Lacognato, Jr.
F- Sam Slimak, Soph.

FIRSTS
Four IUPUI players have tallied their first collegiate goals this season in junior Ciena Miller, sophomores Sam Slimak and Leah Shumate and freshman Abbey Renner. Both Miller and Slimak tallied against Marian and Renner scored against Wright State. Shumate netted her first on Oct. 10 at Detroit Mercy for the game-winner. In addition, Ashton Kudlo registered a shutout in her first match in goal, blanking Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 19. 

HEAD COACH CHRIS JOHNSON
Johnson is now in his 19th season on the IUPUI sidelines and owns a 134-167-43 mark with the Jaguars. He spent his first nine years of his coaching career at the University of Indianapolis where he amassed an 81-79-2 mark. All total, Johnson has 215 collegiate wins to his credit.  

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE
YSU is 2-9-5 overall and 2-3-4 in Horizon League play. The Penguins have been outscored by a 29-10 margin, skewed in part by two losses. Regan LaVigna leads the YSU attack with two goals and two assists and Abriana Rondin also has two goals. Three different YSU keepers have combined to amass a 1.68 goals against average and 113 saves in 16 games. Brooklyn Fitzpatrick has played seven games in goal with a 1.02 GAA and 36 saves. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
IUPUI is 9-0-1 in 10 meetings with Youngstown State and 4-0 in four meetings in Indianapolis. (Series History)

UP NEXT
IUPUI will cap the regular season at UIC on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.