INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team will host crosstown foe Marian University for its 2021 home opener on Monday (Aug. 23) at 7:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium. Monday's contest will be broadcast on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) describes the action.
IUPUI (0-1) is coming off a 4-3 overtime loss at Eastern Kentucky to start the year as senior attacker
Elizabeth Bueckers notched the tenth hat trick in program history. Bueckers helped IUPUI build a 2-1 halftime lead and put the Jags in front 3-2 in the 73rd minute before EKU equalized. The host Colonels then tallied the winner early in the first overtime period. Buckers upped her personal total to 15 career goals and recorded the first hat trick by an IUPUI player since November 2017. It was also the lone hat trick in all of women's college soccer on the season's opening day.
Maya Lacognato,
Abbey Renner and
Sam Slimak all collected assists in the loss. Defensively, head coach
Chris Johnson had two true freshmen making starts in their debuts as both
Makenna Collins and
Hannah Roberson were among the starting unit. Renner also saw considerable time in the defensive third off the IUPUI bench. Sophomore
Leah Shumate was also awarded her first career start at a defensive midfield spot.
QUOTABLE
"I think we've been really good at getting it done in the finishing third. We scored as many goals in the run of play today as we did all last spring season," Bueckers said after the Jags tallied three in the opener. "We're struggling with experience in the back line as three out of four defenders going into overtime were freshmen."
PRESEASON POLLS
IUPUI was picked to finish fifth in the league according to the preseason poll released on Wednesday (Aug. 18):
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PROBABLE XI (based on the last outing)
GK-
AP Woodall, Jr.
D-
Makenna Collins, Fr.
D-
Hannah Roberson, Fr.
D-
Alex Stocker, Soph.
MF-
Renae Blevins, Sr.
MF-
Elizabeth Bueckers, Sr.
MF-
Leah Shumate, Soph.
MF-
Maya Turner, Jr.
MF-
Autumn Weeks, Jr.
F-
Maya Lacognato, Jr.
F-
Sam Slimak, Soph.
SCOUTING THE JAGS
IUPUI is 0-1 on the year, having been outscored 4-3 on the year. Senior
Elizabeth Bueckers has all three of the team's goals and Lacognato, Renner and Slimak all have assists. Redshirt junior
AP Woodall went the distance in net in the opener, recording three saves in the loss. For the year, she has a 3.86 goals against average and .429 save percentage to start the year.
SCOUTING MARIAN
Marian went 21-3 last season and outscored opponents by an 87-14 margin. Erin Oleksak had a team-high 21 goals and 10 assists and Chloe Ulmer had 19 goals and five assists. Allie Schlom also hit double-digits with 10 goals. In goal, Noelle Rolfsen played the majority of the Knights' minutes last season and had a 0.64 goals against average and .818 save percentage. Marian dropped its lone preseason game to date with a 3-0 loss at Indiana State on Aug. 13. Marian will play on the road at the University of the Cumberlands on Saturday (Aug. 21) at 5:00 p.m..
ALL-TIME SERIES
IUPUI is 4-0 all-time against Marian, having gone 2-0 at Carroll Stadium and 2-0 at Marian. The last meeting was a 2-0 IUPUI win on Aug. 17, 2018 at Marian. The Jags have outscored Marian by a 16-2 margin in the four games, which includes an 8-0 victory back on Aug. 26, 2016.
UP NEXT
IUPUI will hit the road this weekend to face Western Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 1:00 p.m..
