KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The IUPUI women's soccer team will continue its non-conference slate on Sunday (Aug. 29) when the Jaguars head north to face Western Michigan at 1:00 p.m.. Live video and live stats will be available at kickoff.
IUPUI (1-1) is coming off an emphatic 4-0 win over Marian University on Monday night as four different Jaguars got in on the scoring act. Junior
Maya Lacognato tallied the game-winner and
Elizabeth Bueckers,
Ciena Miller and
Sam Slimak also scratched. Bueckers, Slimak,
Leah Shumate and
Maya Turner earned assists and the duo of
AP Woodall and
Emily McGrath combined on the shutout in goal. The Jaguars enjoyed a 25-8 shot advantage and 6-1 margin on corner kicks while holding possession for almost 60 percent of the contest.
Bueckers has a team-high four goals in the Jaguars' first two games and Slimak has a goal and two assists to start the year. Lacognato has a goal and an assist in the season's early going. Sophomore
Alex Stocker has played a team-high 157 minutes in the defensive third and freshman
Hannah Roberson is just off her pace at 156. Junior
Autumn Weeks has played 150 minutes in the IUPUI midfield.
Offensively, head coach
Chris Johnson has to be pleased with his team's early season production as the seven goals through two games is the most in program history, easily surpassing the prior mark of four that occurred in 2002, 2005 and 2015. Bueckers alone has hit for four already, including tallying twice from the penalty spot.
In goal, Woodall has a 2.61 goals against average and four saves in her two starts.
QUOTABLE
"I liked the energy the entire night. The kids off the bench, the people who started the game - it was good energy the entire time. I think we had a little bit of nerves in the beginning and weren't quite connecting like we needed to, but as we got kind of settled in to what we wanted to do, I thought we really kind of connected passes out there and created some opportunities. Overall, I'm very pleased with what I saw tonight. Getting a shutout is great too," head coach
Chris Johnson said following his team's win over Marian.
WPSL HONORS
Junior
Autumn Weeks was recently honored for her work in the Women's Premier Soccer League over the summer, being named among seven Defensive Players of the Year in the Central Region for her play with the Chicago Red Stars.
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.
D-
Maya Turner, Jr.
MF-
Renae Blevins, Sr.
MF-
Elizabeth Bueckers, Sr.
MF-
Leah Shumate, Soph.
MF-
Autumn Weeks, Jr.
F-
Maya Lacognato, Jr.
F-
Sam Slimak, Soph.
FIRSTS
Two IUPUI players have tallied their first collegiate goals this season in junior
Ciena Miller and sophomore
Sam Slimak. Both came against Marian as Miller tallied in her tenth career appearance and Slimak scored in her sixth career game.
SCOUTING THE JAGS
IUPUI is 1-1 on the year and have outscored opponents by a 7-4 margin.
Elizabeth Bueckers ranks among the nation's leaders in goals (4) and points (9) to start the year and has gotten assistance from sophomore
Sam Slimak (1 goal, 2 assists) and
Maya Lacognato (1 goal, 1 assist).
SCOUTING WMU
Western Michigan enters the weekend at 1-2 on the season, having lost at Louisville by a 6-2 score before turning around and beating Detroit Mercy, 5-1. The Broncos lost on the road at Michigan by a 4-0 score on Thursday night. Jenna Blackburn has three of the team's seven goals and Bailey Korhorn has a goal and an assist. Maggie Rogers has played the bulk of the team's minutes in goal and has a 3.80 goals against average with 20 saves and 11 scores allowed.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IUPUI is 1-2 all-time against Western Michigan and the two teams haven't met since 2010. IUPUI won the most recent meeting - a 1-0 outcome on Sept. 10, 2010 in Indianapolis. IUPUI is 0-1 in Kalamazoo, having lost to the Broncos by a 4-1 count on Oct. 24, 1998.
UP NEXT
IUPUI will take on Butler on Thursday night (Sept. 2) at 7:00 p.m. at BU's Sellick Field.
