MACOMB, Ill. - The IUPUI men's soccer team will continue a three-game road stretch to open the season when the Jaguars take on former league foe Western Illinois on Friday (Sept. 3) at 6:00 p.m. Eastern. The Jags have opened with a strong non-league schedule, having played Bowling Green to a 0-0 draw to open the season before falling on the road at Xavier by a 3-1 score.
Fifth-year senior
Cameron Haegele notched his first career goal, an equalizer, in the loss at Xavier. IUPUI drew even on Haegele's strike just more than a minute after allowing the day's first goal. Redshirt sophomore
Lucas Morefield took the loss in goal, making one save in the defeat. IUPUI outshot Xavier by a 5-4 count in the second half and threatened frequently, including a rocket of a free kick from
Logan Finnegan that had to be punched over the crossbar.
Tylin Broaders,
Kirezi Freddy,
Mandela Cybahiro and
Rayan Choukri came off the IUPUI bench to provide an attacking presence to combine with Finnegan,
Luke Liljegren and
Chris Workman.
IUPUI and Western Illinois were league foes for more than 20 years before the Jaguars moved to the Horizon League. Friday's match will mark the 25th meeting between the two schools.
QUOTABLE
"I couldn't be more proud of our guys in that second half. It's disappointing to lose but I'm very proud of their effort and ethic to kind of put Xavier back on its heels. Our defensive work rate and pressure put Xavier on their heels in the second half and helped us create some (scoring) opportunities," Barnett said.
PRESEASON POLLS
IUPUI was picked to finish 11th in the Horizon League according to the preseason poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 24):
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PROBABLE XI (based on the last outing)
GK-
Lucas Morefield, Soph.
D-
Gianni Catenacci, 5th
D-
Ethan Diedel, Sr.
D-
Corey Goede, Sr.
D-
Tommy Patacca, 5th
MF-
Logan Finnegan, Soph.
MF-
Cameron Haegele, 5th
MF-
Luke Liljegren, Jr.
MF-
Anthony Saporito, Sr.
MF-
Chris Workman, Jr.
F-
Riley Shives, Sr.
SCOUTING THE JAGS
IUPUI is 0-1-1 to start the year after dropping a 3-1 contest at Xavier.
Cameron Haegele has IUPUI's lone goal on the season, having buried a strike from 20 yards out at Xavier. Defensively, IUPUI opened the year with a double overtime draw at Bowling Green ahead of the loss at Xavier.
Quinn McCallion has a spotless 0.00 goals against average in his 58 minutes in net while
Lucas Morefield has a 1.91 GAA and four stops in his two appearances.
SCOUTING THE LEATHERNECKS
Western Illinois went 3-0 in exhibition play with wins over Lincoln College (3-0), Quincy (2-0) and Chicago State (2-0), but has since gone 0-2 to start the year with road losses at Central Methodist (0-2) and Drake (0-1). WIU has yet to score on the year, but is even with opponents in shots (21-21) and has a 14-13 edge in corner kicks. Two different WIU goalkeepers have seen action as both Seanan Main and Alex Flowers have each earned starts between the posts.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IUPUI is 10-11-3 all-time against Western Illinois in a series that dates back to 1998. The last meeting was a 2-2 double overtime draw on Oct. 30, 2019 in Indianapolis. IUPUI is winless in the past six meetings between the two teams and hasn't won in the series since October 2012. IUPUI is 2-8-1 in the 11 matchups played on the road.
UP NEXT
IUPUI will open Horizon League play on Saturday, Sept. 11 when the Jaguars host Wright State at 1:00 p.m. at Carroll Stadium.
