INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's soccer team will step out of conference play on Tuesday night (Sept. 21) when the Jaguars host Bellarmine (3-2-1) at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium at 7:00 p.m.. The contest will be aired on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) will describe the action. Tickets will be on sale at the box office on the night of the game or in advance by contacting the IUPUI Ticket Office. 

On the pitch, IUPUI (2-2-1) is coming off a tough 1-0 road loss at UIC as the Jaguars yielded a penalty kick in the game's 61st minute for the game's only score. Otherwise, IUPUI played tit for tat against one of the league's top attacking teams as Lucas Morefield made four saves and the Flames were held to just five shots on goal. Offensively, Tommy Patacca had five shot attempts for the Jaguars while Chris Workman had three attempts from his midfield spot. 

For the season, IUPUI is tops in the Horizon League defensively, allowing just 0.80 goals per game and having three clean sheets in five games. Morefield is second in the league with a 0.88 goals against average and has two shutouts in his four starts. He's also second in the league with an .818 save percentage. 

Offensively, goals have come from Rayan Choukri, Logan Finnegan and Cameron Haegele this season. Tylin Broaders and Kirezi Freddy have the team's two assists. Workman has a team-high eight shot attempts on the year. The team's calling card has been its defensive core, keyed by Patacca, Corey Goede, Gianni Catenacci and Ethan Diedel. 

QUOTABLE
"This result is going to be a tough pill to swallow. I felt like our team defended one of the most prolific attacks in the league quite well and we did a good job to earn possession and get forward to generate some chances for ourselves. Frankly, we didn't execute well enough in those moments to create a ton of truly dangerous chances. Credit to UIC for getting the goal and defending restarts well to close out the game," Barnett said following Saturday night's 1-0 loss at UIC. 

PRESEASON POLLS
IUPUI was picked to finish 11th in the Horizon League according to the preseason poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 24): Read More

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- Carson Shrader, Jr.
MF- Chris Workman, Jr.
F- Riley Shives, Sr.

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
Bellarmine is 3-2-1 on the year with wins over Evansville (2-1), Purdue Fort Wayne (1-0) and Eastern Illinois (2-1). All six of Bellarmine's contests have been decided by one goal or less this season. Juan Ballas leads the Bellarmine attack with two goals and an assist and Brock Pope also has two scores. Greg Fischer has a team-high two assists on the year. In goal, Connor Range has gone 2-2 with a 1.17 GAA and 14 saves. Matthew Brozovich has made two starts, going 1-0-1 with two shutouts. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
IUPUI is 3-7 all-time against Bellarmine, but the two teams haven't met since the 2006 season. IUPUI is 1-5 in the six meetings in Indianapolis and 2-2 in four contests in Louisville. Series History

UP NEXT
IUPUI will return to Horizon League play on Saturday (Sept. 25) when the Jaguars host Detroit Mercy at 1:00 p.m. at Carroll Stadium. That match will be aired on ESPN+ as Jonathan Matthes (pxp) is on the call.