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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer will open the second half of Horizon League play this week when the Jaguars travel to Milwaukee on Thursday (Oct. 6) before returning home to host Detroit Mercy on Sunday (Oct. 9). The Jaguars enter the week ranked sixth in the #HLWSOC standings with six total points at 1-1-3 in league play.
The Jaguars will have the opportunity to climb the standings this week as they face a pair of teams ranked ahead of them on the table. Milwaukee (5-3-3, 2-1-2 HL) is tied for third in the league standings with eight points and Detroit Mercy (5-6-1, 3-2 HL) is presently second.
Head coach
Chris Johnson's team has suffered just one loss in league play, a 3-0 defeat at Northern Kentucky, but has struggled to get wins, going 1-1-3 against Horizon League foes. The lone win was a 4-2 dumping of Cleveland State in the opener and the Jaguars are winless in four matches since with a loss and three draws.
Senior
Maya Lacognato is tied for the Horizon League lead in goals with six and recently moved into IUPUI's top-10 career list in both goals (15) and points (36). Junior
Sam Slimak has moved into second in the Horizon League in total shot attempts and has fired off at least four shot attempts in each of IUPUI's last six contests.
Defensively, senior
Maya Turner continues to lead a stingy back line while sophomore
Ashton Kudlo has a 0.82 goals against average and .800 save percentage in her 11 appearances in net. The IUPUI defense has a league-high seven shutouts on the year.
QUOTABLE
"It feels really good. We work really hard everyday, in and out, to do what we did here. Now, we just need to get attacks and shots on our offensive side. I think we did really well. (Turner) today did an awesome job of holding us and leading us on the back line. She's a really nice, strong voice back there, so I'm really proud to have her as our leading voice," junior
Alex Stocker said following the 0-0 draw with Oakland.
#HLWSOC STANDINGS
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee is 5-3-3 overall and 2-1-2 in Horizon League play. The Panthers are a perfect 3-0 at home this season with wins over Lindenwood (2-0), Robert Morris (9-1) and Cleveland State (1-0). The Panthers have outscored foes by a 21-12 margin on the season, paced by Kayla Rollins' team-high six goals. Both Haley Johnson and Molly O'Regan have three goals and Lainey Higgins has a goal and a team-high four assists. In goal, Parker Donahugh has started eight of the team's 11 matches with a 0.95 goals against average and four shutouts.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
Detroit Mercy is 5-6-1 on the year and 3-2 in Horizon League play to rank second in the league standings. The Titans are 1-6 on the road with the lone win coming at Florida Gulf Coast back on Aug. 18. Julie Ann Piechocki and Sophia Blankenship have each tallied three goals and Taylor Stanley has a goal and five assists. Jazmine Scott has started 11 of the Titans' 12 contest with a 1.43 goals against average and 49 saves on the year.
INSIDE THE SERIES
IUPUI is 1-5-1 all-time against Milwaukee with the lone win having come on the road on Mar. 3, 2021. The Jaguars also advanced past Milwaukee in the championship game of the 2017 Horizon League Tournament after the two sides played to a 0-0 draw through two overtimes. IUPUI later advanced 4-3 in penalty kicks. Milwaukee won last year's meeting in Indianapolis, 2-0, on Oct. 7.
IUPUI is 6-6-4 all-time against Detroit Mercy, but just 1-2-3 in the six meetings in Indianapolis. IUPUI is unbeaten in the past five meetings, going 3-0-2 in that span. The Jaguars won last year's meeting on the road, 1-0, on Oct. 10.
UP NEXT
IUPUI will trek to Green Bay next Thursday (Oct. 13) before returning home to host Robert Morris on Senior Day on Oct. 16. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.
