MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The IUPUI men's soccer team will look to keep the good times rolling on Wednesday (Nov. 2) when the Jaguars cap the regular season on the road at Robert Morris. The Jaguars are unbeaten in their last five contests and have won four-in-a-row in Horizon League play after opening the season 0-1-3 in league play. The Jaguars have already secured a place in the upcoming, six-team Horizon League Tournament, and enter the finale tied for second in the league standings with Wright State. IUPUI is vying for a potential first round bye as the No. 2 seed or the opportunity to host a first round game as either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed.

IUPUI (5-5-6, 4-1-3 HL) has outscored foes by a 10-4 margin over its past five games, going 4-0-1 in that span to climb back to .500 on the year. The most recent win was a 3-1 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne at Grand Park on Saturday as the Jaguars got goals from Lukas Hackaa, Tyler Gainer and Josemir Gomez and junior Lucas Morefield made a season-high eight stops. Gomez was later named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week and now leads the league with nine goals scored. 

The Jaguars' attack has been led by Gomez (9 goals, 3 assists), Hackaa (6 goals, 7 assists) and Logan Finnegan (5 goals, 4 assists) as the trio has scored 20 of the team's 27 goals. Freshman Ethan Vermillion is the only other IUPUI player with multiple goals, having tallied twice. Head coach Sid van Druenen's squad continues to be led by newcomers all over the field as freshman midfielder Kade Tepe leads the team in minutes played (1,265), followed closely by Hackaa (1,210). 

Another newcomer, Dominic Breidenbach, is third on the squad with 1,206 minutes. 

In goal, Morefield has been brilliant of late, including his eight-save masterpiece against PFW. He's lowered his goals against average to 1.54 on the year while upping his save percentage to .744. 

HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CPTS	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Cleveland State	17	5-1-2	.750	9-3-4	.688	T1
IUPUI	15	4-1-3	.688	5-5-6	.500	W1
Wright State	15	4-1-3	.688	4-6-5	.433	T1
Detroit Mercy	12	3-2-3	.562	4-6-5	.433	L1
Oakland	12	3-2-3	.562	3-9-4	.312	T1
Robert Morris	11	3-3-2	.500	5-7-2	.429	T1
Green Bay	10	2-2-4	.500	6-3-6	.600	T1
Northern Kentucky	7	2-5-1	.312	4-10-2	.312	L1
Milwaukee	5	0-3-5	.312	1-7-8	.312	T3
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	0-6-2	.125	1-10-3	.179	L5

QUOTABLE
"It's super relieving and a happy feeling obviously. The weight of the game - we knew that if we win the game, we clinched a spot in the postseason. That was obviously our goal. We got up 1-0 at halftime, but I think it was Morefield that kept us in the game, honestly. PFW came out strong and had some good chances and we struggled with their initiative in the build. The second half, I think we were better and in control for 45 minutes. We're super happy and super relieved and know that we just extended our season," van Druenen said following his team's win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday. 

SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS
RMU is 5-7-2 overall and 3-3-2 in Horizon League play this season. The Colonials are unbeaten in their past three contests with wins over VMI and Detroit Mercy and a scoreless draw with Green Bay. RMU is 3-2-1 at home this season with wins over Northern Kentucky (2-1), Saint Francis (1-0) and Detroit Mercy (2-0). Chase Gilley leads RMU in goals (5), points (12), shots (23), shots on goal (14) and game-winners (2). Hugo Kadima is next in line with three goals scored. In goal, Friedrich Petrelli has a 1.23 goals against average and five shutouts in his 14 starts, having stopped 65 percent of attempts on frame. 

SERIES HISTORY
IUPUI is 0-1 all-time against RMU, having lost the first-ever matchup between the two schools by a 1-0 margin in Indy last season. Wednesday's game marks IUPUI's first-ever trip to RMU. 

UP NEXT
IUPUI will await to see how the seedings shake out ahead of the Horizon League Tournament, which will begin on Saturday, Nov. 6.