Eastern Illinois (Sept. 2 - 7pm): Live Stats I Game Notes (.pdf)
Western Illinois (Sept. 4 - 4pm): Live Stats I Game Notes (.pdf)

INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's soccer team will kickoff a two-game homestand this weekend when the Jaguars host Eastern Illinois on Friday night (Sept. 2), followed by a meeting with Western Illinois on Sunday (Sept. 4). Both contests will be free of charge.

The schedule setup is a partnership among EIU, WIU, Purdue Fort Wayne and IUPUI as the two sides will swap opponents between Friday and Sunday. 

Head coach Sid van Druenen's squad is seeking a first win of the year after opening with a 2-2 draw with Marian, followed by a 3-1 road loss at Evansville. Offensively, Logan Finnegan is tops in the Horizon League with eight shot attempts and has one of the team's three goals this season. In addition, junior midfielder Lukas Hackaa and freshman Caleb McComas both have scores - their first in an IUPUI uniform. Hackaa scored 10 times in his first two collegiate seasons at Notre Dame (Ohio) College while McComas' score came in his collegiate debut. 

Defensively, Lucas Morefield has played all 180 minutes in goal with a 2.50 goals against average and seven saves.

van Druenen has been incredibly reliant on new faces to start the season as more than 60 percent of the team's minutes played this season have come from new faces. Only Finnegan, Morefield and freshman defender Edgar Correia have played all 180 minutes in the season's first two games. Correia owns one of the team's three assists, as Josemir Gomez and Medard Mikobi each have assists also. 

QUOTABLE
"It was a moment of pride for me and my family. I'm glad I could score my first goal for my team. As a group, we simply just need to commit to the high intensity that Coach van Druenen is emphasizing. This is a team that is learning what it means to be a competitive Division I team," McComas said of his first score at Evansville. 

SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS
EIU enters this week with a 0-1-1 mark, having lost at Green Bay and earning a 1-1 draw on the road at Xavier. Sam Eccles and Delphy Sabu have the Panthers' goals while William Bruce has the team's lone assist. In goal, Chad Smith has played all 180 minutes, registering a 1.50 goals against average and 10 saves. EIU has been outshot 38-9 overall and 15-5 on frame in the season's opening two games. 

SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS
WIU enters this week at 0-1 to start the year, having lost to Central Methodist by a 1-0 score. Alex Flowers played the full 90 in goal for the Leathernecks, yielding the one score and making six saves. WIU was outshot 16-5 in the defeat. 

SERIES HISTORY: Eastern Illinois I Western Illinois
IUPUI is 6-6-6 all-time against Eastern Illinois and 5-2-3 in the 10 meetings in Indianapolis. EIU has won the last two meetings between the two sides, including a 1-0 outcome in Indianapolis last season. 

IUPUI is 11-11-3 all-time against Western Illinois and 8-1-2 in 11 meetings in Indy. The two sides squared off 19 times as league opponents with IUPUI going 9-8-2 in those contests. IUPUI won last year's contest in Macomb by a 1-0 score on a Finnegan penalty kick in the 78th minute. 

UP NEXT
IUPUI will open Horizon League play when the Jaguars face Wright State on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Dayton in a match broadcast on ESPN+.