MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The IUPUI women's soccer team will face Robert Morris (10-3-3, 4-3-1 HL) on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 3:00 p.m. at RMU's North Athletic Complex. Saturday's game will be the penultimate game of the regular season as the Jaguars are vying for a spot in the six-team Horizon League Tournament. Following last weekend's 2-2 draw with league leader Milwaukee, the Jaguars are tied with RMU for third-place in the league standings with 13 points. Both teams are looking up at Milwaukee (20 points) and Wright State (14) and knotted with Oakland at 13 points.
IUPUI (9-3-4, 3-1-4 HL) is unbeaten in 10 of its last 11 contests, going 6-1-4 in that span.
Offensively, head coach
Chris Johnson's team has relied on a balanced attack as 11 different Jaguars have at least one goal and seven have at least two goals. Freshman
Caroline Kelley has a team-high six goals and is one of four Jaguars to have started all 16 contests. Senior
Emma Antoine has five goals and a team-high eight assists and senior
Sam Slimak has five goals, including three game-winners. Senior
Leah Shumate has five assists from her midfield spot and freshman
Shannon Ott has tallied three scores.
In goal,
Ashton Kudlo has been the primary starter with a 0.95 goals against average and .840 save percentage with five shutouts. Behind her,
Cailynn Junk has been a solid reserve with a 1.48 GAA and 2-1-0 record in eight appearances, including a start.
In Horizon League play, Antoine, Kelley and Slimak have combined to score 11 of the team's 12 goals and all three game-winners.
AGAINST ROBERT MORRIS
IUPUI is 1-0-1 all-time against Robert Morris, having defeated the Colonials 3-0 at Carroll Stadium last season. Slimak scored the game-winner and Antoine added a pair of goals in that win while Kudlo registered seven saves in a clean sheet.
UP NEXT
IUPUI will cap the regular season against Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 6:00 p.m. at Michael A. Carroll Stadium. That match will be broadcast on ESPN+ as Jonathan Matthes describes the action.
