CARMEL, Ind. - The IUPUI men's soccer team will host Milwaukee (4-8-3, 2-4-1 HL) at Carmel High School's Murray Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 28) at 3:00 p.m. in a key Horizon League matchup. Saturday's game will be played in Carmel as the Jaguars' home turf at Michael A. Carroll Stadium will be the host site of the 2023 IHSAA State Championships. Admission to Saturday's contest will be free of charge. 

IUPUI (6-6-3, 4-2-1 HL) enters the weekend No. 2 in the Horizon League standings with 13 points, trailing only No. 1 Oakland's 15 points. Head coach Sid van Druenen's squad had a modest two-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 home loss to Green Bay a week ago.

The trio of Lukas Hackaa (7g, 3a), Josemir Gomez (6g, 1a) and Logan Finnegan (4g) have 17 of the team's 19 goals while Hackaa, Dominic Breidenbach and Emerson Nieto are tied with a team-high three assists. Hackaa is the lone IUPUI player to have started all 15 contests this season while sophomore defender Brady Horn has played a team-high 1,278 minutes. He's teamed with freshman Jago Thompson-Roberts to start at center back spots as the rookie from England is third on the team in total minutes (1,211). 

In goal, Lucas Morefield has been the team's primary goalkeeper with a 1.78 goals against average with a 6-5-0 record with three shutouts. Behind him, Bryson Najarian has a 1.89 GAA in his four appearances. 

SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee is 4-8-3 overall and 2-4-1 in seven Horizon League contests. The Panthers are just 1-4-2 away from home this season with the lone victory coming back on Sept. 4 at Dayton in a 3-0 decision. Bienvenu Djunga (4 goals, 3 assists) and Raul Medina (3g, 5a) pace a Milwaukee attack that has been outscored by a 25-21 margin on the year. In goal, Daniel Ibarra has played all 1350 minutes and owns a 1.67 goals against average with a .725 save percentage and two shutouts. The Panthers are winless in their past four (0-2-2) since defeating Detroit Mercy back on Oct. 7. 

AGAINST MILWAUKEE
IUPUI is just 1-5-2 all-time against Milwaukee with the lone victory coming in Indianapolis back in 2018. Last season, the two sides played to a 2-2 draw in Milwaukee as Logan Finnegan and Ethan Vermillion scored for the Jaguars. Milwaukee rallied to earn the draw, scoring goals in the 55th and 83rd minutes after having fallen behind 2-0 in the game's first 16 minutes. 

UP NEXT
IUPUI will take on Purdue Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, Nov. 1 on ESPN+.