INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team suffered a 3-0 setback at crosstown foe Butler on Thursday night (Aug. 31) as Butler's Talia Sommer registered a hat trick in the win. The Jaguars fell behind early and were unable to scratch against the Bulldogs. 

Sommer opened the game's scoring in the game's second minute and made it 2-0 later in the first half. She completed the hat trick early in the second half. 

"I thought, our gameplan going in probably wasn't as aggressive as we should've been," head coach Chris Johnson said. "Maybe I kind of held us back a bit and I need to adjust that as we move forward here. 

IUPUI (3-2) was able to stem the tide for much of the second half, creating scoring chances down the stretch, including a penalty kick in the 84th minute. Abbey Renner drew a foul to gain the opportunity, but Caroline Kelley's attempt flew harmlessly over the bar. Earlier in the half, Kelley had a header off Leah Shumate's free kick at the far post that went just wide of target. Moments later, Katie Hoog got free and forward and had her attempt fly high of target from long distance.

In the 80th minute, Emma Antoine just missed a left-footed attempt after getting in behind the Butler defense. Her tough angled attempt rolled just wide of frame and beyond the endline. 

Junior goalkeeper Ashton Kudlo made six saves in a busy first half before Cailynn Junk took over for the second half. Junk recorded just one stop as the back line was more stingy after intermission. 

With injuries mounting for Johnson's squad, the longtime head coach was forced to retool his starting unit on Thursday with Lindsey Castillo and Maddie Long each receiving their first career starts. 

IUPUI will return home to host Tennessee Tech on Sunday (Sept. 3) at 1:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium.