INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's soccer team had an offensive eruption, scoring the game's first five goals en route to an easy 5-2 home win over Tennessee Tech on Sunday (Sept. 3). Head coach Chris Johnson's squad got goals from five different offensive sources with senior Jessica Jacobs netting the game-winner late in the first half. Freshman Lindsey Castillo had a goal and an assist and senior Leah Shumate had a pair of assists in the victory. 

"To have five different people score today was just super exciting," Castillo said. "I think we really needed it after our past couple games were a little rough, so I think today really put us on a good note going into next week's game against Dayton."

The five goals were the Jaguars' most since scoring eight in a win over Marian in August 2016 and matched the program's most against a Division I opponent since scoring five against Youngstown State in October 2001. 

Senior Emma Manolovic cracked open the scoring in the 14th minute, scoring from in close after a combination of passes. The Illinois-native had just learned of her first career start earlier that morning and responded with her first collegiate goal in her 35th appearance. 

"I was a little shocked," Manolovic said of learning that she was among the starting lineup. "I was at a wedding yesterday, so I found out this morning and I also found out I was starting center back, which I hadn't even practiced there before, but thankfully (Kailyn Smith) was a good partner in crime there."

Castillo followed with a goal just off the near post in the 32nd minute for her first collegiate score, setup by a Shumate pass. Jacobs made it 3-0 just before halftime when she cleaned up Castillo's back post service for her second score of the season. 

The IUPUI (4-2) attack kept the heat on early in the second half, netting two goals in a 45-second span to build a five-goal advantage. Smith headed home a Shumate corner kick in the 49th minute for her first career score and freshman Avery Bangert followed with a quality finish off a feed from Emma Antoine in the 50th minute. 

IUPUI finally conceded a score in the 53rd minute when Katie Toney snuck a shot inside the far post against Cailynn Junk and Bailey Taylor tallied in transition in the 69th minute.

IUPUI finished with a dominant 23-14 shot advantage and earned 10 corner kicks. Thirteen of the Jaguars' 23 shot attempts were on frame, keeping the TTU goalkeeping duo of Maggie Conrad and Kendall Curran busy. Ashton Kudlo made two saves for the Jaguars in a clean first half while Junk made two saves after halftime. 

Senior Sam Slimak had a team-high five shot attempts off the IUPUI bench while Antoine had three attempts. 

IUPUI will return to action on Thursday (Sept. 7) when it faces Dayton at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.