Green Bay (Oct. 10 - 4pm): ESPN+ I
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at Northern Kentucky (Oct. 13 - 1pm): ESPN+ I
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INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team will embark on a key week this week as the Jaguars host Green Bay on Thursday (Oct. 10) before traveling to Northern Kentucky on Sunday (Oct. 13). Thursday's game will kickoff at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+ and fans are encouraged to wear purple in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sunday's match will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Jaguars (3-7-2, 2-1-1 HL) felt defeat for the first time in Horizon League play in their last matchup, falling at home to Detroit Mercy, 3-2. The Jags went down a goal quickly before rebounding to take a 2-1 halftime lead on goals from
Cassie Rodriguez and
Bernadette Wismann. However, the Jags conceded twice in the second half in the 3-2 defeat. Senior
Ashton Kudlo faced an offensive onslaught, making six saves in the loss. Wismann's goal was the first of her collegiate career and Rodriguez,
Avery Bangert and
Maia Ransom collected assists in the game.
Sophomore
Caroline Kelley (5 goals) and Rodriguez (3 goals) lead the team in scoring while Ransom (5 assists) and
Emma Frey (4 assists) are tops in assists. Ransom is tied for the Horizon League lead in assists and Frey is third overall. Kelley is fifth in the league in points per game, having totaled 11 points in 12 games. Frey and sophomore defender
Katie Hoog top the team in minutes played among the field players.
HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS:
QUOTABLE:
"(Detroit Mercy) wanted it a lot more than we did and they took it to us a lot more than we were able to handle it at that point in time. I thought we came out with good energy in the first half - gave up an easy goal that we shouldn't have given up. I was really proud of our response to come back and put two balls in the back of the net," Johnson said following his team's 3-2 loss to Detroit Mercy on Oct. 5.
SCOUTING GREEN BAY:
Green Bay enters play at 3-5-4 overall and 1-2-2 in Horizon League play with a recent 4-1 road win at Cleveland State. Senah Hanes has seven of the team's 15 goals on the season and both Hanna Arvay and Laney Stark have three assists each. Mallorie Benhart has started 11 times in net for the Phoenix with a 1.48 goals against average and .773 save percentage.
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY:
NKU enters the week at 5-6-1 overall and 2-1-1 in Horizon League play with victories over Green Bay and Cleveland State. The Norse will take on Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday night. The Norse have scored 15 goals on the year with 11 different goal scorers. Lilly Yordy leads the squad with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) and Lydia Self has two game-winners. Four different keepers have seen time for the Norse with Tristen Cross (1.97 GAA, .667 save percentage) and Donna Bundy (1.77 GAA, .556 save percentage) having played the majority of the team's minutes.
SERIES RESULTS:
IU Indy is 5-1-2 all-time against Green Bay and unbeaten in the last six meetings. The Jags are 3-0-2 in five meetings against Green Bay in Indianapolis.
The Jaguars are just 1-6-3 all-time against NKU and 0-2-1 in three meetings in Highland Heights. The two teams have played to a tie each of the past two years.
UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will travel to Wright State on Thursday (Oct. 17) before returning home to host Milwaukee on Sunday (Oct. 20) on Canine Day at Carroll.
