MUNCIE, Ind. - The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team closed out the non-conference slate on the road on Thursday (Sept. 12), falling to host Ball State, 6-2. Sophomore Shannon Ott and senior Cassie Rodriguez scored goals in the loss. 

Ball State (5-2) got goals from five different players and a pair of scores from Emily Roper. Both Delaney Caldwell and Addie Chester had a goal and two assists each as the Cardinals outshot the Jaguars 18-8 and had a 9-1 advantage on corner kicks. 

Roper scored the game's first goal in the 19th minute before Ott knotted the score in the 23rd minute. The Jaguars capitalized on a corner kick opportunity as Ott one-timed a pass from Caroline Kelley past BSU keeper Grace Konopatzki. The match stayed even for exactly 20 seconds as Chester scored going the other way. 

After leading 2-1 at the break, Ball State scored three times in the first five minutes of the second half to erupt to a 5-1 lead. Rodriguez netted her second tally of the season in the 60th minute off an assist from Ransom before Roper added a late insurance score. 

Rodriguez just missed putting a goal away in the game's fifth minute, pushing a shot just wide of frame on a counter attack. From there, possession stayed largely in BSU's end until Roper netted the game's first score. 

The Jaguars answered after Ransom put a tester on frame in the 23rd minute, leading to the corner kick and Ott score. 

Kudlo registered four stops in the loss. 

The undermanned Jaguars get some much needed time off before the start of Horizon League play as IU Indy will host Cleveland State on Sunday, Sept. 22 at Carroll Stadium at 1:00 p.m.