YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team authored just its second shutout of the season and senior Hannah Roberson tallied her first career goal as the Jaguars escaped Youngstown State with a 1-0 road victory. Senior Ashton Kudlo registered five saves and faced nine corner kicks in keeping the Penguins off the score sheet. Conversely, the Jags were opportunistic in the attack, capitalizing on one of just six shot attempts and putting just two on frame in the win. 

However, it was Roberson's strike on the counterattack the ultimately decided the outcome. 

"It was exciting to finally put one away, but the build-up from everyone made it a team goal," Roberson said. "We all carried the same energy and drive to earn it. My teammates have been the most supportive of both myself and each other and tonight was a prime example of that."

After a balanced, scoreless first half, the Penguins had the better run of play to start the second, testing Kudlo and the Jaguars defense with a bevy of attempts. It wasn't until the 68th minute that the Jags got free for the winner as Maia Ransom got in behind the YSU defense after a long pass from Emma Frey over the top of the Penguins. Ransom maneuvered past a pair of defenders and angled a pass back to a sprinting Roberson, who slotted a right-footed shot past YSU goalkeeper Maya Naimoli for the score. 

Both Ransom and Frey collected their team-high fourth assists of the year on the play. 

YSU seemingly had an answer less than a minute later, but an offsides call negated an apparent goal in the 70th minute. 

From there, the IU Indy (3-6-1, 2-0 HL) defense continued to hunker down and keep the Penguins at bay with Katie Hoog and Kailyn Smith anchoring the center back spots. The attack found some footing in the final 10 minutes off the match and was aided by some antsy YSU defense that resulted in four fouls in the final seven minutes of the contest. 

YSU closed with a 13-6 shot margin and 9-0 margin in corner kicks. Ransom, who played exclusively at forward on Thursday, had a team-high three shot attempts and had the Jags' lone shot on goal in the opening half. Sara Felder paced the YSU attack with three shots. The shutout was the 14th of Kudlo's collegiate career, which puts her No. 3 on the program's all-time list. 

"It was so important to get these points on the road," Roberson said. "Coming into it, we all bought into the gameplan and executed it extremely well. I'm very proud of the commitment our team put forth. Tonight's win also gives us momentum that I know will be carried into our away game Sunday."

The Jaguars will close the two-game road trip on Sunday (Sept. 29) at Robert Morris at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.