INDIANAPOLIS- The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team will travel to Illinois State on Thursday (Sept. 4th) to play their third road game and sixth regular-season game against the Redbirds. 

The Jaguars came up short in a 1-0 shutout loss against Ball State this past weekend. The shots were even 12-12. In corner kicks, the Cardinals had the edge 4-1. In the net, Arissa North led the game with six saves. Seniors Sarah Henson, Emma Frey, Kailyn Smith, North, and junior Katie Hoog played the whole 90 minutes against the Cardinals.  

The Jaguars had four players with a shot on goal: senior Henson, freshman Sophia Davila, and graduate students Emma Antoine and Hannah Roberson. Smith, Hoog, Henson, and Frey all have over 420+ minutes of play, while Frey has played all 450 minutes. The Jaguar point leaders redshirt freshman Oliva Hopper and Roberson have three points each. 

QUOTABLE
"They showed a lot of heart. We're short-handed - we had a rough week this past week with a couple of kids. We've got a kid on crutches, and we've got another kid who's out with a knee injury. I'm not using excuses, but our starting goalkeeper is out, but we showed a lot of heart," said Head Coach Anegla Berry-White.

SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE
Illinois State is currently 2-3-1. With their two most recent victories being shutouts against Western Illinois, 5-0, and UT Martin, 1-0. Chole Cline and Rylann Law both lead the team with two goals each, and Kaya Durkee and Erika Wells each lead the team in assists with two assists each. 

INSIDE THE SERIES
The Jaguars are 2-2 all-time against Illinois State. Their last match up was in 2019, when Illinois State took a shutout win 1-0.  

UP NEXT
The Jags will head across town to face Butler on Thursday (Sept. 11th).