TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's soccer will travel to Wisconsin this weekend to face off with Green Bay on Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. and Milwaukee on Sept. 3 at 3 p.m.
The Sycamores enter the games coming off a 1-1 weekend vs. Northern Kentucky and Purdue.
ISU matched up with the Norse inside Memorial Stadium on Aug. 25 where they came away with a 2-1 win over the defending Horizon League Champions. The Sycamores managed a comeback win off a tying goal from
Casidy Simonis and a late game winner from
Alina Steffen.
Simonis's equalizer came in the 19
th minute of play off a
Caitlyn Eddy corner kick. Eddy sent a ball to the back post where Simonis was able to volley it into the net tying the game at 1-1.
Late in the 84
th minute of play the Sycamores took the lead when
Tessa Leong flew down the right flank narrowly beating an NKU defender to slot a cross into the box where Steffen edged past the keeper with a slide to place the ball in the back of the net.
On Aug. 27 ISU traveled to West Lafayette, Ind. to take on the Purdue Boilermakers for their first road match of the season.
Indiana State gave up a goal early, but then held Purdue to this 1-0 lead through the remainder of the first half.
Katie Wells led the way for ISU with two rocketed shots on goal that missed by inches. The second half of play got away from the Sycamores quickly resulting in their first loss of 2017.
The Sycamores will now travel to face off with two matchups in Wisconsin. The Green Bay Phoenix are currently 0-4 on the year with Maggie Fuller leading the way with eight total shots.
ISU then takes on the Panthers of Milwaukee. The Panthers hold a 3-0-1 record with victories over Robert Morris, Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois. Aubrey Krahn and Mackenzie Schill are at the helm for Milwaukee each holding four points.
Indiana State started the 2017 season in a historic manner. This is the first season in program history that the Sycamores have not lost one of their first two matches.
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