Ace Hunt
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SETTING THE STAGE
The Indiana State women's soccer team continues the 2013 campaign as they travel to Illinois of The Big Ten Conference on Friday, September 13. Kick-off is set for 8:00 p.m. (ET). The match will have live stats available for free on GoSycamores.com. The campaign continues on Sunday, September 15 when the Sycamores return home to take on UT-Martin at 1:00 p.m. (ET). Live statistics for the match will be available for free on GoSycamores.com as well as a free web cast.
The Sycamores are 2-3-0 on the season while Illinois is 3-2-1. UT-Martin enters the weekend with a record of 1-4-1.
Indiana State opened the 2013 season with a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Georgia Southern on August 23 and earned their second victory of the campaign with 4-0 win over Green Bay on September 6. Taylor Reed tied a school record with two goals against the Phoenix.
Kate Johnson and Taylor Reed have each scored two goals over the course of the season and Johnson leads the team with six points on the strength of her two goals and two assists. Taylor Reed leads the team with 11 shots. Brittany San Roman recorded her first collegiate shutout as she and Abby Keller teamed up to blank Green Bay 4-0.
The Sycamores return a pair of All-MVC award winners in 2013 as senior midfielder Shelby Troyer and sophomore midfielder Sydney Lovelace were honored by the league coaches. Lovelace was selected to the All-MVC Second Team, with Lovelace also earning MVC All-Freshman Team honors. Troyer rounded out the awards for the Sycamores, earning Honorable Mention All-MVC for the second straight season.
Sunday Afternoon Is Scout Day At Memorial Stadium
Sunday's match against UT-Martin is Scout Day at Memorial Stadium. All Boy Scouts are invited to attend the match and attendees will scrimmage each other at halftime. Boy Scouts can earn their way toward a Belt Loop or Sports Pin by completing the requirements they will have the opportunity to perform at halftime which include: Attending a college soccer match, playing a game of soccer and demonstrating the skills of passing and receiving, shooting, heading, dribbling, tackling and goal keeping.
A Little History -- Illinois
The all-time series between Indiana State and Illinois is tied at 1-1. The Sycamores won at Illinois by the score of 2-1 in 2005 and fell to the Fighting Illini by the score of 3-0 at home in 2007.
Scouting The Fighting Illini
Illinois enters the weekend with a record of 3-2-1, including a perfect mark of 2-0 at home. Illinois dropped their season opener 4-1 at No. 10 Notre Dame but have defeated College of Charleston (6-2) and Illinois State (5-1) at home this season. Illinois has played overtime in three matches this season with a record of 1-1-1. Each of their last two matches have went into extra time. Illinois is led by Jannelle Flaws who has scored seven goals so far this season in six matches played and leads the team with 14 points. Claire Wheatley has played nearly 600 minutes in goal for the Fighting Illini with 31 saves and a goals against average of 2.48.
A Little History -- UT-Martin
Sunday's match will mark the first-ever meeting between Indiana State and UT-Martin on the soccer pitch.
Scouting The SkyHawks
UT-Martin is 1-4-1 on the season, earning a 2-0 victory at Lipscomb on September 2. The Skyhawks are 1-2-0 on the road so far this season. UT-Martin has scored three goals this season by different players as Aoife Lennon, Hannah McGowen and Abi Sanvee have all reached the net. Mariah Klenke has played 515 minutes in goal for UT-Martin with 41 saves and a 1.22 goals against average.
Taylor Reed Ties School Record With Two Goals Against Green Bay
Indiana State senior Taylor Reed tied a school record with two goals scored against Green Bay in the first of two matches this past weekend for Sycamore soccer. Indiana State earned a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix before falling to red-hot SIU Edwardsville 1-0 on Sunday. For the week, Reed owned five shots, including four shots on goal. She led the team with two goals and four points. Both of Reed's two goals came in the first half against Green Bay and she now owns a pair of goals on the season.
Brittany San Roman Earns First College Shutout Against Green Bay
Brittany San Roman continued her busy start to the season by earning her first career shutout and went 1-1-0 during the two-match stretch this weekend against Green Bay and SIU Edwardsville. San Roman was in goal for 155 minutes this weekend and allowed just one goal, an average of 0.58 goals against with nine saves. San Roman's save percentage was a sparkling .900. ISU blanked Green Bay 4-0 but narrowly fell to the SIU Edwardsville 1-0 on the road.
Sycamores Earn Big Victory Over Green Bay
Indiana State's 4-0 victory over Green Bay marked the first time that the Sycamores have scored four goals in a match during the Erika True era, which began in 2009, and was also the Sycamores' largest margin of victory under True. It also marked the most goals for an Indiana State team in one match since a 9-0 victory over Oakland City on Oct. 12, 2008. Additionally, Taylor Reed's two goals tied a school single-match record.
Sycamore Sister Act
Indiana State's sister combination of senior Taylor Reed and freshman Abby Reed was a successful combination on Friday, September 6 against Green Bay. Taylor scored the game's first two goals in the opening half of play and then Abby came in during the 60th minute to score her first career goal from 10 yards out. The younger Reed, Abby, scored three goals in a pair of exhibition friendlies for the Sycamores, but did not play in the first three regular season matches due to injury.
Noteworthy Shutout Of Green Bay
The Sycamores were able to shutout Green Bay by the score of 4-0 on September 7, give the Sycamores their first shutout of the season as well as their first in the last six matches dating back to a 0-0 draw in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament on October 28, 2012 at Northern Iowa. As the match was a part of postseason play, the Sycamores won and advanced based on a 4-3 victory in a penalty kick shootout. All told, the Sycamores recorded six shutouts in 2012.
Kate Johnson Scores Game Winner Against Georgia Southern
Kate Johnson scored her first goal of the 2013 season in the opener on August 23 as the Sycamores earned a 2-1 victory in double overtime over Georgia Southern. Johnson's goal came in the 106th minute of action as a golden goal which lifted Indiana State to victory. Her goal came off the assist from Bria Caldwell from 28 yards out as ISU earned his first-ever victory over the Eagles or a member of the Southern Conference. For the match, Johnson had two shots, both on goal as well as the golden goal for the win. Johnson added one shot in Sunday's match against Butler.
Kate Johnson Nets Her Second Goal Of 2013 Against Western Kentucky
Indiana State sophomore Kate Johnson scored her second goal of the season when her shot hit the top cross bar and bounced down into the net during the 39th minute of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Western Kentucky on Sunday, September 1. Johnson's goal was a first half equalizer which erased an early 1-0 deficit to the Lady Toppers. Johnson leads the Sycamores through three matches played with two goals
and four points.
Leading All Newcomers
Freshman Sydney Lovelace led all freshmen in the MVC last season with 59 shots, an average of 2.81 shots per game. Overall, the Franklin, Ohio, and Franklin High School product, ranked third in shots and fourth in shots per game across the league. She was the Indiana State representative on the All-MVC Preseason Team in 2013.
Sycamores Picked To Finish Fourth In The MVC
Indiana State was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2013 after finishing as the league's No. 5 seed and advancing to the MVC Championship Match in 2012. The fourth place prediction is the highest for the Sycamores since a similar result in 2011.
Doubling Up
The Sycamores continued their recent trend of success when scoring multiple goals as they won for their seventh time in its last eight matches when reaching the net more than once, dating back to the 2012 season as the Sycamores posted a 2-1 victory over Georgia Southern on August 25. Since the program's debut in 2000, the Sycamores are now 67-11-4 when scoring at least two goals in a match.
Scoring First
Indiana State was 7-1 last season when scoring the first goal in a match, compared to a 1-9 mark when their opponent's net the game's opening goal. The Sycamores earned wins over SIU Edwardsville (2-0), Eastern Illinois (1-0), IUPUI (2-1), Green Bay (3-0), Creighton (3-1), Missouri State (1-0) and Evansville (2-1) last season when scoring first with their lone loss coming at Illinois State. The Sycamores have scored first in each of their two victories so far in 2013.
Good Production
Taylor Reed and Shelby Troyer tied for the team-lead in scoring last season, each totaling nine points. The midfielders combined for seven goals and four assists last season, despite taking just 12 total shots on goal. Reed and Troyer both scored two game-winning goals in 2012, leading the Sycamores to wins over SIU Edwardsville, Murray State, Creighton and Missouri State.
The 91st Minute
With its 2-1 double overtime victory over Georgia Southern on August 23, Indiana State has now played 40 overtime matches in their program history, holding a 14-12-14 record when the match goes past 90 minutes. In the five years under head coach Erika True, the Sycamores have played 20 overtime matches, posting an 8-5-7 record in extra time. Indiana State was 1-0-3 in overtime last season and are off to a 1-0 record in extra time in 2013.
Sycamores At Home Under Head Coach Erika True
The Sycamores hold a 16-18-2 (.471) record at home since 2009, fifth-year head coach Erika True's first season at Indiana State. ISU's best home season under head coach True came in 2010, when the Sycamores totaled a 6-4-1 record at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State is 2-1-0 at home this season, earning a season-opening victory over Georgia Southern on August 23 and coming back with 4-0 shutout victory over Green Bay on September 6.
First Conference Road Win Since 2009
Indiana State's road victory at Missouri State on Thursday, Oct. 25, was the first road win in league play for the Sycamores since 2009, when ISU topped Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, 2-1. ISU had lost eight straight matches on the road in MVC action from 2009 to 2012, before junior Taylor Reed sent Indiana State to an overtime victory in Springfield. Indiana State is 9-31-0 all-time on the road in conference play since the program's first season in 2000.
Up Next ...
Indiana State will be on the road for their two matches next weekend beginning on September 20 at Toledo (5 p.m.) and concluding September 22 at Eastern Michigan (1 p.m.).
