Terre Haute, Ind.—Indiana State will face off with the Drake Bulldogs in their first home conference game of 2016 on Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
The Sycamores are coming off a road match against Fort Wayne where they won by a score of 3-0. Sophomore Katie Wells led the offensive attack tallying one goal and one assist. Seniors Gaelen Stejbach and Maddie Orf also added goals for Indiana State. This was ISU's fifth shutout of the season.
Drake has an overall record of 8-2-1. The Bulldogs dropped their first conference game of the season to Evansville on Sept. 25. Drake is led by sophomore Alyssa Brand who has notched four goals and one assists giving her a team high of nine points.
On Oct. 2 the Sycamores are back on the road traveling to Knoxville to take on the University of Tennessee at 1:00 p.m. Tennessee currently holds a 6-5-0 record with a 2-2-0 record in SEC play. The Volunteers are led by Rylie O'Keefe who holds a team high of 14 points with four goals and six assists.
The Sycamores are looking to get their first conference win of the season and improve their record to 6-7-0 overall.
This game will also serve as the annual Domestic Violence Awareness Night. The Sycamores in conjunction with CODA will be raising money and taking donations to help CODA of Terre Haute. There will be a silent auction held at halftime of the game.
Go Sycamores!
Series History -- Drake
10/04/02 H L 1-2
10/17/03 A L 0-2
10/01/04 H L 1-2
10/09/05 A L 0-2
10/22/06 H L 0-1
10/25/07 A L 1-7
10/26/08 H L 0-3
11/05/08 MVCT N W 1-0
10/29/09 A L 0-3
11/01/09 MVCT A L 1-3
10/08/10 H W 1-0
09/30/11 A L 1-2
10/21/12 H T 0-0
10/30/13 A W
11/7/13 N W 4-0
10/31/14 H L 3-4
10/02/15 A L 1-2
Tennessee
Never Played
Top Notch Schedule
Indiana State's 2016 schedule has four teams that the Sycamores have never played in program history. Louisville, Akron, Kent State, and Tennessee are all new additions and first time opponents for Indiana State.
Standout Stars
Brittany San Roman, Katie Sullivan and Kasey Wallace have continually been the leaders of the Sycamore defense. Indiana State has earned five shutouts and these three have been the leaders in all of those occurrences. San Roman has 63 saves thus far and Sullivan has prevented many more shots from happening while Wallace continues to be the powerhouse for the Sycamore defense.
Gaelen the Great
Senior Gaelen Stejbach put on a show in Indiana State's match against Western Illinois on Aug. 19. She scored two goals in the 3 to 0 victory while sophomore Katie Wells added the third. In the first half senior Maddie Schaak took the ball downline and crossed it to Wells who headed it into the back of the net. Later that half senior Maddie Orf beat a WIU defender and passed it to Stejbach who shot and scored from 30 yards out. Late into the second half freshman Caitlin Glascott sent a long cross into the box where Stejbach recieved it and passed it into the net with ease from 15 yards out. Stejbach recently notched her third goal of 2016 when she ripped a shot from the top of the 18 to put Indiana State up 2-0 against Fort Wayne on Sept. 25.
