TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Sycamores return home on Sept. 15 facing off with the Fort Wayne Mastodons at 7 p.m. inside Memorial Stadium. Indiana State will then travel to Butler on Sept. 17 for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

The Sycamores enter the weekend coming off a stint of four road matches including their first Missouri Valley Conference game vs. Loyola which took place on Sept. 8.

Indiana State fell to the Ramblers 3-2 in heartbreak fashion after nearly forcing a comeback.

Throughout the first half neither team was able to capitalize on any chances. Play turned into a back and forth battle which each defensive line holding strong, blocking numerous shots and coming up with big tackles consistently.

In the 25^th minute of play Loyola was able to break the Sycamore backline in a moment of transition. The Ramblers slotted a ball into the box which was chipped just barely escaping the hands of Hannah Sullivan. Into halftime Loyola carried the lead 1-0.

The Sycamores came out ready to battle in the second half, but so did the Ramblers. Loyola scores two quick goals to start the second half making the score 3-0.

Indiana State continued to try and close the gap and in the 69^th minute of play Wells put Indiana State on the board after picking off a Loyola pass inside the 18 yard box. After this the Sycamores found their offensive momentum firing multiple other chances at the Loyola net.

In the 81^st minute Sydney Hamker gave ISU their second goal heading a Katie Sullivan free kick into the net. The kick closed the gap to 3-2, but unfortunately Indiana State could not find the tying goal.

The Sycamores now return home to take on Fort Wayne. In 2016 the Sycamores defeated Fort Wayne 3-0.

The Mastodons have had a rough start to the 2017 season and currently hold a 0-7 record and most recently lost to the newest member of the MVC, Valparaiso 4-1.

Numerous players lead the Mastodons with two points including Jessica Schoenfeldt, Kendall Quinn, Hannah Kroger and Chloee Foor.

On Sept. 17 the Sycamores hop back on the bus for a short drive to Indianapolis to face off with the Butler Bulldogs at 1 p.m.

The Bulldogs were victorious over the Sycamores in 2016 defeating ISU 3-0. Butler enters this weekend's match up with a 5-1-1 record as Caitlyn DiSarcina leads the way with five points coming from two goals and one assist.

Sept. 15 vs. Fort Wayne is the only Sycamore Soccer home match that will not air live on ESPN3 this season. Follow both matches used the live stats links provided above.

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