OXFORD, Ohio – Indiana State closed out the season-opening road trip on Sunday evening with a 0-0 draw at Bobby Kramig Field against Miami University.
 
The Sycamores (0-0-2) posted back-to-back shutouts to open the regular season for the first time in program history as Maddie Alexander recorded her second consecutive clean sheet in the draw. Anna Chor had a pair of shots to highlight the Sycamore offense, while Ella Gorrie posted ISU's first attempt on goal in 2023 in the tie.
 
Alexander posted her 12th career shutout in Sunday evening's contest as the senior goalkeeper faced 17 Miami (0-1-1) shots in the match. The Battle Creek, Mich. native posted three saves in the draw, while ISU's defense blocked or redirected several attempts inside the box to keep the score intact.
 
Chor posted ISU's first shot of the 2023 season at the 6:57 mark in the first half as the sophomore forward challenged Miami keeper Dominique Popa early. Chor, Gorrie, and Mackenzie Kent all recorded shot attempts in the second half against MU's Mallory Thomas with the Redhawk keeper recorded a save to keep the Sycamores off the board.
 
Miami peppered 12 of their 17 shots in the second half and added six of their seven corner kicks over the final 45 minutes as the Redhawks attempted to score the go-ahead goal. Alexander proved up to the task with back-to-back saves in the 66th and 68th minutes in recording her second shutout of the season.
 
News & Notes

• Maddie Alexander posted the 12th collegiate shutout of her career and the third time she's recorded back-to-back shutouts in her time at Indiana State.
• Alexander last posted consecutive shutouts back in the spring 2021 season when she held Missouri State (1-0, Mar. 28), Northern Iowa (2-0, Apr. 3), and Evansville (1-0, Apr. 7) scoreless over three consecutive matches.
• Alexander also posted back-to-back shutouts in the same 2021 spring season with 1-0 wins against Drake (Feb. 28) and Southern Illinois (Mar. 5).
• Alexander has faced 40 shots posting 12 saves to date in the 2023 season.
• Josie Bakaitis made her 2023 debut in the starting lineup on Sunday evening as the senior defender drew the nod.
• Sasha Thompson also made her 2023 debut on the pitch in Oxford after missing the opener.
• Five Sycamores went all 90 minutes on the field battling through an increasing heat index that forced both teams to take several water breaks throughout the contest.
• Maddie Alexander, Alexa Mackey, Adelaide Wolfe, Kloe Pettigrew, and Maddie Helling all went all 90 minutes for the second consecutive game.
• ISU moves to 0-2-1 all-time against Miami University following the draw. 

Up Next
Indiana State is set to make their 2023 home debut on Thursday, August 23, as the Sycamores welcome Marshall to Memorial Stadium. The match is scheduled to be carried live on ESPN+.
 
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