TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's soccer makes their 2023 home debut on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium as the Sycamores welcome Marshall University to the pitch. Kickoff between the teams is set for 8 p.m. ET and the game will be carried live on ESPN+.
 
Match time was originally scheduled for 6 p.m., but due to the increasing temperatures and the rising heat index in the Wabash Valley this week, both programs agreed to push the start time back.
 
Game Day Promo
The game will serve as ISU's "White Out" with fans encouraged to match the Sycamores by wearing white to the game. The Forest will also have a t-shirt giveaway to the first 40 members to attend.
 
The Sycamores (0-0-2) take the home pitch for the first time under head coach Paul Lawrence following back-to-back 0-0 ties on the road at Louisville and Miami University to open the 2023 campaign. ISU battled through both contests at the Cardinals and the Redhawks over the last week to start the opening week of the season.
 
Maddie Alexander was a difference-maker in the net for Indiana State over the first week as the senior goalkeeper faced 40 shots and recorded 12 saves in posting back-to-back shutouts. The Battle Creek, Mich. native was rewarded for her efforts earning the Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors as voted on by the conference office.
 
The Sycamore defense has been strong over the first two contests of the season with Maddie Helling, Adelaide Wolfe, Alexa Mackey, and Kloe Pettigrew all lining up for all 180 minutes on the field. Helling, in particular, stood out over the first two games earning high praise from Lawrence for her ability to mark the other team's top attacker on the pitch.
 
ISU's offense took their first shots of the 2023 season this past weekend in Oxford with Anna Chor, Ella Gorrie, and Mackenzie Kent all firing toward goal against the Redhawks. Chor put the pressure on early against Miami with her first shot coming in the opening 10 minutes, while Gorrie put a shot on target midway through the match.
 
Emma Elliott, Carlie Jensen, and Isabella Hunter are also noted sitting among ISU's leading players in terms of minutes in the 2023 season. Josie Bakaitis and Jensen both have starting nods to their credit this season as well.
 
Marshall (2-0) enters the match winners of each of its first two contests in the season. The Thundering Herd picked up the season-opening 3-0 won at Morehead State to open the year and followed up with a 1-0 decision over High Point this past Sunday.
 
Bailey Fisher leads the Thundering Herd with two goals on the season and has been credited with the game-winner in both matches. Alyssa Hardin and Ada Tempert have also found the back of the net on the year to highlight a Marshall offense that has posted 17 shots over the first two contests.
 
Goalkeeper Alexs Wolgemuth has lined up all 180 minutes in goal to date facing 34 shots over the first two contests. She posted 14 saves in the pair of shutout victories in net and enters the match as the reigning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week.
 
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