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Helling
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Indiana St. ISU (0-0-4, 0-0-0)
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Eastern Ill. EIU (1-2-1, 0-0-0)
Indiana St. ISU
(0-0-4, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Eastern Ill. EIU
(1-2-1, 0-0-0)
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Team 1 2 F
Indiana St. ISU 1 0 1
Eastern Ill. EIU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Helling’s goal leads Sycamores to 1-1 draw at Eastern Illinois

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Indiana State battled to its fourth draw of the 2023 season as Maddie Helling's first collegiate goal propelled the Sycamores to a 1-1 result at Eastern Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Stadium.
 
The Sycamores (0-0-4) remain undefeated on the season as Indiana State put together arguably their most complete offensive effort to date with 15 shots with six on target in the nonconference matchup. Helling put two on net, including the first goal of her ISU career in the match to pace the Sycamore offense. Brooklyn Woods added three shots on free kicks in the match as ISU battled back after surrendering an early goal to the Panthers (1-2-1).
 
Eastern Illinois took the early lead in the 10th minute of the match as Serra Pizano connected on a shot from inside the box, slipping it into the lower left corner of the net past a diving Maddie Alexander to give EIU the 1-0 advantage.
 
The Sycamores fought their way back into the match in the first half with both Woods, Mackenzie Kent, and Ella Gorrie all firing shots at the net looking for the equalizer.
 
ISU finally struck in the 33rd minute as Alexa Mackey collected a free ball and took it up the right sideline. Her cross into the box deflected off Helling and split the defenders in front of the net. Helling beat EIU keeper Lexi Prusow to the ball and chipped it into the goal from five yards out to even the match at 1-1.
 
The Sycamores pressured the Panthers late in the half with Sasha Thompson firing a shot from the top of the box late, but Prusow proved up to the task to keep the match tied at 1-1 at the break.
 
Indiana State out-shot EIU 9-0 over the final 45 minutes and continually pressured the Panthers defense in the second half. Kent nearly put the Sycamores in the lead in the 53rd minute, but her shot clanged off the crossbar and back into play. Woods also had a shot hit off the crossbar in the 75th minute as EIU held off the Sycamores to keep the tie intact.
 
ISU posted a season-high 15 shots in the match and forced 14 EIU fouls in the contest. The Sycamores held nearly 73 percent of their possession in Panther territory in the tie.
 
News & Notes
  • Maddie Helling scored her first collegiate goal on Sunday afternoon spanning 26 career matches in the ISU Blue & White.
  • Alexa Mackey's cross into the box leading to Helling's goal marked the first assist of her collegiate career.
  • Chloe Tesny scored ISU's first goal of the season in the first half and her fifth overall at ISU to pace the Sycamore offense.
  • Maddie Alexander faced just one shot in the match and did not record a save for the first time in the 2023 season. The senior entered the contest as one of the top goalkeepers in the country with 17 saves over the first three matches.
  • Maddie Helling, Maddie Alexander, and Alexa Mackey lined up all 90 minutes for the fourth consecutive contest. The trio are the only Sycamores to have played every single minute to date in the 2023 season.
  • ISU has allowed just two goals in 2023 continuing the best defensive start in program history. ISU had previously never allowed fewer than four goals over the first four games dating back to the 2010 season.
  • Indiana State is one of two schools across the NCAA Division I to earn a draw in each of their first four contests. The Sycamores are joined by Denver (0-0-4) to achieve the mark to start 2023, while Pepperdine (0-0-3) has a chance to join the duo pending their Sunday night contest against Cal State Northridge. 
Coach Lawrence Postgame


Up Next
Indiana State continues their three-match road trip this week as the Sycamores make the trek to Moon Township, Pa. and Robert Morris University on Thursday, August 31. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Colonials at the North Athletic Complex is set for 4 p.m.
 
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