TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State continues the road trip this week as ISU heads to Moon Township, Pa. and the North Athletic Complex for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff against Robert Morris University. The match will be carried live on ESPN+.
 
ISU (0-0-4) enters the Thursday afternoon contest sitting as one of just two teams in the NCAA Division I to earn draws over each of their first four contests as the Sycamores remain unbeaten the Paul Lawrence coaching era. The Sycamores battled to a pair of scoreless draws at both Louisville and Miami University to open the year, before posting 1-1 ties this past week against Marshall and Eastern Illinois.
 
Indiana State has had athletes recognized on back-to-back MVC Athlete of the Week award lists with goalkeeper Maddie Alexander (Goalkeeper) and defender Maddie Helling (Defensive) both earning recognition from the conference office.
 
Alexander earned the Goalkeeper of the Week recognition for the first week of the season following back-to-back shutouts against Louisville and Miami to open the year. Helling followed up earning Defensive Player honors following strong play against both Marshall and EIU that included her first collegiate goal, while also helping limit the Panthers to just one shot this past Sunday.
 
Indiana State put together arguably their most complete offensive effort to date with 15 shots with six on target in the nonconference matchup at EIU. Helling put two on net, including the first goal of her ISU career, while Brooklyn Woods added three shots on free kicks in the match as ISU battled back after surrendering an early goal to the Panthers
 
ISU answered an early EIU goal 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.
 
Helling became the second Sycamore to score in the 2023 season joining Chloe Tesny (vs. Marshall) in the goals column on the season. Both Carlie Jensen and Alexa Mackey have assists on the year for ISU.
 
ISU's attack has been balanced featuring seven players posting multiple shots to date paced by Mackenzie Kent's team-leading five. Ella Gorrie continues to pepper the net with four attempts on the year, while Anna Chor and Woods have three apiece.
 
Alexander remains the lone Sycamore to line up in the goal in the 2023 season. The senior goalkeeper is tied for the national lead for minutes played (360:00) on the year and sits 23rd in the country with two shutouts. Her 0.895 save percentage is also top-50 in the country heading into the match against the Colonials.
 
Robert Morris enters the match with a 4-0 record on the season. The Colonials opened the year with three consecutive road shutouts at VMI (3-0), Hampton (1-0), and Akron (3-0), before closing out their road trip with a 4-1 win over St. Francis. The Colonials have outscored their opponents 11-1 heading into their 2023 home opener.
 
Lidia Nduka has scored in every match for RMU including a two-goal contest against Akron. The graduate student striker has a team-high five goals over 12 shots on the year. Renae Mohrbacher is the team leader with three assists on the season, while four players have multiple assists to support the RMU offense that has outshot the opposition 37-19 in 2023.
 
Goalkeeper Brenna Murray has earned all four starts in goal for the Colonials with 18 saves against 50 shots faced. She's posted a trio of shutouts with a 0.947 save percentage.
 
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