Box Score YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State scored in both halves on Sunday afternoon and Indiana State's attempt at a late answer was denied as the Sycamores fell on the road at Farmers National Bank Field, 2-0.
 
Youngstown State (4-1-1) scored on Maddie Keister's goal on the 18th minute and Lianna Van Sice's putaway shot in the 84th to give the Penguins the win over the visiting Sycamores. Indiana State (0-2-4) had its chances throughout the match including a trio of shots point-blank inside the box in the 82nd minute, but Mackenzie Kent's attempt that clipped the bottom of the crossbar and went to the turf was not called in favor of ISU as the Sycamores were unable to a goal on the board in the contest.
 
The Sycamores pounded the net with 14 shots on Sunday marking their third consecutive game with double-digit attempts paced by Kent's four. Brooklyn Woods and Alexa Mackey both had two shots on goal in ISU defeat.
 
Maddie Alexander faced 14 shots from the Youngstown State offense in the contest and posted five saves in the match. The senior goalkeeper was challenged constantly throughout the match, but stood strong during a few one-on-one situations to keep Indiana State within striking distance.
 
YSU took advantage of six corner kicks in the match with Keister finding the back of the net first in the 18th minute off the assist from Van Sice. The Penguins added a late goal thanks to strong ball movement with passes from Chloe Weiland and Elis Spindola finding Van Sice in front of the net to provide the final scoring margin.
 
YSU keeper Brooklyn Kirkpatrick recorded her second shutout the season securing seven saves in the win. Weiland and Abriana Rondin combined for five of Youngstown State's 14 shot attempts in the match.
 
News & Notes

• Mackenzie Kent recorded a season-high four shots on Sunday afternoon to pace the Sycamore offense. The ISU forward leads the Sycamores with 12 shots on the season.
• Alexa Mackey and Maddie Alexander went all 90 minutes for the Sycamores again. The duo remain the lone ISU players to play all 540 minutes to date in the season.
• The Sycamores posted 14 shots on Sunday afternoon marking the third consecutive match ISU has reached double-digit shot attempts. The last time ISU accomplished the feat was back over October 22-31 against Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Evansville at the end of the 2021 season.
• Maddie Alexander is closing in on becoming the fifth ISU goalkeeper to post 200 career saves following her five-save effort on Sunday afternoon. The Sycamore keeper sits with 196 career saves following the first six matches of the 2023 season.

Up Next
Indiana State returns home to Memorial Stadium on Thursday, September 7, as the Sycamores welcome UT Martin to Terre Haute for a mid-afternoon match. Kickoff time is set for 3 p.m. ET with the match set to be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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