TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Adelaide Wolfe scored her first collegiate goal to highlight the Indiana State offense on Thursday afternoon as the Sycamores battled UT Martin to a 1-1 draw at Memorial Stadium to start the two-match home stand.
 
Wolfe scored in the 48th minute of the match off a deflection in the box as the sophomore defender collected the ball in the box near the Indiana State (0-2-5) bench. She lofted a shot toward the upper left back corner of the net over the UTM (2-3-1) goalkeeper and the ball bounced in to even the match up at 1-1.
 
The Skyhawks took the 1-0 lead in the 40th minute as Caroline Moore connected on a ball at the top of the box. The shot deflected off an ISU defender and the redirection crossed the line in the box before Maddie Alexander was able to recover to give UT Martin the one-goal advantage heading into the half.
 
Indiana State was consistently on the attack throughout the contest as the Sycamores jumped out to an aggressive start. Maddie Helling had the first attempt of the game off an ISU corner kick in the 10th minute, but her header was saved by UTM's Poppy Bastock. Mackenzie Kent's offering in the 11th minute was also corralled by the Skyhawk keeper to keep the Sycamores off the board early.
 
UTM challenged late in the first half with Rachel Okoro connecting on a shot that Alexander rose to collect prior to Moore's goal.
 
The second half started off strong for ISU again with Alexa Mackey's deflected shot in the box dropping to the feet of Wolfe and the sophomore cashed in to make it a 1-1 game. Kent and Chloe Tesny nearly put ISU in the lead with strong challenged in the 51st and 52nd minutes, but Bastock was able to recover possession to prevent the ISU shots on goal.
 
Alexa Seiler, pressed into action due to a second-half injury sustained by Alexander, made a key save in the 66th minute for the Sycamores to keep the 1-1 tie intact. Neither team was able to mount a sustained attack the remainder of the way in settling for the draw.
 
UTM out-shot the Sycamores 10-8 in the contest and had the 7-5 edge in corner kicks. Skyhawk keeper Bastock had five saves in the match, while Alexander and Seiler combined for three for ISU.
 
News & Notes

• Adelaide Wolfe's goal in the 48th minute of the match was the first of her collegiate career.
• The sophomore attempted five shots with three on goal in the 2022 season. Entering Thursday, she had previously only attempted a shot on goal this past Sunday at Youngstown State.
• Wolfe becomes the second Sycamore to post their first collegiate goal in the 2023 season. Maddie Helling scored at both Eastern Illinois and Robert Morris earlier this season for her first career marks in the statistical category.
• Mackenzie Kent continues to pressure the net as the junior forward attempted a team-high three shots with two on goal giving her a team-high 15 shots and six on goal in 2023.
• Alexa Mackey went the full 90 minutes for the seventh time in the 2023 season as the junior midfielder is the lone Sycamore to play every minute to date on the year.
• ISU's three-match double-digit shot streak came to an end on Thursday afternoon as the Sycamores were limited to eight attempts in the match.
• ISU's five draws on the year leave the Sycamores tied for the national lead with Western Kentucky (1-1-5).
• Indiana State's five draws in the same season sets a new school record as the Sycamores surpassed the previous high of four set in the 2021 fall season (6-7-4). 

Postgame Press Conference - Coach Lawrence


Postgame Press Conference - Mackenzie Kent and Adelaide Wolfe


Up Next
Indiana State remains at home to Memorial Stadium on Sunday, September 10, as the Sycamores welcome SIUE to Terre Haute for an early afternoon match. Kickoff time is set for 1 p.m. ET with the match set to be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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