TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Women's soccer opens up their 2024 season at Memorial Stadium on Thursday night with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m ET. The original kickoff time was scheduled for 7:30 p.m ET and was moved up due to possible inclement weather.
Get to know the 2024 Sycamores:
Head coach Paul Lawrence takes the sidelines for the Sycamores for his second season in the Blue & White after a promising end to the 2023 season that features a 1-0-2 mark over the final three games against Illinois State, Evansville, and Murray State.
The Sycamores were selected eighth in the MVC preseason poll while Maddie Alexander, Maddie Helling, and Wimberley Wright were named to the 2024 Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference honorable mention team.
Indiana State returns 20 players to their 2024 roster, while welcoming 16 new players. Veteran leaders include Chloe Tesny, Maddie Alexander, Mackenzie Kent, Maddie Helling, and Alexa Mackey.
Indiana State traveled to St. Charles, Mo. last Friday to compete in an exhibition match against Lindenwood where they tied 1-1. Freshman Alex Lehnert scored her first collegiate goal for ISU in the preseason game in the first half as the Sycamores developed their offensive strategies for the 2024 season.
All three keepers on the ISU roster saw playing time in the 2024 preseason. Maddie Alexander, Alexa Seiler, and Delaney Timmons, all spent time between the pipes in the early portion of the year.
Alexander wrapped up her fourth season with Indiana State in 2023 with 246 career saves to put her fourth all-time in ISU history in career saves.
Scouting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods:
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods soccer team was ranked fifth in the 2024 preseason poll for the River States Conference. The Pomeroys are coming off of their first winning season in River States Conference with a 4-3-3 record in the league and 5-7-5 overall. Senior Kennedy Trigg returns to the roster for the Pomeroys as she led the team in goals with seven, while adding four assists last season.
Game Day Promo:
This game will serve as ISU's "Youth Soccer Night" as the team invites the youth soccer community, friends, and families to the game.
Up Next:
The Sycamores continue their home stand next Thursday, August 22 at 5 p.m ET against Miami (Ohio). This game will serve as ISU's "Blue Out" game for the 2024 season.
Follow the Sycamores
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