TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State heads to Louisville, Ky. on Thursday evening where they will compete in a non-conference matchup against Bellarmine at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m ET. and will have live stats available as well as live streamed on ESPN+.
Thursday's contest against the Knights will mark the first ever matchup between these two teams.
Indiana State started the 2024 season off with a three game winning streak at Memorial Stadium before they fell on a road opening match at UT Martin with a score of 2-1. ISU won their last matchup on the road at SEMO, 3-0 over the Redhawks. The Sycamores (4-1-0) lead the Missouri Valley Conference in rankings after five games of play.
The Sycamores have scored 20 goals this season, which ranks fifth highest in the NCAA rankings.
Sycamore Standouts:
Senior Mackenzie Kent records a goal scored in three consecutive games for the Sycamores, where she scored two against SEMO in the 3-0 victory. Kent leads the way for ISU, with four goals and a 0.750 shot on goal percentage. Kent is tied for first in the MVC with points (8) and goals scored (4).
Brooklyn Woods continues to be a primary threat on the offensive side of the ball for the Sycamores, pacing the Sycamores with 12 shots, eight on goal with 2 goals scored this season. Woods records 374 minutes played this season, which is second most behind Alexander.
Maddie Alexander continues to set the pace for the Sycamore defense as she has lined up every minute in goal, with 27 saves in the 2024 season, second highest in the conference. Alexander leads the MVC in save percentage with a .931 and has the fewest goals scored on her in the valley, with two.
Wimberley Wright has started in all five matches this season, where she continues to put up numbers for the Sycamores. The Denton, Texas native leads the MVC in assists (5) and points (7). Wright records the second highest assists in the NCAA.
Goals this season have come from Mackenzie Kent (4), Alexa Mackey (3), Alex Lehnert (2), Brooklyn Woods (2), Wimberley Wright, Emma Famulak, Grace Quinn, Audrey Roberts, Ella Roesch, Lina Fasquelle, Caitlin Mullen, and Autumn Fairfax.
Scouting Bellarmine:
Bellarmine enters Thursday's contest with a 1-3-0 record in the 2024 season, where they have fallen to the University of Louisville with a score of 7-0, Morehead State, 1-0, and Middle Tennessee, 6-2. The Knights solo win came from a 8-0 victory over Asbury University in their home opening game.
Callie McKinny enters her first season at the helm for Bellarmine soccer. Before landing the head job, McKinney joined the women's soccer staff as a graduate assistant in the summer of 2020 and was promoted to full-time assistant coach prior to the fall 2021 season.
The Knights have scored ten goals this season, with 65 total shots, and 31 on goal.
Emma Nicholson leads the way for the Knights, where she records four goals, two assists, ten points, 15 shots with nine on goal in 282 minutes of play this season.
Nicholson was named ASUN Player of the Week following her performance against Asbury, where she picked up four goals and an assist for nine points in the Knights' victory, to earn the Player of the Week honor. She totaled 10 shots in the win with seven being on goal.
Up Next:
The Sycamores continue on the road this weekend as they head to Huntington, W. VA. with a matchup against Marshall, on Sunday, September 8 at 1 p.m ET.
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