GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - No. 14-ranked Indiana Wesleyan women's soccer played in their first ranked matchup of the season on Wednesday night on the road against No. 8 Aquinas. In a match with limited opportunities, both teams held strong defensively to force a 0-0 tie.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. | AQ Athletic Field
• Records: IWU 1-0-1, 0-0 CRL | AQ  0-0-1, 0-0 WHAC
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #14 | AQ - #8

WHAT HAPPENED

• A quiet first half saw the Wildcat register just 3 shots.
• The physicality picked up in the second half with 9 fouls called against the Saints.
• Each team was given 3 cards each, while 3 were issued in the final minute of the game.
• This marks the first tie in the last 5 meetings between the two squads.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 5: Avery Sluss picked up 5 key saves to keep the game level.
• 2: Mallory Krueger and Sydney Couch each tallied 2 shots.
• 19: Sluss The Wildcats had 19 players see time on the field tonight.

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats will have their home opener this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. against No. 7-ranked University of Tennessee Southern.

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