MARION, Ind. - No. 17 Women's soccer delivered a victory over Taylor University, 3-0. Madelynn Welker scored the first goal of the game for the Wildcats in the 15th minute off of a rebounded shot. Freshman Alejandra Tavarez got on the board in the 23rd minute to put IWU up 2-0 after using a beautiful move on her defender. The Wildcats would score their third and final goal in the 30th minute when Alyssa Hamann scored on a corner kick. Avery Sluss registered a great performance in net, saving seven shots to keep the Trojans off the board.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field
• Records: IWU: 10-2-2 (5-0-1) | TU: 7-4-2 (4-2)
• NAIA Top-25 Poll: IWU - #17 | TU - Unranked

WHAT HAPPENED

• Junior Madelynn Welker scored her first goal of the year on a header after a rebounded shot by VanderArk to put IWU up 1-0.
• Alejandra Tavarez scored next after breaking her defenders ankles and lobbing the ball over everyone to find the back of the net.
• The Wildcats would go up 3-0 after Alyssa Hamann scored taking a corner kick in the 30th minute.
• Avery Sluss delivered another great performance shutting out Taylor.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 7: Sluss had seven saves as goalkeeper to shut out the Trojans.
• 10: The Wildcats reached the double digit win mark after tonight's game.
• 1: Welker scored her first goal of the year with her header in the first half.

SEIFFERT PERSPECTIVE

• "Tonight the girls brought a ton of great energy to the match. It was fun to see them out there competing with focus, intensity, but most importantly joy. The entire team seemed locked in from when we first met in the locker room and it showed out on the pitch. We are in the grind of conference play so we will need to rest up and get ready for another competitive match this weekend for homecoming. The fans were great tonight and we look forward to having everyone out this weekend as well." said by Coach Daniel Seiffert

LOOKING FORWARD

• IWU stays at home for their next match against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Saturday, October 19th at 7:00 PM.
• Links for tickets, video and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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