RICHMOND, Ind. - No. 11 Women's Soccer traveled over to Indiana University East for an evening match with the Red Wolves. As the Wildcats have done all season so far, they put the pressure on the defense early. Continued pressure led to a goal from sophomore Katelyn VanderArk, her first of the season, in the 16th minute of play. Later in the first half, Sydney Couch continued her scoring ways with a goal in the 36th minute. This marks Couch's third goal of the year which ties her once again with freshman Carlie Grosser for the most on the team. Indiana University East would score in the 40th minute to cut the lead down to 2-1 before the end of the first period. The second half was dominated by defense, especially from IWU. The Wildcat defense only allowed 2 shots in each period and did not allow a corner kick from the Red Wolves all match. The final goal of the match came in the 68th minute by freshman Tylar Whitaker to extend the lead to 3-1. Indiana Wesleyan has now won four straight games to start the year and have won two in a row by a score of 3-1.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Richmond, Ind. | Centerville H.S.
- Records: IWU: 4-0-0 (0-0-0) | IUE: 1-2-1 (0-0-0)
- NAIA Top-25 Poll: IWU - #11 | IUE - Unranked
WHAT HAPPENED
- Katelyn VanderArk scored her first goal of the season in the 16th minute to give IWU the 1-0 lead.
- The Wildcats extended the lead to 2-0 after Sydney Couch put one into the back of the net in the 36th minute.
- IU East scored their only goal of the match in the 40th minute to make the score 2-1 going into halftime.
- IWU never gave up the advantage and even scored once more when freshman Tylar Whitaker registered a goal in the 68th minute.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- 14: IWU continues to outshoot their opponents as they fired 14 more shots than IUE during the match.
- 3: Sydney Couch tallied her 3rd goal of the season, tying for the lead on the team yet again with Carlie Grosser.
- 6: Six different Wildcats have now recorded a goal in the 4 games played thus far.
GONZALEZ PERSPECTIVE
- "Another tough game and another IWU victory," said sophomore Dylan Gonzalez. "It was a weird start to the game, but I love how we pick each other up and cheer each other on through it all. I am so proud of my team and how we push each other to a higher standard. Big shoutout to everyone who brought the energy and positivity, including Jada Swanson! Can't wait for the next game!"
LOOKING FORWARD
- The Wildcats match up with #5 Cumberlands in Kentucky starting at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 6th.
- Links for video and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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