Friday, October 26
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Western Illinois
Photo by: Lucas Carter
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will look to keep their sizzling streak of undefeated play over the last three weeks intact, as the squad hosts the Western Illinois Leathernecks, a team that is one point behind IPFW for first place in the standings, on Friday night. The game will also be the squad's Breast Cancer Awareness night, where they will honor breast cancer survivors, and will raise money to help find a cure for the disease.
Opponent: Western Illinois Leathernecks (12-4, 4-2 Summit)
When: Friday, October 26 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Field
Series: Western Illinois leads 6-2
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons come into the Friday night meeting with a 4-0-1 record in their last five games, improving to 4-1-1 in Summit League play, and sitting in first place in the Summit League standings heading into the final weekend.
IPFW got to this position after a thrilling 3-2 win over the Oakland Grizzlies, in which the Mastodons trailed 2-0 after the first 28 minutes of the game, but scored twice in the first half and once more in the second to take away the one-goal victory.
This season seniors Danielle Bishop and Arianne Mason lead the team with four goals apiece, as Sydney Hoareau and Erin Gill each have three. Rachel Good has scored twice, with Rhea Proctor and Cassie Egle each scoring once. Of Bishop's four goals, three have been game-winners.
Tylar Allison leads the team with four assists, as she now owns the single-season and career assist records at IPFW. Hoareau has two helpers, while eight other players (Bishop, Mason, Gill, Good, Proctor, Maya Reyes, Amber Lawrence, and Sam Pavlika) each have one assist.
Pavlika, the team's freshman goalkeeper, has been in goal for the entire season for IPFW, and has a 1.03 goals against average with 65 saves and a school-record-tying four shutouts.
SCOUTING THE LEATHERNECKS
Western Illinois comes into the Friday evening game included in the tight pack at the top of the Summit League standings, a point behind first-place IPFW, and tied with Oakland and North Dakota State.
This season the Leathernecks kicked off the year strong, running off win streaks of six and five games, sitting with an 11-2 record through 13 matches of the season, before dropping both ends of a road swing at North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
Katie Condon and Sarah Hall lead the team with five goals apiece, while Jordan Walgren and Skyler Jessop have scored four, and three others: Sloane Levin, Sarah Wright, and Chrissy Campbell each have added three. Kellie Julius has dished out a team-best five assists, while Levin has four, and Miranda Graham three.
The Leathernecks have implemented a two-goalie system with Victoria Kappel and Laura Atkinson splitting the minutes on the year; however, Atkinson has taken nearly all of the time in Summit League play. Kappel has the better goals against average of the two for the year at 0.56, while Atkinson stands at 0.68 with a team-high 45 saves and five shutouts.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW and Western Illinois have met eight previous times on the soccer pitch, with the Leathernecks holding a 6-2 advantage.
The first time the squad faced off was in 2001, a 1-0 Western Illinois win before the Mastodons evened the score with a 3-1 win in 2002. The Leathernecks proceeded to win the next five meetings, out-scoring IPFW 12-2 in the process.
The last time the two teams met in Fort Wayne was two years ago, capping the Western Illinois five-game win streak in the series, as the Leathernecks won 1-0 in double overtime, while the Mastodons exacted revenge last season with a physical 4-3 win in Macomb.
LAST MEETING VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS
Three second-half goals led the IPFW women's soccer team to a 4-3 win over Western Illinois to close out the season with their second victory of the weekend on Sunday afternoon in Macomb, Ill.
The Leathernecks took the early lead when they scored two goals in the first 17 minutes of the match.
The Mastodons were able to get within one of the Leathernecks when junior Lisa Underwood scored off of a penalty kick in the 19th minute.
In the 30th minute, the Leathernecks scored their final goal of the first half and the game when Sarah Hall headed a ball off of a cross from Chrissy Campbell to increase the lead to 3-1.
The Mastodons struck early in the second half when senior Lauren McCracken had her first goal of the season in the 47th minute on a penalty kick. Two minutes later, Tara O'Toole had IPFW's equalizer in the 49th minute when Danielle Bishop crossed the ball to O'Toole, who buried a shot from five yards out for the 3-3 tie.
In the 58th minute, O'Toole struck again with her second goal of the match and sixth goal of the season off of an assist from Brittany Climmons, who led the ball towards a fast-break shot to the far post to have the Mastodons first and final lead over the Leathernecks, 4-3.
LAST MEETING VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS
Three second-half goals led the IPFW women's soccer team to a 4-3 win over Western Illinois to close out the season with their second victory of the weekend on Sunday afternoon in Macomb, Ill.
The Leathernecks took the early lead when they scored two goals in the first 17 minutes of the match.
The Mastodons were able to get within one of the Leathernecks when junior Lisa Underwood scored off of a penalty kick in the 19th minute.
In the 30th minute, the Leathernecks scored their final goal of the first half and the game when Sarah Hall headed a ball off of a cross from Chrissy Campbell to increase the lead to 3-1.
The Mastodons struck early in the second half when senior Lauren McCracken had her first goal of the season in the 47th minute on a penalty kick. Two minutes later, Tara O'Toole had IPFW's equalizer in the 49th minute when Danielle Bishop crossed the ball to O'Toole, who buried a shot from five yards out for the 3-3 tie.
In the 58th minute, O'Toole struck again with her second goal of the match and sixth goal of the season off of an assist from Brittany Climmons, who led the ball towards a fast-break shot to the far post to have the Mastodons first and final lead over the Leathernecks, 4-3.
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