Mastodons Host Youngstown State

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer team will host Youngstown State on Thursday (Oct. 9) at 7 p.m. The match will be free youth night at the Hefner Soccer Complex, with free admission for grades K-12.

Game Day Information
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Thursday, October 9 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
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Watch: Link
Tickets: Link

Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 3-8-2 on the season, 2-1-2 in Horizon League contests. The Penguins have topped Green Bay, drawn with Wright State and lost to Milwaukee. France native Camille Bultel leads the Youngstown State offense during her first year on the team, scoring three goals and assisting on four. Redshirt sophomore Maya Naimoli has started in the net all but one match for the Penguins.

Series History
The Penguins own a 9-7 series history lead over Purdue Fort Wayne. Youngstown State beat the Mastodons 3-1 last season. Emersyn Geik scored her first career goal in last year's contest between the two teams.

Fab 50
Head Coach Jason Burr secured his 50th victory with the Mastodons after the win over Indiana Tech (Sept. 3). 24 of the victories have came within the last four seasons.

Assisted By Gallagher
Following Morgan Gallagher's two assist match in the 6-0 victory over Indiana Tech (Sept. 3), she climbed to sixth in program history for career assists with 9. The junior assisted on her third goal of the season, 10th in her career, in a 3-1 loss at Oakland.
3. 11 - Tylar Allison (2009-12)
4. 10 - Morgan Gallagher (2023-25)
10 - Shacina Hersey (2000-03)
10 - Kelsey Gallagher (2019-03)
7. 9 - Morgan Reitano (2019-23)

Count 'Em
Jordan Imes secured her eight shutout of her career against Indiana Tech (Sept. 3). The keeper continues to scale the program record book, needing only one more shutout to be tied for third. The grad student finished last season with six shutouts, tied for second in program history for a single-season.
1. 17 - Samantha Castañeda (2020-23)
2. 10 - Sam Pavlika (2012-14)
3. 9 - Shannon Lynn (2004-06)
4. 8 - Jordan Imes (2023-25)

Imes also breached the program's top 10 career saves list after claiming four in the Party at the Pitch contest against Ball State (Sept. 10).
8. 194 - Lorah Pund (2018-20)
9. 150 - Jordan Imes (2023-25)
10. 148 - Haley Lydon (2015-18)

Imes On The Prize
Jordan Imes was named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 18) after the first week of the season. The keeper earned her first shutout of the year against Akron (Aug. 14), the only Horizon League keeper to refuse a goal in the first week of play.

New Challenge
The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.

Last Time Out
The Mastodons lost 3-1 to Oakland (Oct. 4) during the Golden Grizzlies' senior day. Cyann Retzloff scored her first career goal in the contest, assisted by Morgan Gallagher.

Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will host their second of three consecutive home matches on Sunday (Oct. 12) against Robert Morris.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Gallagher

Emersyn Geik

Jordan Imes

Cyann Retzloff

Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletics