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NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State soccer team (1-3-0) returns to the pitch this weekend when it travels Friday to Notre Dame, Indiana, to take on No. 23 Notre Dame (3-1-0) at 6 p.m. CDT, before returning home Sunday, Sept. 4 to host Green Bay (0-3-1), with kickoff slated for 1 p.m. at Adelaide Street Field.
Fans can view Friday's match online on ACC Network Extra via ESPN3, and fans unable to attend Sunday's home contest can watch online on ESPN3. Live stats will also be available for both matches.
Last Time Out
The Redbirds captured their first win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Eastern Illinois Sunday, Aug. 28 at Adelaide Street Field. ISU dominated the match both offensively and defensively, keeping its composure in the back and controlling the match up front while netting a pair of goals in each half. The Redbirds outshot EIU, 38-1, and 23-1 in shots on goal.
Freshman Abby Basler tallied her first career goal as a Redbird in the 21st minute of the match. She took three shots throughout the contest, with all three on goal. Junior Kelli Zickert also scored her first goal of the season, following Basler, in the 22nd minute, with an assist from senior Lauren Koehl, which came off a rebound from Koehl's attempt. Zickert would finish with five shots, with three on goal as well.
Koehl extended the lead to 3-0 in the second half with her first goal of the season, as senior Brooke Ksiazek found her in the box. Koehl finished with a match-high eight shots total, including five on goal.
Senior Brianne Richards closed the match with the fourth and final goal for the Redbirds in the 85th minute. Freshman Kate Del Fava produced a header attempt, forcing EIU goalkeeper Sara Teteak to come out for the save, allowing Richards to go in off the rebound and score on a header, which gave Del Fava the assist.
No. 23 Notre Dame
2016 Season:Â 3-1-0
When:Â Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 - 6 p.m. CDT
Where: Notre Dame, Ind. (Alumni Stadium)
Series History:Â First Meeting
What You Need to Know:Â Notre Dame is coming off a 3-0 win over Western Michigan at home Monday. The Irish outshot the Broncos, 22-7, including 9-3 in shots on goal. A WMU own goal, plus goals from junior forwards Karin Muya and Meghan Doyle lifted the Irish to their third shutout of the season. Notre Dame has also blanked Wright State (3-0) and Wisconsin (1-0) at home, who defeated the Redbirds (1-0), while being shut out on the road at Michigan (2-0). Notre Dame freshman forward Jennifer Westendorf was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI Freshman Team, one of four Atlantic Coast Conference rookies to earn the recognition. The Irish are projected to finish sixth in the 14-team ACC, which boasts six teams in the current National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top-25 rankings, including five in the top eight.
Green Bay
2016 Season:Â 0-3-1
When: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 - 1 p.m.
Where: Normal, Ill. (Adelaide Street Field)
Series History: Illinois State leads 10-3-0Â
Last Meeting:Â Sept. 19, 2012 - Illinois State 2, Green Bay 1 (in Normal, Illinois)
What You Need To Know: The Phoenix had a perfect slate of 2-0 in the preseason but have fallen to 0-3-1 in regular season play, having faced Loyola (T, 0-0), Akron (L, 3-1), Southeast Missouri (L, 1-0 in OT), and Air Force (2-0) all at home. Green Bay is set to match up against Eastern Michigan at home Friday, before traveling Sunday to ISU for its first road contest of the season.
     Promotions for Sunday
Sunday is Youth League Day at Adelaide Street Field with the Fusion and PSCL Soccer Youth leagues scrimmaging at halftime. There will also be post-game autographs with players.
Up Next
After this weekend, the Redbirds return to action Thursday, Sept. 8 in Evanston, Illinois. for a matchup against No. 24 Northwestern, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
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