CHICAGO – UIC (2-9-0, 1-1-0 HL) will meet with reigning Horizon League Tournament champion IUPUI (2-6-3, 0-1-1 HL) on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. CT at Flames Field. The match will be the first meeting between the two teams at Flames Field since the Flames defeated the Jaguars during their inaugural season in 2014 for the program's first ever win.
 
LAST TIME OUT
UIC endured its first Horizon League loss of the season Saturday (Sept. 22) night when it fell to Milwaukee, 4-1. Emily Kavanaugh scored the lone goal for the Flames to extend the team's scoring streak to four games. The Flames were held to seven shots, with four coming from Kavanaugh, as the Panthers turned out 20. Goalkeeper Haley Leanna came up with her second highest save total of the season with seven stops.
 
SEASON STAT LINE
UIC has registered the fourth highest total in the Horizon League this season with its 108 attempts and has 49 shots on goal. Kavanaugh (23), Rebeca Pallo (18), Keri Birkenhead (12) and Tamae Douglas (10) have led the way in shot attempts and have combined for 34 on goal.
 
Ten goals have been scored off the looks with top totals from Kavanaugh (3) and Douglas (2), while Kavanaugh is the only player to have a goal and an assist to pace the Flames with seven points.
 
Leanna owns the last 495 minutes in goal that includes five complete games. With two shutouts, she has made 31 saves and allowed 10 goals for a 1.82 goals-against average.
 
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
Coming off a season that took it to the NCAA Tournament with the Horizon League tournament title, IUPUI sits with a record of 2-6-3, 0-1-1 HL, this season. Its two wins came in shutout fashion against Marian, 2-0, and Evansville, 1-0, while its conference record is due to a 3-1 loss to Cleveland State and a 0-0 (2OT) tie with Detroit Mercy.
 
The Jaguars have taken the second most shots in the Horizon League this season with 142 and they have put 59 on goal. Valentine Pursey (25) and Emma Chambers (22) lead the effort and have combined for 21 shots on goal. Nine different players make up the team's 10 goals on the year with Miranda Ricks the only one to have two, as she also leads in assists (4) and points (8).
 
Sophia Lipka has played all but 45 minutes in goal and has tabbed the second-most saves amond HL keepers with 53. With three shutouts and 16 goals allowed, she owns a 1.43 GAA.
 
IUPUI has the upper hand in the all-time series with UIC as it is 2-1-0 after it took last season's match, 2-1. The lone win for the Flames came in their inaugural campaign in 2014 at Flames Field.