Please Note: Fans are not permitted at UIC home matches.

UIC will conclude its two-match homestand Wednesday against Robert Morris.

It will be the first-ever meeting between the Flames (2-0) and Colonials (1-2), who joined the Horizon League last summer.  UIC is 2-2 in its last four matches against first-time opponents.

"We just have to focus on what we've been doing and take care of our details," Dustin Downey said.  "We've been working the last month to clean up some things and strategize and focus on what we're good at.  We have to stay humble and hungry and recognize that every game in this league is going to be tough."

UIC has won via shutout in each of its first two matches.  It is the first time in program history that a season has started 2-0, but Downey said that the team is focused on its next challenge.

"The first two matches did build some confidence.  After not playing for so long to have a couple under our belt and have a taste of success keeps us hungry to and have that feeling again tomorrow.  We have to stay focused and concentrate on the details.  We need to handle everything that we can control to get the best outcome."

The match will begin at 1 pm indoors in Rockford.  Spectators are not allowed.  Live stats will be available.

OPENING KICK

• UIC will entertain Robert Morris, who enters with an 0-2 record in Horizon League play.
• The Flames sit atop the Horizon League standings, in a tie with Milwaukee who is also 2-0 in conference matches.

DOING IT WITH DEFENSE

• The Flames are the only Horizon League team who has played more than one match and has yet to allow a goal this season.
• Lena Kurz has been the conference's Defensive Player of the Week in both weeks the Flames have played.
• UIC is allowing nine shots per game, with only half of them going on goal.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

• Robert Morris got a 3-0 win over St. Francis last week, behind two goals and an assist from Kaoru Hayashi.
• The Colonials are 0-2 against conference opponents, having been outscored 6-1 combined by Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky.
• Courtney Worstell has played the last five halves in goal and has a 0.76 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.

JACKSON'S ACTION

• Savannah Jackson scored her first DI goal against Youngstown State.  It was the game-winning marker.
• She put all four of her shots in that match on goal, and has seen five of her seven shots on the season go on target.
• Jackson came to UIC after three years at Johnson & Wales, where she was an elite goal scorer.  She led the nation in goals and game-winning goals as a junior and was a two-time NAIA All-American.