UNI Soccer Finishes Regular Season Against Illinois State

Illinois State
4 pm Oct. 25
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—The University of Northern Iowa women's soccer team will finish the regular season competition at Illinois State on Oct. 25. The match is set to begin at 4 pm at Adelaide Street Field.

The Panthers and the Redbirds met twice last season, both times in Cedar Falls. The first meeting went into overtime and UNI won on a golden goal by Brynell Yount. The Panthers and Redbirds played each other in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, with the Panthers pulling out a 1-0 victory.

The Panthers are coming off a 3-0 victory over Valparaiso on Homecoming. Sydney Hayden led the Panthers with 2 goals in the match, including the game-winning goal.

Panthers Notes

The Panthers have posted a 4-2-1 on the road, including wins over Colorado State, Iowa State, and Evansville. After the Panthers play on Thursday, they will have played on every weekday this season.
Last season, Jami Reichenberger set the UNI and MVC single-season record for shutouts at 11. With her sixth shutout this past Saturday, Reichenberger now leads the UNI career record book with 17 shutouts.
Reichenberger leads the MVC in 5 of the 6 goalkeeping categories. Reichenberger has .95 goals against average, with a save percentage of .866. In addition, Reichenberger has 103 saves on the years, averaging 6.06 per game.
Sydney Hayden and Kelsey Yarrow lead the Panthers with 5 goals each and are in a multi-way tie for fourth in the Valley for goals scored.

Redbird Notes

Illinois State is led by Kate Del Fava with 5 goals and 3 assists this season.
Goalkeeper Haley Smith has allowed 23 goals this season, with a save percentage of .796. Smith has 1.32 goals against average with 90 saves on the season.
Abby Basler was named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 22 after combining for 2 goals and an assist in the pair of Redbirds wins last week. Basler has 4 goals on the season for the Redbirds.
The Redbirds have a three-game conference win streak, having not lost a conference since Valparaiso on Oct. 8^th.

Follow along all season long at unipanthers.com and @UNI_Soccer on Twitter.

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