Women's Soccer Hosts IUPUI to Start the Weekend

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Belmont University Women's soccer is set to host the visiting Jaguars of IUPUI Friday, September 2 at E.S. Rose Park.
 
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN3.
 
Code Red, come out to Rose Park on Friday in your Belmont Red for the chance to win an exclusive Bruin cooler filled with Belmont goodies!
 
 
What's Bruin

• Belmont holds a 1-1-1 record moving into Friday
• The Bruins tied Middle Tennessee 1-1 on Sunday in their third match of the season
• The sole goal of the match was scored by Anna Sweeney after intercepting the ball from a Middle Tennessee defender
• The Bruins recorded 13 shots and five saves against the Blue Raiders
• Sweeney leads the Bruins in goals (2) and shots (7)
• Maci Pekmezian, Avery Nowak, and Mai Thy Nguyen each tally five shots to their name
• Sarah Doyle has posted 12 saves on the season so far
• Belmont fell 2-0 to UNA earlier in the season
• The Bruins recorded seven shots, seven saves, and four corners against UNA
• Belmont defeated Union (TN) 3-0 in their season opener
• Pekmiezian, Sweeney, and Firsdon each scored against the Bulldogs
• Belmont recorded 18 shots, 11 shots on goal, and seven corner kicks against Union
• IUPUI holds a 1-0 record over the Bruins with their last meeting in 2019
• Belmont tied their season high of 14 shots, seven on goal against the Jaguars but fell 3-1
• Alumni Julie Garst earned her fourteenth career goal in the contest
• The Bruins rank first in the Missouri Valley in save percentage (0.824)
• Maci Pekmezian holds the top spot in the MVC in game winning goals
• Belmont is entering their first year in the Missouri Valley Conference after over a decade in the OVC
• Belmont joins UIC and Murray State as MVC newcomers. 
• The Bruins have been voted sixth in the MVC preseason poll, receiving one first place vote and 67 voting points from the league coaches
• Valparaiso was picked as the preseason favorite
• Belmont will compete against Indiana State, Murray State, Southern Illinois, UIC, Illinois State, Missouri State, Valparaiso, Evansville, Drake, and Northern Iowa in the MVC

 
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