Ball State University Athletics
Soccer Blanks IUPUI in Exhibition Play Saturday
August 19, 2006 | Soccer
"Overall, I am very pleased with how we played today," said first-year head coach Michelle Salmon. "As a team, we turned in a solid defensive effort, which helped us generate a lot of quality chances on offense. I was also excited about the team's ability to embrace and rally around a new system of play."
The Cardinals did not waste any time breaking onto the scoreboard, as freshman Megan Ridley (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central H.S.) made the most of her BSU debut, notching the first goal of the contest
The score would remain 1-0 until 14 minutes into the second half, when senior Vandi Ogden (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) found the back of the net off a BSU corner kick.
Six minutes later, sophomore Sarah Schumacker (Hamilton, Ohio/Fairfield) pushed the score to 3-0 in favor of Ball State with her first of two goals in the contest. Schumacker would cap the scoring with
Defensively, the Cardinals were able to limit a very potent Jaguar offense to fewer than 10 shots, including a flurry of saves with 15 minutes left in the second half to preserve the shutout.
The Ball State women's soccer team opens the 2006 regular season Friday (Aug. 25), when it travels to Fort Wayne for a
