GREEN BAY, Wis. – Heading into the final two weeks of the 2022 season, the Green Bay women's soccer has a chance to grab a spot in the Horizon League Championships. Three of GB's final four games are at home, and the Phoenix is 3-0-1 at Aldo Santaga Stadium this season. This week Green Bay hosts IUPUI on Thursday before heading to Purdue Fort Wayne for their final regular season road game on Sunday.
HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS
Thursday, October 13 – Green Bay, Wis. – ALDO SANTAGA STADIUM
IUPUI (6-2-6) vs. Green Bay (3-7-2)
4:00 PM | Free General Admission
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Sunday, October 16 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – HEFNER SOCCER COMPLEX
Green Bay vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
12:00 PM
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Green Bay has a 1-3-2 record against the Jaguars all-time. GB is 1-2 at home against IUPUI, with the last home victory over the Jags coming in 2014. The teams first met on August 23, 2013, when GB and IUPUI played double-overtime but tied 1-1.
The Phoenix and Mastodons have clashed once, back on October 17, 2021, when the teams tied 1-1. The game was played in Green Bay and went to double overtime.
ABOUT THE JAGUARS
Chris Johnson has been at the helm of the IUPUI program for two decades. Johnson has won the Horizon League Coach of the Year award three times and is the Jaguars' all-time winningest coach with 135 wins.
Maya Lacognato paces IUPUI with six goals scored and 13 points. She is tied with Sam Slimak for most shots on goal (14), with both players being the only Jaguars to reach double-digits in the category.
ABOUT THE MASTODONS
Jason Burr is in his ninth season as head coach of Purdue Fort Wayne. He has the Mastodons off and running in 2022 with a 7-2-5 record. PFW currently sits in a three-way tie alongside Wright State and Detroit Mercy for first place in the Horizon League.
Mackenzie Evans leads the Mastodons with four goals scored, tied for second-highest in the league while tying for the third-most points in conference play with 10. Morgan Reitano paces PFW with 24 shots, while Evans, Zoe Greenhalge, and Kelsey Gallagher have 11 shots on goal.
PASS IT TO PAGELS
Zoey Pagels, one of 13 true freshmen, has been dominant in 2022. She leads the team in goals (3), points (6), and shots on goal (9) while recording the third-most shots (10). The 2022 WSCA Player Of The Year is responsible for two go-ahead goals for the Phoenix, including her first career goal, which was the dagger in a 2-0 win against Western Illinois on August 25.
ON THE HORIZON
The Phoenix has just four games left, including three at home. GB is 3-0-1 at Aldo Santaga Stadium and could take advantage of their home turf to propel them into a Horizon League tournament spot. Last season, Green Bay went 5-0-4 at home and won their first Horizon League postseason game since 2014 at home last October. The Phoenix will have to secure a spot in the top six to play in the Horizon League Championships.
NEW PHOENIX FACES
Katelyn Fishnick, Zoey Pagels, and Sierra Morgano, three of the freshmen, highlight the 2022 recruiting class. Fishnick was a WSCA First Team All-State member, Pagels was the WSCA Player of the Year in 2022, and Morgano became a U.S. Youth Soccer National Champion in 2022. Fishnick has started nine of GB's 10 games while notching the second-most shots (12). Morgano, a defender, has started all 12 games and has played all 1,080 minutes this season.
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