MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's soccer team returns home this week for a pair of important Horizon League matchups against IU Indy and Northern Illinois at the North Athletic Complex. The Colonials will host the Jaguars on Thursday, October 22, at 3:00 p.m. before welcoming the Huskies on Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 p.m. Both matches will stream live on ESPN+.
 
RMU LATELY
RMU (5-7-3, 2-4-2 #HLWSOC) returns to Moon Township following its final road trip of the 2026 season, which featured losses to Green Bay and Milwaukee. During the trip to Wisconsin, Ivy Chaskelson scored her first career goal, Fiona Fraser netted her second goal of the season, and freshman Morgan Gesinski recorded her first career assist. In goal, Emma Cameron totaled 15 saves across the two matches.
 
Through 15 games this season, Madison Sievering, Julia Becerra, and Fraser have each scored twice, while Sievering leads the team with four assists. Defensively, centerbacks Shauna Gamble and Bailey Campbell have each logged more than 1,300 minutes, the most on the team. Cameron has recorded five wins and seven shutouts while posting a .776 save percentage.
 
The Colonials currently sit ninth in the Horizon League standings with eight conference points. With three regular season matches remaining, RMU has an opportunity to climb the standings and strengthen its postseason position, earning up to a maximum of 17 conference points.
 
DEFENSE FIRST
Under third-year head coach Michelle Rick, RMU has put together one of the strongest defensive seasons in program history. The Colonials have surrendered just 19 goals and are on pace to challenge the program record for fewest goals allowed in a season, set in 2007 when RMU conceded 22. RMU currently ranks third in the Horizon League with a 1.27 goals-against average.
 
ALL-TIME VS. IU INDY
RMU holds a 1-2-3 all-time record against IU Indy but has gone unbeaten in its last three meetings with the Jaguars, posting a 1-0-2 mark during that stretch. Last season, the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Indianapolis, with Ava Trethewey recording an assist on the Colonials' goal.
 
The sides also battled to a 1-1 draw during the 2024 regular season, with Trethewey again contributing an assist. The teams met once more in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals that year, when Jillian Marvin scored the overtime game-winner off a corner kick cross from Haleigh Finale to send RMU through.
 
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
IU Indy (6-8-2, 4-4 #HLWSOC) enters the week riding a two-game winning streak after earning home victories over Detroit Mercy and Oakland. The Jaguars currently sit fifth in the Horizon League standings with 12 conference points.
 
Junior forward Keilah Muldrow leads IU Indy with seven goals and 16 points through 16 games, while junior midfielder Annaliese Black has contributed a team-high seven assists. Junior defender Bethany Hartigan leads the Jaguars with 1,386 minutes played and has added one goal and one assist.
 
IU Indy has utilized three goalkeepers this season, with sophomore Isabel Oferosky serving as the primary starter. Oferosky has appeared in 13 games, earning five wins while recording a .785 save percentage.
 
ALL-TIME VS. NIU
Sunday's matchup will mark the first meeting between RMU and Northern Illinois. The Huskies are competing in their first season as members of the Horizon League, adding a new opponent to the Colonials' conference schedule.
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northern Illinois (4-7-3, 3-4-1 #HLWSOC) heads to Moon Township following a 3-0 victory over Oakland. The Huskies will host Youngstown State on Thursday before traveling to face the Colonials on Sunday. Through 14 matches, NIU has collected 10 conference points and sits eighth in the Horizon League standings.
 
Monica Correa, Julianna Hill, Dahlia Rodriguez, and Sarah Roy have each scored twice this season. Correa leads the Huskies with three assists and seven total points. Sophomore defender Elle Wainscott has started all 14 matches and leads the team with 1,216 minutes played. In goal, freshman Alexandra Devory has recorded four wins and four shutouts while posting a .746 save percentage.
 
COMMON OPPONENTS
IU Indy played Toledo to a 2-2 draw earlier this season. RMU faced the Rockets in an exhibition match in Moon Township in August.
 
BRACKETOLOGY
With three regular-season matches remaining, Milwaukee has clinched a top-two seed in the Horizon League Championship. Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland have been eliminated from postseason contention.
 
UP NEXT
RMU will host Youngstown State on Saturday, October 31, at 1:00 p.m. at the North Athletic Complex for its regular season finale. The match will stream live on ESPN+.
 
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