The Indiana University Northwest men’s and women’s soccer teams begin the new season this week, while the volleyball squad looks to continue its good start to 2024 at the four-match OnSet Tournament in Fort Wayne.
Wednesday, Aug. 21
6:30 p.m. – Women’s Soccer at Lawrence Tech
Thursday, Aug. 22
3 p.m. – Lawrence Tech versus Volleyball
6:30 p.m. – Spring Arbor versus Volleyball
Friday, Aug. 23
11 a.m. – Women’s Soccer at Michigan-Dearborn
12:15 p.m. – IU Southeast versus Volleyball
4:45 p.m. – Columbia International versus Volleyball
7 p.m. – Men’s Soccer at Dubuque (Scrimmage)
Saturday, Aug. 24
11 a.m. – Men’s Soccer at Mount Mercey
Men’s Soccer
Ben Kososkie begins his second year as the head coach for the RedHawks and last year he led them to their first CCAC victories. IUN returns its second leading goal scorer from a season ago, Dom Bixeman, along with goal scorers Isaac Macias, Luis Limones, Omar Mehisen, Alan Nunez and Joshua Adepoju.
The first game of the regular season is at Mount Mercy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Mustangs were 9-5-4 a season ago and advanced to the semifinals of their conference tournament.
Women’s Soccer
This is the second all-time meeting between IUN and Lawrence Tech with the first match up last season in Crown Point. The match ended in a 2-2 tie in 2023 with nine saves coming from returning goalkeeper Isabel Escalera.
The Blue Devils finished last season with a 11-5-4 record, and advanced to the WHAC Championship match. On Friday, IUN plays UM Dearborn, and the Wolverines were 7-9-2 in 2023, losing their final three matches of the season.
Volleyball
Following a great start to the 2024 season, the RedHawks look to continue that momentum this weekend in Fort Wayne. IUN spends Thursday on the campus of Saint Francis taking on Lawrence Tech and Spring Arbor, and Friday at the Memorial Coliseum battling IU Southeast and Columbia International.
During the first weekend of play, Erica Packwood led the offense with 47 kills, while Briah Strezo added 30. Packwood also had 11 aces and 38 assists, which was second behind Josephine Mulligan’s 75 assists.
Defensively, Strezo finished with a team-high 41 digs and was second with six total blocks. Baileigh Uporsky, meanwhile, tacked on 11 total blocks to lead the RedHawks.
