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In its first game under the lights, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's soccer team notched a 4-0 shutout over the Knox College Prairie Fire Wednesday, Sept. 6, as freshman Ava Mapes (Golden, Colo.-Lakewood) delivered a pair of goals in back-to-back minutes.
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Women’s Soccer Heads North for Bout at Hope

Titans road trip to Michigan after weekend tournament in Iowa

9/12/2023 12:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University women's soccer team looks to bounce back from a tough weekend in Iowa as it travels to Holland, Mich. for a non-conference matchup with Hope College Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Van Andel Soccer Stadium. 

The Titans went head-to-head with two nationally-ranked opponents over the weekend dropping a 2-0 contest with No. 13 UW-La Crosse Saturday, Sept. 9 before narrowly losing to No. 23 Wartburg College 1-nil Sunday, Sept. 10. Junior goalkeeper Kayla Borg (McHenry, Ill.-Cary Grove) recorded a career-high 10 saves against UW-La Crosse with 11 total saves on the weekend. 

The Green and White idle at a 1-3-0 record on the season heading into the matchup with Hope (1-0-2). Wednesday's contest will mark the ninth meeting between the two programs since 2003, with Illinois Wesleyan owning a 5-2-1 series record. In their last meeting on Aug. 31, 2018, Hope picked up its second win in the series, defeating Illinois Wesleyan 2-1. 

Wednesday's contest at Van Andel Soccer Stadium will kick off at 5 p.m. (ET). The game will be available via live stream here, and live stats can be viewed here
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