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St. Charles FC at Indy Eleven
Friday, June 30, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Grand Park Sports Complex – Westfield, Ind.
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2023 USL W League Records
Indy Eleven: 7W-1L-1D (+21GD), 22pts
St. Charles FC: 1W-6L-2D (-23GD), 5pts
Setting the Scene
The Girls in Blue are back at home for the last game of the regular season following a 3-0 win at Lexington SC. Indy hosts St. Charles FC, who sits at the fifth spot in the USL W League’s Valley division with five points, while Indy still holds the division’s top spot with 22 points.
Series vs. Saint Charles FC
Friday’s match marks the third meeting between Indy and Saint Charles with both teams splitting the series with a win apiece. Saint Charles defeated Indy 2-0 the last time the two met, while The Girls in Blue came out on top 8-0 the first match of the 2023 regular season.
Recent Meetings
June 24, 2023 | L, 2-0
May 10, 2023 | W, 8-0
Last Time Out
Three different players scored as Indy Eleven defeated Lexington SC, 3-0, Thursday night on the road. With the win, Indy improves to 7-1-1 to stay atop the USL W League’s Valley Division, while Lexington falls to 2-6-1. The Eleven also earned the season series over LEX 3-0, with wins at Lexington on May 21 (3-0) and at home June 9 (2-0).
Sam Dewey got the scoring started, just as she did in the last match-up in Lexington, with her fourth goal of the season as a Hal Hershfelt cross found Dewey alone on the back post for an easy tally in the 29th-minute. The assist was the first for Hershfelt in 2023.
The Eleven tacked on a pair of back-to-back unassisted goals to close the first half with Katie Soderstrom (43’) first taking it herself into the 18-yard box and playing a ball back across the goal line and into the back of the net for her fourth of the season. Maddy Williams (45+1’) then took advantage of a Lexington giveaway in the back to score her third of the season and in consecutive matches.
The result was decided in the first half as neither team found the back of the net in the second frame. The teams were deadlocked with nine shots apiece in the match, with Indy holding the 4-2 advantage in shots on target. Nona Reason earned her fourth clean sheet of the season making three saves.
USL W League
Lexington SC 0:3 Indy Eleven
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Toyota Stadium | Lexington, Ky.
2023 USL W League Records
Indy Eleven: 7W-1L-1D (+21GD), 22pts
Lexington SC: 2W-6L-1D (-8GD), 7pts
Scoring Summary
IND – Sam Dewey (Hal Hershfelt) 29’
IND – Katie Soderstrom 43’
IND – Maddy Williams 45+1’
Discipline Summary
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Indy Eleven lineup: Nona Reason, Jenna Chatterton, Grace Bahr, Annika Creel (Greta Kraszula 45’), Grace Kugler (Trinity Watson 45’), Sam Dewey (Susie Soderstrom 61’), Hal Hershfelt (Lizzie Sexton 66’), Ella Rogers, Addie Chester, Maddy Williams (Kristina Lynch 61’), Katie Soderstrom (Sam Slimak 76’)
IND substitutes: Emily Edwards
