Girls in Blue set to battle St. Charles FC in road match
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Indy Eleven at St. Charles FC
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET
Lutheran High School | St. Peters, Mo.
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2024 USL W LEAGUE RECORDS
Indy Eleven: 2-0-1, 7 pts (+12)
St. Charles FC: 0-3-0, 0 pts (-18)
SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven are set to travel to St. Peters, Mo. to take on St. Charles FC for the second time in a week. Last Thursday, Indy Eleven scored 10 goals, including a hat trick from Katie Soderstrom in her first game appearance of the season. This upcoming match will be the second road match this campaign for the Girls in Blue.
SERIES VS. ST. CHARLES FC
The Girls in Blue lead St. Charles FC in the all-time series record, going 3-1-0. In their most recent meeting on May 23, 2024, the Girls in Blue claimed their second double-digit victory over St. Charles FC. The first occurred on June 30, 2023 when Indy Eleven defeated the team 16-0.
RECENT MEETINGS
May 23, 2024 | W, 10-0
June 30, 2023 | W, 16-0
June 15, 2023 | L, 2-0
May 10, 2023 | W, 8-0
| Player | # of goals |
| Katie Soderstrom | 3 |
| Addie Chester | 3 |
| Norah Jacomen | 2 |
| Natalie Mitchell | 2 |
| Maddy Williams | 2 |
| Player | # of assists |
| Amelia White | 2 |
| 6 players tied | 1 |
| Player | # of minutes played |
| Ashton Blair | 226 |
| Ella Rogers | 213 |
| Lizzie Sexton | 199 |
| Addie Chester | 195 |
| 2 players tied | 180 |
LAST TIME OUT
WESTFIELD, Ind. (Thursday, May 23, 2024) – For the second time in club history, Indy Eleven reached the 10-goal threshold en route to a 10-0 shutout of St. Charles FC on Thursday night at the Grand Park Events Center.
With the victory, the Girls in Blue move to 2-0-1 on the season, while St. Charles falls to 0-3-0.
The Indy Eleven offense exploded in the first half with six goals from five different players, including a pair from Katie Soderstrom. Fellow squad members from the 2023 USL W League Championship team Sam Dewey, Addie Chester, Ella Rogers and Maddy Williams also contributed to the Girls in Blue’s total.
Williams scored the first of four goals in the second half for her second of the match, and Chester followed with her second as well. Natalie Mitchell joined the scoring to make it nine for the home team and Soderstrom closed out the night and secured the hat trick for herself. The three-goal performance was the fourth for a member of the squad in the three year history (Williams 2x, Dewey).
Alia Martin, Lizzie Sexton, Grace Bahr, Amelie Darey, Brooke Otto and Soderstrom all registered assists in the contest.
In goal, Ashton Blair and Maryn Weiger combined for the first shutout of the 2024 season.
Prior to the contest, players in the evening’s 18 were honored as returning members of the Championship team from a season ago – Bahr, Chester, Williams, Chatterton, Sexton, Martin, Rogers, Dewey and Soderstrom.
Scoring Summary
IND – Sam Dewey 16’
IND – Addie Chester (penalty) 20’
IND – Ella Rogers (Alia Martin) 25’
IND – Katie Soderstrom 28’
IND – Katie Soderstrom (Lizzie Sexton) 35’
IND – Maddy Williams (Grace Bahr) 40’
IND – Maddy Williams (Katie Soderstrom) 54’
IND – Addie Chester 62’
IND – Natalie Mitchell (Amelie Darey) 70’
IND – Katie Soderstrom (Brooke Otto) 84’
Indy Eleven line-up: Ashton Blair (Maryn Weiger 63’), Amelie Darey, Grace Bahr, Addie Chester (Lauryn Thompson 63’), Maddy Williams (Natalie Mitchell 63’), Jenna Chatterton (Lauren Adam 45’), Lizzie Sexton (Brooke Otto 45’), Alia Martin, Ella Rogers (captain) (Olivia Smith 45’), Sam Dewey (Emma Johnson 63’), Katie Soderstrom
Indy subs: all used
