Indiana State visits Western Illinois on Wednesday, August 12th at 2:00 PM EDT at John MacKenzie Alumni Field, kicking off the women's soccer season for both programs.
Season openers carry a particular electricity — nobody has a loss yet, nobody has a scouting report from this year's tape, and every player is auditioning for the role she'll own come October. For the Sycamores and the Leathernecks, this is the first page of a story neither has written.
John MacKenzie Alumni Field provides the stage for what both squads hope becomes a tone-setting afternoon. Midweek, midday, mid-August — the kind of match that rewards the committed fan who shows up early and sets the energy for everything that follows. Watch for who starts, who makes an immediate impact, and which side imposes its tempo from the first whistle.
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