EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In front of one of the largest home crowds in University of Evansville women's soccer regular-season history, the visiting Indiana Hoosiers made a first-half goal by Marisa Grzesiak stand up on Sunday night at UE's Arad McCutchan Stadium to remain unbeaten with a 1-0 result over UE.

A crowd of 1,072 packed into Arad McCutchan Stadium to provide UE with one of its largest crowds in the last 20 years.  Evansville nearly struck first in front of a lively crowd in the eighth minute, as freshman forward Taylor Johnson got behind the IU defense on a long ball by junior Hailey Autenrieb, but IU goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg was able to break up the connection and clear the UE danger.

The Hoosiers then pressed forward themselves, putting Evansville under pressure until Grzesiak was able to break through in the 18th minute with her first career goal.  Off a corner kick, UE goalkeeper Myia Danek was able to deny a header by Indiana's Lauren Costello with a leaping save, but Grzesiak was able to head home the rebound to snap a scoreless minutes streak of 197 minutes by Danek to open the season.

IU would maintain the pressure for much of the first half, but Danek was able to record three saves to keep the match a one-goal difference going into halftime.  UE threatened off of a corner kick of its own in the second half, but Gerstenberg was able to stop a Rachel Rosborough blast from 25 yards out to keep the scoreline 1-0 in favor of IU.  Both goalkeepers would pitch shutouts in the second half to maintain the final scoreline for the match.

With the victory, Indiana improves to 3-0-1 overall going into a showdown with #25 Tennessee.  Evansville, meanwhile, suffers its first defeat of the year and has its record move to 0-1-2.  The Purple Aces will return home to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Thursday night to host the Bellarmine Knights.  Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.