HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University men's soccer team opens a season-ending three-match road swing when it travels to IUPUI on Wednesday to take on the Jaguars at 7 p.m.

Northern Kentucky Norse (1-11-3) at IUPUI Jaguars (1-13-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 -- 7 p.m.
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Michael A. Carrol Stadium
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LAST TIME OUT: NKU closed the home portion of the 2016 season last weekend when it fell to Detroit Mercy, 1-0, at NKU Soccer Stadium. The Titans scored the game-winner in the 70th minute to snap Northern Kentucky's streak of 272-straight minutes without allowing a goal. Despite the loss, NKU out-shot the Titans, 10-8.

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS: IUPIU's lone victory of the season came in shutout fashion on Sept. 28 at Northern Illinois, 2-0. IUPUI did not see action last weekend, and is coming off a 2-0 loss to Detroit Mercy in midweek action last week.
The Jaguars have scored five goals at an average of 0.36 per game, while opponents have netted 38 for an average of 2.71 per game. Uriel Macias leads the squad with three goals and six points, followed by Joshua Ayala with four points on one goal and team-high two assists. Josh Gray is the primary goalkeeper and owns a 2.46 goals-against average and .667 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY: The all-time series is tied at 2-2-2 and dates back to the 1994 season when NKU registered a 4-0 victory over the Jaguars at NKU Soccer Stadium. The squads met on Oct. 28 of last season and battled to a 2-2 draw at NKU.

TEAM LEADERS: Freshman Owen Betz surpassed Christian Carey for the team lead in goalkeeper minutes with 567:18 spanning six matches. Within Horizon League-only matches, the freshman ranks in the top-five in saves (21), saves per game (5.25), shutouts (one) and save percentage (.808). Betz has not yet logged enough minutes to be included in the overall Horizon League rankings.

Defenders Dylan Carss and Calvin Murphy lead the squad in minutes played with 1,408 and 1,376, respectively, as the duo has started all 15 matches. Offensively, Campbell Morris leads with three goals and six points after netting the game-winner against Belmont on Oct. 15. Kobie Qualah follows with two goals and one assist for five total points. Qualah is the team leader in shots with 19 and shots on goal with 13, boasting a .684 shot on goal percentage.

UP NEXT: The Norse have just two matches remaining following Wednesday's tilt. NKU travels to Valparaiso on Saturday, Oct. 29 for a 7 p.m. ET match before making the trek up to Green Bay for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Friday, Nov. 4 to close the season.