Huskers Win Fourth in a Row with 4-0 Shutout of IUPUI

Lincoln - Sophomore Jordan Jackson scored two first-half goals to lead Nebraska (4-1-0) to its fourth straight win in a 4-0 shutout over IUPUI (1-4-0) on Monday afternoon. The Huskers played in front of a Labor Day crowd of 739 fans, the largest attendance at the Nebraska Soccer Field since October 3, 2008. Since that month, Nebraska has been one of the best home teams in the country, compiling a 13-0-2 record since its last loss in Lincoln on Oct. 17, 2008.

Jackson's two goals marked the second multiple-scoring game of her career and her first goals of the 2010 season. She put the Huskers on top in the 16th minute via a free kick from 35 yards out that was perfectly placed into the upper left corner of the net over IUPUI goalkeeper Kristin Hasely. Just four minutes later, junior Molly Thomas sent a pass to the front of the net from the left side of the box, where Jackson was moving toward Thomas and flicked the ball with her right foot into the right side of the net.

A native of Overland Park, Kan., Jackson's five-point day (2 goals, 1 assist) was a career-best performance. Her second goal, assisted by Thomas and junior Katie Goetzmann, gave Thomas at least one point for the fourth-straight match.

Leading 2-0 at the intermission, Nebraska continued its offensive pressure immediately in the second half with two goals in the first nine minutes. Sophomore Morgan Marlborough scored her fourth goal of the season in the 46th minute when she dribbled through the Jaguar defense on the left side of the penalty box and sent a low shot inside the right post to give NU a 3-0 lead.

In the 54th minute, senior Colleen Goetzmann scored her first goal of the season on a header near the left post. Goetzmann's goal resulted from a corner kick by Jackson after she sent the ball to senior Jaclyn White, who then entered a pass into the goalie box. Goetzmann's goal marked the first of the season not scored by the dangerous trio of Marlborough (4), Thomas (4) and Jackson (2).

The reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, senior goalkeeper Tara Macdonald improved her record to 4-0-0 in the net. The Austin, Texas native played the first 53:34 of the contest before she was substituted for freshman Emma Stevens. With just over 26 minutes remaining in the match, the game was stopped for 30 minutes due to lightning. When action resumed, Stevens and the Husker defense kept the Jaguars off the scoreboard, giving Nebraska its third shutout of the season.

The Huskers outshot IUPUI, 23-6, including a 10-to-4 shots on goal advantage. NU did not allow the Jaguars any corner kicks, while the Huskers took six.

Nebraska travels to the desert next weekend for a pair of road matches at the Arizona State Tournament in Tempe, Ariz. The Huskers will meet Arizona on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST and Arizona State on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. CST. The next home contest is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 17 against Cal State Fullerton.