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IU women’s soccer coach Amy Berbary said she is not a defensive-minded coach, yet her team has not allowed a single goal this year.

They have outscored opponents 6-0 and held Georgia Southern to only two shot attempts last Sunday in a 5-0 win at home against the Eagles.

As IU prepares for a weekend road trip to play Milwaukee on Friday and Loyola of Chicago on Sunday, the offensive-minded Berbary has shifted her focus to the defensive side of the ball.

“Ask anyone that knows me and they’d all tell you that I’m the most offensive-minded coach you’d ever meet,” Berbary said. “But I have changed my tune. Defending has become our number one key.”

That defense has been an anchor for the Hoosiers early in the season. They have outshot opponents 32-10 en route to recording two consecutive shutout wins.

Junior midfielder Tori Keller said she believes the shutout streak will be put to the test Friday when they square off against Milwaukee.

“They lost their first two games, so they are going to come out guns blazing,” Keller said. “We need to stay focused and keep our streak alive.”

Although it is coming off of two losses, Milwaukee has proven to be a winning program in the recent past. They have appeared in the last five NCAA tournaments and have won 13 consecutive Horizon League championships.

“They are going to come after us,” Berbary said. “They are hungry for a win. They haven’t won yet, but they are a great possession team. They have experience winning their conference and being an NCAA tournament team the last five years. I have no doubt that they are going to come out trying to put behind those two losses on Friday.”

Junior midfielder Rebecca Dreher is ready to get play underway Friday as the Hoosiers look to begin 3-0 for the second consecutive season.

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