Going into the week, DePaul women’s soccer was struggling offensively and had spent almost a month playing away from Wish Field. Since August 25, the Blue Demons played six straight matches on the road, going 2-3-1.
They had finished the road trip with a 3-1 victory against Western Michigan, a possible sign for an attacking outburst about to come because it continued when they finally returned home to Wish Field on Wednesday. After giving up the first goal to Loyola, they exploded for four unanswered goals from four unique scorers. In their Big East opener on Sunday against Xavier, they were lighting up the scoreboard again with multiple goals, and are back to .