IU Women's Soccer

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Hoosiers (5-5-1) (1-2-1) hosting Minnesota (2-8-1) (1-3-1) at Bill Armstrong Stadium.   Television coverage on BTN+

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We strike first in 36' on a goal from Chandra Davidson assisted by Oliwia Wos.

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by Class of '66 Old Fart
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Hoosiers play some solid defense and make Davidson's goal hold up for a 1-0 win over Minnesota.  IU with 4 total shots; 2 on goal; 2 corners.  Minnesota with 7, 3 and 3.

Next up is a Thursday night visit from Penn State followed by Ohio State in Bloomington on Sunday the 13th.

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Indiana Women's Soccer (6-5-1, 2-2-1) opens a two-game homestand on Thursday at 6p vs. Penn State (7-6-1, 3-3-0). The Hoosiers will then return to action on Sunday at 12p to host the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-7-1, 2-3).  Thursday's match will air live on BTN while Sunday's game can be viewed on BTN+.
 
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
• Penn State faced a weekend split last week. On Thursday, the Nittany Lions dropped a 3-2 contest against Rutgers who were receiving votes in last week's coaches poll. In their match on Sunday at Ohio State, Penn State was able to put the Buckeyes comeback to a halt and win the contest, 3-2. Ally Schlegel leads the Nittany Lions attack with eight goals and one assist for a total of 17 points so far this season. In front of the net, Amanda Dennis has played 573:42 minutes with 18 saves.
 
• The Nittany Lions have a 24-1-2 lead in the all-time series. Last time the two teams met in 2018 the Penn State offense was too potent as the Hoosiers fell, 4-1.

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Scoreless first half.  To my untrained eye, PSU was by far the aggressor but still only managed 5 total shots and only 1 on goal.  We seemed to spent the majority of the time passing the ball backwards and didn't mount that many offensive attacks resulting in only 3 total shots; 1 on goal.

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PSU takes a 1-0 lead with a goal in 63'.  That's the first goal we've allowed since 9/22 against Nebraska; approximately 365 minutes of play.

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Penn State wins 1-0.  Hoosiers with 7 total shots; 2 on goal; 2 corners.  PSU with 12, 4 & 2.  Next up for the women is a noon game in Bloomington on Sunday against Ohio State. 

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IU wins over Ohio St 1-0!


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IUWS Heads East to Take On Maryland Thursday, Rutgers Sunday

 

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Soccer (7-6-1, 3-3-1) heads east this weekend with stops at Maryland (7-6-2, 3-4-0) and No. 22 Rutgers (10-2-2, 4-2-1). The match against the Terrapins is set for Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6p while Sunday's match at Rutgers will beginning at 1p. Thursday's match will air live on BTN while Sunday's contest will be streamed on BTN+.  
 
Week 9:
Thursday, October 17  – Indiana at Maryland – 6:00 p.m. ET – Ludwig Field
Follow:  Stats | BTN | @IndianaWSOC
 
Sunday, October 20 – Indiana at No. 22 Rutgers – 1:00 p.m. ET – Yurcak Field
Follow:  Stats | BTN+ | @IndianaWSOC

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SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• Maryland is coming off a weekend spent on the road. Last Thursday, the Terrapins faced Nebraska where two first half goals for the Huskers proved to be the difference. Maryland returned to action at Iowa where the Hawkeyes attack proved to too much to handle as the Terrapins dropped the contest, 4-0. Alyssa Porch leads the Maryland squad, tallying eight goal and one assist for 17 points. Protecting the goal, Erin Seppi leads the way 54 saves.
 
• The Hoosiers hold a slight advantage in the series, 2-1-2. Last season in College Park, Indiana would net a first half goal and was able to hang on for the victory, 1-0.
 
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers saw stints at Iowa and Nebraska last weekend. The Scarlet Knights were able to pull out a 1-0 victory against the strong Iowa Hawkeyes team. Amanda Visco had the game winner. On Sunday, 120 minutes wasn't enough to decide a winner between the Scarlet Knights and Huskers as the match ended in a draw. Amirah Ali leads Rutgers this season with eight goals and three assists. In front of the net, Megan McClelland had started every match recording a 10-2-2 record with 49 saves.

• Rutgers is ranked No. 22 in the nation this week per the United Soccer Coaches Week Nine rankings. The Scarlet Knights are ranked No. 20 in the lastest Top Drawer Soccer rankings.
 
• The Scarlet Knights hold a 3-0-1 record in the all-time series against the Hoosiers. Last season, the match went into overtime after neither team could find the difference maker. The Scarlet Knights would net the game winner to pick up a 1-0 win in Bloomington.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers split the weekend homestand last week with a loss to Penn State before earning a 1-0 decision over Ohio State on Sunday. On Thursday, Indiana was able to contain the Nittany Lions offense in the first half before letting up a late second half goal to drop the match. Bethany Kopel and the Hoosiers earned their seventh shutout of the season as Alaina Kalin's 10th minute goal would end being the game winner for Indiana.

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0-0 tie with Maryland. I give van Benekom credit as he is really building a defense and we have given up just one goal in the last six games. The problem with that is we are just 3-1-2 during that stretch with three 1-0 wins, two 0-0 ties and a 1-0 loss. I like what I am seeing and clearly an improvement but the offense is really anemic. Its not that they are building and missing chances. Its that they can't connect on passes or even get an attack started. 

Not a bad result on the road though.

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Overlooked in all the euphoria of our football team becoming bowl eligible, the women had a home match against PUke for the Golden Boot.  Unfortunately, the boot kicked them in the derriere.

 Indiana Women's Soccer concluded the home slate on Sunday where they came up short to Purdue, 2-1. Melanie Forbes scored the goal for the Hoosiers in the seventh minute.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• In the seventh minute, Melanie Forbes received a feed from Avery Lockwood that led to the first goal of the contest. The Hoosiers took the lead, 1-0. 
• Purdue would answer with a goal in the 20th minute to tie it up at 1-1. The goal was scored off a free kick just outside of the box.
• Senior Meghan Scott had a look on target in the 31st minute of action but the Boilermakers goalkeeper was there for the save.
• Megan Wampler took the first shot of the second half by either team, but couldn't get the ball on target as it sailed wide.
• The Boilermakers saw their second goal of the contest in the 60th minute on Sunday afternoon to take a 2-1 lead.
• Looking for the equalizer, Madeline Carlson was able to tee up a shot inside the box but a Purdue defender was able to step in front of it.
 
NOTABLES
• Melanie Forbes led the Hoosiers on offense in Sunday's match with two shots and a goal.
• Sunday's match marked Jacelyn Smith's first start in her career with the Hoosiers.
• Bethany Kopel tallied one save. She now has 50 saves this season and 237 in her career.

HEAD COACH ERWIN VAN BENNEKOM
"Really tough result today, especially because we started the game so well. We played very well and were in total control of the game. We only have ourselves to blame with letting the quality of our possession drop after that. This one stings but hopefully we can use today as fire for Wednesday."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will conclude the 2019 regular season on the road at Michigan State on Wednesday Oct. 30 at 1p. Wednesday's matchup will serve as the makeup game from Sept. 27 when the match between Indiana and the Spartans was stopped in the 23rd minute due to weather.

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Hoosiers Conclude Regular Season On Wednesday at Michigan State

 

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Soccer (7-8-2, 3-5-2) will close out the 2019 regular season with a road trip to Michigan State on Oct. 30 at 1p. Wednesday's match up will serve as the make-up game from Sept. 27 when play was stopped due to weather.
 
Week 11:
Wednesday, October 30 – Indiana at Michigan State – 1:00 p.m. ET –  Demartin Stadium
Follow:  Stats | @IndianaWSOC

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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State played two home matches this past weekend when they hosted Maryland and Rutgers. On Friday, a goal by the Terrapins would be the difference in the contest as the Spartans fell, 1-0. Michigan State scored two early goals on Sunday vs. No. 21 Rutgers to take 2-0 leads but the Scarlet Knights led a charge to regain the lead by scoring three unanswered goals. Rutgers won the contest, 3-2. Gia Walhberg leads the Spartans offense with nine goals for 18 points. She has started all 15 games this season. Between the pipes, Lauren Kozal has tallied 1, 563 minutes with 76 saves.
 
• The Hoosiers hold a 17-7-2 record in the all-time series vs. Michigan State. Indiana has won the last two matches by posting a 3-0 win in 2018 at home and a 1-0 win on the road in 2017.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers played one game over the weekend. Hosting their final home game of the 2019 season on Sunday, Indiana squared off against Purdue for the annual Golden Boot trophy. Melanie Forbes scored the first goal of the contest by either team to put the Hoosiers up 1- in the seventh minute. Two goal Purdue goals would go answered as Indiana fell to the Boilermakers, 2-1.
 
 
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
• Four freshmen have earned starts so far this season – Alaina Kalin, Avery Lockwood, Bria Telemaque and Jaimie Tottleben. In addition, sophomore transfer Oliwia Wos has also started each of the first five contests.
 
• Lockwood and Kalin each scored their first career goals on Sunday.  Kalin added her first career assist, as did freshman Jaimie Tottleben and sophomores Madeline Carlson and Megan Wampler.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana has shut out seven opponents this season. The Hoosiers have kept UIC, Morhead State, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio State all scoreless. This is the most shutouts in a single season since 2013 when the Hoosiers had nine.
 
• After a shutout against Ohio State on Oct. 13, junior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel became the program's all-time shutouts leader with 16 in her career. In addition, her 228 saves are tied for second all-time at Indiana, while her 18 victories tie for fifth.
 
• Freshman Avery Lockwood was named to Top Drawers Soccer's Freshmen Top 100 on Oct. 14. Lockwood checked in at 43rd on the list. In her freshman campaign, she leads the Indiana offense with four goals, two assists, and 10 points.
 
UP NEXT
•Indiana Women's Soccer will await their post season fate. If the Hoosiers win or tie the Spartans on Wednesday, they will earn a spot in the tournament. Indiana currently sit in the seventh seed spot with 11 points. Three other teams also have 11 points, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Purdue.
 

 

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0-0 at half

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1-0 Hoosiers @ 73'

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Not the greatest quality but here's Avery Lockwood's goal.

 

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Hoosiers move on to the tourney!  1-0- congrats!

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Indiana Women's Soccer earned a No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will travel to No. 2 seeded Rutgers. The match is set for Sunday, Nov. 3 at 12p and will be streamed live on BTN+.
 
This is the first time the Hoosiers have made the Big Tournament since the 2016 season. This is also only the third time in 12 years that they have landed in the conference tournament.

With today's win, our Hoosiers shut out their sixth opponent of the 2019 season. This is the most Big Ten shut outs in a single season in program history!

 

 

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BIG TEN SEASON HONORS

The Big Ten Conference announced their yearly regular season awards on Thursday afternoon. Avery Lockwood, Allison Jorden, and Hanna Nemeth all earned season awards for their efforts during the Indiana Women's Soccer season.
 
Jorden was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, for her first All-Big Ten award of her career. Jorden has been an anchor on the back line for the Hoosiers, aiding in nine shutouts and six Big Ten shutouts this season. The six Big Ten shutouts were the most in a single season in school history. She also assisted on the first Hoosiers goal at UT Martin earlier this season.
 
Lockwood raked in her first Big Ten honor by being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. The Belmont, Mich. Native was also tabbed as one of Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 freshman this season. The freshman leads Indiana's attacking third with five goals and three assists, totaling 13 points. Lockwood has had two games this season where she has secured the game winning goal—at Illinois and Michigan State. Her goal against the Spartans aided in the Hoosiers clinching a spot in the Big Ten Tournament.
 
Nemeth was tabbed as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree. The junior has also aided in the efforts of the back line, starting every game this season. She has helped the team to nine shutouts and six Big Ten shutouts. Nemeth assisted on the lone goal against UIC.

The Hoosiers will begin postseason play on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Rutgers. Kick off is set for 1p in Piscataway, N.J. 

 

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Hoosiers Drop Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Match to Rutgers, 1-0

No. 7 seeded Indiana Women's Soccer came up short in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal on Sunday at No. 2 seeded Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights' early goal in the first half would be the difference as the Hoosiers fell, 1-0.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• In the seventh minute, Meghan Scott took the first shot of the match but the ball sailed top left of the net.
• Rutgers would score the first and only goal of the afternoon in the 30th minute.
• Bethany Kopel made a key save from a shot that came from the top of the box to limit the damage in the 40th minute.
• In the 66th minute of action, Melanie Forbes took a shot off a corner but her shot would sail out of play as the Hoosiers were looking for the equalizer.
• Alaina Kalin saw her chance in the 77th minute from the just outside of the box as the Scarlet Knights had a defender there to block the shot.
• Kopel's hot hands picked up another save in the 84th minute to keep the game within reach for Indiana.
• Scott and Chandra Davidson made two last minute shots but neither of them could square up the ball on frame.
 
NOTABLES
• Indiana made just their fourth appearance in 12 years in the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
• The Hoosiers end the season 7-9-2 overall and 4-5-2.
• As team, Indiana didn't let up a single corner to the Scarlet Knights.
• Junior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel recorded a season high seven saves on the afternoon. She ends the season with 58 and 246 total saves in her career.
• Senior Meghan Scott led the team with two shots.
• Seniors Chandra Davidson and Meghan Scott played in their final game as Hoosiers.
 
HEAD COACH ERWIN VAN BENNEKOM
 
On Sunday's game:
"First of all, congrats to Rutgers. We were not good enough on the ball in the first half which forced us to defend too much and too deep. Ultimately this resulted in their goal as well. In the second half we made some positional adjustments and I think we dominated the game from that point on. That being said, dominating possession is one thing but creating good goal scoring chances is more important."
 
What this season has meant:
"This season our group has proven to be able to compete with the best teams in the Big Ten. Besides that, I'm really proud and happy with the tactical and mental development of individual players as well as the team."
 
On Seniors Chandra Davidson and Meghan Scott:
"I would like to thank Seniors Meghan Scott and Chandra Davidson for their time at IU. Personally, I'm so happy I got to spend a year with both of them. It's safe to say that they are leaving their jersey in a better place than when they first put it on."

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