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Hailey Couch's Lone Goal Gives Indiana 1-0 Victory

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OXFORD, Ohio – The Indiana Field Hockey team extended its winning streak to three matches after toughing out a 1-0 road victory against Miami (OH).
 
With the victory, IU moves to 3-0 (0-0) while Miami, the 21st-ranked team in the Preseason NFHCA National Coaches Poll, drops to 0-3 (0-0).
 
KEY MOMENTS 
• Redshirt sophomore back Sydney Keld put back-to-back shots on net but was denied both times by the Miami goalie.
• Freshman goalie Arabella Loveridge was called into action multiple times in the first half to preserve the clean sheet.
• Despite chances from freshman midfielder Sofia Arrebola Garcia and senior forward Hailey Couch, IU and Miami were scoreless at the break.
• Couch broke through in the third quarter with a goal in the 36th minute off an assist from freshman back Yip van Wonderen.
• Loveridge made a key save in the 52nd minute to keep the Redhawks off the board.
 
NOTABLES
• Couch's goal marked her second of the season and the 12th in her IU career.
• This is the first three-game winning streak for IU since September of 2017.
• IU has now recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since September of 2016.
• Loveridge tallied her first career clean sheet in her second appearance of the campaign.
 
UP NEXT
• IU continues the weekend with a trip to Columbus, Ohio for a neutral site matchup with Lafayette on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. EST. This will be the first meeting in program history with Lafayette.

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So far so good here. Not sure how well they do in Big Ten play, but even winning non-conference games is a bit of an accomplishment given how poor they were last several yrs.  

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Our field hockey expert @mamasa takes the day off and the IU women lose their first game of the season 4-0 to Lafayette.  From the boxscore Lafayette controlled the game throughout getting 17 shots with 8 of them on goal vs. IU with just 7 shots with 2 on goal.  And that would be the extent of my knowledge about field hockey.

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14 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Our field hockey expert @mamasa takes the day off and the IU women lose their first game of the season 4-0 to Lafayette.  From the boxscore Lafayette controlled the game throughout getting 17 shots with 8 of them on goal vs. IU with just 7 shots with 2 on goal.  And that would be the extent of my knowledge about field hockey.

Man, I’ll take the responsibility for it. I’m here in the House of Mouse in Orlando, forgot about my real job lol

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This is embarrassing.  Received word from Orlando @mamasa has been detained at the park after he tried to cut in line ahead of an 8-year old and put her in tears.  Tsk tsk.  Such shameful behavior.  He'd better get his act together and re-take control of the Field Hockey thread.

But on a more upbeat note.

 The Indiana Field Hockey team beat Bellarmine 3-0 on Monday afternoon in IU's first home match since 2019.
 
With the victory, IU improves to 4-1 (0-0) while Bellarmine drops to 1-2 (0-0).
 
KEY MOMENTS
• Freshman midfielder Sofia Arrebola Garcia recorded an early shot that was saved by the Bellarmine goalkeeper.
• Sophomore forward Anna Gwiazdzinski opened the scoring inside five minutes off a cross into the box from fellow sophomore forward Jemima Cookson. Gwiazdzinski took the one time shot and buried it into the back of the net.
• Freshman midfielder Kira Curland scored just eight minutes later with a shot into the corner of the net off an assist from freshman back Yip van Wonderen.
• IU dominated possession the entirety of the possession in the first half and had a couple of chances in the second quarter but couldn't extend its two-goal lead.
• Curland grabbed her second of the afternoon late in the fourth quarter to give IU an insurance goal.
 
NOTABLES
• Monday afternoon marked IU's first home game since October 18th, 2019 against Iowa. It was also the first victory in Bloomington since September 8th, 2019.
• Curland's brace was her second of the season. She leads IU with four goals on the season.
• Freshman goalie Arabella Loveridge recorded her second clean sheet of the year and her third win overall in her first campaign.
• Gwiazdzinski's goal was her first of the season and the second of her career.
• Cookson's first-quarter assist was her first-career point. She recorded the assist just seconds after entering to her first match of the season.

UP NEXT
• IU is back in action on Friday evening with a trip to Louisville for a matchup with the host-Cardinals. The match is set for 6:00 p.m. EST.

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Guess I know what I'm doing at noon tomorrow!

 

IUFH Welcomes No. 9 Maryland, Travels to Ball State

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After splitting weekend matchups with No. 2 Iowa and Richmond, IU continues its home stand on Friday against No. 9 Maryland before heading to Ball State for an in-state showdown on Sunday afternoon. 

ALL TIME SERIES
  • Maryland has taken a firm control on the series between the two teams since entering the Big Ten Conference. IU has yet to win a match against the Terrapins in eight attempts.
  • IU has dominated the series with Ball State over the years. The Hoosiers are 13-5 all time against the Cardinals and have won six in a row against its in-state rival. 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
  • Maryland heads to Bloomington after a mid-week victory over Princeton on Tuesday evening. The Terrapins dropped the conference opener against Penn State last weekend
  • Ball State comes into the weekend on the heels of a road-conference victory over Central Michigan. The Cardinals continue MAC play on Friday afternoon against Ohio before welcoming IU on Sunday afternoon.
LAST TIME: 2020-2021 SEASON
  • IU spent the entire 2020-2021 spring season on the road in Head Coach Kayla Bashore's second year in charge. The Hoosiers finished the campaign 1-14 overall and in conference play. Then-junior Peyton Becker's overtime winner on April 15th at Michigan State gave IU its first victory of the season. 

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Indiana Heads East to Face Two Ranked Opponents

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BLOOMINGTON. Ind. - The Indiana Field Hockey team heads out east for its first full weekend of conference action. After splitting last weekend with Maryland and Ball State, IU preps for a full slate of ranked opponents in No. 8 Penn State and No. 6 Rutgers.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Penn State has won eight consecutive matches in the series. IU's last victory over the Nittany Lions came in 2015.
  • IU has lost four straight matchups with Rutgers. The two wins for the Hoosiers in the series came in back-to-back years in 2015 and 2016.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
  • Penn State suffered its first two defeats of the season last weekend with back-to-back losses to No. 2 Iowa. Only one loss counted as a conference match for the Nittany Lions bringing their Big Ten Record to 1-1. 
  • Rutgers comes into the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the nation. The Scarlet Knights are 7-1 against ranked opponents heading into a Friday showdown against No. 1 Iowa. Rutgers is also 2-0 in overtime matches this season.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Indiana Field Hockey team completed a three-goal turnaround on Friday afternoon to pick up a 3-1 victory over No. 16 Ohio State on the road at the Buckeye Varsity Complex.
 
With the victory, IU moves to 7-6 (1-4) on the season while 16th-ranked Buckeyes fall to 6-6 (1-3) on the campaign.
 
KEY MOMENTS 
• Ohio State opened the scoring in the fourth minute. After freshman goalie Arabella Loveridgemade the initial save, OSU's Cameryn Forgash was there to tap in the opener.
• IU responded quickly at the end of the first period. After winning three straight corners, freshman midfielder Kira Curland slotted one home to bring the game level.
• The second period was a back-and-forth affair but there were no goals, and the two teams went to the break even at a goal apiece.
• Freshman forward Kayla Kiwak had a backhanded goal waved off early in the third period.
• Freshman defender Yip van Wonderen made up for the call by sending her own backhanded shot into the far, right corner of the net to give IU the lead.
• OSU had their own goal waved off after a referee's decision.
• With the goalie pulled, freshman midfielder Maggie Carter slotted home an empty-net goal to give IU an insurance goal.
 
NOTABLES
• All three goals and both assists were scored by freshmen on the afternoon.
• Loveridge tallied her sixth victory of the season and her first-career conference win.
• Curland's first-period goal was the fifth of the season, extending her team lead for total goals.
• Van Wonderen tallied the first goal of her IU career and also added her fifth assist of the season.
• Carter's goal was the second of her season.
• This marks the first time IU has had two ranked wins in a season since the 2016 campaign. It also the first road-victory over a top-20 opponent since that same season.
• IU's 3-1 win was the first win over the Buckeyes since 2015.
• The Hoosiers are now 3-0 against teams from Ohio this season.
 
UP NEXT
• IU visits No. 24 Kent State for a Sunday afternoon showdown to cap off the weekend.

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Indiana Welcomes Michigan State, Michigan on Homecoming Weekend

 

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana Field Hockey split a competitive weekend in Ohio with a win over No. 16 Ohio State and a close-overtime loss against No. 24 Kent State. The Hoosiers return home for the first time in three weeks for crucial matchups against Michigan State and No. 2 Michigan.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
 
Friday afternoon's matchup between IU and Michigan State will be the 28th-ever meeting between the two teams. MSU holds a 22-5 advantage, but the series is 3-3 over the past three seasons.
 
Michigan holds a 20-4 lead in the all-time series against IU heading into the teams' 25th-ever matchup. IU's last win in the series came in a 2016 contest in Ann Arbor.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
 
After a 5-0 loss to No. 1 Iowa last Friday, Michigan State bounced back to take down Miami (OH) 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans are 7-3 on the season with wins over Kent State and Ohio. Merel Hanssen leads the way for Michigan State with six goals on the season.
 
Michigan is off to one of the best starts by any team in the nation this season. Last weekend, the No. 2 Wolverines bested No. 6 Northwestern and No. 3 Louisville at home to continue an undefeated start. Michigan will face No. 1 Iowa Friday before heading to Bloomington on Sunday. Sofia Southam has 15 goals to lead Michigan's attack.

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Indiana Dominates Michigan State 5-0 in Record-Setting Fashion

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Field Hockey team obliterated Michigan State 5-0 on Friday afternoon, setting a number of program records along the way. This win sets IU one step closer to securing a bid to next month's Big Ten Tournament in Piscataway.
 
With the victory, IU moves to 8-7 (2-4) while the Spartans fall to 7-4 (0-4) on the season.
 
KEY MOMENTS 
• Indiana came out on the front foot, earning two penalty corners within the first minute.
• On the seventh shot of the afternoon, IU finally found the back of the net. Sophomore forward Anna Gwiazdzinski tapped a deflected ball out of midair into the goal to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.
• In the second period, freshman midfielder Kira Curland put three-straight shots on frame before finally scoring on the third to give IU a 2-0 lead at the break.
• Just one minute into the second half, IU's intensity gave Michigan State struggles once again. Senior forward Hailey Couch tapped in a cross from freshman forward Kayla Kiwak to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
• Freshman goalie Arabella Loveridge made a crucial save with her right pad to preserve the clean sheet.
• Senior midfielder Peyton Becker and sophomore forward Meghan Dillon scored just moments apart in the fourth period to deal the final blow to Sparty on the afternoon.
 
NOTABLES
• IU pounded 30 shots on the afternoon including 18 on frame.
• Curland scored her sixth goal of the season, tying her for the most goals by a freshman in the Big Ten with six. Curland also recorded eight shots on the afternoon.
• Becker's goal was the first of her season and second of her career. She marks the 12th IU player to grab a goal this year.
• Couch scored her 13th-career goal, bringing her into 21st on the all-time goals list in Hoosier-program history.
• Loveridge's shutout was the fifth of the season for her.
• Today's clean sheet was the sixth of the season for IU, setting a new-program record for the Hoosiers.
• IU's 5-0 victory over Michigan State was the biggest-conference win in program history. It also tied the record for most goals scored against a Big Ten opponent.
 
UP NEXT
• IU continues the homestand Sunday afternoon for a matchup with the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines.

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As I said this team has come a long way this year. They are still by no means good, but you are seeing improvement from last couple years which is a step in right direction and more than I can say about some of our other bottom feeder programs that look as bad as ever (volleyball is first to come to mind, along with Women's Golf secondarily). 

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1 hour ago, Aaron said:

As I said this team has come a long way this year. They are still by no means good, but you are seeing improvement from last couple years which is a step in right direction and more than I can say about some of our other bottom feeder programs that look as bad as ever (volleyball is first to come to mind, along with Women's Golf secondarily). 

Jesus dude, can you ever just be positive or complimentary without having a backhanded insult?  It's really depressing.

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Indiana Closes Out Regular Season with Trip to Northwestern

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana Field Hockey team closes out the regular season with No. 6 Northwestern after sweeping a pair of matchups against St. Louis and Ohio over the weekend. Big Ten Tournament seeding is on the line Sunday afternoon as teams fight for positioning.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
  • This will be the 26th all-time meeting between IU and Northwestern. Each team has gone on a run of wins in the series. IU won four straight from 2005-2007 and Northwestern has recorded five straight victories dating back to 2017.
  • IU's last win in the series came in a 2-1 victory in Bloomington in 2016.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
  • Northwestern comes into the regular season's final weekend after having nearly two weeks off. On Friday, the Wildcats will head to Iowa City to take on the nation's number-one team and Big Ten Regular Season Champions Iowa. 
  • The Wildcats have a pair of ten-goal scorers in redshirt junior Bente Baekers (16) and graduate student Clara Roth (10). Northwestern is a veteran team. Three of its five goal scorers are in their final year of college. Sophomore goalie Annabel Skubisz is 10-4 on the season with a 1.21 GAA and two shutouts. 

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Indiana Heads to Rutgers for 2021 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament

 

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After dropping the regular season finale to No. 6 Northwestern, the 7th-seeded Indiana Field Hockey team prepares for a quick turnaround to face 2nd-seeded Rutgers in the opening round of the 2021 Big Ten Tournament. The matches will take place in Piscataway.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
  •  Rutgers holds a 9-2 all-time advantage over Indiana after a 1-0, double-overtime match in early October. IU held strong all game but conceded a winning goal to the Scarlet Knights in the closing seconds of the second-overtime period.
  • IU's last win in the series came in a 2016 match in Bloomington that IU won 3-2.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
  • Rutgers is coming off one of its most successful regular seasons in program history. The Scarlet Knights went 15-3 and 6-2 in Big Ten play to finish in second behind Iowa.
  • Senior midfielder Milena Redlingshoefer and freshman forward Lucy Bannatyne pace the Rutgers offensive attack. The two have six goals a piece and have combined for 34 points this season.
  • Senior goalie Gianna Glatz and freshman defender Iris Langejans help lead a backline that has conceded just 18 goals this season and tallied seven shutouts.
LAST TIME: 2020-2021 SEASON
  • IU spent the entire 2020-2021 spring season on the road in Head Coach Kayla Bashore's second year in charge. The Hoosiers finished the campaign 1-14 overall and in conference play. Then-junior Peyton Becker's overtime winner on April 15th at Michigan State gave IU its first victory of the season.
WATCH LIST RETURNING TALENT
  • Mary Kate Kesler returns as last year's leading point scorer. The Louisville native scored seven points in a condensed-spring season.
  • After opting out for health and safety concerns, Hailey Couch returns to action as the team's active goal scorer. In her sophomore season, Couch bagged 10 goals enroute to Second Team All-Big Ten honors. 
  • Senior Jes McGivern (64), junior Kennedy Reardon (51) and senior Peyton Becker (39) have each also played 35-plus matches in an IU uniform.
HOT START
  • IU's 4-1 start was the best five-game start to a season since starting 5-0 in 2014.
  • The seven goals scored on the opening weekend matched the most IU's scored in its first two games since scoring nine goals in the first two matches of 2014.
  • IU's 17 penalty corners against Richmond were the most in a game since it had 17 against Northwestern on November 4, 2005. 
FRESHMEN SENSATIONS
  • Goalkeeper Arabella Loveridge has nine victories in 18 appearances this season. 
  • Midfielder Kira Curland has scored a team-high seven goals in 19 games this season.
  • Forward Kayla Kiwak (2) and midfielders Sofia Arrebola Garcia (2) and Maggie Carter (3) have also scored for IU this season.
  • Curland's seven goals are the most by an IU freshman in a single season since Frederique Meeuwsen scored 10 in 2004.
  • Arrebola Garcia's and Curland's six assists are the most in a single season by an IU player since Mollie Getzfread had nine in 2016.
  • Freshmen have combined for 50 points for IU this season.
  • Curland is T-1st in goals by a Big Ten Freshman (7), T-1st in assists by a Big Ten Freshman (6) and 1st in points by a Big Ten Freshman (20).
  • Loveridge is the only starting freshman goalie in the Big Ten and has held a 1.96 GAA against the nation's most elite offenses.
  • Curland was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on October 26th. It was IU's first weekly award since 2017 and first conference freshman of the week award since 2015.
BEST OF THE BEST
  • IU has played 10 ranked opponents this season. The Hoosiers are 2-8 so far against Top-25 teams with a win over No. 21 Miami and No. 16 Ohio State
  • IU's match against Rutgers on Thursday will be the 11th ranked opponent that IU has faced this season.

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