IU Women's Soccer

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Bethany Kopel in goal tonight for the first time this season.

Hoosiers already have a 1-0 lead and yes, you read that correctly, we SCORED A GOAL.  Just 7 min. into the match Natasha Kim put it in the net off an assist from Jordyn Levy. 

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It will be the laugher it should be.

At 15:07 Jordyn Levy scores and 2 min. later she scores again with an assist from Sydney Masur.  Now 3-0 Hoosier lead.

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Remains 3-0 at the half.

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We've added 2 more goals in the 2nd half.  The first coming in the first 5 min. from Ava Akeel off an assist from Anna Bennett.  The second in 61' again by Ava Akeel off an assist from Kelly Monaco.  

Trine is clearly an inferior opponent and we've already taken 23 shots with 13 on goal and there's still 20 min. left to play.

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Ava Akeel's first goal of the second half.

 

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5-0 is the final score and you'd like to hope that we're starting to find some offense as the B1G season opens next Sunday hosting Penn State.

Kopel played the entire game and preserved our season's streak of not allowing a goal and defensively we only allowed Trine 4 shots with 2 on goal.  Hoosiers ended with 27 total shots; 14 on goal. 

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5-0 is the final score and you'd like to hope that we're starting to find some offense as the B1G season opens next Sunday hosting Penn State.
Kopel played the entire game and preserved our season's streak of not allowing a goal and defensively we only allowed Trine 4 shots with 2 on goal.  Hoosiers ended with 27 total shots; 14 on goal. 

I was amazed to see Trine playing Indiana both in mens and women. Trine is a very small but quickly growing private school just north of Fort Wayne in Angola. I have family on their hockey team and several friends of family on their football team. Anyway, very cool for Trine despite the thumping.


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Live Stats

The Indiana women's soccer team (2-0-5) opens Big Ten Conference play against the No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

The match against the Nittany Lions will be broadcasted on BTN+ with Samantha Condra (PxP) and Ryan Canfield (Analyst) on the call and Sideline reports provided by Kate Matthews.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
• Penn State is led by long-time head coach Erica Dambach is in her 16th season leading the Nittany Lions. In 15 seasons, Dambach has led PSU to a National Championship (2015), 15 NCAA berths, 11 Big Ten Regular season titles and four Big Ten Championships (2008, 15, 17, 19).
• The Nittany Lions hold a record of 5-1-1 going into conference play. They have wins against #21 West Virginia, 2020 NCAA Champions Santa Clara and tied 2-2 against #19 Georgetown.
• Penn State is coming off 10-day break and a two-game winning streak after defeating Liberty 2-1 win on Sept. 8. Senior Cori Dyke netted her first career goal and the game-winning goal against the Flames as she scored off a corner kick from Penelope Hocking in the 82nd minute.• Redshirt senior forward Ally Schlegel and sophomore defender Mieke Schiemann lead the Nittany Lion's offense in goals (6) and points (13). Senior defender Kate Wiesner leads the team in assists (4).
• Redshirt senior goalkeeper Katherine Asman has started all seven games tallying 21 saves, five wins and two shutouts. She has played a total of 600:23 minutes, holding a .778 save percentage and .90 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana, under the helm of head coach Erwin van Bennekom, is looking for their first win against Penn State since Nov. 8, 1996, when the Hoosiers won 1-0.
• The Nittany Lions lead the series 28-1-2.
• The last time the two teams met on Oct. 13, 2021, where the Hoosiers fell 3-0 in University Park, Pa.

LAST TIME OUT
• In the first half, junior forward Anna Bennett had a couple of chances outside the 18-yard box, in the 29th minute, but both were saved at bottom center of the goal line.
• Indiana's best opportunities came late in the second half with a pair of back-to-back shots in the 81st minute.
• The first shot came from sophomore midfielder Sydney Masur as she bounced one off the near post just left of the net.
• Sophomore forward Jordyn Levy was there to clean it up with an open shot but couldn't get it to go as the Tiger's defense blocked it.
• Masur had a second opportunity in the 82nd minute, but once again the Memphis defense held a strong front against the Hoosiers.
• This is the first season since 2015 where the Hoosiers have had six draws in a single season.

HOOSIER GOALS
• Anna Bennett, Paige Webber, Jen Blitchok - vs. Indiana State on Sept. 1.
• Natasha Kim, Jordyn Levy (2), Ava Akeel (2) - vs. Trine on Sept. 14.

INDIANA DEFENSE
• The Hoosiers have shutout six consecutive opponents, extending their scoreless streak to a total of 630 minutes this season.
• This is the second longest consecutive scoreless streak in IU history followed by the 1993 inaugural season where IU shutout eight opponents totaling 720 minutes.

PLAYER PROFILE: JAMIE GERSTENBERG• Gerstenberg, a member of the 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team, tied the Indiana program record with nine shutouts in her rookie campaign. She has posted a 10-3-7 record across 1,786 minutes in 20 starts. The Birkenwerder, Germany, native recorded 50 saves in 58 chances (0.862 save percentage).
• Through 20 career starts, Gerstenberg has posted 12 shutouts (plus two combined shutouts), including three-straight shutouts to open the 2022 season. She holds a career goals against average of 0.41, which ranks tops in program history. Indiana has conceded one or fewer goals in 19-of-20 career starts made by Gerstenberg.
• She has competed for both the U17 and U19 German National Teams and was among those invited to camp prior to the 2022 FIFA U20 World Cup.
• Gerstenberg was named Co-Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week on August 23.

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Guess we should have saved a couple of the 5 goals we scored Wed. against Trine.  Another shutout by Gerstenberg but unfortunately, another shutout for the Hoosier offense and the match ends 0-0.

IU women managed just 7 total shots; 3 on goal whereas PSU had 15 total shots; 8 on goal.  Gerstenberg should be demanding a pay raise.

Next up is a Thursday evening trip to Minnesota to face the Gophers.

 

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

Guess we should have saved a couple of the 5 goals we scored Wed. against Trine.  Another shutout by Gerstenberg but unfortunately, another shutout for the Hoosier offense and the match ends 0-0.

IU women managed just 7 total shots; 3 on goal whereas PSU had 15 total shots; 8 on goal.  Gerstenberg should be demanding a pay raise.

Next up is a Thursday evening trip to Minnesota to face the Gophers.

 

PSU is the annual top dog in the Big Ten and always top 10 nationally while Trine is DIII. That's the obvious reason. The team still has maybe its best defense and worst offense in program history.

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Live Stats - Minnesota

The Indiana women's soccer team (2-0-6, 0-0-1) begins a two-game road trip as they compete against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4-1, 0-1-0) on Sept. 22 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. at 7:00 p.m. ET and the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 25.

BTN+ will provide a stream of both matches. Matt Privratsky (PxP) and Maya Aflakpi (Analyst) will be on the call in Minneapolis.  

ABOUT THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
• The Minnesota women's soccer team is under the reins of head coach Erin Chastain who enters her second season at the helm. Chastain, UM alum and Minnesota, Chastain is 4-4-1 on the season after facing opponents like No. 7 ranked TCU.
• Minnesota fell, 1-0, to Nebraska in their Big Ten Conference home opener on Friday, Sept. 16. Sophomore forward Khyah Harper had the Gophers two shots on goal but couldn't capitalize against the cornhusker's defense.
• Junior midfielder Sophia Boman leads the Gopher's offense this season in goals (3), assists (2) and points (8).
• Senior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko has started all nine games, tallying 19 saves, four wins and four shutouts. Plaschko has totaled 810 minutes between the posts and holds a .78 goals against average and .731 save percentage.• The Golden Gophers lead the series 18-11-2. The Hoosiers have won the last two matchups against the Gophers. The last time the two teams met was on Oct. 6., 2019 where IU defeated UM 1-0. Then senior capitan Chandra Davidson scored the lone goal and game-winner in the 36th minute of a long cross from teammate Oliwia Wos.

ABOUT THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin (6-1-2, 1-0-0) will face Purdue on Sept. 22 before hosting the Hoosiers on Sunday, Sept. 25 at McClimon Field.
• The Badgers defeated Iowa, 3-1, in their conference opener netting three goals in the second half. UW outshot the Hawkeyes 8-5 after they were held to one shot in the first half of the match.
• Senior midfielder Emma Jaskaniec leads the offense in points (15) and goals (7). Graduate goalkeeper Erin McKinney has started in all nine games, totaling 810 minutes and six wins. She has 39 saves on the season and five shutouts with a .89 goals against average and a .83 save percentage.
• The Badgers lead the series 15-11-3 against the Hoosiers. Indiana won the last match, 1-0, at Bill Armstrong Stadium on March 21, 2021, after Anna Bennett scored early in the 12th minute.

LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana had an opportunity early as sophomore defender Camille Hamm sent one into the bottom left of the net before Penn State's redshirt-senior keeper Katherine Asman made the save.
• Penn State's freshman forward Amelia White fired one in the bottom right corner in the seventh minute, but the Hoosier's sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg was there to contest it.
• Hamm took another attempt off a throw-in in the 22nd minute. She dribbled the ball, creating space before firing it in the top right of the net before Asman made the save.
• Indiana's defensive backline stepped up to the challenge in the second half as well as Gerstenberg who made crucial saves to keep Penn State off the board.
• Indiana's best opportunity in the second half came from redshirt-freshman Ava Akeel in the 87th minute. Akeel had an open look after she bypassed a Penn State defender in the middle of the 18-yard box. She right footed one into the bottom left corner before Penn State's Asman swooped in for the save.• Gerstenberg came up with three clutch saves to keep the game tied after the Nittany Lions' fired eight shots on goal in the second half.

INDIANA DEFENSE
• The Hoosiers have shutout eight consecutive opponents, extending their scoreless streak to a total of 720 minutes this season, tying the program record for longest consecutive scoreless streak that was set in the 1993 inaugural season.

HOOSIER GOALS
• Anna Bennett, Paige Webber, Jen Blitchok - vs. Indiana State on Sept. 1.
• Natasha Kim, Jordyn Levy (2), Ava Akeel (2) - vs. Trine on Sept. 14.

PLAYER PROFILE: JAMIE GERSTENBERG
• Gerstenberg, a member of the 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team, tied the Indiana program record with nine shutouts in her rookie campaign. She has posted a 10-3-7 record across 1,786 minutes in 20 starts. The Birkenwerder, Germany, native recorded 50 saves in 58 chances (0.862 save percentage).
• Through 23 career starts, Gerstenberg has posted 15 shutouts (plus two combined shutouts), including seven-straight shutouts to open the 2022 season. She holds a career goals against average of 0.36, which ranks tops in program history. Indiana has conceded one or fewer goals in 22-of-23 career starts made by Gerstenberg.
• She has competed for both the U17 and U19 German National Teams and was among those invited to camp prior to the 2022 FIFA U20 World Cup.
• Gerstenberg was named Co-Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week on August 23 and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 20.

RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana has seven teams that are ranked second edition of the United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by a couple of top-20 Big Ten opponents in No. 4 Rutgers and No. 8 Penn State.
• Ohio State (No. 21) found enough votes to reach top-25 status, while Wisconsin received votes and is sitting just outside the final rankings.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana had a contest against No. 12 Notre Dame canceled and a 0-0 draw against No. 17 West Virginia. The Hoosiers also played No. 8 Penn State to a 0-0 draw in their conference opener.• Since rankings were tracked during the 2001 season, Indiana has not played more than five ranked opponents in a single season. The Hoosiers took on five ranked foes in 2007, 2009 and 2015.
• The Hoosiers last toppled a ranked opponent on Sept. 8, 2017, with a 1-0 triumph over No. 23 SMU in Dallas, but did earn a result after a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Michigan on Oct. 3, 2021.

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I know this is shocking news but we have another scoreless half of Indiana women's soccer.   We've managed just 2 shots, both on goal.  Minnesota has 4 shots, only 1 on goal.  

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Minny gets a goal in 67' ending our opponent's scoreless streak.  We've yet to take any shots in the 2nd half.

And they add a second goal in 75'.  We might have been able to tie it up at 1-1 and salvage a draw but this team seems incapable of scoring 2 goals in the remaining 15 min.  Not a fun season.

Make that score 3 goals in the remaining 14 min.  Minny nets another one 76'.

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Undefeated no more.  Plain crazy to think this is just our first loss in 9 matches when we have zero offense and tonight Gerstenberg couldn't work her goalkeeper magic.  Minny wins 3-0 with 10 total shots and 5 on goal.  We do not get a single shot in the second half and finish with 2 total shots for the entire match.  Abyssmal.

Try for some redemption on Sunday in Madison, WI.

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Will we score?  Can we score?  Do we even know how to score? 

Try again today on the road in Madison, WI to face the Badgers at 2:00 pm ET.  Televised on BTN+.  It won't be easy as Wisconsin sports a 7-1-2 record.

Live Stats

 

The Indiana women's soccer team (2-0-6, 0-0-1) begins a two-game road trip as they compete against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4-1, 0-1-0) on Sept. 22 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. at 7:00 p.m. ET and the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 25.

BTN+ will provide a stream of both matches. Matt Privratsky (PxP) and Maya Aflakpi (Analyst) will be on the call in Minneapolis.  


ABOUT THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin (6-1-2, 1-0-0) will face Purdue on Sept. 22 before hosting the Hoosiers on Sunday, Sept. 25 at McClimon Field.
• The Badgers defeated Iowa, 3-1, in their conference opener netting three goals in the second half. UW outshot the Hawkeyes 8-5 after they were held to one shot in the first half of the match.
• Senior midfielder Emma Jaskaniec leads the offense in points (15) and goals (7). Graduate goalkeeper Erin McKinney has started in all nine games, totaling 810 minutes and six wins. She has 39 saves on the season and five shutouts with a .89 goals against average and a .83 save percentage.
• The Badgers lead the series 15-11-3 against the Hoosiers. Indiana won the last match, 1-0, at Bill Armstrong Stadium on March 21, 2021, after Anna Bennett scored early in the 12th minute.

 

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Don't know why, but I'm not able to pick up any live stats for today's match but the news isn't good.  Gerstenberg was assessed a red card 32' - no idea why - and Kopel is now in net.  Badgers have scored twice and lead 2-0 at halftime.