IU Women's Soccer

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Neither team scored in the second half and the match goes to Wisky 2-0.  Another game without a Hoosier goal.   :-(

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   I was going to consult with Carnac the Magnificent and ask him how many goals the women might score but I was afraid of what his answer would be.

 

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The Indiana women's soccer team (2-2-6, 0-2-1) begins a two-game homestand at Bill Armstrong Stadium versus the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-2-2, 1-1-1) on Sept. 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. ET.

Both matches will be broadcasted on BTN+. On Thursday, Cruz Martin (PxP) and Zach Browning (Analyst) will be on the call with Anna Winterhalder reporting on the sideline.

ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
• Head coach Lori Walker-Hock is in her 26th season at the helm of Ohio State's women's soccer team. She has led the team to a 6-6-2 on the season.
• Ohio State is coming off a 2-0 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Kailyn Dudukovich scored in the fifth minute, giving OSU a quick lead. Kine Flotre netted the second goal in the 67th minute to give the Buckeyes their first conference win.
• Emma Sears and Peyton McNamara lead the Buckeye's offense this season in goals (8), assists (3) and points (19).
• Goalkeeper Katherine Robinson made two saves in the first half before Molly Pritchard entered the match. Robinson and Pritchard combined for the Buckeye's fourth shutout this season. Pritchard has played in 10 games, totaling 495 minutes, 16 saves and four wins. She holds a goals against average of .55 and .842 save percentage.ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERS
• Nebraska (4-4-3, 2-1-0) will face Purdue on Sept. 29 before taking the pitch against the Hoosiers. They are led by long-time head coach John Walker who is in his 28th season with the Huskers.
• A goal in the eighth minute from sophomore Sarah Weber led the Cornhuskers to a 1-0 victory over Michigan on Sunday. NU outshot the Wolverines 18-8 in the match, but the Huskers were able to retain the lead.
• 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.

SERIES HISTORY
• OSU leads the series 15-13-3. In the last matchup, the teams settled to a 1-1 draw in Columbus on Sept. 30, 2021. 
• Nebraska leads the series 8-1-1 against the Hoosiers. In the last matchup on Sept. 22, 2019, NU claimed a 2-0 victory in Bloomington.

LAST TIME OUT
• It was a steady match at the start with Indiana and Wisconsin going back and forth. The Hoosiers started off strong with a couple of shots in the second minute but could not find the back of the net.
• A turning point in the match began after sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg received a red card after a collision in the 32nd minute, requiring the Hoosiers to play with one less player to finish the first half.
• Wisconsin capitalized in the 34th minute after Junior Emma Jaskaniec's found the ball after a header down into the box to take the lead.
• Senior Megan Wampler had an opportunity to even the score in the 38th minute but could not get it past the goalkeeper.
•  The Badgers would find the net again in the 40th minute after freshman Riley Phlibin recepted a strong cross from Jaskaniec giving them a cushioned 2-0 lead before the half.
• Indiana saw its best chance in the second half from senior midfielder Alaina Kalin when she fired one just outside the penalty arc as it bounced off the top of the cross bar.  

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De ja vu all over again as the women go scoreless in the first half and trailed O$U 1-0.  O$U scored again 54' to make it 2-0 and made it 3-0 at 64'.  Kopel in goal due to Gerstenberg's red card in the Wisconsin match.

I think the fat lady is already singing for this year's season.

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O$U adds another goal and the game mercifully ends 4 - 0.  For the game we had 8 total shots with 3 on goal.  O$U had 23 shots with 12 on goal.  Miracle the score wasn't worse than it was.

We host Nebraska (4-4-4) (2-1-1) at noon on Sunday.

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Women host Nebraska (4-4-4) (2-1-1) on Sunday at 1:00.  Match televised on BTN+.  I'll make a bold prediction we're held scoreless.  :-(           

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1:28 into the match and Nebraska scored on a penalty kick after a foul by Megan Wampler.  At the midpoint of the 1st half Nebraska maintains a 1-0 lead.

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And we have yet another half of IU women's soccer without scoring a goal.  Our offense is very offensive.

Halftime and Nebraska leads 1-0.  IU women 3 total shots; 2 on goal.  Nebraska 9 and 2 respectively.

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

Women host Nebraska (4-4-4) (2-1-1) on Sunday at 1:00.  Match televised on BTN+.  I'll make a bold prediction we're held scoreless.  :-(           

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Pay me.  Final score 2-0 Nebraska victory.  In what is a real oddity both teams had 13 total shots and both had 3 shots on goal.  Sadly, Nebraska scored on 2 of their 3.  

Women will have this next week off before travling to the armpit of the nation to face Rutgers next Sunday at 3:00.  And since Rutgers has only lost once this year and is undefeated at home I sense another scoreless outing for our Hoosiers.

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Both the IU men and women soccer teams are on the road this weekend to face Rutgers and the women may again be hard pressed to score a goal.

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The Indiana women's soccer team (2-4-6, 0-4-1) will compete against No. 10 Rutgers (11-1-1, 3-1-1) at Yurcak field in Piscataway, N.J. on Oct. 9 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

The match will be broadcasted on ESPN2 with Steve Schalnger (PxP) and Lori Lindsey (Analyst) on the call.

ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Head coach Mike O'Neill is in his 23rd year with the Scarlet Knights and his ninth season with the reins of the women's soccer program. O'Neill is the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading Rutgers to a Big Ten title and a 10-0 undefeated conference record.
• On Sunday Oct. 2, Rutgers swept Purdue 3-0 in West Lafayette behind a brace from junior Sam Kroeger as she scored the gamewinner in the 5th minute of the contest.
• Kroeger and Allison Lowrey lead the Knights offense with seven goals apiece and a combined 33 points featuring seven game-winning goals.
• Rutgers has netted 34 goals and totaled 34 assists on the season.
• Goalkeeper Meagan McClelland has totaled 30 saves (.789 save percentage) and faced eight goals (.63 goals against average). She is 11-1-1 on the season and is the NCAA active career leader in shutouts (41).• The Scarlet Knights defense have held all 13 opponents to six shots on goal or less.

SERIES HISTORY
• Rutgers leads the series 6-1-1.
• In the last matchup, the Hoosiers fell 2-0 against the No. 9 ranked squad as they claimed the Big Ten regular season championship on Oct. 21, 2021.
• Indiana's first win against the Knights came in the 2020-21 season after a golden goal from Melanie Forbes in overtime put the Hoosiers up 1-0.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers got down early after Nebraska scored on a penalty shot in the second minute after an IU handball in the penalty box.
• Freshman defender Natasha Kim gave the Hoosiers their first opportunity of the match in the 16th minute before reaching it reached the hands of the Cornhuskers goalkeeper.
• Junior forward Anna Bennett gave Indiana another opportunity to tie it up in the 18th minute as she shot one down the center but couldn't capitalize.
•  In the 70th minute, Izzy Smith found an opening between the defense, but it was deflected by the keeper's hands. Freshman Sarah Sirdah got a second chance at it before her shot was saved.
• The Cornhuskers found the net again in the 76th minute.

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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It's halftime and as usual, we didn't score, but our defense held the #10 ranked Scarlet Knights scoreless.  We only attempted a single shot but limited Rutgers to 5 shots, 3 of which were on goal.

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A foul by Zoe Tiger gives Rutgers a penalty kick which they make so it's a 1-0 game with just under 30 min. remaining.

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The penalty kick goal holds up and Rutgers gets a 1-0 win.  Another scoreless outing for our Hoosiers.  We managed just 3 total shots for the game with 1 on goal.  Rutgers got off 12 shots with 6 on goal.  Next up a Thursday road trip to East Lansing to face the Spartans.

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Just comparing records, Thursday's game at MSU will be another shutout for the Hoosier offense.

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The Indiana women's soccer team (2-5-6, 0-5-1) will travel to East Lansing on Oct. 13 for a match against No. 15 Michigan State (10-1-3, 5-0-1) under the lights at DeMartin Stadium at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The match will be broadcasted on BTN+ with Veronica Bolanos (PxP) and Miriam Bingham (Analyst) on the call with Marin Klein reporting from the sideline.

ABOUT THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State is coming off a 2-0 win over Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 9. Sophomore forward Jordyn Wickes scored the game-winner in the 40th minute while senior forward Lauren DeBeau netted another one in the 65th minute to secure the win.
• After the win over the Wolverines, the Spartans received their first national ranking since 2009 and secured their fifth consecutive conference win.
• MSU is led by head coach Jeff Hosler who is in his second season at the helm. In 2021, Hosler led the program to a 10-4-3 record, making the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2011.
• Lauren DeBeau leads the team's offense with eight goals, two assists and 18 points featuring three game-winning goals.• Goalkeeper Lauren Kozal has totaled 39 saves (.867 save percentage) and faced six goals (.46 goals against average). She is 10-1-3 on the season and has totaled seven shutouts.

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OF is not impressed with IUWS offensive capabilities. Haha. Do we even cross mid field?


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MSU scored 5 min. into the match and leads 1-0 at the half.  Not only can't we score, we can't even get shots off managing just 2 for the half.  Meanwhile MSU has 7 shots; 3 on goal.  We've scored 8 goals in the entire season.  3 against ISU and 5 against Trine.  This is our 7th conference game and we've yet to score a single goal in conference play.  

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MSU scored 5 min. into the match and leads 1-0 at the half.  Not only can't we score, we can't even get shots off managing just 2 for the half.  Meanwhile MSU has 7 shots; 3 on goal.  We've scored 8 goals in the entire season.  3 against ISU and 5 against Trine.  This is our 7th conference game and we've yet to score a single goal in conference play.  

Consistency!


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Final score is a 1-0 MSU victory.  We got of an additional 2 shots in the second half both coming in the last minutes of the match.  We finished with 4 total shots; 3 at least were on goal.  The Spartans got off 15 shots with 6 on goal of which Gerstenberg was able to save 5.  Our inability to find the net has become laughable.  

Next chance to score a goal will be Sunday when we host PUke at 2:00.

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This would be a good time to start scoring some goals.

Indiana women's soccer team (2-6-6, 0-6-1) will host in-state rival Purdue Boilermakers (3-9-2, 0-5-2) on Sunday, Oct. 16. at 2 p.m. ET.  The match will be broadcasted on BTN with Dean Linke (PxP) and Kayla Sharples (Analyst) on the call.

ABOUT THE BOILERMAKERS
• Head coach Drew Roff is in his eighth season at the helm of the Purdue women's soccer program. In 2021, he led the Boilermakers to an 8-2-0 record, finishing runner-up in conference.
• Purdue is coming off a 2-2 tie against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Oct. 13. Freshman forward Kayla Busish scored the first goal in the 20th minute for the lead. Junior midfielder would convert on  a penalty kick in the 42nd to take a 2-0 lead. Iowa would score in the 46th and the 55th minute for the draw.
• Sophomore forward Gracie Dunway leads the Boilermakers offense with five goals, two assists, 12 points and one game winning goal.
• Freshman Kailey Kimball and sophomore Sara Kile goalkeepers have each been between the post seven matches this season combining for 65 saves, 26 goals against (2.00 goals agaisnt average) and three wins.SERIES HISTORY
• Purdue leads the series 16-4-6.
• Indiana fell 2-0 to the No. 18 ranked Boilermakers in the last matchup on Oct. 24, 2021. Purdue sealed the game with two goals in the 73rd and 80th minutes.

 

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28' PUke on the board first with a 1-0 lead.  

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A GOAL!  WE SCORED A GOAL!   I'M NOT LYING.  WE SCORED A GOAL.