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IUWS vs Rutgers - 2/25/21 @ 1:00 on BTN+

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Indiana Women's Soccer will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in its first home game of the season at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 25th, marking the first time in 477 days since the Hoosiers have played on their home field. The match will begin at 1 p.m. ET. It will also be streamed on Big Ten Network+.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers opened its season with a 3-2 win against Penn State last weekend. Forward Amirah Ali led with two goals. Goalkeeper Megan McClelland totaled three saves in the 90 minutes played. The Scarlet Knights went 15-4-2 and 8-2-1 in Big Ten Conference play in 2019. Rutgers are guided by head coach Mike O'Neill who enters his seventh season as head coach with the Knights. Rutgers has advanced to eight consecutive NCAA tournaments. Indiana fell to Rutgers, 0-1, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on November 3, 2019. Rutgers leads the all- time series 0-5-1 since their first match in 2014.

LAST TIME OUT
On Saturday, Indiana fell to Northwestern, 0-1, in their first game of the season. The Hoosiers battled, but the game was decided by a goal in the 85th minute by Wildcats Aurea Martin. Senior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel had five saves in 90 minutes. Indiana saw four freshmen record their first career start on Saturday in Anna Aehling, Anna Bennett, Gabi Rennie and Jen Blitchok. Sofia Black also saw her first action as a Hoosier as she played 20 minutes off the bench.

ENTERING VAN BENNEKOM'S SECOND YEAR
In the first season with head coach Erwin van Bennekom at the helm, Indiana went 8-9-2 on the year and advanced to the program's 14th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament. He was named the fourth coach in Indiana Women's Soccer history on Dec. 4, 2018 after spending the previous four seasons at Duke as associate head coach. His time at Duke was the most successful stretch in the Blue Devils' history, earning a 68- 17-11 record and advancing to a pair of Women's College Cups. During the offseason, he added associate head coach Sergio Gonzalez and promoted assistant coach Emily Basten.

THREE EARN CONFERENCE PRESEASON HONORS
The Big Ten announced its Women's Soccer Preseason Players to Watch List on Wednesday with sophomore Avery Lockwood and freshmen Anna Aehling and Jen Blitchok representing Indiana. In addition, the preseason poll was unveiled with the Hoosiers coming in in eighth place. Both were voted on by the conference coaches.

Lockwood, a midfielder from Grand Rapids, Mich., started every game last year and led the team in points (13), goals (5) and game-winners (3). She was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, as well as Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshmen list. Aehling, a defender from Coesfeld, Germany, has competed for her country multiple times, including in the U17 UEFA European Championship, U17 FIFA World Cup and U19 UEFA European Championship. Fellow freshman Blitchok joins the Hoosiers as a forward from Grandville, Mich. She saw great success at the club level, leading Midwest United FC to a U18/19 U.S. Soccer DA Championship. She was also an All- State and All-Conference selection from Grandville High School.

RETURNING THIS SEASON
Along with Lockwood, the Hoosiers return several starters from last year including Melanie Forbes, Allison Jorden, Hanna Nemeth, Oliwia Wos, Madeline Carlson and Alaina Kalin. Between the pipes, senior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel has the most shutouts in program history with 16 and was the anchor behind setting a new record in shutouts (9) and tying the record for Big Ten shutouts (6) last season.

WHAT'S AHEAD
This year's shortened schedule includes 11 regular season conference games, as well as a regional playoff weekend (April 8-11) and the Big Ten Tournament (April 15-18).

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Consistent with IU Athletics' ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of students, coaches, staff, spectators and the local community, women's soccer matches will be played without fans indefinitely. IU Athletics' decision is in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is consistent with what has transpired on all Big Ten campuses.

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Just now, mamasa said:

I had it pulled up, but got busy and kept forgetting to check. Hope you don't have any side effects from the vaccine- my wife had no issues for the 2nd one :)

My wife had her 2nd on Tuesday and had a little bruising and minor arm soreness for a day.  Have to wait to find out what, if any, effects I have.  We were both told to take 2 Tylenol after the shots and 2 more about 4-hours later.  No way to know if they really do any good or not, but no harm done.  Also suggested we drink 32 oz. of water throughout the remainder of the day but I don't think mixing the water with Jack Daniels is what they have in mind.  lol 

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