Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Face Iowa in Conference Battle
10/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 18, 2006
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Setting the Scene
Indiana heads to the road for a pair of conference contests this weekend against Iowa and Illinois. The Hoosiers will face the Hawkeyes on Friday evening at 8 p.m. EDT before heading east to Champaign for a Sunday contest at 2 p.m. The Hoosiers are coming off their first Big Ten loss of the season and first defeat since August, a 1-0 loss at the hands of Northwestern on Sunday, Oct. 15. The loss snapped a 13-game unbeaten streak for IU, which came up one game short of the school's all-time record, but set the school record in a single season. The 1993 Hoosiers won their final nine games and then the 1994 squad won its first five for a 14-game streak.
The All-Time Series
This will be the 10th meeting all-time between the Hoosiers and Hawkeyes, with Indiana holding a 5-4-0 all-time advantage. IU has won each of the last four meetings, including a 3-2 overtime victory last season in Bloomington. Indiana is 4-0-0 against Iowa in Mick Lyon's tenure.
Last Time Out
Kelsey Hans scored the game's only goal in the 27th minute, as Northwestern (8-7-1, 4-3-1 Big Ten) topped Indiana 1-0 on Sunday, Oct. 15. The loss ended IU's 13-game unbeaten streak, with the last loss coming to Creighton on Aug. 27 at the Wisconsin Soccer Invitational.
Northwestern got on the board at 26:57 on Hans' sixth goal of the season. Laura Jonawitsch sent a cross from the right side deep into the box, and Hans redirected the shot off Stacey Van Boxmeer and into the back of the net to give NU a 1-0 lead.
The Hoosiers had a golden opportunity to tie the score in the 41st minute when Megan Pipkens was dragged down in the box and the referee awarded IU a penalty kick. Kelly Lawrence lined up for the PK and blistered a shot to the lower left corner, but Lauren Johnston made a diving stop. Lawrence jumped on the rebound, but her second shot deflected off Johnston and the score remained 1-0 Wildcats.
Media Information
Indiana Athletic Media Relations Staff Assistant Matt Brady is the primary media relations contact for the women's soccer team. He can be reached at his office (812-856-0215), via cell phone (413-222-2788) or e-mail (mlbrady@indiana.edu).
Scouting Iowa
The Hawkeyes enter tonight's contest as the only team in the Big Ten without a conference win. Iowa is 5-10-1 with an 0-7-0 record in Big Ten play this season. The Hawkeyes traveled to Michigan last weekend and were defeated by Michigan (2-1) and Michigan State (1-0). Iowa, which plays its final three games at home, is led offensively by Stephanie Hyink (two goals, eight points) and Kelsie Full (two goals, seven points), while Ali Becker has started 11 games and posted a 1.24 goals against average as the UI keeper.
Keeping `em Blank
Northwestern's goal in the 27th minute on Sunday, Oct. 15, broke a string of three straight shutouts for the Hoosiers, and also ended the fourth-longest shutout streak in school history and second-longest this season. Indiana had not allowed a goal since Katelin Spencer scored in the 61st minute of IU's 2-1 win over Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 1, a span of 346:27.
Indiana has now recorded eight shutouts on the season, tying the school record in that category. Indiana's 1993 and 1998 squads each shut out eight opponents. The Hoosiers have allowed nine goals this season, the lowest in the Big Ten. The 1998 team allowed 18 goals in its 23 games, which is the fewest goals allowed in school history.
When Charlotte scored with just 20 seconds to play in the first half of the Hoosiers' 1-1 tie with the 49ers on Sept. 15, it stopped the second-longest shutout streak in IU history.
Longest scoreless streaks:
808:34 Oct. 2-31, 1993
404:57 Sept. 1, 2006-Sept. 15, 2006
366:39 Sept. 28-Oct. 12, 2003
346:27 Oct. 1-10, 2006
329:38 Sept. 1-18, 1998
Golden Boots
Lauren Lamping isn't the only defender who has played a part in the offense this season, as she set up fellow defender Jessica Boots for Boots' first-career goal in the 66th minute of IU's 1-0 win over Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 13. Boots became the fourth freshman to score a goal this season, joining Chrisie Kotynski, Liz Holby and Kristin Arnold. Boots has started all 15 games on the left side of the defense this season, helping the Hoosier defense allow just nine goals.
Senioritis
The Hoosiers have seen significant contributions from their senior class this season. The top three scorers on the team (Lauren Lamping, Carrie DeFreece and Ali Brown) are all seniors, while Megan Pipkens and Lauren Dieter have combined for two assists on the season. The senior class is the second-smallest for the Hoosiers (there are two sophomores on the team), but the party of five has represented more than half (50.9 percent) of IU's points on the season.
Sesuicentennial Celebration
Indiana head coach Mick Lyon had more to celebrate than just picking up three points on Friday, Oct. 13. The 1-0 victory was the 150th of the head coach's career in his 14th year of coaching. Lyon is 43-37-12 in his five years at Indiana, and is 150-102-30 in his career. Lyon led Evansville to six Missouri Valley Conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Inside the Box
Junior keeper Stacey Van Boxmeer picked up her seventh shutout of the season against Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 13. After a week in which she registered two shutouts, she was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week by the conference on Monday, Oct. 9. She became the second Hoosier in as many weeks to bring home the honor, with Jenna Babcock taking home the hardware on Oct. 2.
Van Boxmeer's seven shutouts this season tie her for second on IU's single-season list with Monica Cox, who had seven in 1993. The junior has nine career shutouts, which places her fourth on the all-time Hoosier list. Her season goals against average is now 0.54, which puts her on pace to post the best GAA in school history. Chrissy Heubi's 0.70 average in 2001 is the lowest in program history.
End of the Road
Northwestern's 1-0 victory on Sunday, Oct. 15, snapped the Hoosiers' unbeaten streak at 13 games, the second-longest in school history and the longest single-season streak in the program's 14 years. Indiana won 14 games in a row between Oct. 3, 1993, and Sept. 14, 1994. During the 13-game streak, IU outscored its opponents 18-5, and scored the game's first goal in 10 of the 13 contests. The Hoosiers wrapped up an undefeated September (6-0-3) with their 1-0 win over Michigan State on Sept. 29, marking the first time in program history that IU has gone unbeaten in a full month. The Hoosiers are also 5-1-1 in the Big Ten for the first time in school history and sit in second place in the conference with three games remaining.
In the Polls
Indiana's 13-game unbeaten streak vaulted the Hoosiers into the national rankings for the first time since Oct. 12, 2001. IU made its first appearance in the NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) poll at No. 21 this week, the second week in a row that the Hoosiers have been ranked. The Hoosiers are ranked 24th by SoccerBuzz.com in its top 30, the first time IU has been ranked by the publication since 2003.
The Hoosiers have also moved up in the Great Lakes regional rankings, clocking in at second in the NSCAA poll and third by Soccer Buzz. IU is also off to its best start in Big Ten play, leading the conference at 5-0-1. This is the first time that the Hoosiers have led the conference this late in the year. IU's previous best starts were in 1997 and 1998, when the Hoosiers started 3-2-0 in conference play.
Five Alive
After the Hoosiers' 1-0 victory over Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 13, Indiana mathematically clinched its fifth consecutive trip to the Big Ten Tournament, the longest streak in program history. The Hoosiers second in the Big Ten with 16 points, trailing Penn State by three points, but Indiana has a game in hand on the Nittany Lions. Indiana is seeking its first regular-season conference title, as the best finish in program history is third, which was accomplished in 1998.
LL Cool D
Lauren Lamping's assist on Friday, Oct. 13, was her fifth of the season, which leads the team. She scored the game-winning goal against Minnesota on Sept. 22, which was her second of the season and her career. Lamping has posted career-highs in goals, assists and points this year. She has also been a starter on the defense in all 16 contests and has been a crucial part of a defense that has allowed just six goals in its last 14 games.
Climbing the Ladder
Several Hoosiers are approaching individual milestones, including senior forward Megan Pipkens. Pipkens is tied for sixth on the Hoosiers' list in career assists (12) and is seventh in career shots (124). The Holt, Mich., native is tied with Kris Fosdick for sixth and is one behind Carrie Watts for fifth place on the all-time assists list.
Right behind Pipkens on the career assists list is her classmate, Ali Brown. Brown's assist against Michigan on Oct. 1 was the 11th in her career, which ties her for eighth on the school's all-time list.
Stacey Van Boxmeer's 117 career saves are fifth-most in IU history and her 15 career wins tie her with Lauren Fabbro for fourth. The junior needs 18 saves to move past Lauren Fabbro into fourth on the all-time save list list. She now has a career goals against average of 1.01, which is the third-lowest in school history.
Babcock Gains Recognition
Junior defender Jenna Babcock earned her first-career Big Ten honor on Oct. 2, being named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week. Babcock, who was also named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week and the SoccerBuzz.com Elite Team of the Week, has been the leader of a Hoosier defense that has allowed just five goals in its last 13 games. That weekend, IU held Michigan and Michigan State to an aggregate 13 shots and one goal. The Hoosiers lead the conference with eight goals allowed.
Jersey Girl
Junior midfielder Lindsay McCarthy netted her second goal of the season in the Hoosiers' 1-0 win over Evansville on Oct. 4. The Galloway, N.J., native had an opportunity to make it a two-goal game, but keeper Whitney Raeon made a point-blank save midway through the second half to keep the score 1-0. McCarthy now has eight career goals, the third-most among active Hoosiers.
Using Her Head
Christie Kotynski has had a stellar season for the Hoosiers in the air in 2006, netting three goals, all on headers. Kotynski has also shown a flair for the clutch, as two of her three tallies have gone for game-tying goals and her goal against Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 1, was the game-winner. All three of Kotynski's goals have come in the final 16 minutes of regulation, and all have been the final goal of the game.
