Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Face Iowa and Cal in Iowa City This Weekend
10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Oct. 1, 2009
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Game 10 at Iowa • Friday, Oct. 2 • 5 p.m. ET • Notes 
Game 11 vs. Cal • Saturday, Oct. 3 • 3 p.m. ET
Grant Field • Iowa City, Iowa
HOOSIERS VS. WEEKEND'S OPPONENT
Indiana will wrap up a four-game road swing this weekend in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series with the Hoosiers, 9-2, winning the last meeting in Bloomington, 5-2, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Nov. 6, 2008. Iowa is currently 3-5 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten after defeating Michigan, 3-2, in Ann Arbor on Sept. 25. The Hawkeyes are led by Jess Werley who has seven goals on 12 shots with an assist for 15 points. Closely following is Sarah Drake with six goals on 12 shots with an assist for 13 points.
The Hoosiers will take on Cal on Saturday in at Grant Field. The Golden Bears lead the all-time series with IU, 3-1. The team's haven't met since Aug. 26, 2007, which resulted in a 2-0 Hoosier win. Cal is currently 3-5 overall and just recorded a 4-3 win over Stanford to improve to 1-1 in NorPac action. The Golden Bears are led by Natalie Nurnberg with four goals on 14 shots with three assists for 11 points on the season. Erin Magill also owns four goals on 13 shots with an assist for nine points.
HOOSIER LEADERS
Redshirt freshman Morgan Fleetwood and senior Alina Valenti both own four goals a piece so far this season to lead the Hoosiers. Fleetwood also has four assists for a team-best 12 points. Junior Kelsey Kiper leads the team with five assists for five points. Senior Meg O'Connell, redshirt sophomore Brenna Moeljadi, freshman Brooke Borneman and sophomore Corey Brautigam have all scored two goals.
LAST TIME OUT
IU lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at Ohio State in the Hoosiers' Big Ten opener on Sunday, Sept. 27, in Columbus.
The Hoosiers were down 2-0 and fought back in the second half with goals from junior Mutsa Mutembwa and redshirt freshman Morgan Fleetwood to knot the score at 2-2. However, OSU's Berta Queralt scored with just seven seconds left in the game to give the Buckeyes a 3-2 win.
Mutembwa scored her goal at the 60:11 mark in the second half on assists from juniors Kelsey Kiper and Katie Griswold on a penalty corner to cut Ohio State's lead in half, 2-1. A little more than five minutes later, Fleetwood tied the score with her goal at the 65:37 mark with help again from Kiper and Griswold on another penalty corner.
Fleetwood took three shots, two of which were on goal. Mutembwa took one shot on goal. Her goal was the first of her career at IU. Senior Meg O'Connell also took three shots, Kiper and Griswold each tallied two assists. Junior Alex Mann started in goal and tallied five saves in 70:00 minutes.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will return to Bloomington for a five-game homestand, beginning with Michigan State on Friday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. IU's battle with the Spartans will be a Crimson Club Day. IU students who attend will receive five points toward their Crimson Club Rewards. Also, the first 200 students will receive an IU rally towel. On Oct. 10 vs. Central Michigan, the Hoosiers will have a Pink Out in support of Breast Cancer awareness. All fans should wear pink for the 1 p.m. game.
