Indiana University Athletics
No. 18 Indiana Readies for No. 20 Michigan State
10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
| GAMES 12: No. 18 Indiana (8-3) vs. No. 20 Michigan State (7-4) | |
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 11 |
| Time | 1 p.m. ET |
| Location | Bloomington, Ind. | IU Field Hockey Complex |
| Promotions | Show Your Stripes |
| IU Game Notes | Indiana vs. Michigan State |
| Social Media | @IUFieldHockey | Facebook |
| Live Stats | GameTracker |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana field hockey team looks to follow Sunday's victory against No. 4 Duke with its first Big Ten win of the season.
LAST TIME OUT
Indiana dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 15 Michigan on Friday. Nicole Volgraf and Sydney Supica both scored for the Hoosiers.
On Sunday, the Hoosiers bounced back in a big way with a 3-2 victory against No. 4 Duke. After being shutout in the first period, Indiana scored three unanswered goals in seven minutes to defeat the Blue Devils. Taylor Pearson started off the Hoosier scoring with her first career goal. Audra Heilman tied the game and Sydney Supica scored the game winner.
SPARRING WITH THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is off to a 7-4 start, including a 2-2 Big Ten start with wins coming against Rutgers and Ohio State. The Spartans have been led by senior Abby Barker, who has found the back of the net 11 times this season.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with the Hoosiers, 16-2. Indiana’s two victories came in 2005 and 2011. Last season, the Hoosiers comeback bid fell short as they lost to the Spartans in Bloomington, 4-3.
There will be a familiar face for one of the Hoosiers as Michigan State sophomore Shelby Supica is cousins with Indiana junior Sydney Supica.
SUPICA'S SUPER WEEKEND
Sydney Supica had a busy weekend, as she recorded two goals and three defensive saves for the Hoosiers. The Ann Arbor native knocked in a goal and had two saves against Michigan on Friday. On Saturday, her goal of a corner proved to be the game winner for Indiana. For her efforts, Supica was voted the #GoIU Student-Athlete of the Week.
TOP-FIVE TAKEDOWN
Indiana’s victory against No. 4 Duke was the first time the Hoosiers have defeated a top-5 opponent since a 2006 win against then-No. 5 Ohio State.
200 CLUB
After recording 15 saves over the weekend, Maggie Olson became only the fourth player in Indiana’s history to record 200 saves. She is fourth in program history in saves, and only one behind field hockey alumnus Katie Kanara for third place.
SHOW YOUR STRIPES
Bring your school spirit and show your stripes during Saturday’s contest against Michigan State. Each fan in attendance will receive a cream and crimson candy stripe shaker to help cheer on the Hoosiers. In addition, fans can enter to win a candy stripe chillinder cooler.
B1G LEADERS
The Hoosiers are tied for the lead the Big Ten in shutouts with four. Audra Heilman is tied for third in the conference in game-winning goals (3) and goals (10). Junior Sydney Supica leads the Big Ten in defensive saves (7).
HEILMAN AND OLSON CLIMB THE RECORD BOOK
With 10 goals thus far on the season, Audra Heilman now sits in third place in all-time career goals with 29. Goalkeeper Maggie Olson ranks second all-time in career shutouts with seven. She also ranks second all-time in career victories with 24.
SIX PICK UP STICKS
Freshmen Glenne Carter (California), Cameron Gibson (Virginia), Maddie Latino (Kentucky), Marcia Lewis (California), Taylor Pearson (Canada) and Abby Urbanek (Illinois) are suiting up for the Hoosiers this fall.
OF NOTE...
-Four seniors are playing in their final season for the Cream and Crimson - Caitlin Bearish, Audra Heilman, Corinne Karch and Maggie Olson.
-Audra Heilman, Maggie Olson and Sydney Supica were named to the 2014 Big Ten Players to Watch List.
-The returning members of this season’s squad accounted for 100 of the 138 points and 35 of the 49 goals last season.
-In the sixth 2014 Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll of the season, eight opponents of the Hoosiers in 2014 are ranked, including six other Big Ten programs.
