Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Host OSU, PSU To Open B1G Play
9/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
THIS WEEK
Friday, Sept. 12 -- vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. ET (Free Admission)
Video: BTN Plus | Live Stats: Gametracker
Promotions: Scarf Giveaway
Game Notes: Indiana| Ohio State
Sunday, Sept. 14 -- vs. #8 Penn State, 1 p.m. ET (Free Admission)
Video: BTN Plus | Live Stats: Gametracker
Promotions: Bark In The Park
Game Notes: Indiana | Penn State
LAST WEEK
Indiana continued its strong play of late with a pair of wins in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend. On Friday, the Hoosiers defeated George Mason, 4-1, and then topped Dayton on Sunday, 2-1.
The Hoosiers have won three straight games entering the start of Big Ten play. Over the last three games, the Hoosiers have outscored their opponents, 8-3.
GETTING "FRESH"
Through the first three weekends of the 2014 season, there have been a couple of freshmen that have made a splash for the Hoosiers. In looking at the stats, Kayla Smith, Mykayla Brown and Annelie Leitner have all scored goals this season.
Looking deeper, Smith has three assists to tie for the team lead while Brown also has an assist.
Another new face - Molly Pittman - has registered two assists on the year, equalling her total from last year while playing at Samford.
Defensively, freshman Taylor Coley has started every game as a defender. She has been inserted as a central defender and played well alongside redshirt sophomomore Marissa Borschke.
"V" FOR VICTORY
Sophomore midfielder Veronica Ellis (Naperville, Ill.) has showed a penchant for coming up big in the clutch. She scored three game-winning goals last year as a freshman and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team at the end of the year. But her biggest goal of the season came in the postseason, where she put home the winning marker against DePaul late in the second half of the NCAA Tournament. This season, she has added another winning goal, doing so in overtime against UC Irvine last weekend.
SMITH'S SERVICE
Freshman Kayla Smith enters play this weekend having scored a point in three straight games for the Hoosiers. She scored a goal against UC Irvine and followed that up by assisting on both game-winning goals in Columbus last weekend.
WOOLY BULLY
Senior Jordan Woolums played the role of hero on Sunday against Dayton, scoring the game-winning goal in the 87th minute after the Flyers had tied the game in the 81st minute.
In her career, Woolums has six goals scored and now three of them have been game-winning goals.
TWO FOR YOU
Through the first six games, the IU defense has not allowed more than two goals in a game. Last week, the Hoosies allowed just one goal in the run of play (other was on a PK).
