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Season-High in Corners Leads to Increased Scoring
9/18/2015 7:29:00 PM | Field Hockey
Indiana's 13 penalty corners led to numerous scoring opportunities against Ball State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana field hockey entered Friday's action averaging 3.6 penalty corners a game through six games.
That statistic has since taken a jump.
The Hoosiers (3-4) turned 12 penalty corners into four goals in their 4-2 over the Ball State Cardinals on Friday night. Their 12 corners more than doubles their previous single-game high of five corners from their opening game against Missouri State.
"Getting that many penalty corners puts us in a situation where we really should be scoring a lot of goals," head coach Amanda Janney said. "We're really happy with our attacking production today that we were not only able to get into the circle, but also get corners. And our corner execution was very good today as well."
After allowing a Ball State goal in the 12th minute, Indiana scored four unanswered goals off penalty corner tries.
That was by design, sophomore midfielder Abby Urbanek said. She and her teammates have made drawing and converting on corners a point of emphasis in practice over the recent weeks.
"One of our team goals is we wanted to get a lot of corners," she said. "Just seeing that come through in a game is good because we're reaching our goals."
The Hoosiers' offense has been inconsistent at times throughout the nonconference season, but creating penalty corner opportunities is an easy way to break out of a scoring slump, junior midfidler Kate Barber said.
Barber scored Indiana's first goal and had the game-winning assist to Urbanek in the win.
"It's a lot easier because you have that spark," Barber said. "You have that momentum going your way. Getting the ball up the field is really a key part of the game."
Urbanek, who's score was the first of her career, said it was relieving to see Indiana's offense come alive after managing just two goals over the last two contests.
Despite going down a goal early, the Hoosiers didn't panic, she said. They were able to control the game's pace and played aggressively enough to create chances off the penalty corners that they ultimately converted on time and time again.
Janney said Indiana's aggressive play ultimately made the difference in Friday's result. Their next task is carrying the aggressive attitude into next weekend's Big Ten opener against Iowa.
"We've had a little trouble scoring the last couple of games, so to see us get so many attacking opportunities is great for us," Janney said. "We've been working on our corners a lot, so it was really rewarding for our players. All their hard work in practice is paying off in the games."
That statistic has since taken a jump.
The Hoosiers (3-4) turned 12 penalty corners into four goals in their 4-2 over the Ball State Cardinals on Friday night. Their 12 corners more than doubles their previous single-game high of five corners from their opening game against Missouri State.
"Getting that many penalty corners puts us in a situation where we really should be scoring a lot of goals," head coach Amanda Janney said. "We're really happy with our attacking production today that we were not only able to get into the circle, but also get corners. And our corner execution was very good today as well."
After allowing a Ball State goal in the 12th minute, Indiana scored four unanswered goals off penalty corner tries.
That was by design, sophomore midfielder Abby Urbanek said. She and her teammates have made drawing and converting on corners a point of emphasis in practice over the recent weeks.
"One of our team goals is we wanted to get a lot of corners," she said. "Just seeing that come through in a game is good because we're reaching our goals."
The Hoosiers' offense has been inconsistent at times throughout the nonconference season, but creating penalty corner opportunities is an easy way to break out of a scoring slump, junior midfidler Kate Barber said.
Barber scored Indiana's first goal and had the game-winning assist to Urbanek in the win.
"It's a lot easier because you have that spark," Barber said. "You have that momentum going your way. Getting the ball up the field is really a key part of the game."
Urbanek, who's score was the first of her career, said it was relieving to see Indiana's offense come alive after managing just two goals over the last two contests.
Despite going down a goal early, the Hoosiers didn't panic, she said. They were able to control the game's pace and played aggressively enough to create chances off the penalty corners that they ultimately converted on time and time again.
Janney said Indiana's aggressive play ultimately made the difference in Friday's result. Their next task is carrying the aggressive attitude into next weekend's Big Ten opener against Iowa.
"We've had a little trouble scoring the last couple of games, so to see us get so many attacking opportunities is great for us," Janney said. "We've been working on our corners a lot, so it was really rewarding for our players. All their hard work in practice is paying off in the games."
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