Indiana Defeated by Miami (OH), 5-0

Sunday, September 23

Oxford, OH

2 PM

Indiana University

(2-7)

Miami (OH)

(7-4)

Indiana

MIAMI

9/23/2018 5:09:00 PM | Field Hockey

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Hoosiers face two Big Ten teams on road next weekend

Oxford, Ohio – The Indiana Field Hockey team (2-7) fell to the Miami Redhawks, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Miami Field Hockey Complex.

KEY MOMENTS
• Nineteen minutes into the game, on the second shot of the game, the Redhawks took a 1-0 lead after Paula Portugal netted her 10^th of the season.
• With less than 10 remaining in the first half, Miami added to that lead with a goal off a redirect.
• Shortly after the second half began, the Hoosiers got their best chance of the day when Ciara Girouard's shot was saved off a corner.
• On the other end, the Redhawks tacked on a goal with their 46^th minute strike right in front of the IU cage.
• With a backhanded shot to the right of the goal in the 52^nd minute, Portugal and the Redhawks found the net again, taking a 4-0 lead.
• Paula Portugal completed her hat trick for Miami when she added to the tally with less than 30 seconds to go in the game.

NOTABLES
• Kelsey Giese and Ciara Girouard had a shot a piece for the Hoosiers. Girouard has a shot in nine-straight games.
• Giese leads the team with 31 shots this season and has 92 career, the 11^th most in program history.
• Goalkeepers Sachi Ananias and Shelby Querry made one save each.

QUOTABLES
"I think we just need better team defense. I think the forwards need help on D, we can do a better job at getting back. Just more communication on who's girl is who, recognizing which girl to take and what girl is yours."
— Junior midfielder Ciara Girouard

UP NEXT
• Indiana heads back into conference play when they face the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus on Friday, Sept. 28 at 4 PM and Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 1 PM. Both of those contest can be seen on BTN Plus.

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