IU Edged by Penn State Late, 1-0

Thursday, October 10

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

6-6-1, 2-3-1

Penn State

7-6-1, 4-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Penn St.	0	1	1
Indiana	0	0	0

BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2019.09.20 - Women's Soccer vs. Iowa

10/10/2019 9:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score 2019 WSOC Season Stats

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana Women's Soccer (6-6-1, 3-4-1) saw a strong performance under that lights on Thursday night but a goal by Penn State (8-6-1, 4-3-0) halfway through the second half proved to the difference as the Hoosiers fell to the Nittany Lions, 1-0.

KEY MOMENTS
• Junior Melanie Forbes saw the first chance of Thursday's match that was on target in the 13^th minute but Penn State's goalkeeper was able to get in front of it for the save.
• The Hoosiers got off to a strong start to in the second half as Alaina Kalin and Forbes both fired off shots in the box. Kalin's ball was blocked by a Nittany Lions defense while Forbes' shot went wide of the target.
• In the 63^rd minute Penn State would find the back of the net to take the lead, 1-0.
• Kopel made a key save in the 65^th minute to minimize the damage. The junior was able to tip the opportunity from the Nittany Lions above the crossbar.
• Indiana would see their best chance of the contest in the 87^th minute from senior captain Chandra Davidson. Davidson was able to weave past the defenders but their keeper was there for the save bottom center.

NOTABLES
• Indiana moves to 6-6-1 on the season and 3-4-1 in the Big Ten conference.
• Melanie Forbes led the Hoosiers attack with four shots. Indiana was outshot by the Nittany Lions, 12-7.
• Bethany Kopel had three saves during Thursday Night's match including a clutch save in the closing minutes to limit Penn State to a 1-0 advantage.
• The Hoosiers have let up just one goal in the last 344 minutes of action. Before tonight, the last goal they let up was against Nebraska on Sept. 22.

HEAD COACH ERWIN VAN BENNEKOM
"First of all Congrats to Penn State Head Coach Erica Dambach on her 250th win. I'm so proud of our team, we continue to grow and get better. The team works so hard and I can't be happier with them. Not happy with the result at all but excited that we got show our way of what we are trying to do on the ball on national television. Our heads are up and looking forward to our game on Sunday."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers return to action on Sunday Oct. 13 vs. Ohio State at 12p. Sunday's match will serve as the annual pink game for the Hoosiers. Fans that get to the game before halftime will earn free admission to the men's game at 3p vs. Michigan.