IUWS Heads East to Take On Maryland Thursday, Rutgers Sunday

Thursday, October 17

College Park, MD

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Maryland

IUWS Heads East to Take On Maryland Thursday, Rutgers Sunday

10/16/2019 12:51:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Game Notes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Soccer (7-6-1, 3-3-1) heads east this weekend with stops at Maryland (7-6-2, 3-4-0) and No. 22 Rutgers (10-2-2, 4-2-1). The match against the Terrapins is set for Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6p while Sunday's match at Rutgers will beginning at 1p. Thursday's match will air live on BTN while Sunday's contest will be streamed on BTN+.

Week 9:
Thursday, October 17 – Indiana at Maryland – 6:00 p.m. ET – Ludwig Field
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Sunday, October 20 – Indiana at No. 22 Rutgers – 1:00 p.m. ET – Yurcak Field
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SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• Maryland is coming off a weekend spent on the road. Last Thursday, the Terrapins faced Nebraska where two first half goals for the Huskers proved to be the difference. Maryland returned to action at Iowa where the Hawkeyes attack proved to too much to handle as the Terrapins dropped the contest, 4-0. Alyssa Porch leads the Maryland squad, tallying eight goal and one assist for 17 points. Protecting the goal, Erin Seppi leads the way 54 saves.

• The Hoosiers hold a slight advantage in the series, 2-1-2. Last season in College Park, Indiana would net a first half goal and was able to hang on for the victory, 1-0.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers saw stints at Iowa and Nebraska last weekend. The Scarlet Knights were able to pull out a 1-0 victory against the strong Iowa Hawkeyes team. Amanda Visco had the game winner. On Sunday, 120 minutes wasn't enough to decide a winner between the Scarlet Knights and Huskers as the match ended in a draw. Amirah Ali leads Rutgers this season with eight goals and three assists. In front of the net, Megan McClelland had started every match recording a 10-2-2 record with 49 saves.

• Rutgers is ranked No. 22 in the nation this week per the United Soccer Coaches Week Nine rankings. The Scarlet Knights are ranked No. 20 in the lastest Top Drawer Soccer rankings.

• The Scarlet Knights hold a 3-0-1 record in the all-time series against the Hoosiers. Last season, the match went into overtime after neither team could find the difference maker. The Scarlet Knights would net the game winner to pick up a 1-0 win in Bloomington.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers split the weekend homestand last week with a loss to Penn State before earning a 1-0 decision over Ohio State on Sunday. On Thursday, Indiana was able to contain the Nittany Lions offense in the first half before letting up a late second half goal to drop the match. Bethany Kopel and the Hoosiers earned their seventh shutout of the season as Alaina Kalin's 10th minute goal would end being the game winner for Indiana.

NONCONFERENCE WRAPUP
• The Hoosiers ended non-conference play on a three-game win streak. The carry a 4-3 record that includes wins over UIC, Morehead State, UT Martin, and Kentucky.

• Of Indiana's seven non-conference games on the schedule, just two were played home (UIC and Morehead State).

• Indiana's non-conference road slate included three different states - North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT
• Four freshmen have earned starts so far this season – Alaina Kalin, Avery Lockwood, Bria Telemaque and Jaimie Tottleben. In addition, sophomore transfer Oliwia Wos has also started each of the first five contests.

• Lockwood and Kalin each scored their first career goals on Sunday. Kalin added her first career assist, as did freshman Jaimie Tottleben and sophomores Madeline Carlson and Megan Wampler.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana has shut out seven opponent this season. The Hoosiers have kept UIC, Morhead State, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio State all scoreless. This is the most shutouts in a single season since 2013 when the Hoosiers had nine.

• After Sunday's shutout of Ohio State, junior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel became the program's all-time shutouts leader with 16 in her career. In addition, her 228 saves is tied for second all-time at Indiana, while her 18 victories tie for fifth.

• Freshman Avery Lockwood was named to Top Drawers Soccer's Freshmen Top 100 this week. Lockwood checked in at 43rd on the list. In her freshman campaign, she leads the Indiana offense with four goals, two assists, and 10 points.

• Davidson earned the title of team captain for the season.

UP NEXT
•Indiana Women's Soccer return home for their final home game of the season at Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers will battle it out against Purdue for the Golden Boot on Sunday Oct. 27 at 1p.