Hoosiers Host UIC in Sunday's Home Opener

Sunday, August 25

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

UIC

8/24/2019 3:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Women's Soccer (0-1-0) opens its home schedule on Sunday by hosting UIC (0-0-1) at 1 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Admission to all Indiana home games is free of charge.

In addition, the game will also be streamed on BTN Plus.

SCOUTING THE FLAMES
• UIC opened its season on Thursday, playing Central Michigan to a scoreless draw at home. Goalkeeper Lena Kurz played all 110 minutes, collecting three saves. The Flames are under the direction of Tom Anagnost, who was named the head coach in January after spending two seasons at the helm of Mississippi State. Last year, UIC posted a 4-14-1 mark and return leading scorer Emily Kavanaugh (5 goals, 3 assists).

• Sunday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers officially opened the 2019 season Thursday night at No. 2 North Carolina. After waiting out a nearly two-hour delay, Indiana fell to the Tar Heels, 3-0.

• Three freshmen earned the start in their first career game – Alaina Kalin, Avery Lockwood and Jaimie Tottleben. In addition, sophomore transfer Oliwia Wos got the start in her first game in an Indiana uniform.

• Also seeing their first career action in an Indiana uniform was sophomore transfer Megan Wampler, sophomore Sarah Wampler and freshmen Allie Schlom, Bria Telemaque and Grace Saccone.

• It marked the first game under head coach Erwin van Bennekom.

PROMOTIONS
• The first 150 fans to Sunday's game will receive a free Indiana Women's Soccer t-shirt. In addition, students who check in to the game using the Crimson Guard app will be entered to win $200 worth of textbooks.

• Other highlights of this year's promotional calendar include a Yeti cooler giveaway (Sept. 8), Senior Day (Sept. 20), Thursday Night Futbol International Night (Oct. 10) and Pups at the Pitch (Oct. 27).

START OF VAN BENNEKOM ERA
• Erwin van Bennekom was named the fourth coach in Indiana Women's Soccer history on Dec. 4, 2018 after spending the last four seasons at Duke as associate head coach. His time at Duke was the most successful stretch in the Blue Devils' history, earning a 68-17-11 record and advancing to a pair of Women's College Cups.

• Completing his staff are assistant coaches Bri Young and Doug Starnes, as well as Emily Basten and Director of Operations/Video Analyst Alex Ng. Young, a former All-American at Texas A&M joins the Hoosiers after serving as an assistant at Kansas. Starnes spent the previous season as an assistant with IUPUI while Ng served as a student assistant with Valparaiso Women's Soccer. Basten, an alumna of the women's soccer team has been with the program since 2017, previously serving as the team's graduate student manager.

DAVIDSON, LOCKWOOD AND WOS EARN BIG TEN PRESEASON HONORS
• Senior Chandra Davidson, sophomore Oliwia Wos and freshman Avery Lockwood were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List, the conference announced on Monday. It marks the second straight year for Davidson, who is the team's active team leader in both goals (9) and points (26). Lockwood is just one of three freshmen who made the list.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Davidson earned the title of team captain for the season.

• Thursday's game was the first road season opener for the program since the 2013 campaign.

• Last season, Indiana put up a 5-2-1 record at Bill Armstrong Stadium, the best home record since the 2013 campaign.

RETURNING IN 2019
• Indiana returns five starters from a season ago - Davidson, Allison Jorden, Bethany Kopel, Hanna Nemeth and Meghan Scott. In addition, Melanie Forbes and Madeline Carlson logged heavy minutes last season.

• Kopel has been the starting goalkeeper for the Hoosiers in each of her first two seasons. In her career, she's tallied 192 saves - already fifth-most all-time at Indiana - with a 1.42 goals against average and nine shutouts.

NEW TO THE HOOSIERS
• IU adds 12 newcomers this year - 10 freshmen and two sophomore transfers.

•Oliwia Wos joined Indiana after spending her freshman season at Wake Forest, starting 13 games as the Demon Deacons advanced to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Megan Wampler transferred to IU after playing her freshman season at Dayton.

• The freshman class hails from seven different states - Indiana (Jacelyn Smith and Grace Saccone), Michigan (Avery Lockwood, Bria Telemaque and Madi White), California (Lily Davis), Missouri (Jaimie Tottleben), Texas (Allie Schlom), Georgia (Chloe Briede) and Pennsylvania (Alaina Kalin).