Hoosiers Fall 1-0 in East Lansing

Thursday, October 13

East Lansing, Mich.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

2-6-6, 0-6-1

Michigan State

11-1-3, 6-0-1

Indiana

Michigan St.

10/13/2022 9:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Indiana women's soccer (2-6-6, 0-6-1) put two late equalizers on frame but could not find the back of the net in a 1-0 loss at No. 15 Michigan State (11-1-3, 6-0-1) on Thursday night at DeMartin Stadium.

KEY MOMENTS
• Michigan State found the back of the net early when junior midfielder Zivana Labovic scored in the fifth minute of play. Freshman midfielder Emerson Sargeant and senior forward Lauren DeBeau combined for the assist for the MSU header.
• In the 17th minute, sophomore keeper Jamie Gerstenberg turned away a Spartan shot for her first save of the match. She finished the evening with five total saves.
• Junior forward Jen Blitchok nearly found the equalizer in the 88th minute with a strike, but redshirt senior keeper Luaren Kozal of Michigan State was up to the task for her second save of the match.
• In the 89th minute senior midfielder Alaina Kalin had an attempt on goal that was also saved by Kozal.

NOTABLES
• The match marked the fifth in Indiana's last seven outings in which the opponent was either ranked or receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll. Three of the five teams were ranked inside the top-15 at the time of the match.

HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: None.
ASSISTS: None.

UP NEXT
Indiana will return to Bloomington to take on in-state rival Purdue at Armstrong Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 16. First kick is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET with a live broadcast on BTN.

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