Sunday, October 9
Piscataway, N.J.
3:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Rutgers
Women’s Soccer Battles No. 10 Rutgers Sunday
10/7/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women's soccer team (2-4-6, 0-4-1) will compete against No. 10 Rutgers (11-1-1, 3-1-1) at Yurcak field in Piscataway, N.J. on Oct. 9 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
The match will be broadcasted on ESPN2 with Steve Schalnger (PxP) and Lori Lindsey (Analyst) on the call.
ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Head coach Mike O'Neill is in his 23rd year with the Scarlet Knights and his ninth season with the reins of the women's soccer program. O'Neill is the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading Rutgers to a Big Ten title and a 10-0 undefeated conference record.
• On Sunday Oct. 2, Rutgers swept Purdue 3-0 in West Lafayette behind a brace from junior Sam Kroeger as she scored the gamewinner in the 5th minute of the contest.
• Kroeger and Allison Lowrey lead the Knights offense with seven goals apiece and a combined 33 points featuring seven game-winning goals.
• Rutgers has netted 34 goals and totaled 34 assists on the season.
• Goalkeeper Meagan McClelland has totaled 30 saves (.789 save percentage) and faced eight goals (.63 goals against average). She is 11-1-1 on the season and is the NCAA active career leader in shutouts (41).
• The Scarlet Knights defense have held all 13 opponents to six shots on goal or less.
SERIES HISTORY
• Rutgers leads the series 6-1-1.
• In the last matchup, the Hoosiers fell 2-0 against the No. 9 ranked squad as they claimed the Big Ten regular season championship on Oct. 21, 2021.
• Indiana's first win against the Knights came in the 2020-21 season after a golden goal from Melanie Forbes in overtime put the Hoosiers up 1-0.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers got down early after Nebraska scored on a penalty shot in the second minute after an IU handball in the penalty box.
• Freshman defender Natasha Kim gave the Hoosiers their first opportunity of the match in the 16th minute before reaching it reached the hands of the Cornhuskers goalkeeper.
• Junior forward Anna Bennett gave Indiana another opportunity to tie it up in the 18th minute as she shot one down the center but couldn't capitalize.
• In the 70th minute, Izzy Smith found an opening between the defense, but it was deflected by the keeper's hands. Freshman Sarah Sirdah got a second chance at it before her shot was saved.
• The Cornhuskers found the net again in the 76th minute.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana has seven teams that are ranked second edition of the United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by a couple of top-20 Big Ten opponents in No. 4 Rutgers and No. 8 Penn State.
• Ohio State (No. 21) found enough votes to reach top-25 status, while Wisconsin received votes and is sitting just outside the final rankings.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana had a contest against No. 12 Notre Dame canceled and a 0-0 draw against No. 17 West Virginia. The Hoosiers also played No. 8 Penn State to a 0-0 draw in their conference opener.
• Since rankings were tracked during the 2001 season, Indiana has not played more than five ranked opponents in a single season. The Hoosiers took on five ranked foes in 2007, 2009 and 2015.
• The Hoosiers last toppled a ranked opponent on Sept. 8, 2017, with a 1-0 triumph over No. 23 SMU in Dallas, but did earn a result after a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Michigan on Oct. 3, 2021.
@IndianaWSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University women's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
The match will be broadcasted on ESPN2 with Steve Schalnger (PxP) and Lori Lindsey (Analyst) on the call.
ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Head coach Mike O'Neill is in his 23rd year with the Scarlet Knights and his ninth season with the reins of the women's soccer program. O'Neill is the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading Rutgers to a Big Ten title and a 10-0 undefeated conference record.
• On Sunday Oct. 2, Rutgers swept Purdue 3-0 in West Lafayette behind a brace from junior Sam Kroeger as she scored the gamewinner in the 5th minute of the contest.
• Kroeger and Allison Lowrey lead the Knights offense with seven goals apiece and a combined 33 points featuring seven game-winning goals.
• Rutgers has netted 34 goals and totaled 34 assists on the season.
• Goalkeeper Meagan McClelland has totaled 30 saves (.789 save percentage) and faced eight goals (.63 goals against average). She is 11-1-1 on the season and is the NCAA active career leader in shutouts (41).
• The Scarlet Knights defense have held all 13 opponents to six shots on goal or less.
SERIES HISTORY
• Rutgers leads the series 6-1-1.
• In the last matchup, the Hoosiers fell 2-0 against the No. 9 ranked squad as they claimed the Big Ten regular season championship on Oct. 21, 2021.
• Indiana's first win against the Knights came in the 2020-21 season after a golden goal from Melanie Forbes in overtime put the Hoosiers up 1-0.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Hoosiers got down early after Nebraska scored on a penalty shot in the second minute after an IU handball in the penalty box.
• Freshman defender Natasha Kim gave the Hoosiers their first opportunity of the match in the 16th minute before reaching it reached the hands of the Cornhuskers goalkeeper.
• Junior forward Anna Bennett gave Indiana another opportunity to tie it up in the 18th minute as she shot one down the center but couldn't capitalize.
• In the 70th minute, Izzy Smith found an opening between the defense, but it was deflected by the keeper's hands. Freshman Sarah Sirdah got a second chance at it before her shot was saved.
• The Cornhuskers found the net again in the 76th minute.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana has seven teams that are ranked second edition of the United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by a couple of top-20 Big Ten opponents in No. 4 Rutgers and No. 8 Penn State.
• Ohio State (No. 21) found enough votes to reach top-25 status, while Wisconsin received votes and is sitting just outside the final rankings.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana had a contest against No. 12 Notre Dame canceled and a 0-0 draw against No. 17 West Virginia. The Hoosiers also played No. 8 Penn State to a 0-0 draw in their conference opener.
• Since rankings were tracked during the 2001 season, Indiana has not played more than five ranked opponents in a single season. The Hoosiers took on five ranked foes in 2007, 2009 and 2015.
• The Hoosiers last toppled a ranked opponent on Sept. 8, 2017, with a 1-0 triumph over No. 23 SMU in Dallas, but did earn a result after a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Michigan on Oct. 3, 2021.
@IndianaWSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University women's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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