Sunday, August 21
Blacksburg, Va.
12:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Virginia Tech
Hoosiers, Hokies Scheduled for Sunday Clash
8/20/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women's soccer team (0-0-1) will continue the program's 30th season with a matchup against Virginia Tech (1-0-0) on Aug. 21 at Thompson Field in Blacksburg. First kick between the Hoosiers and Hokies is slated for noon ET.
The match will be streamed on ACCNX with Bailey Angle (PxP) and Josh Braun (Analyst) on the call. Live stats of the match can be tracked on IUHoosiers.com.
ABOUT THE HOKIES
• The Virginia Tech Hokies, led by head coach Charles "Chugger" Adair, came from behind for a thrilling 4-3 result on the road against William and Mary in the season opener on Thursday evening. Va Tech trailed 3-2 with seven minutes remaining in the match before scoring back-to-back goals in the 83rd and 84th minutes to secure the win.
• Junior forward Tori Powell netted a brace for the Hokies in the win on a team-high seven shots, including three on goal. In total, Va Tech attempted 24 shots with 12 coming on frame. Powell added an assist in the season-opening win.
• Freshman midfielder Taylor Price and sophomore midfielder Emma Pelkowski each secured a tally, while freshman midfielder Natalie Mitchell paced the team with a pair of assists. Pelkowski's goal proved to be the winner on Thursday night.
• Junior goalkeeper Alia Skinner made the start but was lifted 35 minutes into the match after conceding all three William and Mary goals. Sophomore Lauren Hargrove came in and made two saves in 55 minutes of clean work in net. The appearance from Hargrove was the third of her career. She has not allowed a goal in 84 career minutes in frame.
SERIES HISTORY
• Virginia Tech holds a 2-1-0 series advantage over Indiana in the brief three-game history between the two sides. The Hokies have won each of the last two matches after the Hoosiers took game one of the series. IU's victory (2-1) came on Sept. 30, 1994, while Va. Tech emerged with wins in Bloomington (2-1) on Aug. 21, 2015 and in Blacksburg (3-0) on Sept. 9, 2016.
• Indiana has secured four victories against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) programs with wins coming against Louisville (2), Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech.
• IU last pulled off a road triumph against a team currently in the ACC with a 2-1 result at Louisville on Oct. 31, 1997. Indiana earned a result at Notre Dame in a 0-0 draw during the 2021 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana played to a scoreless draw at West Virginia in the first ever meeting between the two sides at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Aug. 19.
• Sophomore keeper Jamie Gerstenberg compiled four saves across the 90-minute shutout of the Mountaineers. The cleansheet was the 10th of her career, ranking seventh on the all-time program career list. Indiana has surrendered one or fewer goals in 16-of-17 starts made by Gerstenberg.
• The match marked the first career starts for freshman Jaelyn Pallas, freshman Arianna Rose, freshman Izzy Smith and sophomore Zoe Tiger.
• Along with Pallas, Rose and Smith, freshman Natasha Kim, freshman Olivia Rush, freshman Sarah Sirdah and freshman Abbey Iler made their collegiate debuts in the match. Indiana played seven true freshmen in the match.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana is slated to play seven teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by a couple of top-10 Big Ten opponents in No. 6 Rutgers and No. 9 Michigan.
• Penn State (No. 14), Purdue (RV) and Wisconsin (RV) round out the five conference opponents the Hoosiers will face on the pitch that are receiving votes in the season-opening poll.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana will host No. 16 Notre Dame and No. 22 Memphis at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• 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.
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The match will be streamed on ACCNX with Bailey Angle (PxP) and Josh Braun (Analyst) on the call. Live stats of the match can be tracked on IUHoosiers.com.
ABOUT THE HOKIES
• The Virginia Tech Hokies, led by head coach Charles "Chugger" Adair, came from behind for a thrilling 4-3 result on the road against William and Mary in the season opener on Thursday evening. Va Tech trailed 3-2 with seven minutes remaining in the match before scoring back-to-back goals in the 83rd and 84th minutes to secure the win.
• Junior forward Tori Powell netted a brace for the Hokies in the win on a team-high seven shots, including three on goal. In total, Va Tech attempted 24 shots with 12 coming on frame. Powell added an assist in the season-opening win.
• Freshman midfielder Taylor Price and sophomore midfielder Emma Pelkowski each secured a tally, while freshman midfielder Natalie Mitchell paced the team with a pair of assists. Pelkowski's goal proved to be the winner on Thursday night.
• Junior goalkeeper Alia Skinner made the start but was lifted 35 minutes into the match after conceding all three William and Mary goals. Sophomore Lauren Hargrove came in and made two saves in 55 minutes of clean work in net. The appearance from Hargrove was the third of her career. She has not allowed a goal in 84 career minutes in frame.
SERIES HISTORY
• Virginia Tech holds a 2-1-0 series advantage over Indiana in the brief three-game history between the two sides. The Hokies have won each of the last two matches after the Hoosiers took game one of the series. IU's victory (2-1) came on Sept. 30, 1994, while Va. Tech emerged with wins in Bloomington (2-1) on Aug. 21, 2015 and in Blacksburg (3-0) on Sept. 9, 2016.
• Indiana has secured four victories against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) programs with wins coming against Louisville (2), Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech.
• IU last pulled off a road triumph against a team currently in the ACC with a 2-1 result at Louisville on Oct. 31, 1997. Indiana earned a result at Notre Dame in a 0-0 draw during the 2021 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana played to a scoreless draw at West Virginia in the first ever meeting between the two sides at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Aug. 19.
• Sophomore keeper Jamie Gerstenberg compiled four saves across the 90-minute shutout of the Mountaineers. The cleansheet was the 10th of her career, ranking seventh on the all-time program career list. Indiana has surrendered one or fewer goals in 16-of-17 starts made by Gerstenberg.
• The match marked the first career starts for freshman Jaelyn Pallas, freshman Arianna Rose, freshman Izzy Smith and sophomore Zoe Tiger.
• Along with Pallas, Rose and Smith, freshman Natasha Kim, freshman Olivia Rush, freshman Sarah Sirdah and freshman Abbey Iler made their collegiate debuts in the match. Indiana played seven true freshmen in the match.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana is slated to play seven teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by a couple of top-10 Big Ten opponents in No. 6 Rutgers and No. 9 Michigan.
• Penn State (No. 14), Purdue (RV) and Wisconsin (RV) round out the five conference opponents the Hoosiers will face on the pitch that are receiving votes in the season-opening poll.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana will host No. 16 Notre Dame and No. 22 Memphis at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• 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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