Indiana Ties No. 8 Penn State, Defensive Record in Conference Opener

Sunday, September 18

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

2-0-6, 0-0-1

Penn State

5-1-2, 0-0-1

Penn St.

Indiana

Indiana Ties No. 8 Penn State, Defensive Record in Conference Opener

9/18/2022 4:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer (2-0-6, 0-0-1) ties No. 8 Penn State (5-1-2, 0-0-1) in the conference opener at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers extended their defensive streak to eight games with no goals allowed, tying the program record of 720 minutes that was set in the 1993 inaugural season.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana had an opportunity early as sophomore defender Camille Hamm sent one into the bottom left of the net before Penn State's redshirt-senior keeper Katherine Asman made the save.
• Penn State's freshman forward Amelia White fired one in the bottom right corner in the seventh minute, but the Hoosier's sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg was there to contest it.
• Hamm took another attempt off a throw-in in the 22^nd minute. She dribbled the ball, creating space before firing it in the top right of the net before Asman made the save.
• Indiana's defensive back line stepped up to the challenge in the second half as well as Gerstenberg who made crucial saves to keep Penn State off the board.
• Indiana's best opportunity in the second half came from redshirt-freshman Ava Akeel in the 87^th minute. Akeel had an open look after she bypassed a Penn State defender in the middle of the 18-yard box. She right footed one into the bottom left corner before Penn State's Asman swooped in for the save.
• Gerstenberg came up with three clutch saves to keep the game tied after the Nittany Lions' fired eight shots on goal in the second half.

NOTABLES
• Indiana is now 1-28-3 against the Nittany Lions. The last time the Hoosiers tied the conference opponent was in 2016 where the result was 1-1 in double overtime.
• Indiana earned its eighth shutout this season against the No. 8 ranked opponent.
• The Hoosier defense has tied the program record of 720 minutes with no goals allowed.
• Akeel earns her first career start for the Hoosiers totaling 55 minutes against the Nittany Lions.
• Gerstenberg grabbed eight saves against Penn State making this her seventh shutout this season and her 16^th career shutout, the second most in program history. Teammate Bethany Kopel currently holds the program record with 22.
•The goalkeeper also tied her career-high eight saves in the match versus the Nittany Lions.

HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: None.
ASSISTS: None.

UP NEXT
Indiana will play two matches on the road next week against Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. and Wisconsin on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m.

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