Thursday, September 8
Louisville, Ky.
7:30 PM
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Indiana Travels South for Date with Louisville
9/7/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women's soccer team (1-0-3) continues the program's 30th season with a road tilt against Louisville (3-1-1) on Sept. 8 at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. First kick between the Hoosiers and Cardinals is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
ACCNX will provide a stream of the match with Jeff Greer (PxP) and Casey Whitfield (Analyst) on the call. Live stats of the match can be tracked on IUHoosiers.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
• The Louisville Cardinals, led by long-time head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, enter Thursday's match with a record of 3-1-1. U of L has secured victories over UIC (3-0), Northern Kentucky (1-0) and No. 23 Memphis (3-2) to open the season.
• Karen Ferguson-Dayes is Louisville's all-time winningest women's soccer coach with 197 wins to her credit in her 23rd season on the sidelines.
• Graduate forward Maisie Whitsett paces the Cardinals in total points (7), assists (3), shots (11) and shots on goal (6). The San Diego native is also second on the team in goals scored with two.
• Freshman defender Karsyn Cherry leads Louisville in goals scored with three, two of which have served as game-winning tallies.
• Freshman keeper Erynn Floyd has started all five matches for the Cardinals. She has allowed four goals (0.80 goals against average) with seven saves (0.636 save percentage). The Wilton, Conn., native has recorded three shutouts this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• The two sides have met five previous times on the pitch with the first of the meetings happening in the 1994 season. Each program has recorded two wins and a draw in the series.
• Indiana won the first two matchups of the rivalry with a 5-1 decision on Sept. 14, 1994 followed by a 2-1 result on Oct. 31, 1997. The teams did not face off again until a 1-1 draw on Aug. 13, 2016.
• Louisville has earned the upper hand in each of the last two matches with a pair of shutout victories in 2017 (2-0) and 2019 (1-0).
• Indiana is 4-23-3 all time against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 0-0 draw at Virginia Tech in the early stages of the 2022 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana found the net three times in a 3-0 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores (0-3-1) under the lights on Thursday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• Senior forward Paige Webber broke the seal on the Hoosier scoring with a header in the 56th minute off an assist from senior defender Alaina Kalin.
• Junior forward Jen Blitchok doubled the Hoosier lead after collecting a throw in from Kalin. She took three touches towards the top of the box and launched a right-footed shot into the back of the net in the 61st minute.
• Junior forward Anna Bennett capped the scoring in the 76th minute. Freshman midfielder Jaelyn Pallas redirected a crosser from freshman forward Sarah Sirdah to Bennett's frame. She hooked in a right-footed attempt.
• Indiana outshot Indiana State by a count of 24-3. The Hoosiers attempted 12 shots in each half.
• Blitchok tallied her seventh-career goal, while both Webber and Bennett recorded their sixth career goals.
• Freshmen Olivia Smith and Sarah Sirdah each made their first career starts in the match, while junior Anna Bennett made her debut start of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg made her 20th career start for the Hoosiers in the match.
@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
ACCNX will provide a stream of the match with Jeff Greer (PxP) and Casey Whitfield (Analyst) on the call. Live stats of the match can be tracked on IUHoosiers.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
• The Louisville Cardinals, led by long-time head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, enter Thursday's match with a record of 3-1-1. U of L has secured victories over UIC (3-0), Northern Kentucky (1-0) and No. 23 Memphis (3-2) to open the season.
• Karen Ferguson-Dayes is Louisville's all-time winningest women's soccer coach with 197 wins to her credit in her 23rd season on the sidelines.
• Graduate forward Maisie Whitsett paces the Cardinals in total points (7), assists (3), shots (11) and shots on goal (6). The San Diego native is also second on the team in goals scored with two.
• Freshman defender Karsyn Cherry leads Louisville in goals scored with three, two of which have served as game-winning tallies.
• Freshman keeper Erynn Floyd has started all five matches for the Cardinals. She has allowed four goals (0.80 goals against average) with seven saves (0.636 save percentage). The Wilton, Conn., native has recorded three shutouts this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• The two sides have met five previous times on the pitch with the first of the meetings happening in the 1994 season. Each program has recorded two wins and a draw in the series.
• Indiana won the first two matchups of the rivalry with a 5-1 decision on Sept. 14, 1994 followed by a 2-1 result on Oct. 31, 1997. The teams did not face off again until a 1-1 draw on Aug. 13, 2016.
• Louisville has earned the upper hand in each of the last two matches with a pair of shutout victories in 2017 (2-0) and 2019 (1-0).
• Indiana is 4-23-3 all time against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 0-0 draw at Virginia Tech in the early stages of the 2022 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Indiana found the net three times in a 3-0 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores (0-3-1) under the lights on Thursday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• Senior forward Paige Webber broke the seal on the Hoosier scoring with a header in the 56th minute off an assist from senior defender Alaina Kalin.
• Junior forward Jen Blitchok doubled the Hoosier lead after collecting a throw in from Kalin. She took three touches towards the top of the box and launched a right-footed shot into the back of the net in the 61st minute.
• Junior forward Anna Bennett capped the scoring in the 76th minute. Freshman midfielder Jaelyn Pallas redirected a crosser from freshman forward Sarah Sirdah to Bennett's frame. She hooked in a right-footed attempt.
• Indiana outshot Indiana State by a count of 24-3. The Hoosiers attempted 12 shots in each half.
• Blitchok tallied her seventh-career goal, while both Webber and Bennett recorded their sixth career goals.
• Freshmen Olivia Smith and Sarah Sirdah each made their first career starts in the match, while junior Anna Bennett made her debut start of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg made her 20th career start for the Hoosiers in the match.
@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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