Thursday, October 12
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 P.M.
Indiana University
vs
Michigan State
No. 20 Indiana Hosts No. 25 Spartans, RV Wolverines in Final Regular-Season Homestand
10/11/2023 2:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 25 Indiana women's soccer (10-1-3, 4-1-1 B1G) hosts No. 20 Michigan State and RV Michigan in their final regular-season homestand at Bill Armstrong Stadium this week.
STREAMING
• Cruz Martin (PxP) and Adam Oppenheim (Analyst) will be on the Thursday nights B1G+ call, with Josie Broyles providing updates from the sideline.
• Sunday's match will also be on B1G+, Noel Fary (PxP) and Alex Hynes (Analyst) will be on Sunday afternoon's call against Michigan with Joe Cronin on the sideline. Both matches will be broadcasted on B1G+
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State (9-3-2, 4-1-1 B1G) defeated the No. 14 ranked Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 7.
• Junior forward Jordyn Wickes scored two goals including the game winner in the rivalry game to secure their first top-25 win of the season.
• The Spartans have scored 26 goals with 32 assists for 104 points on the season. Wickes leads the attack with seven goals with a .424 shots on goal percentage.
ABOUT THE NO. 14 WOLVERINES
• No. 14 ranked Michigan (7-3-3, 3-2-1 B1G) fell 2-1 against rival Michigan State on Saturday.
• Senior forward Sammi Woods leads the team with eight goals and one assist for 17 points. She holds a .542 shots on goal percentage.
• The Wolverines will travel to Rutgers on Thursday before heading to Bloomington.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the series against the Spartans 19-9-2. The Hoosiers fell, 1-0, in the last two matches.
• The Wolverines lead the series 17-7-5. The Hoosiers have won the last three out of the last five matchups with the other two resulting in nil-nil draws in overtime.
LAST TIME OUT
• Bennett put the Hoosiers (10-1-3, 4-1-1 B1G) up early with a second chance shot that the Boilermakers failed to clear in the 0:37 seconds, tying the second fastest goal in regulation.
• The teams would battle it out in the first 20 minutes until Purdue (3-10-1, 0-5-1 B1G) saw an opportunity to equalize in the 27th minute, but junior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg swooped in for the save.
• In the 31st minute, IU saw another chance from graduate forward Paige Webber. She flicked one into the bottom right of the net, but it wasn't enough to get past the keeper.
• Junior defender Camille Hamm took a shot at the top center of the net to close out the first half in the 42nd minute.
• Coming out of the locker room, Indiana continued to be aggressive as they took four shots on goal with their best chance coming from senior midfielder Sofia Black. Webber sent a cross in the middle, but Purdue's keeper would make the grab.
• Gerstenberg picked up her second save of the afternoon in the 84th minute to shut down any opportunity from the Boilermakers before securing her eighth shutout victory this season.
HOOSIERS IN THE POLLS
• The Hoosiers are receiving votes in week seven of the United Soccer Coaches Poll after earning their highest ranking at No. 16 in week six.
• Indiana's national ranking at No. 16 was the highest ranking in program history. IU last appeared in the polls in March 2021 when they were ranked No. 24.
• Additionally, IU was also recognized in TopDrawerSoccers' national poll for the first time coming in at No. 17.
• IU is #27 in the CollegeSoccerNews polls top-30 (Week 8 Oct. 9)
B1G STANDINGS
• The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten standings behind No. 4 Penn State (11-0-2, 5-0-1 B1G) who holds an undefeated record through 13 matches.
NCAA RPI
• IU ranks No. 35 in the RPI standings and will play two opponents in the top-25 with Michigan (24), Penn State (1) along with Michigan State (26) who sits right outside.
'PIP, PIP' HOORAY
• Freshman Piper Coffield earned her second Freshman of the Week Award, the conference announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
• She helped hold the backline strong in the shutout over in-state rival Purdue, 1-0, to take home The Golden Boot.
• Coffield made her 14th career start, playing 90 minutes on the pitch in their first win over Purdue since 2014. The Mars, Penn., native helped hold the Boilermakers to only two shots on goal in the Hoosiers' eighth cleansheet of the season. She is the third freshman to win two Freshmen of the Week awards in the same season. She last won the award on Aug. 29 after two shutout wins over Morehead State and Evansville.
TOP DRAWER SOCCER TOP 100
• Freshmen defender Piper Coffield and midfielders Kennedy Neighbors and Elle Britt were named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List.
• Coffield is placed in the top-25 at No. 21 in TDS List. She has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week Awards this season. Coffield has tallied six points with two goals and two assists on the season. The Mars, Penn., native has started in 13 games for the Hoosiers this season and has aided in eight shutouts this season.
• Neighbors, a native of Evansville, Ind., has played in all 14 games this season earning six starts. She has totaled over 500 minutes on the pitch in her rookie season. She has tallied one assist and three shots on the season.
• Britt rounded out the list for the Hoosiers ranked at No. 63. She has totaled 575 minutes on the pitch through 14 games played. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native has earned four starts, recording 33 shots. Britt scored her first goal in the 2-0 shutout win over Louisville. In addition, she has recorded two assists totaling four points.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana has seven teams that are ranked second edition of the United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by three top-20 Big Ten opponents in No. 10 Penn State, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 18 Northwestern and RV Virginia Tech and Rutgers.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana will face Virginia Tech who is currently receiving votes as well as Big Ten foe Rutgers.
• 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.
•Indiana defeated their first ranked opponent in No. 18 Northwestern since Sept. 8, 2017, when they defeated No. 23 SMU in Dallas.
• The Hoosiers earned a result after a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Michigan on Oct. 3, 2021, and against No. 8 Penn State on Sept. 18, 2022.
• More recently, Indiana battled No. 25 Tennessee to a 2-2 draw on Sept. 1, 2023.
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STREAMING
• Cruz Martin (PxP) and Adam Oppenheim (Analyst) will be on the Thursday nights B1G+ call, with Josie Broyles providing updates from the sideline.
• Sunday's match will also be on B1G+, Noel Fary (PxP) and Alex Hynes (Analyst) will be on Sunday afternoon's call against Michigan with Joe Cronin on the sideline. Both matches will be broadcasted on B1G+
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State (9-3-2, 4-1-1 B1G) defeated the No. 14 ranked Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 7.
• Junior forward Jordyn Wickes scored two goals including the game winner in the rivalry game to secure their first top-25 win of the season.
• The Spartans have scored 26 goals with 32 assists for 104 points on the season. Wickes leads the attack with seven goals with a .424 shots on goal percentage.
ABOUT THE NO. 14 WOLVERINES
• No. 14 ranked Michigan (7-3-3, 3-2-1 B1G) fell 2-1 against rival Michigan State on Saturday.
• Senior forward Sammi Woods leads the team with eight goals and one assist for 17 points. She holds a .542 shots on goal percentage.
• The Wolverines will travel to Rutgers on Thursday before heading to Bloomington.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the series against the Spartans 19-9-2. The Hoosiers fell, 1-0, in the last two matches.
• The Wolverines lead the series 17-7-5. The Hoosiers have won the last three out of the last five matchups with the other two resulting in nil-nil draws in overtime.
LAST TIME OUT
• Bennett put the Hoosiers (10-1-3, 4-1-1 B1G) up early with a second chance shot that the Boilermakers failed to clear in the 0:37 seconds, tying the second fastest goal in regulation.
• The teams would battle it out in the first 20 minutes until Purdue (3-10-1, 0-5-1 B1G) saw an opportunity to equalize in the 27th minute, but junior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg swooped in for the save.
• In the 31st minute, IU saw another chance from graduate forward Paige Webber. She flicked one into the bottom right of the net, but it wasn't enough to get past the keeper.
• Junior defender Camille Hamm took a shot at the top center of the net to close out the first half in the 42nd minute.
• Coming out of the locker room, Indiana continued to be aggressive as they took four shots on goal with their best chance coming from senior midfielder Sofia Black. Webber sent a cross in the middle, but Purdue's keeper would make the grab.
• Gerstenberg picked up her second save of the afternoon in the 84th minute to shut down any opportunity from the Boilermakers before securing her eighth shutout victory this season.
HOOSIERS IN THE POLLS
• The Hoosiers are receiving votes in week seven of the United Soccer Coaches Poll after earning their highest ranking at No. 16 in week six.
• Indiana's national ranking at No. 16 was the highest ranking in program history. IU last appeared in the polls in March 2021 when they were ranked No. 24.
• Additionally, IU was also recognized in TopDrawerSoccers' national poll for the first time coming in at No. 17.
• IU is #27 in the CollegeSoccerNews polls top-30 (Week 8 Oct. 9)
B1G STANDINGS
• The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten standings behind No. 4 Penn State (11-0-2, 5-0-1 B1G) who holds an undefeated record through 13 matches.
NCAA RPI
• IU ranks No. 35 in the RPI standings and will play two opponents in the top-25 with Michigan (24), Penn State (1) along with Michigan State (26) who sits right outside.
'PIP, PIP' HOORAY
• Freshman Piper Coffield earned her second Freshman of the Week Award, the conference announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
• She helped hold the backline strong in the shutout over in-state rival Purdue, 1-0, to take home The Golden Boot.
• Coffield made her 14th career start, playing 90 minutes on the pitch in their first win over Purdue since 2014. The Mars, Penn., native helped hold the Boilermakers to only two shots on goal in the Hoosiers' eighth cleansheet of the season. She is the third freshman to win two Freshmen of the Week awards in the same season. She last won the award on Aug. 29 after two shutout wins over Morehead State and Evansville.
TOP DRAWER SOCCER TOP 100
• Freshmen defender Piper Coffield and midfielders Kennedy Neighbors and Elle Britt were named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List.
• Coffield is placed in the top-25 at No. 21 in TDS List. She has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week Awards this season. Coffield has tallied six points with two goals and two assists on the season. The Mars, Penn., native has started in 13 games for the Hoosiers this season and has aided in eight shutouts this season.
• Neighbors, a native of Evansville, Ind., has played in all 14 games this season earning six starts. She has totaled over 500 minutes on the pitch in her rookie season. She has tallied one assist and three shots on the season.
• Britt rounded out the list for the Hoosiers ranked at No. 63. She has totaled 575 minutes on the pitch through 14 games played. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native has earned four starts, recording 33 shots. Britt scored her first goal in the 2-0 shutout win over Louisville. In addition, she has recorded two assists totaling four points.
RANKED OPPONENTS
• Indiana has seven teams that are ranked second edition of the United Soccer Coaches rankings, highlighted by three top-20 Big Ten opponents in No. 10 Penn State, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 18 Northwestern and RV Virginia Tech and Rutgers.
• In the non-conference slate, Indiana will face Virginia Tech who is currently receiving votes as well as Big Ten foe Rutgers.
• 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.
•Indiana defeated their first ranked opponent in No. 18 Northwestern since Sept. 8, 2017, when they defeated No. 23 SMU in Dallas.
• The Hoosiers earned a result after a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Michigan on Oct. 3, 2021, and against No. 8 Penn State on Sept. 18, 2022.
• More recently, Indiana battled No. 25 Tennessee to a 2-2 draw on Sept. 1, 2023.
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