No. 25 Indiana Battles No. 20 Michigan State to a 1-1 Draw

Thursday, October 12

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 P.M.

Indiana University

10-1-4, 4-1-2

Michigan State

9-3-3, 4-1-2

Michigan St.

Indiana

No. 25 Indiana Battles No. 20 Michigan State to a 1-1 Draw

10/12/2023 9:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 25 Indiana battles No. 20 Michigan State to a 1-1 draw under the lights at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Thursday evening.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers went up, 1-0, before the end of the first half on an own goal from the Spartans in the 42^nd minute. Junior defender Camille Hamm threw it into the 18-yard box on an own goal from the Spartans.
• Michigan State (9-3-3, 4-1-2) found the equalizer early in the second half in the 48^th minute after earning a pair of corner kicks.
• Freshmen defender Piper Coffield had an opportunity in the 49^th minute off an Indiana corner but couldn't get the header to fall as it went out for a goal kick.
• The teams continued to attack as they exchanged shots back-and-forth.
• In the 68^th minute, graduate forward Paige Webber saw another chance on a breakaway as she fired one at the top-left corner, but her attempt would go just high of the net.
• MSU had one final attempt in the 77^th minute, but IU's backline held strong as they blocked the shot.

HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: Own Goal (42')
ASSISTS: None.

NOTABLES
• Indiana outshot MSU 12-8, tying 2-2 in shots on goal. Coffield led the team with three shots.
• Eight Hoosiers recorded a shot against the ranked opponent.
• This is Indiana's second draw against a top-25 opponent this season. They battled No. 25 Tennessee to a 2-2 draw on Sept. 1.
• Gerstenberg tallied one save on the evening for her 125^th career save. She holds a .804 save percentage on the season.

QUOTEABLES
Indiana head coach Erwin van Bennekom
"They [Michigan State] are a really well coached team. They are a good attacking team that send so many numbers. I thought we did a really good job in the first half. We had the momentum, and probably more of the chances. In the second half, they dominated even though we had a couple little breakaways late. I thought we did well hanging on. We say, "if you can't win the game, let's not lose it." I think we did that and showed enough mentality. If you see last year's game and how we played against them versus how we played them today, you can see the development of our program and where we are. I think at the end, it's a decent tie. After the first half, I think we wanted a little bit more. But in the end, seeing how the second half went, a tie is a fair result."

UP NEXT
Indiana will host Michigan in their final home game of the regular season at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on B1G+.

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