Indiana Field Hockey to Face No. 12 Iowa and Monmouth

Friday, October 11

Iowa City, Iowa.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

#12 Iowa

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 22, 2024 - forward/midfielder Theresa Ricci #27 of the Indiana Hoosiers\\ during the scrimmage between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Field Hockey Complex in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Kate Petersen/Indiana Athletics

Indiana Field Hockey to Face No. 12 Iowa and Monmouth

10/10/2024 10:30:00 AM | Field Hockey

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– After a weekend in Bloomington, Indiana Field Hockey looks to stay in the win column as they travel for two road tests. The Hoosiers will head to Iowa City to play No. 12 Iowa on Friday, Oct. 11 and will face Monmouth on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a neutral site game at Grant Field.

WEEKEND REWIND:
-Indiana split conference matches last wekend in Bloomington. They lost to No. 5 Maryland, 3-2, on Friday and bounced back with a 4-3 overtime win against Rutgers.

-Against Maryland, the Terrapins pushed early as they scored two quick goals from a penalty corner and penalty stroke in the first half.

-In the second half against the Terrapins, Indiana held them to just five shots.

-Despite the 3-0 loss, Sadie Canelli played well in the cage, recording six saves.

-On Sunday, Indiana found its way to a victory in a 4-3 oertime win against Rutgers.

-Sophomore Inés Garcia Prado shined as she scored three unassisted goals, including the game-winning goal.

-Rutgers scored in each of the first three quarters, but the Hoosiers answered every time.

-Indiana trailed 3-2 heading into the final quarter of regulation and earned a penalty corner halfway through the frame of regulation. Freshman Mijntje Hagen was able to score on the play to tie the game and send it to overtime.

-In overtime, Garcia Prado would find the back of the cage, in the 62nd minute to clinch the win for the Hoosiers.

BIG THREE EFFORT:
-Yip van Wonderen, Inés Garcia Prado and Sydney Keld have been living up to expectations so far as the team's biggest offensive factors.

-All three were voted as Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch and are currently the top three-point scorers for the Hoosiers. Garcia Prado leads with 12 points, followed by van Wonderen with nine and Keld with six.

-The three have the most shots taken for Indiana, too. They combine for 66 (45%) of Indiana's 146 shots.

-Garcia Prado has 25 shots taken, followed by van Wonderen with 23 and Keld, who has launched 18.

QUICK STATS:
-Five different Hoosiers have scored a goal this season: Inés Garcia Prado, Yip van Wonderen, Sydney Keld, Mijntje Hagen and Maggie Carter.

-Garcia Prado leads the way with six goals while van Wonderen follows with four goals. Keld and Hagen have three each and Carter has one.

-As a team, 18 Hoosiers have taken a shot. Garcia Prado and van Wonderen lead all players with 25 and 23 shots, respectively, followed by Keld (18), Arrebola Garcia (15), Meghan Dillon (12), and Theresa Ricci (12).

-Eighty-one of the team's total 123 shots have been on goal (56%).

-Lara Mortz and Arrebola Garcia currently lead the team in assists with three each. Ricci follows with two assists while van Wonderen and Emma Thompson have one each.

-Sadie Canelli has taken over the starting job in the cage for the Hoosiers after making her first career start at Miami (Ohio). In that game, she recorded seven saves and has recorded 28 saves through her first seven appearances.

-The Hoosiers are earning more shot opportunities than the competition. Indiana is averaging 14.6 shots per game compared to their opposition's 9.5 shots per game.

-Indiana has outdrawn opponents in penalty corners throughout the season, 65-48.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
-Indiana will play its fifth ranked team of the season as Iowa is currently ranked No. 12 in the NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll.

-Iowa is 6-3 with wins against No. 18 Wake Forest and No. 17 Penn State. Their losses have come against No. 2 North Carolina, No. 1 Northwestern and Rutgers.

-Dionne van Aalsum currently leads Iowa with four goals scored. Annika Herbine and Lieve van Kessel follow in the scoring ranks with two goals each.

-Herbine leads Iowa with three assists, followed by Milly Short who has recorded two.

-Saturday's match with Monmouth will be just the second ever meeting between the two programs.

-Monmouth is 7-4 with wins against Lehigh, VCU, James Madison, Rider, Hofstra, Columbia and Yale. Their losses have come against No. 9 Rutgers, Drexel, Temple and Delaware.

-Sofia Fouces leads Monmouth in goals with six and is tied with Jess Tucker and Johanna Karlhuber in assists with four each.

-Tucker and Milla Frye have recorded five goals each, followed by Anna Moors who has four goals

-Monmouth is outscoring their opponents 34-18 this season while taking less shots than their opponents (174-173).

OVERTIME TIDBITS:
-Indiana's Inés Garcia Prado, Yip Van Wonderen and Sydney Keld were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.

-Indiana's 2023 team captains of Jemima Cookson and Sydney Keld are both team captains again in 2024. Senior Sofia Arrebola Garcia and junior Emma Thompson were voted in as team captains in the spring, as well.

-Indiana's roster features a trio and pair of former high school teammates who are now playing together again. Maggie Carter, Javi Baeza, and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio). Meredith Lee and Hannah Riddle played together at Assumption High School (Kentucky).