Thursday, September 12
Bloomington, Ind.
7:30 PM
Indiana University
vs
Ohio State
MATCH CENTRAL: Indiana vs No. 20 Ohio State
9/11/2024 4:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer opens Big Ten play with the No. 20 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State holds a 4-1-1 record going into Big Ten play. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Auburn but picked up a ranked win earlier in the season against No. 24 Duke. OSU also battled No. 21 South Carolina to a 1-1 draw. As a team, the Buckeyes have scored 13 goals on 10 assists and hold a .408 shots on goal percentage.
LAST TIME OUT
Indiana closed out non-conference play with an undefeated record of 5-0-1 after they combined for 14 goals in a 5-0 win against Evansville and 9-0 victory versus Lawrence. Freshman forward Layla Sirdah had five goals in the two matches. The Hoosiers saw five other goal scorers and picked up 25 points to tie the single-game record.
SIRDAH EARNS B1G AWARDS
Sirdah saw her first Big Ten weekly awards after earning Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Sirdah combined for five goals in two games with two assists out of the team's 14 goals and 13 assists last week. She scored four goals against Lawrence University in the 9-0 win on senior day and scored the gamewinner against Evansville in the fifth minute along with assists in the 5-0 victory over the Aces. She finished the non-conference portion of the season with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In the Big Ten, she currently ranks second in most points and goals and is tied first in the league with five assists.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Sirdah, a native of Duluth, Ga., is the second player in program history to score four goals and tied the most points (8) in a match since Paige Webber in 2023. Her performance against Lawrence helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single game since 1998 versus IUPUI.
Gerstenberg is on pace to break the Indiana women's soccer career victories. She is currently ranked third with 27 career victories in goal. She trails former teammate Bethany Kopel (30) and Merit Elzey with 35 victories. She broke the program's career shutout record last season and has recorded four shutouts this season bringing her career total to 29.
SHARING THE SUCCESS
As a team, IU has scored 24 goals on 22 assists this season, averaging 4 goals per game with 21.8 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their fourth shutout this season and has only allowed two goals in five matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 5.3 shots a game with an goals scored average of 0.33.
Indiana has 10 different goal scorers this season, with nine Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and five gamewinners. Gerstenberg has five victories and four shutouts on the season.
@IndianaWSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University women's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWSOC on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State holds a 4-1-1 record going into Big Ten play. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Auburn but picked up a ranked win earlier in the season against No. 24 Duke. OSU also battled No. 21 South Carolina to a 1-1 draw. As a team, the Buckeyes have scored 13 goals on 10 assists and hold a .408 shots on goal percentage.
LAST TIME OUT
Indiana closed out non-conference play with an undefeated record of 5-0-1 after they combined for 14 goals in a 5-0 win against Evansville and 9-0 victory versus Lawrence. Freshman forward Layla Sirdah had five goals in the two matches. The Hoosiers saw five other goal scorers and picked up 25 points to tie the single-game record.
SIRDAH EARNS B1G AWARDS
Sirdah saw her first Big Ten weekly awards after earning Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Sirdah combined for five goals in two games with two assists out of the team's 14 goals and 13 assists last week. She scored four goals against Lawrence University in the 9-0 win on senior day and scored the gamewinner against Evansville in the fifth minute along with assists in the 5-0 victory over the Aces. She finished the non-conference portion of the season with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In the Big Ten, she currently ranks second in most points and goals and is tied first in the league with five assists.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Sirdah, a native of Duluth, Ga., is the second player in program history to score four goals and tied the most points (8) in a match since Paige Webber in 2023. Her performance against Lawrence helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single game since 1998 versus IUPUI.
Gerstenberg is on pace to break the Indiana women's soccer career victories. She is currently ranked third with 27 career victories in goal. She trails former teammate Bethany Kopel (30) and Merit Elzey with 35 victories. She broke the program's career shutout record last season and has recorded four shutouts this season bringing her career total to 29.
SHARING THE SUCCESS
As a team, IU has scored 24 goals on 22 assists this season, averaging 4 goals per game with 21.8 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their fourth shutout this season and has only allowed two goals in five matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 5.3 shots a game with an goals scored average of 0.33.
Indiana has 10 different goal scorers this season, with nine Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and five gamewinners. Gerstenberg has five victories and four shutouts on the season.
@IndianaWSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University women's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWSOC on X, Facebook and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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