Thursday, September 5
Bloomington, Ind.
8:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Evansville
MATCH CENTRAL: Indiana vs Evansville, Lawrence on Senior Sunday
9/4/2024 4:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer hosts a pair of matches at Bill Armstrong Stadium against Evansville on Thursday and Lawrence on Sunday for senior day.
ABOUT THE ACES
Evansville holds a 1-2-1 on the season. They split two matches with a 2-1 win against Lindenwood and are coming off a 3-0 loss against Louisville on Sunday. As a team, the Aces have scored three goals on two assists and hold a .560 shots on goal percentage. Graduate goalkeeper Myia Danek holds an .840 save percentage with a combined 21 saves this season. She picked up a career high 12 saves against the Cardinals.
ABOUT THE VIKINGS
Lawrence is 1-1 on the season as they fell 1-0 to Concordia and defeated Lakeland 6-3. The Vikings will compete against Elmhurst before coming to Bloomington on Sunday, Sept. 8, for senior day. Senior Natalie Linebarger leads all goal scorers with two goals on the season. The team has totaled 15 points assisting on three of their six goals with a .548 shots on goals against average. Lawrence goalkeepers combine for a 2.00 goals against average with junior keeper Ella Lysne posting five saves on the season.
LAST TIME OUT
IUWS battled Brown to a 1-1 draw in Providence last Sunday evening. The Bears took an early lead in the 6th minute and headed into halftime with the lead, but the Hoosiers brought the heat in the second. Junior midfielder Olivia Rush scored the equalizer and her first career goal in the 54th minute on an assist from Avery Snead and Lauren Costello. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg picked up three saves while freshman defender Haden Vlcek came up with an impressive save in the final minute to keep the match tied up.
SNEAD SCORED B1G DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Graduate defender Avery Snead earned her first Big Ten award after the conference announced her as the Big Ten Defender of the Week. She posted an outstanding two-game performance against Wright State and Brown where the Hoosiers went 1-0-1 with a dominant 6-0 win against Wright State and a 1-1 battle with Brown.
Snead played a combined 149 minutes with one goal, one assist for three points and a 1.00 shots on goal percentage last week to secure the award. The Wrentham, Mass., native scored her second goal this season unassisted with a big strike from midfield to put the Hoosiers up 3-0 versus the Raiders. She aided in IU's second shutout versus with 60 minutes played on the back line.
Against Brown, Snead assisted on the equalizer in the 54th minute as IU improved to 3-0-1 on the season with a 1-1 draw at Brown in their first match up with an Ivy League opponent. She played in all 90 minutes against the Bears.
SHARING THE SUCCESS
As a team, IU has scored 10 goals on nine assists this season, averaging 2.5 goals per game with 13.7 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their second shutout this season and has only allowed one goal in three matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 6.3 shots a game with an goals scored average of 0.5.
Indiana has saw nine goal different goal scorers this season, with six Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and three gamewinners.
SIRDAH SHINES
Freshman forward Layla Sirdah has been an offensive facilitator for the Hoosiers this season. She has assisted on the first three goals of the season and scored her first career goal against Wright State. Sirdah leads the team with five points, six shots with a .667 shots on goal percentage. She has started in all three matches this season with 130 minutes played on the pitch.
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ABOUT THE ACES
Evansville holds a 1-2-1 on the season. They split two matches with a 2-1 win against Lindenwood and are coming off a 3-0 loss against Louisville on Sunday. As a team, the Aces have scored three goals on two assists and hold a .560 shots on goal percentage. Graduate goalkeeper Myia Danek holds an .840 save percentage with a combined 21 saves this season. She picked up a career high 12 saves against the Cardinals.
ABOUT THE VIKINGS
Lawrence is 1-1 on the season as they fell 1-0 to Concordia and defeated Lakeland 6-3. The Vikings will compete against Elmhurst before coming to Bloomington on Sunday, Sept. 8, for senior day. Senior Natalie Linebarger leads all goal scorers with two goals on the season. The team has totaled 15 points assisting on three of their six goals with a .548 shots on goals against average. Lawrence goalkeepers combine for a 2.00 goals against average with junior keeper Ella Lysne posting five saves on the season.
LAST TIME OUT
IUWS battled Brown to a 1-1 draw in Providence last Sunday evening. The Bears took an early lead in the 6th minute and headed into halftime with the lead, but the Hoosiers brought the heat in the second. Junior midfielder Olivia Rush scored the equalizer and her first career goal in the 54th minute on an assist from Avery Snead and Lauren Costello. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg picked up three saves while freshman defender Haden Vlcek came up with an impressive save in the final minute to keep the match tied up.
SNEAD SCORED B1G DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Graduate defender Avery Snead earned her first Big Ten award after the conference announced her as the Big Ten Defender of the Week. She posted an outstanding two-game performance against Wright State and Brown where the Hoosiers went 1-0-1 with a dominant 6-0 win against Wright State and a 1-1 battle with Brown.
Snead played a combined 149 minutes with one goal, one assist for three points and a 1.00 shots on goal percentage last week to secure the award. The Wrentham, Mass., native scored her second goal this season unassisted with a big strike from midfield to put the Hoosiers up 3-0 versus the Raiders. She aided in IU's second shutout versus with 60 minutes played on the back line.
Against Brown, Snead assisted on the equalizer in the 54th minute as IU improved to 3-0-1 on the season with a 1-1 draw at Brown in their first match up with an Ivy League opponent. She played in all 90 minutes against the Bears.
SHARING THE SUCCESS
As a team, IU has scored 10 goals on nine assists this season, averaging 2.5 goals per game with 13.7 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their second shutout this season and has only allowed one goal in three matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 6.3 shots a game with an goals scored average of 0.5.
Indiana has saw nine goal different goal scorers this season, with six Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and three gamewinners.
SIRDAH SHINES
Freshman forward Layla Sirdah has been an offensive facilitator for the Hoosiers this season. She has assisted on the first three goals of the season and scored her first career goal against Wright State. Sirdah leads the team with five points, six shots with a .667 shots on goal percentage. She has started in all three matches this season with 130 minutes played on the pitch.
@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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