IUWS Sails Past Vikings 9-0 on Senior Day

Sunday, September 8

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

5-0-1, 0-0-0

Lawrence University

2-2-0, 0-0-0

Lawrence

Indiana

9/8/2024 6:22:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer shutout the Lawrence Vikings (2-2-0) on senior day, 9-0, behind a haul of goals from Freshman Layla Sirdah at Bill Armstrong Stadium Sunday afternoon.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana (5-0-1) found their first goal in the 29^th minute off a penalty goal from Piper Coffield. A Vikings handball in the box gave the Hoosiers their first one on one opportunity as Coffield sent one through the bottom right of the net.
• Freshman forward Layla Sirdah scored her first goal of the match off a freekick in the half circle of the 18-yard box. She fired one high straight down the middle as it went through the keepers' arms for a 2-0 lead.
• The Hoosiers continued their dominance with another goal from junior midfielder Olivia Rush in the 40^th minute. Junior forward Marisa Grzesiak sent a cross in from the left side of the net to find Rush who was able to get her toes on it as she sent it flying passed the diving goalie to take a 3-0 lead at the half.
• The Hoosiers held Lawrence to just two shots through the entirety of the match but continued to find the net as they scored five more goals in the second half.
• Junior defender Arianna Rose found the net in the 54^th minute for the first goal of the second half. Rose saw an open look on the left corner of the six-yard box after receiving a pass from senior defender Camille Hamm before she sent it to top right of the net.
• In the 58^th minute, sophomore Ellie Johannes put the Hoosiers up 5-0 with a goal from Mary Kate Sullivan and Ava Akeel. Sullivan sent one into the box who saw Akeel, but she dished it to an open Johannes for a left foot finish.
• Kennedy Neighbors found her chance in the 71^st minute. Grzesiak dribbled the ball down midfield before booting a pass to Neighbors who was all alone down field. She launched one in wide open spaces just inside the 18-yard box for her first goal this afternoon.
• From there, it was all back to Sirdah who scored three goals in eight minutes. Her first of these goals came in the 72^nd off an assist from senior defender Lauren Costello before she scored an Olympico goal on a corner kick in the 77^th minute. Sirdah saw her final goal from sophomore Elle Britt in the 79^th minute to close out the win, 9-0.

HOOSIER POINTS
GOALS: Piper Coffield (29'), Layla Sirdah (36', 72', 77', 79'), Olivia Rush (40'), Arianna Rose (54'), Ellie Johannes (58')
ASSISTS: Marisa Grzesiak (2), Camille Hamm, Mary Kate Sullivan, Ava Akeel, Lauren Costello, Elle Britt

NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers close out non-conference play with an undefeated 5-0-1 record.
• Sirdah is the second Hoosier to score four goals in a match and the last since Paige Webber in the 2023 season.
She also tied the most points with eight.
• IUWS tied three single-game records for most goals (9), assists (7) and points (25).
• Indiana held a 17-0 advantage in shots on goal and recorded 43 shots in the win.
• Arianna Rose and Ellie Johannes saw their first career goals while Coffield and Rush netted their second this season.
• 11 Hoosiers recorded a point in the win over Lawrence.
• Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg earned her fifth win and fourth shutout of the season.

UP NEXT
IUWS will begin conference play as they host the Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on BTN.

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