Thursday, August 14
Bloomington, Ind.
8 P.M. ET
Indiana University
1-0-0, 0-0-0
6
vs
1
Youngstown State
0-1-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Youngstown St.
0
1
1
Indiana
1
5
6
Hoosiers Take 6-1 Win In First Game Under Rife
8/14/2025 11:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer earned their first win of the 2025 season with a 6-1 win over Youngstown State. Head Coach Josh Rife earns his first win with the Hoosiers and improves to 1-0 to start the season.
KEY MOMENTS
NOTABLE
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will be back on the pitch when Coach Rife welcomes Ball State to Bloomington. The game will take place on Thursday, August 21st at 5 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
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KEY MOMENTS
- Sophomore Haden Vlcek opened the scoring for the Hoosiers. Vleck put in her second shot off of a free kick to put IU up 1-0 in the seventh minute.
- The back line showed their dominance through the first half holding the Penguins to zero shots and two corners through the first half.
- The offense picked up the pace as Sophomore Maggie Ledwith pushed the lead to 2-0 in the 46th minute.
- Freshman Grace Hamm and Ledwith set up sophomore Aleyna Quinn to score her first goal as a Hoosier in the 60th minute.
- Ledwith stayed on pace and scored her second goal of the game to push the Hoosier lead to 4-0
- In the 75th minute, Senior Sarah Sirdah cashed in on her penalty shot to give Indiana a 5-0 lead.
- Youngstown State would get on the board when Baylee Williams found the back of the net in the 80th minute.
- Sirdah would top off the night with her second goal of the game off an assist from junior Ella Stanley giving Indiana a 6-1 lead in the final minute of play.
NOTABLE
- This is the first win for Rife as head coach.
- Four Hoosiers scored in the game (Ledwith 2, Sirdah 2, Vlcek, Quinn).
- Ledwith, Stanley and Hamm each earned assists on goals.
- Ledwith lead the way with five of her nine shots being on goal.
- Indiana led the game in shot attempts 32-3.
- Five of the six Hoosier goals were scored in the second half.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will be back on the pitch when Coach Rife welcomes Ball State to Bloomington. The game will take place on Thursday, August 21st at 5 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
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Team Stats
YSU
IU
Goals
1
6
Shots
3
32
Shots on Goal
3
15
Saves
9
2
Corners
3
11
Fouls
9
10
Scoring Plays
Haden Vlcek (1)
GOAL by IU Vlcek, Haden.
07:08
Maggie Ledwith (2)
GOAL by IU Ledwith, Maggie.
46:44
Aleyna Quinn (1)
Assisted By: Maggie Ledwith , Grace Hamm
GOAL by IU Quinn, Aleyna Assist by Ledwith, Maggie and Hamm, Grace.
59:36
Maggie Ledwith (2)
GOAL by IU Ledwith, Maggie.
61:38
Sarah Sirdah (1)
IU Sarah Sirdah PENALTY KICK GOAL.
74:36
Baylee Williams (1)
Assisted By: Leah Weiland
GOAL by YSU Williams, Baylee Assist by Weiland, Leah.
79:19
Sarah Sirdah (1)
Assisted By: Ella Stanley
GOAL by IU Sirdah, Sarah Assist by Stanley, Ella.
88:26
Game Leaders
Shots
9
SOG
5
Goals
2
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
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