Indiana University Athletics
Friday, October 16
Bloomington, Ind.
3:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Northwestern
Hoosiers Face No. 2 Northwestern in Ranked Home Contest
10/15/2026 11:31:00 AM | Field Hockey
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 11 Indiana Field Hockey continues its home stint with a game against No. 2 Northwestern on Friday Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in Bloomington, Ind. at Deborah Tobias Field.
The ranked matchup will be the second that the Hoosiers have hosted this season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
QUICK STATS
WEEKEND RECAP
HOOSIER HISTORY
OVERTIME TIDBITS:
The ranked matchup will be the second that the Hoosiers have hosted this season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
- The Hoosiers will continue conference play on Friday afternoon when it hosts No. 2 Northwestern at Deborah Tobias Field. Both teams sit at an undefeated, 4-0, in B1G play.
- The contest will be the second time Indiana has played the No. 2 ranked team in its 2026 campaign, securing a 3-1 win against then No. 2 ranked Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa on Sep. 20.
- While Northwestern goes into the week ranked second in the coaches poll, it has spent every week since the preseason ranked No. 1. After it fell 1-2 against No. 10 Princeton in overtime, the Wildcats saw its first move in the poll.
- Indiana looks to break a 10 game losing streak to Northwestern. The pair last met on Sep 26, 2025 when IU dropped the match 0-5.
- The Hoosiers have the edge at home against Northwestern, holding an 8-6 all-time record in Bloomington. The last victory was 10 years ago at Deborah Tobias Field, when IU defeated Northwestern 2-1 in 2016.
- Ashley Sessa leads the offense for the Wildcats, totaling 11 goals and eight assists on the season.
- In B1G play, Northwestern has faced off against Michigan State (6-0), Ohio State (5-0), Michigan (6-1) and Iowa (2-1) to maintain its undefeated conference record.
QUICK STATS
- Molly Stutte and Celia Arroyo Cabezudo lead the team with eight-goals each. Stutte has totaled seven assists throughout the season and Arroyo Cabezudo has recorded four.
- In games against ranked opponents, IU is 2-3. It started the season with two back-to-back losses against No. 10 Miami ( 1-2) and No.18 Louisville (1-2 , OT), It split a double-header against No. 2 Iowa, starting with a 3-1 win and dropping the second match in a shut-out. Its most recent ranked victory was against No. 13 Michigan (1-0) on Sep. 26.
- The Hoosiers have recorded shutouts in three of the last four games.
- They continue to hold their opponents to ten overall goals throughout the 2026 campaign.
- In the match against Ohio, it tied its season record for total assists with six. The Hoosiers also totaled six against Central Michigan on Sep. 7 and Ball State on Sep. 13.
- With four more matches to go in the regular season, Indiana's nine wins match the total wins overall from the 2025 season where it went 9-9. The last time Indiana saw a ten-win season or better was 2021 where it went 10-10 overall and 2-6 in the B1G.
WEEKEND RECAP
- The Hoosiers continued its home-field dominance with a win over Ohio on Sunday Oct. 11, concluding their non-conference matchups.
- It was all-Indiana throughout the match, scoring its first goal in the opening minutes of play. With the goal, Stutte recorded a career record of season goals with eight.
- Theresa Ricci helped in the effort, knocking one straight in with two seconds to go making it a 2-0 match at the half.
- Arroyo Cabezudo got hot in the third, notching back-to-back shots in the cage. Ohio was not allowed any shots in the third frame.
- Sadie Canelli worked hard to maintain the shutout in the fourth, making three saves and preventing Ohio from adding to the board.
- Charlotte Glasper closed out scoring for Indiana with a fast-break shot in the fourth to make it 5-0 and help it record its third shutout in four games.
HOOSIER HISTORY
- The Hoosiers currently sit at 4-0 in the Big Ten, tied for first-place with Maryland. On Friday afternoon, they look to add to the record and attempt the best B1G finish since 2015 when they went 5-3.
- Prior to the 2015 season, it had never recorded more than four conference wins. Indiana had a successful stint from 2005-2006 where it went 4-2 in conference play, finishing second on B1G rankings both years. It repeated the success in 2009 with the same record and ranking.
- During the historical 2005 season, both Head Coach Kayla Bayshore and Assistant Coach Dani Castro added to the team's success.
- In both 2005 and 2006, the Hoosiers beat Northwestern in overtime matches. They also recorded wins in 2009 and 2015.
- The Cream and Crimson haven't beat the Wildcats since 2016, securing the 2-1 win over then No. 6 ranked Northwestern at Deborah Tobias Field.
- IU looks to defeat Northwestern to break the streak and add to its B1G record and finish in the top of the conference for the first time in 10 years.
OVERTIME TIDBITS:
- Indiana's Inés Garcia Prado, Molly Stutte and Mijntje Hagen were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.
- Inés Garcia Prado, Mijntje Hagen and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta were featured on the 2026 NFHCA Division I Players to Watch List.
- Upperclassmen Mijntje Hagen, Javi Baeza, Inés Garcia Prado look to get the team to new heights this season as team captains.
- Indiana's roster bolsters a former high school duo who are once again playing together at the collegiate level. Javi Baeza and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio).
- The Hoosiers further their international talent, expanding the number of countries represented on the team. Lily Freeman and Jessie Mauro came to Bloomington from England while Keke Sluiter, Isa Smulders and Mijntje Hagen travelled from the Netherlands. Agustina Gamonal is from Chile and Helen Grahe represents Germany. Spain boasts the highest representation with Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Inés Garcia Prado, Berta Sáenz de Santa María and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta representing Spain in Bloomington.
- First year Berta Sáenz de Santa María reunites on the field with second year Celia Arroyo Cabezudo as the pair both attended Esclavas Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Alongside the duo, Gabriela Garayo Aranceta is also from Santander, Spain.
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