Hoosiers Topped by Wildcats

Friday, October 16

Bloomington, Ind.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

(9-5, 4-2)

Northwestern

(15-1, 6-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Northwestern	1	1	2	0	4
Indiana	0	1	0	0	1

Box Score (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, IN - October 16, 2026 - forward Mijntje Hagen #16 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between Northwestern and the Indiana Hoosiers at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sophia Kaplan/ Indiana Athletics

10/16/2026 6:01:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– No. 11 Indiana Field Hockey was unable to push past the No. 2 Northwestern Wildcats on Friday afternoon, falling 4-1, at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind. It now holds a 9-4 overall record and a 4-1 record in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana was awarded an early penalty corner in the third minute of play, leading to a blocked shot by first-year midfielder Gabriela Garayo Aranceta to warm up the Hoosier offense.
• After a back-and-forth battle on the field, Northwestern's Ilse Tromp put the first goal on the board to make it 1-0 going into the second quarter.
• The Wildcat advantage wouldn't last long with third-year forward Mijntje Hagen taking advantage of a penalty corner opportunity, knocking in the equalizer from the right side of the cage.
• The tie was short-lived as a penalty corner awarded to Northwestern would set them up to score a goal by Tromp. As play ended in the first half, it was 2-1 Northwestern.
• After Northwestern's Ashley Sessa opened up with an early goal after the break, third-year goalkeeper Sadie Canelli was a key piece to the Hoosier defense, making two third-quarter saves.
• The third frame closed with a goal from Raquel Hofmeister of Northwestern. Neither team could knock one in in the final 15, closing the game 4-1 with the Wildcats holding the advantage.

NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers held Northwestern to just seven shots on goal, tying it for the second-lowest shot-on-goal stat on the scoresheet this season. They tie with Princeton, who defeated Northwestern last week in an overtime victory.
• Four Hoosiers recorded a shot on goal each, including lone goal-scorer Hagen, second-year forward Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, fourth-year midfielder Inés Garcia Prado and second-year forward/midfielder Molly Stutte.
• With it now sitting at 4-1 in conference play, Indiana sits at third in the conference behind 4-0 Maryland and 5-0 Northwestern.

UP NEXT
• IU will stay home for continued conference action against Penn State on Friday, Oct 23 at 3 p.m at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind. Penn State is 2-1 in B1G play and 8-4 on the season.

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