IU returns 16 letterwinners from its 2013 season, including reigning All-Big Ten selections in senior forward/midfielder Audra Heilman and junior back/midfielder Sydney Supica.
IU’s game against New Hampshire will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
The Wildcats won their fourth consecutive American East regular season conference title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament last year.
New Hampshire finished the 2013 season with a 15-7 record and was No. 16 in the national poll to end ?last season.
Leading the Wildcat defense is Carlie Tarbell, the reigning 2013 America East Goalkeeper of the Year and NFHCA Northeast Regional First Team selection.
She led the conference in save percentage and was second in goals-against-average last season.
IU’s second game will be played against Saint Louis at 5 p.m.
Saint Louis struggled last season, accumulating a 1-19 record.
The Hoosiers will look to carry over momentum from their preseason win against Miami of Ohio.
In IU’s lone preseason game of the season, the Hoosiers won 6-2 in a non-regulation game format where Heilmen scored three times.
Sam Beishuizen
