Team chops down Sycamores

The women's soccer team had a tough 0-1 loss Friday afternoon at Purdue, but came through with a solid 2-1 win over Indiana State in the first meeting ever between the two teams.\nIn Terre Haute, the Sycamores struck first against the Hoosiers on a goal by sophomore forward Claire Hemkens. Junior goalkeeper Shaunna Daugherty said IU came out flat and didn't match the intensity of the scrappy opposition.\n"We definitely didn't play well at all." Daugherty said. "The second half was a lot better than the first. We should have won by a lot more."\nIn the second half, IU scored quickly and successively in the 54th minute and again in the 57th. IU's first score came when senior forward Jenny Mann headed the ball in goal off a cross from junior tri-captain midfielder Emily Hotz. \nJust three and half minutes later, Mann shot the ball from the middle of the box and almost had the game winning Hoosier goal but needed an extra push from junior forward Shelly Gruszka who got her sixth goal and 14th point of the season when she thumped the ball past junior ISU goalkeeper Carey Patton.\n"Indiana State played a very spirited game and made it very difficult for us," coach Mick Lyon said in a statement. "We had good perseverance, and this serves as good preparation for the Big Ten Tournament, learning how to convert on scoring chances."\nIU outmatched the Sycamores statistically taking 22 shots to ISU's eight. Senior tri-captain midfielder Kara Bryan led the team in shots with seven and four on goal. Mann was the points leader earning one for her assist on the game winner and three for her goal. \n"I'm glad we came out with a win," Mann said in a statement. "It's good we get on a win-streak heading into the Tournament. That's really big for us. After the Purdue game we were more determined than ever to get two wins over in-state opponents, so this got us well on our way."\nIU's loss at No. 13 Purdue was a hard fought game decided in the final minutes. The Hoosiers were in control for most of the game taking two more shots and earning four more corner kicks but could not overcome sophomore forward Lauren Sesselman's goal in the 88th minute for Purdue. \n"It was a heartbreaker," Daugherty said. "We dominated that game. We just couldn't score"