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Hoosiers near scoreless minutes record after win

Women's Soccer

The Hoosiers inched closer to breaking IU’s previous scoreless minutes streak this weekend.

IU recorded its second and third wins of the season by defeating Evansville (1-1-0) 3-0 Friday night before edging out Central Michigan (2-1-0) 1-0 Sunday. They are now 3-0-0 this season and nearing the record for the most consecutive minutes without allowing a goal for 505:58 minutes. The all-time IU mark of 808:34 goalless minutes dates back to 1993.

IU outshot its opponents 37-11 this weekend. Returning defensive seniors Kelly Lawrence and Christie Kotynski combined to limit the opposition as sophomore goalie Lindsay Campbell only had to make four saves in two games.

“Lindsay has been putting herself in great positions to not allow rebounds,” IU women’s soccer coach Mick Lyon said. “And we’re just very good at the back.”

On Friday night, IU capitalized on turnovers in the first half and put pressure on the Aces’ defense.

The Hoosiers got on the board early in the 18th minute when sophomore midfielder Devon Beach stuck a shot from the outside box for an early 1-0 lead.

Freshman Orianica Velasquez Herrera scored the first goal of her career in the 31st minute on a long kick in the far corner from an assist by Beach.

“She brings a lot of creativity and a different style of play,” Beach said of Herrera. “So it’s nice to try and work off of it.”

The Hoosiers switched to a protective style of play in the second half, but that didn’t stop junior forward Jocelyn Moses from getting in on the board.

Toward the end of the 76th minute, Moses put the game out of reach by taking advantage of a cross from sophomore Carly Samp that snuck through the defenders and landed near Moses.

The score helped preserve IU’s 3-0 lead and allowed IU to continue its defensive style to ensure a shutout, prolonging the team’s scoreless streak.

On Sunday, Samp’s breakaway goal in the sixth minute was all the Hoosier defense needed to ensure their sixth straight shutout in the win against Central Michigan.

The early goal allowed the defense to drop back and sustain a 1-0 victory.

“Having the same players back from last year playing the same roles, they’re just very organized and we’re just bearing the fruit of that right now,” Lyon said.

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