No. 17 Hoosiers face Ball State in home opener

This Saturday, the No. 17 Hoosiers face the Ball State Cardinals at 1 p.m.  in Bloomington.

Currently, IU field hockey has a 4-2 record with two upsets against then-No. 14 American on Aug. 28 and then-No.13 Louisville on Sept. 6.

This past weekend, the Hoosiers split their games in North Carolina, beating the Davidson Wildcats 6-1 and losing to then-No. 3 Wake Forest, 5-2.

The all-time record between the Hoosiers and Cardinals is 6-2 in regular-season games, with IU winning the last five games.

“We want to put together a more complete game, since last weekend we fell a little flat,” IU coach Amy Robertson said.

On Aug. 19, IU field hockey beat Ball State 3-0 in a pre-season scrimmage in Muncie.

“They are very hard workers, they go for 50-50 goals, and they challenge everything,” junior defender Mutsa Mutembwa said.

Last year, the Cardinals went 2-17 with a 1-9 Mid-American conference record. 
This year, Ball State is 2-4 with wins against Davidson and Appalachian State.

“They are a more experienced team and they have some young players that have contributed right away,” Robertson said.

The Cardinals’ junior forward Hannah Jones has scored five of the team’s 12 goals on the season and senior forward Brooke MacGillivary has scored three of those 12.

Freshman midfielder Julia Raymakers is ready to play in her inaugural IU home game.

“I’m really excited because it’s my first home game and I hope a lot of people come to watch us play,” Raymakers said.