IU kicks off season opener in new South Florida stadium
The University of South Florida will host the IU women’s soccer team Friday in the opening match of its new soccer stadium.
The University of South Florida will host the IU women’s soccer team Friday in the opening match of its new soccer stadium.
Soccer had its 15 minutes of fame again this summer in the United States. The game that defines sports in European countries garnered attention from the USA women’s soccer team’s run to the World Cup final and two of England’s top teams’ visits to Major League Soccer stadiums across the country.
To many, Ori Velasquez is just another face in the crowd during Welcome Week, another student at IU.
IU Women’s Soccer Coach Mick Lyon said he will think positively and use the opportunity provided by his team’s youth to make some tactical changes to help the team win more close, low-scoring matches. Over the past three seasons in 1-0 matches, the Hoosiers are 7-7, including five consecutive matches in 2008 when IU lost 1-0 to open the Big Ten schedule.
IU Women’s Soccer Coach Mick Lyon said his team failed to create shots in their Aug. 7 exhibition loss against DePaul.
Five seniors were recognized before the game, and all played later on, but the Hoosiers (6-12-1, 2-8) did not prevent a Golden Gopher shutout. Goals in the fifth, 16th and 25th minutes determined the final result of the game.
For the third straight season, the IU women’s soccer team will miss the NCAA Tournament berth.
The Hoosiers (6-11-1, 2-7) benefited from an entire game of high-quality defense and a lob shot from senior forward Joselyn Moses, defeating No. 18 Ohio State, 1-0, on Sunday.
In the 18-year history of the IU women’s soccer team, the Hoosiers have recorded just one win against Penn State. That win came in the 1996 Big Ten Tournament. Thursday, the Nittany Lions gave the visiting Hoosiers (5-11-1, 1-7) their worst loss this season with a 6-1 final score.
After defeating Iowa 3-2 on the road Sunday, the Hoosiers do not have the luxury of enjoying their win for long as they travel to play Penn State on Thursday.
The junior forward's game-winner in overtime at Iowa earned the IU women's soccer team its first Big Ten victory of the season.
Having lost six straight games in the Big Ten, the IU women’s soccer team is looking for some comfort from Sunday’s trip to Iowa City, Iowa, during which the Hoosiers (4-10-1, 0-6) will play Iowa, which is also looking for its first Big Ten win.
Playing against Michigan on Sunday after a 10-day break, the Hoosiers lost their sixth straight Big Ten contest, falling 2-1 to the Wolverines.
IU women’s soccer team will be back at Bill Armstrong Stadium for another Big Ten competition after a 10-day break. The Hoosiers (4-9-1) will play host to Michigan on Sunday, a team who is also seeking for its first Big Ten win this season.
The IU women’s soccer team lost to Purdue 2-1 on Thursday, bringing the Hoosiers' losing streak to five.
The Hoosiers (4-8-1) will not only be looking for a long-awaited victory against their rivals when they play at 4 p.m. Thursday in West Lafayette, but they are also looking for their first Big Ten win of the season.
For women's soccer sophomore forward Orianica Velasquez, carried her soccer dream all the way from Bogota, Colombia to Bloomington.
The IU women's soccer team fell to Michigan State and Illinois this weekend, extending its losing streak to four games.
The IU women’s soccer team will play outside of Bloomington on Friday. It will be the team’s first road game since enduring a 32-day, eight-game homestand in which the team posted a 2-5-1 record.
The IU women’s soccer team lost consecutive games to Northwestern and Wisconsin during the opening weekend of Big Ten play.