Women's soccer posts weekend split
After losing a rough battle to Kentucky on Friday, the IU women’s soccer team bounced back and finished the weekend with a dominating victory against Butler on Sunday.
After losing a rough battle to Kentucky on Friday, the IU women’s soccer team bounced back and finished the weekend with a dominating victory against Butler on Sunday.
The IU women’s soccer team is off to a quick start with two road wins — winning an exhibition and its season opener — in the past two weeks. But for head coach Mick Lyon and his players, the test continues with two more road games this weekend.
Pink will take over Assembly Hall this Sunday, and no, it’s not Victoria’s Secret. Instead, the normally cream- and crimson-clad IU squad will don the lighter color to celebrate the Hoosiers’ annual Pink Zone game. This game offers the players a chance to take on a much fiercer opponent: breast cancer.
IU women’s soccer senior defender Kelley Lawrence has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Second Team All-Region for an IU-record third time.
The Hoosier’s women’s soccer team saw their season come to an end Friday as they fell 1-0 at Minnesota (12-5-3, 5-3-2).
The defense on the women's soccer team has suffered many injuries that have required players to not only step up, but change positions.
With Big Ten conference play on its final stretch, the No. 23 IU women’s soccer team (10-5-2, 2-4-2 Big Ten) suffered a pair of losses against Penn State and Ohio State on Thursday and Sunday, respectively.
For the seven seniors on the field Sunday, it was a Senior Day to remember. The Hoosiers (10-3-2, 2-2-2) were victorious in a 2-0 rout against Iowa, but the game was much more competitive than the score indicates. Both teams came out of the gates aggressively, but IU outshot the Hawkeyes 9-1 in the first half. The action didn’t start heating up until late in the second half. At which point, 18 different Hoosiers clocked time on the field.
Nearing their final stretch of conference play, the Hoosiers play five games in 13 days starting Sunday. The game’s are scheduled closely , however, back in September the team had four games in eight days, so they feel as if they’ve prepared for it.
After 120 minutes of play that included two overtimes, IU was unable to find a way to score against a Michigan defense that frequently dropped back nine players. The tie pushed its record to 9-3-2 for the season and 1-2-2 in the Big Ten.
Fresh off reclaiming a spot back in the national rankings, the No. 22 Hoosiers (9-3-1, 1-2-1) are set to travel to Michigan to face the Wolverines (5-6-2, 0-1-2) on Sunday.
The Golden Boot will be on the line once again when IU plays No. 9 Purdue at 7:30 p.m. today on Jerry Yeagley Field.
The Hoosiers recorded a win and a tie in their first two home conference games this weekend against Michigan State and Illinois.
After experiencing a minor speed bump in their strong start to the season last weekend, the Hoosiers (8-3-0) return home this weekend to play No. 20 Michigan State on Friday and Illinois on Sunday.
Sporting an 8-1 record, the best start in women's soccer history heading into Big Ten play, the Hoosiers looked poised to compete for the Big Ten Championship in the coming year.
Just one year ago, freshman Orianica Velasquez-Herrera was playing for the Colombian U-20 Women’s National Soccer Team. This year, she’s played a significant role on the Hoosiers’ nationally ranked soccer team.
Big Ten conference play kicked off this weekend for the No. 19 Hoosiers. They allowed game-winning goals in the final 10 minutes against both Northwestern and Wisconsin to drop to 8-3 (0-2) on the season.
This season, the women’s soccer team is off to a school record 8-1 start, and its play has earned it a No. 19 ranking in the country.
The Hoosiers are embarking on the start of Big Ten conference play this weekend. IU will travel to Northwestern (3-5-1) and Wisconsin (4-4-1) on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
The No. 22 Hoosiers stayed undefeated at home in facing the Green Bay Phoenix on Friday.