Friday, September 7
Bloomington, IN
3 PM
Indiana University
vs
Stanford
Field Hockey Meets Stanford, Saint Francis at Hoosier Invitational
9/6/2018 9:42:00 PM | Field Hockey
Four games amongst five teams take place on the home turf this weekend
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Hoosiers are set to host their first full home weekend at the IU Field Hockey Complex, a four-game tournament known as the Hoosier Invitational. The five-team assembly will bring teams from conferences across the country to Bloomington for an action-packed weekend, including two tough matchups for the Hoosiers.
Indiana begins their weekend against Stanford, their second top-25 team of the year, followed by a unique meeting with the Saint Francis Red Flash. Both games will stream live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com and will be the last non-conference clashes before IU commences Big Ten play.
Week 3: The Hoosier Invitational
Friday, September 7 – Indiana vs. No. 20 Stanford – 3:00 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex
Follow: Stats | Live on BTN Plus | @IndianaFH
Sunday, September 9 – Indiana vs. Saint Francis – 2:30 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex
Follow: Stats | Live on BTN Plus | @IndianaFH
The Hoosiers spent last week on the road, their first weekend double away from home of 2018, with two games in Philadelphia against a pair from the City Six. Indiana dropped their game at Villanova in heartbreaking fashion, 3-2 in overtime, before coming up short at Drexel in a 2-0 defeat.
The Hoosiers and Wildcats provided an exciting contest on Friday evening. After IU got the opening goal from Kelsey Giese, Villanova mounted a comeback and gained a 2-1 lead. On their final attempt of regulation, IU earned a penalty stroke that Nora Aucker converted with aplomb. Aucker also recorded an assist on Giese's goal for the most single-game points by a Hoosier this year.
Big Beginnings
Indiana split their opening weekend results in the Hoosier state, falling on a last-minute goal by No. 8 Louisville in their home opener before shutting out Ball State 2-0 in Muncie. A diverse attack saw Claire Woods, Bente Buwalda, and Sam Scire earn their first goals of the year while goalkeepers Shelby Querry and Sachi Ananias secured the first tandem shutout of their careers.
Thus far, all five goals and five assists have come from different sources; the lone exception being senior captain Nora Aucker, who leads the team with three points (1g, 1a).
Crimson, Meet Cardinal
One has to travel back to head coach Amanda Janney Misselhorn's first season at Indiana, in 2015, for the Hoosiers' last encounter with Stanford. Indiana went to Stanford and took the No. 6 Cardinal to the wire, falling 1-0 to a 24th-minute Stanford strike.
The Hoosiers look forward to hosting Stanford for the first time since the 2007 season, when IU defended their turf with a 2-1 win. The Cardinal have won the two meetings since then and lead the overall series, 3-2.
Quick Jabs...
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Indiana begins their weekend against Stanford, their second top-25 team of the year, followed by a unique meeting with the Saint Francis Red Flash. Both games will stream live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com and will be the last non-conference clashes before IU commences Big Ten play.
Week 3: The Hoosier Invitational
Friday, September 7 – Indiana vs. No. 20 Stanford – 3:00 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex
Follow: Stats | Live on BTN Plus | @IndianaFH
Sunday, September 9 – Indiana vs. Saint Francis – 2:30 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex
Follow: Stats | Live on BTN Plus | @IndianaFH
Corner Hits
Last Time: Facing Philly's City SixThe Hoosiers spent last week on the road, their first weekend double away from home of 2018, with two games in Philadelphia against a pair from the City Six. Indiana dropped their game at Villanova in heartbreaking fashion, 3-2 in overtime, before coming up short at Drexel in a 2-0 defeat.
The Hoosiers and Wildcats provided an exciting contest on Friday evening. After IU got the opening goal from Kelsey Giese, Villanova mounted a comeback and gained a 2-1 lead. On their final attempt of regulation, IU earned a penalty stroke that Nora Aucker converted with aplomb. Aucker also recorded an assist on Giese's goal for the most single-game points by a Hoosier this year.
Big Beginnings
Indiana split their opening weekend results in the Hoosier state, falling on a last-minute goal by No. 8 Louisville in their home opener before shutting out Ball State 2-0 in Muncie. A diverse attack saw Claire Woods, Bente Buwalda, and Sam Scire earn their first goals of the year while goalkeepers Shelby Querry and Sachi Ananias secured the first tandem shutout of their careers.
Thus far, all five goals and five assists have come from different sources; the lone exception being senior captain Nora Aucker, who leads the team with three points (1g, 1a).
Crimson, Meet Cardinal
One has to travel back to head coach Amanda Janney Misselhorn's first season at Indiana, in 2015, for the Hoosiers' last encounter with Stanford. Indiana went to Stanford and took the No. 6 Cardinal to the wire, falling 1-0 to a 24th-minute Stanford strike.
The Hoosiers look forward to hosting Stanford for the first time since the 2007 season, when IU defended their turf with a 2-1 win. The Cardinal have won the two meetings since then and lead the overall series, 3-2.
Quick Jabs...
- Sunday's game against Saint Francis is the first between the Hoosiers and Red Flash in program history.
- Juniors Kelsey Giese and Ciara Girouard have missed neither a game nor a start (43 CAPs) in their careers.
- Three Indiana freshmen have made the first team in all four games of their debut seasons: Hailey Couch, Jes McGivern, and redshirt freshman Shelby Querry.
- The Hoosiers commence Big Ten play next weekend against No. 9 Northwestern on Friday, Sept. 14 at the IU Field Hockey Complex. The weekend continues at No. 14 Iowa on Sunday, Sept. 16. The game with the Hawkeyes will air live on the Big Ten Network.
Follow Indiana Field Hockey on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @IndianaFH.
#iufh #GoIU
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