Hailey Couch's Lone Goal Gives Indiana 1-0 Victory

Friday, September 3

Oxford, Ohio

2:00 P.M.

Indiana University

(3-0)

Miami (OH)

(0-3)

Indiana

Miami University

Hailey Couch's Lone Goal Gives Indiana 1-0 Victory

9/3/2021 4:13:00 PM | Field Hockey

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OXFORD, Ohio – The Indiana Field Hockey team extended its winning streak to three matches after toughing out a 1-0 road victory against Miami (OH).

With the victory, IU moves to 3-0 (0-0) while Miami, the 21^st-ranked team in the Preseason NFHCA National Coaches Poll, drops to 0-3 (0-0).

KEY MOMENTS
• Redshirt sophomore back Sydney Keld put back-to-back shots on net but was denied both times by the Miami goalie.
• Freshman goalie Arabella Loveridge was called into action multiple times in the first half to preserve the clean sheet.
• Despite chances from freshman midfielder Sofia Arrebola Garcia and senior forward Hailey Couch, IU and Miami were scoreless at the break.
• Couch broke through in the third quarter with a goal in the 36^th minute off an assist from freshman back Yip van Wonderen.
• Loveridge made a key save in the 52^nd minute to keep the Redhawks off the board.

NOTABLES
• Couch's goal marked her second of the season and the 12^th in her IU career.
• This is the first three-game winning streak for IU since September of 2017.
• IU has now recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since September of 2016.
• Loveridge tallied her first career clean sheet in her second appearance of the campaign.

UP NEXT
• IU continues the weekend with a trip to Columbus, Ohio for a neutral site matchup with Lafayette on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. EST. This will be the first meeting in program history with Lafayette.

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