Friday, September 15
Evanston, Ill.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
at
#3 Northwestern
Indiana Travels to Evanston for Matchups with No. 3 Northwestern and Penn
9/14/2023 12:30:00 PM | Field Hockey
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– In the team's final weekend of four consecutive weekends on the road to start the season, Indiana Field Hockey will head to Evanston, Ill. for two big matchups. The Hoosiers open Big Ten play on Friday with No. 3 Northwestern and then face a tough Penn team on Saturday afternoon.
LOOKING TO REBOUND:
-Indiana will look to get back on track this weekend after a tough loss at Ohio last weekend.
-The Hoosiers fell to the Bobcats in overtime, 3-2, on Sunday, Sep. 10.
-The game started out with Indiana dominating the game and building a 2-0 lead early in the second period.
-The Bobcats tied it at 2-2 at half and then ended up scoring in overtime to end the game.
-The Hoosiers will have two opportunities to right the ship this weekend as the team travels to Evanston, Ill to play two talented teams.
-Indiana will open Big Ten play against No. 3 Northwestern on Friday and then will play a neutral site game against Penn on Saturday.
-Northwestern is the reigning national runner-up and won the 2021 NCAA Championship.
-Penn is also battle tested, facing two top-ten teams in their first four games, including defending NCAA Champion, North Carolina, and consistent national power, Louisville.
HOOSIER NEWCOMER SUCCESS:
-It has not taken long for Indiana newcomers Sarah Charley and Inés Garcia Prado to find success in a Hoosier uniform.
-Charley, a graduate student who transferred after four years at Ohio State, and Garcia Prado, a freshman from Spain, have been integral parts of the team since day one.
-Both players are tied as the leading point scorers on the team with seven points.
-Charley has three goals as the team's leading goal scorer with one assist to go along with them.
-Garcia Prado is the team's leader in assists with three while also scoring two goals.
QUICK STATS:
-Seven different Hoosiers have scored a goal this season: Sarah Charley, Inés Garcia Prado, Jemima Cookson, Yip van Wonderen, Maggie Carter, Meghan Dillon and Anna Mozeleski.
-Charley leads the way with three goals while Garcia Prado is the team's second leading goal scorer with two. Everyone else has notched one.
-Charley also leads the team in shots taken with 11. Ten of those have been on goal.
-As a team, 11 Hoosiers have recorded a shot taken. Thirty five of the team's 50 shots have been on goal (70%).
-Garcia Prado leads the team in assists with three. Sofia Arrebola Garcia has two assists thus far and Charley, Cookson, and van Wonderen have all recorded one.
-Indiana's defense is holding teams to 1.80 goals per game while the Hoosiers are scoring an average of 2.0 goals per game.
-Indiana has drawn 26 penalty corners this season, the same combined total as all of their opponents thus far.
-Shannon McNally and Arabella Loveridge have split time in the cage this season. Each has started in three games and both have been very effective.
-McNally has made 13 saves while Loveridge has notched 11 through the first five games.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION:
-Northwestern enters the weekend with an impressive resume, including a 5-1 record, a No. 3 overall ranking and two ranked wins.
-Northwestern defeated No. 17 Boston College in overtime, 1-0, and also beat No. 20 Duke, 3-2. Both games were at neutral sites.
-The Wildcats' only loss was the team's season opener, falling to No. 9 Louisville, 1-0. Since then, the team has rattled off five consecutive wins.
-Northwestern's calling card is their defense, only allowing opponents to 0.50 goals per game.
-The Wildcats are also outshooting opponents at a staggering 108 to 40 differential.
-Payton Halsey leads Northwestern in scoring with four goals and 11 shots.
-Northwestern leads the all-time series with Indiana, 17-10. The Hoosiers are looking for their first win over the Wildcats since 2016.
-Penn enters the weekend with a 2-2 mark. The Quakers fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 4-0, in the opener and have bounced back well since.
-They lost a close one to No. 9 Louisville, 2-1, and defeated Georgetown, 8-1, and Drexel, 2-1 (OT) since then.
-Saturday's game will be the first meeting in program history between Indiana and Penn.
OVERTIME TIDBITS:
-Indiana's Sofia Arrebola Garcia, Sydney Keld and Sarah Charley were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.
-Indiana's 2022 team captains of Keld and Kennedy Reardon are both team captains again in 2023. Senior Jemima Cookson was voted in as a team captain in the spring, as well.
-Indiana's roster features three pairs of former high school teammates who are now playing together again. Maggie Carter and Javi Baeza played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio), Meredith Lee and Hannah Riddle played together at Assumption High School (Kentucky) and Anna Mozeleski and Maddie Olshemski played at Wyoming Seminary Prep (Pennsylvania).
LOOKING TO REBOUND:
-Indiana will look to get back on track this weekend after a tough loss at Ohio last weekend.
-The Hoosiers fell to the Bobcats in overtime, 3-2, on Sunday, Sep. 10.
-The game started out with Indiana dominating the game and building a 2-0 lead early in the second period.
-The Bobcats tied it at 2-2 at half and then ended up scoring in overtime to end the game.
-The Hoosiers will have two opportunities to right the ship this weekend as the team travels to Evanston, Ill to play two talented teams.
-Indiana will open Big Ten play against No. 3 Northwestern on Friday and then will play a neutral site game against Penn on Saturday.
-Northwestern is the reigning national runner-up and won the 2021 NCAA Championship.
-Penn is also battle tested, facing two top-ten teams in their first four games, including defending NCAA Champion, North Carolina, and consistent national power, Louisville.
HOOSIER NEWCOMER SUCCESS:
-It has not taken long for Indiana newcomers Sarah Charley and Inés Garcia Prado to find success in a Hoosier uniform.
-Charley, a graduate student who transferred after four years at Ohio State, and Garcia Prado, a freshman from Spain, have been integral parts of the team since day one.
-Both players are tied as the leading point scorers on the team with seven points.
-Charley has three goals as the team's leading goal scorer with one assist to go along with them.
-Garcia Prado is the team's leader in assists with three while also scoring two goals.
QUICK STATS:
-Seven different Hoosiers have scored a goal this season: Sarah Charley, Inés Garcia Prado, Jemima Cookson, Yip van Wonderen, Maggie Carter, Meghan Dillon and Anna Mozeleski.
-Charley leads the way with three goals while Garcia Prado is the team's second leading goal scorer with two. Everyone else has notched one.
-Charley also leads the team in shots taken with 11. Ten of those have been on goal.
-As a team, 11 Hoosiers have recorded a shot taken. Thirty five of the team's 50 shots have been on goal (70%).
-Garcia Prado leads the team in assists with three. Sofia Arrebola Garcia has two assists thus far and Charley, Cookson, and van Wonderen have all recorded one.
-Indiana's defense is holding teams to 1.80 goals per game while the Hoosiers are scoring an average of 2.0 goals per game.
-Indiana has drawn 26 penalty corners this season, the same combined total as all of their opponents thus far.
-Shannon McNally and Arabella Loveridge have split time in the cage this season. Each has started in three games and both have been very effective.
-McNally has made 13 saves while Loveridge has notched 11 through the first five games.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION:
-Northwestern enters the weekend with an impressive resume, including a 5-1 record, a No. 3 overall ranking and two ranked wins.
-Northwestern defeated No. 17 Boston College in overtime, 1-0, and also beat No. 20 Duke, 3-2. Both games were at neutral sites.
-The Wildcats' only loss was the team's season opener, falling to No. 9 Louisville, 1-0. Since then, the team has rattled off five consecutive wins.
-Northwestern's calling card is their defense, only allowing opponents to 0.50 goals per game.
-The Wildcats are also outshooting opponents at a staggering 108 to 40 differential.
-Payton Halsey leads Northwestern in scoring with four goals and 11 shots.
-Northwestern leads the all-time series with Indiana, 17-10. The Hoosiers are looking for their first win over the Wildcats since 2016.
-Penn enters the weekend with a 2-2 mark. The Quakers fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 4-0, in the opener and have bounced back well since.
-They lost a close one to No. 9 Louisville, 2-1, and defeated Georgetown, 8-1, and Drexel, 2-1 (OT) since then.
-Saturday's game will be the first meeting in program history between Indiana and Penn.
OVERTIME TIDBITS:
-Indiana's Sofia Arrebola Garcia, Sydney Keld and Sarah Charley were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.
-Indiana's 2022 team captains of Keld and Kennedy Reardon are both team captains again in 2023. Senior Jemima Cookson was voted in as a team captain in the spring, as well.
-Indiana's roster features three pairs of former high school teammates who are now playing together again. Maggie Carter and Javi Baeza played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio), Meredith Lee and Hannah Riddle played together at Assumption High School (Kentucky) and Anna Mozeleski and Maddie Olshemski played at Wyoming Seminary Prep (Pennsylvania).
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