Indiana Field Hockey to Travel to No. 3 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan

Friday, October 25

Columbus, Ohio.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

#3 Ohio State

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 22, 2024 - forward/midfielder Theresa Ricci #27 of the Indiana Hoosiers\\ during the scrimmage between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Field Hockey Complex in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Kate Petersen/Indiana Athletics

Indiana Field Hockey to Travel to No. 3 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan

10/24/2024 12:00:00 PM | Field Hockey

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– After splitting the weekend in Bloomington, Indiana Field Hockey is hitting the road for the final two road games of the season against conference opponents. The Hoosiers will start the weekend in Columbus against No. 3 Ohio State on Friday, Oct. 25 and will finish the weekend with No. 7 Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 27 in Ann Arbor.

WEEKEND REWIND:
-Indiana split last weekend in their two games in Bloomington. They started by earning their second ranked win against No. 18 Cal, 2-0, on Friday and finished the weekend with a 2-1 loss to Stanford.

-Against Cal, the Hoosiers applied pressure from the start, holding Cal to only four shots and zero penalty corners through the first three quarters of play.

-Meredith Lee scored her second goal of the season to give Indiana the lead midway through the second quarter.

-Hannah Riddle would score her first career goal late in the third quarter to give Indiana the 2-0 lead.

-With only two minutes left in the game, Cal emptied their goal for one last effort to score, but Sadie Canelli locked up the goal to give Indiana their fourth straight win.

-On Sunday, Indiana ended their four-game winning streak as they fell to Stanford.

-Stanford opened the scoring with a goal in the second quarter to go up 1-0.

-The Cardinal extended their lead to 2-0 midway through the third quarter to take a 2-0 lead.

-Riddle found the back of the cage after a penalty corner to get Indiana on the board heading into the fourth quarter.

-Indiana pushed the pace in the final quarter, drawing eight penalty corners throughout that time.

HOOSIERS HEADING HOME:
-Indiana will have four players returning home this weekend to play in their home states of Ohio and Michigan.

-Javi Baeza, Maggie Carter and Charlotte Glasper are all from the state of Ohio. All three are from Shaker Heights, where they played together during their time in high school.

-Redshirt sophomore Cecilia Maixner will head back to her home state and town of Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday. Her alma mater, Pioneer High School, is across the street from Michigan Stadium.

QUICK STATS:
-Nine different Hoosiers have scored a goal this season: Inés Garcia Prado, Yip van Wonderen, Sydney Keld, Sofia Arrebola Garcia, Jemima Cookson, Mijntje Hagen, Meredith Lee, Maggie Carter and Hannah Riddle.

-Garcia Prado leads the way with six goals while van Wonderen and Hagen follow with five goals each. Keld has three goals while Lee and Riddle have two each. Arrebola Garcia, Cookson, and Carter each have one goal this season.

-As a team, 19 Hoosiers have taken a shot. Garcia Prado and van Wonderen lead all players with 37 and 31 shots, respectively, followed by Keld (28), Arrebola Garcia (25), Jemima Cookson (16), and Meghan Dillon (15).

-113 of the team's total 211 shots have been on goal (54%).

-Sofia Arrebola Garcia currently leads the team in assists with five. Lara Mortz follows with three assists while Ricci, Cookson and van Wonderen each have two assists. Garcia Prado, Hagen, Lee and Emma Thompson have one each as well.

-Sadie Canelli has taken over the starting job in the cage for the Hoosiers after making her first career start at Miami (Ohio). In that game, she recorded seven saves and has recorded 45 saves through her first 10 appearances.

-The Hoosiers are earning more shot opportunities than the competition. Indiana is averaging 15.1 shots per game compared to their opposition's 8.9 shots per game.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION:
-Indiana will play its seventh and eighth ranked teams of the season as Ohio State and Michigan are currently ranked No. 3 and No. 7 in the NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, respectively.

-Ohio State is 12-2 with ranked wins against No. 20 Albany, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 18 Old Dominion, No. 13 Louisville, No. 17 Penn State, No. 8 Maryland. Their two losses have come against conference opponents in No. 6 Michigan and Rutgers.

-Makenna Webster currently leads the Buckeyes with 13 goals scored. Katie Fichtner follows in the scoring ranks with six goals while Brenna Bough, Lindsey Roberts, and Hallie Brost have five goals each.

-Webster also leads Ohio State in assists with nine, followed by Claudia Thomas and Anne Marie Krebs who have five and three, respectively.

-Ohio State is earning more shot attempts than their opponents. They are averaging 15 shots a game to the 8.6 shots by opposing teams.

-Michigan is 11-2 with wins against No. 18 Wake Forest, Providence, Michigan State, No. 4 Ohio State, Rutgers, and No. 16 Penn State. Their losses have come against No. 2 North Carolina and No. 8 Maryland

-Abby Tamer leads Michigan in goals with 11 and is followed by Kate McLaughlin who has 10 goals this season.

-Tamer also lead the team in assists with 12 on the year. She is followed by Lora Clarke who has six, while Abby Burnett and Claire Taylor have five assists each.

OVERTIME TIDBITS:
-Indiana's Inés Garcia Prado, Yip Van Wonderen and Sydney Keld were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.

-Indiana's 2023 team captains of Jemima Cookson and Sydney Keld are both team captains again in 2024. Senior Sofia Arrebola Garcia and junior Emma Thompson were voted in as team captains in the spring, as well.

-Indiana's roster features a trio and pair of former high school teammates who are now playing together again. Maggie Carter, Javi Baeza, and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio). Meredith Lee and Hannah Riddle played together at Assumption High School (Kentucky).