Indiana Outlasts Rutgers, Advances to Big Ten Tournament Semis

Wednesday, November 4

Columbus, Ohio

11:00 AM

Indiana University

(10-7, 4-4)

No. 4 Seed Rutgers

(11-8, 5-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Indiana	0	0	2	0	2
Rutgers	0	0	1	0	1

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11/4/2026 2:21:00 PM | Field Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio ––– Just five days removed from last facing Rutgers, Indiana Field Hockey got another shot at the Scarlet Knights and did not let it slip the second time around.

No. 5 Seed Indiana defeated No. 4 Seed Rutgers, 2-1, in a back-and-forth battle to win the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal matchup.

With the win, Indiana will face No. 1 Seed Northwestern on Friday in the Semifinal.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana and Rutgers were in a defensive battle to open the game and through the majority of the first quarter as much of the possession of the ball stayed in the middle of the field.
• Rutgers took the first shot of the game when Olivia Stazi shot with under a minute left in the first period before Sadie Canelli logged her first save of the day.
• Indiana defended Rutgers' first penalty corner well in the 21^st minute, not allowing any clean shot opportunities and forcing a shot going wide by Sophie Kuiper.
• With Rutgers pushing the ball on an open break in the 27^th minute, Javi Baeza made up ground to clear the ball out of bounds and prevent any mor Scarlet Knight momentum.
• In the 32nd minute, Indiana earned the first of back-to-back penalty corners, on the second one, a broken play created a shot opportunity for Agustina Gamonal who found the back of the cage to put Indiana up 1-0.
• Rutgers' Talia Schenck evened the score on a goal from a penalty corner and the assist by Anna Cogdell for a 1-1 tie in the 43^rd minute.
• Just a few minutes later, Indiana capitalized with Molly Stutte setting up Inés Garcia Prado for a shot and goal to put Indiana back in the lead, 2-1.
• Rutgers had two penalty corners in the final 20 seconds but could not convert on either opportunity.

NOTABLES
• This is Indiana's first trip to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal since 2012 and just the fourth in program history (2005, 2009, 2012, 2026).
• The 10 wins marks the first 10-plus win season since 2021.
• Four of Indiana's five shots came in the second half.
• Gamonal's goal was her second of the season.
• Garcia Prado's goal was her fourth of the season.

UP NEXT
• No. 5 Seed Indiana will take on No. 1 Seed Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal at 1 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 6).