Hoosiers Face Northwestern in Big Ten Semis - Indiana University Athletics

Friday, November 6

Columbus, Ohio

1:00 PM

Indiana University

No. 1 Seed Northwestern

11/5/2026 11:58:00 AM | Field Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio –––– After defeating No. 4 seed Rutgers in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, No. 5 seed Indiana is slated to compete with No. 1 seed Northwestern on Friday at 12 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio at Buckeye Varsity Field.

QUARTERFINALS RECAP

Indiana field hockey pushed past No. 4 seeded Rutgers on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the semifinals in the B1G tournament.
After two back-to-back penalty corners, Agustina Gamonal found the back of the cage for IU to put it up 1-0 in the 32nd minute of play.
In the 43rd minute, Rutgers profited off of a penalty corner of their own to make it a 1-1 matchup going into the final quarter of action.
Molly Stutte was able to set up Inés Garcia Prado for a shot and goal to put Indiana back in the lead, 2-1.
With the win on Wednesday, IU was able to avenge a 2-1 loss in its regular season finale against the Scarlet Knights on Oct. 30.

QUICK STATS

Indiana will advance to the semifinals on Friday for the first time since 2012 and for the fourth in program history (2005, 2009, 2012, 2026).
Ten players scored goals for the Hoosiers through the 2026 season. Molly Stutte and Celia Arroyo Cabezudo lead the team in the offensive effort with eight goals each.
IU finished off the regular season with a 9-7 record, the best since 2009 when the team finished 14-7. They have finished 4-4 in the B1G for three consecutive years.
IU has recorded 37 total goals in the 2026 season and have held opponents to 18 goals.
Inés Garcia Prado leads the team with eight total assists.
Indiana sits at 251 total shots, with 141 being on goal.
Sadie Canelli finished the regular season with 42 saves and a 75% save percentage. She also allowed 14 goals for the season, a career low for the Boxford, Mass. native.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION

Indiana is set to face No. 1 seeded Northwestern on Friday, Nov 6 in the semifinals of the B1G tournament. The top-seeded Wildcats were awarded a bye in the first round of the tournament.
The pair last met on Oct. 14 at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind. when No. 2 Northwestern clinched the 4-1 victory over the No. 11 Hoosiers.
Northwestern has spent every week of the season ranked in the top two in the National Coaches Poll. Finishing its regular season 16-2, it was handed losses from No. 10 Princeton (1-2, OT) and, most recently, No. 14 Penn State (0-2.)
Indiana also looks to break an 11 game losing streak with the conference foe.
Ashley Sessa leads the offense for the Wildcats, totaling 12 goals and 10 assists on the season.

OVERTIME TIDBITS

Indiana's Inés Garcia Prado, Molly Stutte and Mijntje Hagen were named to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list.
Inés Garcia Prado, Mijntje Hagen and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta were featured on the 2026 NFHCA Division I Players to Watch List.
Upperclassmen Mijntje Hagen, Javi Baeza, Inés Garcia Prado look to get the team to new heights this season as team captains.
Indiana's roster bolsters a former high school duo who are once again playing together at the collegiate level. Javi Baeza and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio).
The Hoosiers further their international talent, expanding the number of countries represented on the team. Lily Freeman and Jessie Mauro came to Bloomington from England while Keke Sluiter, Isa Smulders and Mijntje Hagen travelled from the Netherlands. Agustina Gamonal is from Chile and Helen Grahe represents Germany. Spain boasts the highest representation with Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Inés Garcia Prado, Berta Sáenz de Santa María and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta representing Spain in Bloomington.
First year Berta Sáenz de Santa María reunites on the field with second year Celia Arroyo Cabezudo as the pair both attended Esclavas Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Alongside the duo, Gabriela Garayo Aranceta is also from Santander, Spain.