Hoosiers head north with hopes of 2 Big Ten wins

The IU women's soccer team is hoping two matches against Michigan teams will equal two wins this weekend.\nThe Hoosiers are looking for their first two Big Ten wins this weekend when they play host to Michigan and Michigan State after losing at Penn State and Minnesota last weekend.\n"There's nothing specifically we have to do better," said senior midfielder Kristen Zmijewski. "We just have to keep going out there and playing for all 90 minutes."\nBefore the start of Big Ten play, IU was above .500 and a winner of three of its last four contests.\nDuring the non-conference season, the Hoosiers suffered many crucial injuries, including a hand injury to sophomore defender Jenna Babcock. However, all the injuries have healed and head coach Mick Lyon is looking for the team to be back in sync.\n"We have never been in sync since the start of the season," Lyon said. "But now we can get back to where we started before the season started."\nThe Hoosiers have also never appeared truly comfortable with their offense this season and have tweaked their formations every week to get more goals. But this week, Lyon said he believes he has found the right formula.\n"We've been working on gaining composure on the ball, and the girls have been getting vital pressure experience while playing early in the career," he said.\nLyon is also counting on his defense to step up and play better soccer during the weekend matches.\n"We have to play with more heart and complete the job, even if that means putting our body in front of a moving truck."\nJunior forward Megan Pipkens is looking for some high intensity action this weekend.\n"I expect a good game from both these teams, just like every other Big Ten team," Pipkens said. "It should be an exciting weekend"