No. 7 Hoosiers to welcome No. 13 Louisville today

The No. 7 IU field hockey team welcomes No. 13 University of Louisville in a rare weekday afternoon battle between two of the nation's top field hockey programs today. The 11-1 Hoosiers have won eight games in a row, most recently defeating Northwestern Saturday. The 10-4 Cardinals are recovering from a tough loss to No. 1 Wake Forest.\nDespite the quick turnaround following Saturday's contest, IU coach Amy Robertson said she believes her team is prepared for a solid Louisville team. \n"Usually, we have a Sunday game after our Saturday game, so this actually gives us a couple days of recovery that we don't usually have," Robertson said. "It's a home game, so we'll be ready to play a Louisville team that has played a tough schedule. It should be high quality hockey."\nAlthough today's match up is the only game all season scheduled for a weekday afternoon, junior forward Lydia Schrott said she doesn't believe it will throw the Hoosiers off their rhythm, but it could cause some adjustments in the academic realm.\n"This is our first weekday game this season, but in the past we haven't prepared any differently. We work on drills and plays that we need to improve on to be better for the upcoming game," Schrott said. "The only problem is that you have to make sure you are prepared for your classes the next day, and not think of it as a Friday game where you can kind of relax because the weekend is coming up."\nThe Hoosiers look to remain undefeated at home, where they have won a record six games in a row, out-scoring their opponents 30-6 in the process. Senior defensive back Morgan Albini said she believes the Hoosiers' play at home this season will provide a distinct advantage over a Cardinal team recovering from its tough game against the Demon Deacons.\n"Although the Tuesday afternoon game poses a challenge for practices, it's a bigger disadvantage for Louisville because they have to travel here, and we can take advantage of an opportunity to play on our home turf," Albini said. \nThe Hoosiers and Cardinals will face off at 4 p.m. at Mellencamp Pavilion.