Women's soccer to play Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
IU lost to Nebraska 3-1 in the regular season finale in Lincoln, Neb., while playing in weather IU Coach Amy Berbary described as a “hurricane.”
IU lost to Nebraska 3-1 in the regular season finale in Lincoln, Neb., while playing in weather IU Coach Amy Berbary described as a “hurricane.”
IU (14-5-1) defeated Illinois 5-3 in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in Champaign, Ill.
For the first time since 2007, IU will take the field for the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at 5:30 p.m. in Champaign, Ill., against tournament host Illinois tonight.
When IU takes the field against Illinois tonight at 5:30, the first round of this year’s Big Tournament, the “playing like this is our last game” mindset becomes reality.
Three Indiana women’s soccer players earned accolades with the Big Ten individual player awards on Tuesday.
A 3-1 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln on Friday assured IU of the No. 4 seed in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.
The Hoosiers (13-4-1, 6-4) can finish, at worst, the fourth seed in the conference regardless of Friday’s results. The combination of a win against Nebraska (14-3-1, 9-1) and Ohio State beating Michigan would give IU the No. 3 seed.
Players and coaches have been tweeting “#12ISEABOVE” since the initial Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll listed the Hoosiers as 12th in conference — dead last.
The goal would prove to be the lone goal of the game in a 1-0 Hoosier win. The three points they got for the win guarantees IU (13-4-1, 6-4) will finish at least fourth in the Big Ten standings.
The Golden Boot will stay in Bloomington.
There will be more than just three points in the Big Ten on the line when the IU women’s soccer team (11-4-1, 4-4) travels to the Boilermaker Soccer Complex for a match against Purdue (8-7-1, 3-5) tonight.
Rebecca Candler is only six assists away from matching IU’s all-time career assist record of 24, set by IU alumna Wendy Dillinger.
The Hoosiers (11-4-1, 4-4) had already lost 1-0 against Michigan on Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a late Michigan State goal forced an overtime period where one final goal would decide the game.
The Hoosiers (10-3-1, 3-3) are hitting the road for a 7 p.m. Friday game in Ann Arbor, Mich., against Michigan (10-2-1, 4-1-1) before completing the weekend with a noon game in East Lansing, Mich., against Michigan State (7-5-2, 1-5).
On Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Iowa was able to expose those tendencies en route to handing the Hoosiers (10-3-1, 3-3) their first home loss of the season, 2-1.
IU women’s soccer enters Saturday’s 6 p.m. game against Iowa at Bill Armstrong Stadium coming off a pair of wins that featured some of the most physical play all season.
Every week the IU women’s soccer coaching staff posts the Big Ten standings in the locker room.
Key aspects of any team’s success are sharing a bond and fighting through trials. That was the case with this team on Friday night when forward Rebecca Candler found the net off of a missed kick by midfielder Abby Smith in overtime.
In a weekend where IU women’s soccer picked up a pair of Big Ten wins against Northwestern and Illinois, Berbary said Candler and junior midfielder Jordan Woolums came through.
Focus has been a talking point for IU women’s soccer this week in training.The Hoosiers return home to play host to Northwestern at 7 p.m. Friday and Illinois at noon Sunday coming off a pair of conference losses.