Hawkeyes Dominate Nebraska on Senior Day

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The College of Iowa ladies’s soccer workforce rolled Nebraska, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon on the Iowa Soccer Advanced. The Hawkeyes celebrated Senior Day proper, with the senior class registering three objectives on the competition.

Iowa transformed on two large alternatives within the first half. Senior Hailey Rydberg struck first, drilling a penalty kick to the underside left nook within the 31^st minute to offer the Hawkeyes a, 1-0, benefit.

Ten minutes later, Samantha Cary despatched a nook kick hurtling completely in the direction of the Cornhusker web. Senior Natalie Massa jumped to play the header, forcing the Nebraska to defender to leap for the 50-50 ball, which ricocheted backwards into the online for a Nebraska own-goal.

The Hawkeyes saved the aggression up and got here out firing within the remaining 45 minutes. The following Iowa objective got here on an exquisite half-field dime from junior Rielee Fetty to arrange graduate pupil Caroline Halonen for a one-on-one with the Nebraska goalkeeper. Halonen drilled the shot to increase the Iowa lead.

Rydberg completed the day with a bang, sneaking a short-range dart over the goalkeeper of a dish from sophomore Elle Otto.

Iowa’s explosive offensive efficiency got here off of 20 photographs, eight photographs on objective, and eight nook kicks. Hawkeye goalkeeper Macy Enneking fielded 5 saves on the competition because the Iowa protection recorded its sixth shutout of the season.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
“[Earning Iowa’s first Big Ten win] feels good, a very long time coming. It feels nice. We talked quite a bit about how we really feel like we have been shut, and all of the points of the sport haven’t actually fallen into place for us, and it simply looks like as we speak, for no matter motive, all of the little particulars have been targeted on. Considered one of them was transition. We needed to win second balls, as a result of Nebraska is so athletic up high. We thought our midfield was spectacular. We received loads of second balls. Then, clearly, ending possibilities was a giant one. As the sport wore on, it broke Nebraska’s spirit and we gained slightly little bit of confidence, as effectively.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Iowa improves to 4-1-1 towards Nebraska within the final six conferences between the 2 packages; the Hawkeyes have been 0-10-0 towards the Cornhuskers previous to 2017.
• The Hawkeyes have scored eight mixed objectives of their final two conferences with Nebraska; Iowa got here again from a, 3-0, deficit final season to win, 4-3, marking the most important comeback victory in program historical past.
• 2 FOR THE MONEY: The Hawkeyes are undefeated of their final 36 video games when scoring two objectives or extra. For the reason that begin of the 2018 season, Iowa has a document of 33-0-3 when scoring two objectives or extra. That features a 3-0-2 document in 2022, 9-0 in 2021, 2-0 in 2020, 13-0-1 in 2019 and 5-0 in 2018. The Hawkeyes received their remaining two video games in 2017 when scoring two-plus objectives. The final time Iowa misplaced a sport whereas netting a minimum of two objectives was Oct. 1, 2017, at Michigan State (L, 3-2).
• 90 TRACKER: Sara Wheaton(13), Samantha Cary (10), Cassidy Formanek (8), and Fetty (3) every performed all 90 minutes of Sunday’s sport. Seven Hawkeyes have performed everything of a minimum of one contest this season, together with Rydberg (6), Josie Durr (4), and Brooklyn Woods (3)

NEXT UP
The Hawkeyes journey to Evanston, Illinois, to tackle Northwestern subsequent Thursday at Martin Subject. Kickoff is ready for 7 p.m. (CT). Iowa’s remaining house sport of the common season shall be performed at 1 p.m. on Sunday versus Penn State.