Indiana field hockey snaps five-game win streak against No. 5 Iowa

Indiana subject hockey traveled to tackle No. 5 Iowa for its first convention sport of the season. The Hoosiers went into the weekend using a five-game win streak and trying to do harm on the street towards the Hawkeyes.   

Iowa wasted no time placing factors on the board as soon as the sport started. In simply the second minute, Hawkeye senior midfielder Lokke Stribos discovered the again of the online to offer Iowa an early 1-0 lead.   

Three minutes later, Iowa senior defender Esme Gibson scored to convey the result in 2-0. The primary half was sluggish for the Hoosiers, who recorded merely two pictures. 

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After the break, the pattern continued. Within the third interval, Iowa senior midfielder Laura Drees discovered success off of a penalty nook to offer Iowa a 3-0 lead within the thirtieth minute. After one other Hawkeye rating, this time by senior defender Anthe Nijizielin, Indiana entered the fourth and closing interval down 0-4.

Indiana junior ahead Jemima Cookson acquired the Hoosiers on the board within the fourth interval to make the rating 1-4. Cookson’s objective was her sixth of the season, making her the Hoosiers’ main scorer. After Iowa tacked on another objective within the fiftieth minute, the 5-1 sport got here to a detailed.  

After Friday’s loss towards Iowa, Indiana got here again house for a Sunday morning nonconference match towards Longwood College.  

The match had a sluggish begin, with the primary half riddled with turnovers and stout protection from each groups. Regardless of a mixed seven penalty corners, the Hoosiers and Lancers entered halftime tied 0-0.   

The second half introduced extra pleasure, although. Indiana junior midfielder Sydney Keld scored the primary factors on the board off of a penalty nook within the thirty fifth minute to offer Indiana a 1-0 lead. Keld leads the NCAA in defensive saves this season.

Later within the fourth interval, Keld scored her second objective of the sport, marking her third of the season, off of a penalty shot within the 57th minute.

Sunday’s 2-0 shutout for Indiana marked sophomore goalkeeper Arabella Loveridge’s third clear sheet of the season. Loveridge made performs everywhere in the subject, diving for saves all through the whole match. She totaled 4 saves, with three of them being within the final interval.  

Sunday’s 2-0 win over Longwood offers Indiana a 6-3 document, placing the Hoosiers again into the win column. Indiana will face the College of Louisville on Friday and end the weekend with a house sport Sept. 25 towards Miami College.