NOTEBOOK: Iowa Takes on No. 13 Northwestern, No. 24 Penn State

THIS WEEK
The College of Iowa girls’s soccer crew travels to No. 13 Northwestern on Thursday for a 7 p.m. (CT) contest at Martin Stadium. The Hawkeyes shut out the common season at residence towards No. 24 Penn State on Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) on the Iowa Soccer Complicated. Admission to Sunday’s sport is free.

WATCH/FOLLOW LIVE

• Each matches will stream dwell on BTN+.
• Hyperlinks to streaming and dwell stats could be discovered at hawkeyesports.com/soccergameday.
• Followers can observe the Iowa soccer program on Twitter (@HawkeyeSoccer) for dwell in-game updates.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

• Northwestern enters ranked thirteenth within the nation with simply two losses on the season; the Wildcats are second within the convention standings at 6-1-1 (19 factors) in Large Ten play.
• The Wildcats have been picked to complete eleventh within the Large Ten preseason coaches ballot however have surpassed expectations with 2.125 targets per sport and stout a protection that has allowed simply 10 targets towards this season whereas posting seven shutouts.
• Junior Josie Aulicino leads the offense with seven targets and 7 assists on the season; her help whole matches the Large Ten excessive this season, and her 21 factors tie for second within the convention.
• Aulicino can be ties for third in SOG (25) whereas Rowan Lapi ties a Large Ten-best 4 sport profitable targets.
• Goalkeeper Mia Raben tops the convention in save share (.867) and ranks second in targets towards common (.567).

SERIES HISTORY – NORTHWESTERN
Iowa is 8-15-2 within the all-time sequence towards the Wildcats. The Hawkeyes received final season, 2-1, at residence.

SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS

• 24 Penn State is 10-3-2 on the season and 5-2-1 in Large Ten play.
• Fifth-year Ally Shlegel has a team-high 16 factors and 7 targets on the season.
• Senior Kate Wiesner ties for probably the most assists within the convention with seven on the season.
• Goalkeeper Katherine Asman has began all 15 video games this season, posting an .823 save share, 0.76 targets towards common, and 7 shutouts, which ranks third within the convention.

SERIES HISTORY – PENN STATE
Iowa is 3-26-0 towards Penn State in program historical past. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions, 1-0, within the final assembly between the 2 faculties, as Iowa knocked off fourth-ranked Penn State within the Large Ten Match semifinals. Iowa went on to win the primary Large Ten Match Title in program historical past.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Head coach Dave DiIanni is in his ninth season on the helm of the soccer program. Final fall, DiIanni’s crew posted a 12-6-2 file, tying for fourth within the Large Ten for Iowa’s highest common season convention end since 1999. The Hawkeyes return six starters and a number of different key contributors from the 2021 crew. That features a group of six fifth-year gamers from a category of seven seniors all with beginning expertise.
• The Hawkeyes certified for the Large Ten Match in 2021, advancing to the semifinals because the event 5 seed earlier than falling to Rutgers. Iowa has certified for 3 of the final 4 Large Ten Convention Tournaments, not counting the unorthodox 2020 occasion which noticed all groups compete and which the Hawkeyes went on to win for the primary time at school historical past.
• In 2019 and 2020, Iowa made back-to-back NCAA Match appearances for the primary time in program historical past. The 2020 group earned Iowa’s first victory within the NCAA Match.
• Iowa returns 51.6 % of its purpose scoring manufacturing from final season. The Hawkeyes lose main scorer Alyssa Walker, however return a majority of the 11 purpose scorers from final season. Help chief Hailey Ryberg is again this season after dishing seven assists throughout seven completely different wins in 2021. Rydberg leads Iowa with 5 targets and 14 factors on the season.
• Three Hawkeyes — Hailey Rydberg, Kenzie Roling, and Samantha Cary — have been named to the Large Ten Preseason Honors Listing. Iowa was picked to complete eighth out of 14 groups within the preseason coaches’ ballot.
• Three gamers that earned Large Ten Convention postseason honors final season return in 2022. Sara Wheaton was named to the All-Large Ten second crew, whereas Hailey Rydberg picked up third-team honors. Addie Bundy was a unanimous choice on the All-Freshman crew.
• Rydberg, Cary, and Wheaton have been voted crew captains for the 2022 season. Each Rydberg and Wheaton have been captains in 2021.

LAST WEEK
Iowa tied Purdue, 2-2, on Oct. 13 earlier than defeating Nebraska, 4-0, on Senior Day.

• The Boilermakers took a, 2-0, lead into the half, together with one purpose off of a penalty kick within the waning minutes of the primary half. The Hawkeyes got here out firing within the second interval, taking 13 photographs within the last 45 minutes. Their aggression paid off, resulting in a Purdue own-goal off of a nook kick scrum within the first minute of the second half, adopted by a Caroline Halonen purpose off a one-on-one alternative within the fifty fifth minute.
• Iowa dominated the Cornhuskers three days later, posting a, 4-0, shutout that introduced the Hawkeyes to eight targets within the final two video games towards Nebraska. Iowa benefited from one other own-goal on Sunday, and was additionally lifted by two scores from Hailey Rydberg and an extra purpose from Caroline Halonen. Rielee Fetty and Elle Otto added a pair of assists on the sport.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HOPEFULS
Iowa is three factors again within the Large Ten standings from qualifying for the convention event. Convention wins are price three factors every, whereas ties are price one level, placing the Hawkeyes inside placing distance heading into the ultimate week of the common season. Iowa has certified for 3 of the final 4 Large Ten Convention Tournaments, and likewise received the 2020 occasion which noticed all groups compete.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP
A category of seven senior leaders all with beginning expertise assist anchor the Hawkeyes this season.

• Midfielder Hailey Rydberg was a third-team All-Large Ten choice final season, beginning all 20 video games and posting two targets with seven assists throughout seven wins final season.
• Defender Sara Wheaton earned second-team All-Large Ten honors and was Iowa’s Defensive Participant of the Yr on a protection that gave up simply 20 targets and posted six clear sheets in 2021.
• Different notable veterans embrace goalkeeper Monica Wilhelm (87 saves, 9 wins), defender Samantha Cary (19 begins, two targets), Natalie Massa (20 video games performed, 4 begins), and fifth-year gamers Josie Durr and Jenny Cape who return to the pitch after being sidelined in 2021. Durr scored her first purpose of the season on Aug. 28 in a 4-0 victory over DePaul; Cape has began in 5 of 11 video games she has performed on this 12 months.

MEET THE NEWCOMERS
The Hawkeyes welcome 14 newcomers in 2022, together with eight incoming freshmen and 6 transfers.

• The freshman class options Kellen Fife, Aubrey Hahn, Emma Kozicki, Morgan Leitz, Halle Skibo, Makenna Vonderhaar, Camille Welker, and Broolyn Woods.
• Iowa additionally welcomes graduate college students Cassidy Formanek (Houston), Molly Gervase (Denver), Caroline Halonen (Northern Michigan), and Anastasia Savich (Butler), in addition to switch college students Kyndal Anderson (Furman) and Elle Otto (Mississippi State).
• Anderson scored the game-winners towards Cal Poly and DePaul and has three targets on the season; Otto has recorded three targets of her personal, and her 4 assists on the 12 months match an Iowa-best.
• Six of Iowa’s 10 purpose scorers to date this season are newcomers.

2 FOR THE MONEY
The Hawkeyes are undefeated of their final 36 video games when scoring two targets or extra. Because the begin of the 2018 season, Iowa has a file of 33-0-3 when scoring two targets or extra. That features a 3-0-2 file in 2022, 9-0 in 2021, 2-0 in 2020, 13-0-1 in 2019 and 5-0 in 2018. The Hawkeyes received their last two video games in 2017 when scoring two-plus targets. The final time Iowa misplaced a sport whereas netting not less than two targets was Oct. 1, 2017, at Michigan State (L, 3-2).

DEPTH AT GOALKEEPER
Iowa options depth at goalkeeper with redshirt senior Monica Wilhelm and junior Macy Enneking holding down the online. The Iowa protection posted seven shutouts and held 18 opponents to 2 scores or fewer by way of 20 video games final season with each gamers in purpose all year long.

• In 2020, Enneking was the one unanimous Large Ten All-Freshman Group choice and earned Large Ten Match Most Excellent Defensive Participant accolades for permitting only one purpose in 4 video games on the convention event. She tallied 52 saves throughout 11 video games and averaged a conference-best .912 save share, permitting simply 5 targets in 956 minutes performed.
• This season, Enneking has posted 17 saves at an .810 share by way of 447 minutes, whereas Wilhelm has recorded 41 saves at a .788 share in 970 minutes performed. Enneking has began the final 4 video games for Iowa and has 5 whole begins in 2022

SHARING THE WEALTH
10 completely different Hawkeyes have mixed for 23 targets this season. Hailey Rydberg leads the crew with 5 targets, adopted by Caroline Halonen with 4 targets; Rydberg has a team-high 14 factors on the season.

• Hawkeye purpose scorers this season are Hailey Rydberg (5), Caroline Halonen (4), Kyndal Anderson (3), Elle Otto (3), Samantha Cary, Josie Durr, Sara Wheaton, Morgan Lietz, Kellen Fife, and Camille Welker. Iowa has pressured two own-goals in 2022.
• Rydberg tallied a team-best seven assists final season. She at the moment ties Caroline Halonen on the high of the help column for Iowa with 4 on the season.
• Rydberg’s 61 ranks second within the Large Ten Convention; her 23 photographs on purpose tie for fifth within the Large Ten.
• Anderson leads Iowa with two game-winning targets.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Large Ten Match quarterfinals kick off on Oct. 30. The highest eight groups within the convention standings will qualify.