Soccer Readies for New Season

Name: Purdue vs. Georgia
Start: 2019-08-22T23:00:00.000000Z
Location: West Lafayette, Ind.

The Purdue women's soccer team opens the fall slate, hosting Georgia and Toledo on the opening weekend

August 21, 2019

Purdue welcomed freshmen Hannah Lapeire, Leanna Rebimbas, Sydney Sparks, Emma Tompkins, Ashley Witucki and Chloe Woodbeck to the program.
Four games will be played at home under the lights, beginning with Georgia.
After graduating just two seniors, five of six players who appeared in every game last year return for 2019– Sarah Clark, Kylie Hase, Hannah Melchiorre, Skylurr Patrick and Ena Sabanagic.

2018 Recap

Purdue recorded the second-smallest scoring margin against Big Ten opponents in program history, as 10 of 11 B1G games were decided by one point or less.
Kylie Hase set Purdue consecutive game scoring streak with six.
Purdue remained unbeaten for six consecutive games at Folk Field (10/25/17-9/16/18)
Sarah Clark converted on all three penalty kick attempts, setting the Purdue best for number of attempts and PKs scored in a single season.
Purdue competed in five overtime battles during league play, a program record.
Skylurr Patrick scored the fastest goal in Purdue season-opener history after netting the ball just 39 seconds into the game against Eastern Michigan. It is also the fastest goal by a freshmen in program history and the second-fastest by a Boilermaker.

The Rewind: Purdue at Georgia, Aug. 30, 2018

Purdue won at Georgia, 1-0.
Kylie Hase scored the game-winner in the 76th minute.
The game marked Drew Roff's 150th victory as a head coach.
The Boilermakers posted four of six shots on-frame (.667 percent) while Katie Luce added three saves, all of which came in the first half.
Of the seven Boilermakers who played the full 90 minutes, six of them are returners: Clark, Duarte, Luce, Patrick, Walsh and Ware

Scouting Georgia

Five Bulldogs were named to the SEC preseason all-conference team: juniors Reagan Glisson and Katie Higgins, sophomores Cecily Stoute and Emory Wegener in addition to freshman Haley Sorrell.
Glisson returns as Georgia's top scorer with seven goals in 2018, including two games with multiple goals, including a hat trick against Charlotte and another two against Georgia State.
Higgins started in 11 games before an ACL injury ended her season last year. Before tearing her ACL, she secured Georgia's only SEC victory with a goal against Arkansas.
Stout spent the most minutes on the field in 2018 after starting in 17 games.

Scouting Toledo

Purdue owns a 2-1-1 series advantage over Toledo, most recently earning a 2-0 victory August 17, 2012.
Toledo out-scored opponents 31-23 last year.
Despite having a first-half-heavy 17 goals, Toledo produced more second-half shots.
Madison Perrin returns to the team after spending 17 games and over 1,500 minutes in the net for the Rockets a year ago. She is coming off a 1.20 goals against average, a save percentage of .764 and a 7-8-2 record.
While Toledo graduated their 2018 leading scorer (14 goals, 29 points), Sophia Lewis led the team in assists (4 goals, 7 assists, 15 points) and will return for her junior season. Lewis' 18 shots on goal were second-most on the team and the highest among returning players.
The Rockets secured a 5-1 victory against Northern Illinois before traveling to Eastern Michigan for a 4-3 victory during Mid-American Conference action last year.