Big Ten Play Opens at Folk

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
7 p.m. ET
Nebraska (1-4-2) at Purdue (4-2-1)
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
1 p.m. ET
No. 19 Iowa (8-0-0) at Purdue (4-2-1)
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Next Stop: Big Ten Play

• Purdue enters conference action with a 4-2-1 record. 
• Purdue's two losses came against top-11 ranked opponents: then-ranked No. 7 South Carolina and No. 11 Kansas.
• The Boilermakers' 2-0-1 non-conference road record ties the 2006 team as the program-best heading into B1G play. 
• For the first time since 2007, Purdue remained unbeaten when playing road or neutral site games.
• There are six times in program history Purdue has remained unbeaten in all road/neutral site games heading into conference action: 2019, 2015 (1-0-1), 2014 (1-0-1), 2007 (2-0-0), 2006 (2-0-1) and 2001 (2-0-0). 
• Junior Hannah Melchiorre leads the team with three goals scored, meanwhile she is joined by freshman Leanna Rebimbas with a team-best six points apiece.
• Despite redshirting the 2018 season, Sarah Griffith rejoined the starting lineup and owns a team-high 10 shots on goal.
• Sydney Duarte, Griffith and Rebimbas each have two assists to pace the team.

Unstoppable

• Goalkeeper Marisa Bova produced her fourth shutout of the season with the double-overtime 0-0 draw at Saint Louis on Sunday. 
• In the stalemate, Bova faced seven shots on goal, stopping every one of them. The seven saves mark the first time in 13 years that a Purdue goalkeeper recorded at least seven saves in a shutout (Lauren Mason, 2006).
• Bova enters conference action tied for second in the Big Ten with four shutouts on the year (Meagan McClelland, Rutgers, 5, Claire Graves, Iowa, 4.
• Through the first seven games, Bova faced 58 shots, made 22 saves and allowed just five goals. Only three other Big Ten programs have held opponents to five or less goals: Rutgers (2), Michigan (4), Wisconsin (4).
• Bova earned Big Ten weekly honors on Aug. 27 following the 1-0 shutout against Georgia and the 3-0 victory against Toledo.

Scouting the Nebraska (1-4-2)

• This will be the eleventh meeting all-time between the two teams, Nebraska currently leads the series 7-3. 
• Nebraska has already played two teams ranked in the top 25, No. 21 Baylor (T, 1-1) in double overtime and No. 4 USC (L, 0-2).
• Sinclaire Miramontez leads the team in scoring with two goals on 14 shots.
• A year ago, the Huskers and Boilermakers met in Lincoln, where Purdue was edged out, 1-0 with a goal scored by Savanah Uveges in the 14th minute.
• Senior goalkeeper Aubrei Corder has made a sizable dent in the Nebraska career recordbooks, checking in at No. 1 in goalkeeper minutes, No. 3 in shutouts (24.2), T-No.3 in saves (206), No. 5 in wins (30).
• Leading the team in shots and shots on goal is Meg Brandt (16 shots, 11 on goal).
• Nebraska enter B1G play with a 36-29 corner kick advantage. Despite out-shooting opponents 87-69, the Huskers own a -8 goal differential.

Scouting the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-0-0)

• The Boilermakers and Hawkeyes last met Sept. 20, 2018 in Iowa City where a double-overtime battle resulted in a 1-1 draw.
•  The Hawkeyes are ranked 19th in the United Soccer Coaches poll – the highest ranking in school history.
• Iowa leads the conference with 25 goals scored.
• The Hawkeyes defeated No. 14 NC State on Sept. 6 by a score of 1-0.
• Senior Hannah Drkulec became just the third Big Ten student-athlete all-time to win both Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same season.
• Drkulec is Iowa's first Offensive Player of the Week winner since Devin Burns in September of 2017.
• Iowa leads the Big Ten in all six offensive categories – shots (147), goals (25), points (70), assists (20), goals per game (3.13), and assists per game (2.50).
• Iowa has scored first in seven of their eight games this season.
• The Hawkeyes feature a roster with 12 seniors, which is believed to be the most in the nation.