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Boilermakers Head East

Purdue heads to the East Coast to take on 22 Rutgers and Maryland in the penultimate regular season weekend

Game Notes

THURSDAY, OCT. 17
8 p.m. ET | BTN
Purdue at #22 Rutgers
Yurcak Field


SUNDAY, OCT. 20
2 p.m. ET | BTN+
Purdue at Maryland
Ludwig Field


AT A GLANCE
  • Underclassmen have accounted for 67% of goals scored this season. The breakdown includes an even five goals coming from the freshmen and sophomore class each.
  • Three games remain for Purdue. Its final game of the season will be played at Indiana, marking just the second time in over 10 years and the first since 2015 that the teams will clash in the regular season finale.

SHUTOUT CLOUT
  • Purdue is joined by Iowa, No. 22 Rutgers and No. 10 Wisconsin as the Big Ten leaders with eight shutouts on the season.
  • Its eight shutouts tie as the fourth-most in program history.
  • Since 2007, Purdue has posted at least seven shutouts in an entire season twice (2017 & 2019).
  • Its six shutouts through the first nine games is the most since 2006 (7).
  • Goalkeeper Marisa Bova earned all eight Purdue shutouts, tying for the most in the B1G with Jordyn Bloomer (WIS), Claire Graves (IOWA) and Megan McClelland (RUT).
  • Over the Big Ten-play opening weekend, Purdue is the only program in the conference to shutout both opponents.
  • Bova is the only sophomore goalkeeper in program history to produce so many shutouts in a season.
  • Purdue entered Week 6 as one of only 13 programs in the Power Five tallied at least six shutouts this season. 

DEFENSIVELY SOUND
  • Through its first six B1G matchups, Purdue has held its opponents to just five goals, its best mark in 10 years.
  • Purdue is four in the Big Ten with 12 goals allowed this season and tied for fourth in the conference with seven allowed in conference action.
  • Three of Bova's seven shutouts have come in conference play.
  • Against Northwestern (10/3/19), Purdue held the Wildcats to no shots on goal, the first time in program history the Boilermakers have denied a Big Ten opponent a single on-frame opportunity.
  • In total, there have been five occasions Purdue allowed no opponent on-goal shots: at Northwestern (10/3/19), vs. Evansville (10/22/09), vs. Oakland (11/16/2007), vs. Wright State (09/12/2004), vs. Marshall (08/29/03).
  • A young team, Purdue's back line is composed of underclassmen with four sophomores (including goalkeeper) and one freshman.

FRESHMEN ON THE FIELD
  • Freshmen lead the way in Big Ten games, accounting for all but one goals since September 8. Freshmen Leanna Rebimbas and Sydney Sparks have both scored in Big Ten play.
  • Rebimbas leads the team with eight points, ties the team lead in goals (3) and assists (2) while also registering the second-most shots with 23.
  • Meanwhile, Sparks owns two goals this season despite playing the center-back position and posting the third-most shots (17, tied with Hannah Melchiorre).
  • Freshman Chloe Woodbeck is sixth on the team in total minutes (974) and is first on the team when excluding the back line and goalkeeper.

SCOUTING THE #22 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (10-2-2, 4-2-1 B1G)
  • RPI Ranking: No. 22
  • Last time out: Oct. 21, 2018 in Piscataway, L 2-1
  • Rutgers checks in at fifth in the Big Ten standings with 13 points and 11 goals in league-play.
  • Briggany LaPlant ranks seventh in the B1G with 40 shots and sixth with 2.86 per game.
  • Two Scarlet Knights are among the top Big Ten scorers with Amirah Ali (8 goals) and Nneka Moneme (6 goals) sitting at third and ninth in the league, respectively.
  • The Scarlet Knights are coming off a Week 8 that saw Meagan McClelland named B1G Goalkeeper of the Week and Amanda Visco dubbed Defensive Player of the Week.

SCOUTING THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS (7-6-2, 3-4-0 B1G)
  • RPI Ranking: No. 112
  • Last Time Out: Oct. 25, 2017 at West Lafayette, W 2-0
  • All-American Maddy Williams produced both goals in the last victory.
  • Purdue is 3-1-0 all-time against the Terps, with the Boilermakers only loss coming in the first meeting on Oc. 2, 2014.
  • The last time Purdue played at College Park, the Boilermakers took home a double-overtime 2-1 victory.
  • Maryland sits just ahead of Purdue in ninth place in the Big Ten standings.
  • Alyssa Poarch leads the Big Ten with 57 shots and a 3.80 shots per game average, which also checks in at T-33 in the nation.
  • Jlon Flippens averages 0.75 assists per game to lead the conference.
  • Key victories this season include a 3-0 victory against RV Princeton, a 2-1 win at No. 20 Rutgers