WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team begins a three-match homestand against Northwestern on Saturday, March 13, in a nationally-televised contest on the Big Ten Network.
Kickoff at Folk Field is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Fans can watch live on BTN and the Fox Sports Go app, and live stats will be available at Purdue.Statbroadcast.com. Updates also can be found by following Purdue Soccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
Dean Linke and Jackie Santacaterina Manny will have the call live on the Big Ten Network.
Both the Boilermakers (2-3-0) and Wildcats (3-2-0) are coming off 2-0 road wins on Monday. Purdue shut out Wisconsin, the defending Big Ten champions, while Northwestern's victory came at Iowa.
Purdue is second in the Big Ten in total assists, with seven, and third with 1.40 assists per match. The Boilermakers are fourth in shots per match (11.60), total points (19) and points per match (3.80).
Individually, freshman forward Nicole Kevdzija paces the conference and is No. 27 nationally with two match-winning goals, and she is No. 2 with three goals and third in points per match (1.40) and goals per match (0.60). Redshirt junior forward Sarah Griffith is second in the Big Ten with 3.80 shots per match, while freshman midfielder Emily Mathews is No. 3 in total assists, with two.
Griffith leads the squad with 19 shots and seven shots on goal, is second with two goals and five points and is tied for No. 2 with one assist. Kevdzija also has an assist on the year and is second on the team with 11 shots and five shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper Marisa Bova has played all 462 minutes and has made 15 saves with one shutout and also has an assist.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHWESTERN
Purdue is 15-6-1 all-time against Northwestern following a scoreless draw in 2019. The Boilermakers boast an 8-2 record in the series in West Lafayette. Just two of the last seven meetings have been played at Folk Field, with the last a 2-0 Purdue victory in 2017.
In last year's double-overtime contest, the Boilermaker defense held the Wildcats to five shots, none on goal. Griffith led the team with four shots and three shots on goal, and now-sophomore forward Leanna Rebimbas had three shots, two on goal.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Northwestern comes to West Lafayette with a 3-2 record. NU plays its first match of the 2020-21 campaign outdoors and has not won or lost multiple games in a row through its first five matches. The Wildcats scored a pair of second-half goals to down Iowa on March 8 while holding a 13-6 advantage in shots and an 8-4 edge in shots on goal.
NU is second in the Big Ten in assists, with seven, and fourth in total points (19), points per match (3.80) and shots per match (11.60).
LAST TIME OUT: BOILERMAKERS BLANK BADGERS
Purdue earned its first shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory at Wisconsin in Loves Park, Illinois, on March 8. Kevdzija scored both goals for the Boilermakers, who handed the Badgers, the defending Big Ten champions, their first shutout of the year.
Purdue out-shot Wisconsin 5-4 and had a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. UW had four corner kicks to the Boilermakers' three. The reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Kevdzija led the team with three shots, two on goal. Bova made two saves to earn the shutout.
The victory at Wisconsin was Purdue's second in a row against the Badgers after a nine-match losing streak over UW was snapped in last season's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal.
A complete recap, including box score, highlights and postmatch comments from coach Drew Roff, is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
KEVDZIJA EARNS PAIR OF BIG TEN HONORS
A week after she was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 2, Kevdzija was named the Big Ten Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week on March 9.
A Strongsville, Ohio, native, Kevdzija scored both of Purdue's goals in a 2-0 shutout win at Wisconsin on March 8. The first came in the 8th minute on a strike from the edge of the 18-yard box, and the second was in the 28th minute on a header inside the six off a corner kick.
It is Kevdzija's second and third career Big Ten weekly honor. She is the first Boilermaker to be named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week since Maddy Williams on Oct. 24, 2017.
Kevdzija is the fourth Boilermaker freshman since at least 2008 to score three goals in her first five collegiate matches. The last Purdue freshman to have three goals through five matches played was now-senior Hannah Melchiorre in 2017.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
UP NEXT: VS. OHIO STATE
The Boilermakers welcome Ohio State to Folk Field on Thursday, March 18. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.
Kickoff at Folk Field is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Fans can watch live on BTN and the Fox Sports Go app, and live stats will be available at Purdue.Statbroadcast.com. Updates also can be found by following Purdue Soccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
Dean Linke and Jackie Santacaterina Manny will have the call live on the Big Ten Network.
Both the Boilermakers (2-3-0) and Wildcats (3-2-0) are coming off 2-0 road wins on Monday. Purdue shut out Wisconsin, the defending Big Ten champions, while Northwestern's victory came at Iowa.
Purdue is second in the Big Ten in total assists, with seven, and third with 1.40 assists per match. The Boilermakers are fourth in shots per match (11.60), total points (19) and points per match (3.80).
Individually, freshman forward Nicole Kevdzija paces the conference and is No. 27 nationally with two match-winning goals, and she is No. 2 with three goals and third in points per match (1.40) and goals per match (0.60). Redshirt junior forward Sarah Griffith is second in the Big Ten with 3.80 shots per match, while freshman midfielder Emily Mathews is No. 3 in total assists, with two.
Griffith leads the squad with 19 shots and seven shots on goal, is second with two goals and five points and is tied for No. 2 with one assist. Kevdzija also has an assist on the year and is second on the team with 11 shots and five shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper Marisa Bova has played all 462 minutes and has made 15 saves with one shutout and also has an assist.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHWESTERN
Purdue is 15-6-1 all-time against Northwestern following a scoreless draw in 2019. The Boilermakers boast an 8-2 record in the series in West Lafayette. Just two of the last seven meetings have been played at Folk Field, with the last a 2-0 Purdue victory in 2017.
In last year's double-overtime contest, the Boilermaker defense held the Wildcats to five shots, none on goal. Griffith led the team with four shots and three shots on goal, and now-sophomore forward Leanna Rebimbas had three shots, two on goal.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Northwestern comes to West Lafayette with a 3-2 record. NU plays its first match of the 2020-21 campaign outdoors and has not won or lost multiple games in a row through its first five matches. The Wildcats scored a pair of second-half goals to down Iowa on March 8 while holding a 13-6 advantage in shots and an 8-4 edge in shots on goal.
NU is second in the Big Ten in assists, with seven, and fourth in total points (19), points per match (3.80) and shots per match (11.60).
LAST TIME OUT: BOILERMAKERS BLANK BADGERS
Purdue earned its first shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory at Wisconsin in Loves Park, Illinois, on March 8. Kevdzija scored both goals for the Boilermakers, who handed the Badgers, the defending Big Ten champions, their first shutout of the year.
Purdue out-shot Wisconsin 5-4 and had a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. UW had four corner kicks to the Boilermakers' three. The reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Kevdzija led the team with three shots, two on goal. Bova made two saves to earn the shutout.
The victory at Wisconsin was Purdue's second in a row against the Badgers after a nine-match losing streak over UW was snapped in last season's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal.
A complete recap, including box score, highlights and postmatch comments from coach Drew Roff, is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
KEVDZIJA EARNS PAIR OF BIG TEN HONORS
A week after she was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 2, Kevdzija was named the Big Ten Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week on March 9.
A Strongsville, Ohio, native, Kevdzija scored both of Purdue's goals in a 2-0 shutout win at Wisconsin on March 8. The first came in the 8th minute on a strike from the edge of the 18-yard box, and the second was in the 28th minute on a header inside the six off a corner kick.
It is Kevdzija's second and third career Big Ten weekly honor. She is the first Boilermaker to be named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week since Maddy Williams on Oct. 24, 2017.
Kevdzija is the fourth Boilermaker freshman since at least 2008 to score three goals in her first five collegiate matches. The last Purdue freshman to have three goals through five matches played was now-senior Hannah Melchiorre in 2017.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
UP NEXT: VS. OHIO STATE
The Boilermakers welcome Ohio State to Folk Field on Thursday, March 18. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.