WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team returns to the road to face a second consecutive top-20 opponent at No. 18 Wisconsin on Sunday, October 3, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kickoff at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex is set for 3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT.
The match will be broadcast live on B1G+ and live stats are available at UWBadgers.com. Updates also can be found by following @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
The Boilermakers are 8-2-2 on the season and 3-1-0 in the Big Ten. Despite its six-match win streak being snapped on Thursday, Purdue remains off to its best start to a season since 2007 and is one of two teams with three wins and nine points to top the conference standings after four matches. The squad is coming off a 2-1 defeat at home to No. 17 Michigan.
Seventeen players have earned at least a point and 15 have at least one assist, both the most in the Big Ten. Ten Boilermakers have scored a goal, tied for third-most in the conference. Purdue boasts a 23-11 advantage in goal differential, including 15-5 in the second half.
Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 23 goals, 71 points, 5.00 saves per game and a .845 save percentage and third with 25 assists.
Individually, senior forward Sarah Griffith is No. 15 nationally with eight goals and No. 22 in the country with 4.36 shots per game. She is second in the conference with 17 points and 2.09 shots on goal per game. Senior goalkeeper Marisa Bova is No. 7 in the NCAA with 1127:43 minutes played, and she also leads the Big Ten with 59 saves and is No. 2 with 4.92 saves per game and a .843 save percentage.
Additionally, sophomore midfielder Emily Mathews is sixth in the league with two game-winning goals, and she is second on the team with 11 points. Freshman forward Gracie Dunaway has a team-best four assists.
Bova's 16 career shutouts is No. 3 in team history, her 22 wins and 4557 minutes played both are No. 4, and her 176 saves and 48 starts are fifth-most. In 2021, Bova has eight victories, tied for No. 10 on the single-season list. Griffith's 18 career goals is ninth-most all-time, and her eight goals this season is one shy of cracking the top-10 for most goals in a season.
The Badgers are 7-2-3 and 2-1-1 in the Big Ten, and they are one of six teams tied for third in the conference standings with seven points. In the national rankings, UW is No. 18 in both the United Soccer Coaches poll and the Soccer America top-25.
LAST TIME OUT: WIN STREAK SNAPPED
Purdue's six-match win streak was snapped with a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Michigan on Thursday night at Folk Field. The defeat is just the second of the season for the Boilermakers and the first in Big Ten play as they played their second top-20 opponent of the season.
All three goals were scored in a 10-minute span in the first half. Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute, but Griffith answered right back with a goal just 30 seconds later to even the score at 1-1. UM scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 32nd minute to regain a 2-1 advantage. Senior midfielder Grace Walsh assisted on Griffith's score, her second of the season and third of her career.
Purdue was out-shot 20-6, and Michigan had a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. Bova made five saves, and UM's keeper stopped two shots. Griffith and Mathews each had two shots, and Griffith had two of the Boilermakers' shots on goal.
A complete recap from the match, including box score, postgame comments from coach Drew Roff and highlights, can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
SERIES HISTORY VS. WISCONSIN
Purdue is 10-12-3 all-time against Wisconsin and 5-4-1 in Madison. The two teams have met three times in the past two seasons, and the Boilermakers are 2-1-0, including a 1-0 upset victory over the top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Badgers in the opening game of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament. Both matchups in 2019 saw Purdue face a top-15 UW side.
Last season, the Boilermakers earned a 2-0 victory over the Badgers on March 9, 2021. Nicole Kevdzija scored both goals, in the 8th and 28th minutes, with assists to Sydney Duarte and Griffith. Kevdzija had three of Purdue's five shots, while Wisconsin was limited to four shots, two on goal. The contest was a UW home game played indoors in Loves Park, Illinois.
SCOUTING THE BADGERS
Wisconsin is 7-2-3 on the season, 2-2-1 at home and 2-1-1 in Big Ten play. The Badgers are coming off a 2-1 loss to Penn State at home on Thursday, which snapped a nine-match unbeaten streak. UW opened conference action with three consecutive road matches, and earned wins at Minnesota and Michigan State before a scoreless draw at Michigan.
The Badgers are second in the Big Ten with a .583 shutout percentage, and they are third with a .843 save percentage and fourth with a .617 goals-against average. Goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer's six shutouts is fifth-best nationally.
UP NEXT: SENIOR DAY AT FOLK FIELD
Following a Thursday off, Purdue returns home on Sunday, October 10, for a 1 p.m. ET matchup against Minnesota. It is Senior Day, and the Boilermakers' senior class will be recognized prior to the contest at Folk Field. Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home match in 2021.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers at @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Kickoff at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex is set for 3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT.
The match will be broadcast live on B1G+ and live stats are available at UWBadgers.com. Updates also can be found by following @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
The Boilermakers are 8-2-2 on the season and 3-1-0 in the Big Ten. Despite its six-match win streak being snapped on Thursday, Purdue remains off to its best start to a season since 2007 and is one of two teams with three wins and nine points to top the conference standings after four matches. The squad is coming off a 2-1 defeat at home to No. 17 Michigan.
Seventeen players have earned at least a point and 15 have at least one assist, both the most in the Big Ten. Ten Boilermakers have scored a goal, tied for third-most in the conference. Purdue boasts a 23-11 advantage in goal differential, including 15-5 in the second half.
Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 23 goals, 71 points, 5.00 saves per game and a .845 save percentage and third with 25 assists.
Individually, senior forward Sarah Griffith is No. 15 nationally with eight goals and No. 22 in the country with 4.36 shots per game. She is second in the conference with 17 points and 2.09 shots on goal per game. Senior goalkeeper Marisa Bova is No. 7 in the NCAA with 1127:43 minutes played, and she also leads the Big Ten with 59 saves and is No. 2 with 4.92 saves per game and a .843 save percentage.
Additionally, sophomore midfielder Emily Mathews is sixth in the league with two game-winning goals, and she is second on the team with 11 points. Freshman forward Gracie Dunaway has a team-best four assists.
Bova's 16 career shutouts is No. 3 in team history, her 22 wins and 4557 minutes played both are No. 4, and her 176 saves and 48 starts are fifth-most. In 2021, Bova has eight victories, tied for No. 10 on the single-season list. Griffith's 18 career goals is ninth-most all-time, and her eight goals this season is one shy of cracking the top-10 for most goals in a season.
The Badgers are 7-2-3 and 2-1-1 in the Big Ten, and they are one of six teams tied for third in the conference standings with seven points. In the national rankings, UW is No. 18 in both the United Soccer Coaches poll and the Soccer America top-25.
LAST TIME OUT: WIN STREAK SNAPPED
Purdue's six-match win streak was snapped with a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Michigan on Thursday night at Folk Field. The defeat is just the second of the season for the Boilermakers and the first in Big Ten play as they played their second top-20 opponent of the season.
All three goals were scored in a 10-minute span in the first half. Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute, but Griffith answered right back with a goal just 30 seconds later to even the score at 1-1. UM scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 32nd minute to regain a 2-1 advantage. Senior midfielder Grace Walsh assisted on Griffith's score, her second of the season and third of her career.
Purdue was out-shot 20-6, and Michigan had a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. Bova made five saves, and UM's keeper stopped two shots. Griffith and Mathews each had two shots, and Griffith had two of the Boilermakers' shots on goal.
A complete recap from the match, including box score, postgame comments from coach Drew Roff and highlights, can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
SERIES HISTORY VS. WISCONSIN
Purdue is 10-12-3 all-time against Wisconsin and 5-4-1 in Madison. The two teams have met three times in the past two seasons, and the Boilermakers are 2-1-0, including a 1-0 upset victory over the top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Badgers in the opening game of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament. Both matchups in 2019 saw Purdue face a top-15 UW side.
Last season, the Boilermakers earned a 2-0 victory over the Badgers on March 9, 2021. Nicole Kevdzija scored both goals, in the 8th and 28th minutes, with assists to Sydney Duarte and Griffith. Kevdzija had three of Purdue's five shots, while Wisconsin was limited to four shots, two on goal. The contest was a UW home game played indoors in Loves Park, Illinois.
SCOUTING THE BADGERS
Wisconsin is 7-2-3 on the season, 2-2-1 at home and 2-1-1 in Big Ten play. The Badgers are coming off a 2-1 loss to Penn State at home on Thursday, which snapped a nine-match unbeaten streak. UW opened conference action with three consecutive road matches, and earned wins at Minnesota and Michigan State before a scoreless draw at Michigan.
The Badgers are second in the Big Ten with a .583 shutout percentage, and they are third with a .843 save percentage and fourth with a .617 goals-against average. Goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer's six shutouts is fifth-best nationally.
UP NEXT: SENIOR DAY AT FOLK FIELD
Following a Thursday off, Purdue returns home on Sunday, October 10, for a 1 p.m. ET matchup against Minnesota. It is Senior Day, and the Boilermakers' senior class will be recognized prior to the contest at Folk Field. Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home match in 2021.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers at @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.