EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Purdue soccer team travels to Michigan State for a Sunday afternoon matchup in East Lansing, Michigan, on September 25.
Kickoff at MSU's DeMartin Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET.
The match will be broadcast live on B1G+, and live stats are available at MichiganState.Statbroadcast.com. Updates from East Lansing 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 enter Sunday's contest with a 3-6-0 record and a 0-2-0 mark in Big Ten play following a home loss to Wisconsin on Thursday evening. Michigan State is 6-1-3 on the year and 1-0-1 in the Big Ten after a scoreless draw to Iowa on Thursday.
Statistically, junior midfielder Emily Mathews' four assists is seventh in the Big Ten, freshman forward Kayla Budish is seventh with a .526 shot accuracy and sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is ninth with four goals. Sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway also paces the team with 10 points, while Budish is second with six points and she has a team-best 19 shots and 10 shots on goal.
As a team, Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 4.56 saves per game. The Boilermakers have scored 11 goals and recorded 12 assists for 34 points. They have made 41 saves for a .707 save percentage with a 1.89 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. MICHIGAN STATE
The all-time series between Purdue and Michigan State is knotted at 10-10-2, and MSU holds a 6-5-0 edge in East Lansing. The Boilermakers won the last matchup, 1-0 at home on March 21, 2021, while the Spartans claimed a 2-0 home victory in 2019. Then-freshman Emily Mathews had three shots in the matchup two seasons ago, and three current Boilermakers appeared in the 2019 contest at DeMartin Stadium.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is 6-1-3 in 2022, 4-0-2 at home and 1-0-1 in the Big Ten. The Spartans are unbeaten in their last four games, capped by a 0-0 draw to Iowa on September 22 at home. MSU's lone loss was at No. 11 Arkansas, 1-0, and non-conference play concluded with a 4-2 win against No. 19 Colorado.
The Spartans are second in the Big Ten with a .879 save percentage, third with 20 assists and fourth with 22 goals and 64 points. Individually, Lauren Kozal is No. 15 nationally with five shutouts and No. 17 with a .444 goals-against average, while she is third in the Big Ten with a .867 save percentage. Lauren DeBeau and Camryn Evans each have six goals, which is third-most in the Big Ten.
LAST TIME OUT: THURSDAY DEFEAT
The Boilermakers suffered a 5-2 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday evening. Purdue took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute, but the Badgers answered with the tying goal in the 23rd minute and the go-ahead score in the 31st. UW then extended its lead to 5-1 with three goals from the 66th-72nd minutes. Purdue's final score came in the final 30 seconds.
Budish scored her second career goal, both in the last three games, to open the scoring for Purdue. Senior forward Gabby Hollar came off the bench to net her first goal at Purdue and the second of her career. Budish led the team with two shots, both on goal, and Hollar had the team's third shot on goal and was one of four Boilermakers with one shot. Freshman goalkeeper Kailey Kimball made her second career start and made three saves, the first stops of her collegiate career.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: HOMESTAND BEGINS
Purdue is back home for its next three games, beginning against Nebraska on Thursday, September 29, at 6 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. That contest is the team's annual Hammer Down Cancer match, and admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game at Folk Field in 2022.
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 MSU's DeMartin Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET.
The match will be broadcast live on B1G+, and live stats are available at MichiganState.Statbroadcast.com. Updates from East Lansing 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 enter Sunday's contest with a 3-6-0 record and a 0-2-0 mark in Big Ten play following a home loss to Wisconsin on Thursday evening. Michigan State is 6-1-3 on the year and 1-0-1 in the Big Ten after a scoreless draw to Iowa on Thursday.
Statistically, junior midfielder Emily Mathews' four assists is seventh in the Big Ten, freshman forward Kayla Budish is seventh with a .526 shot accuracy and sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is ninth with four goals. Sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway also paces the team with 10 points, while Budish is second with six points and she has a team-best 19 shots and 10 shots on goal.
As a team, Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 4.56 saves per game. The Boilermakers have scored 11 goals and recorded 12 assists for 34 points. They have made 41 saves for a .707 save percentage with a 1.89 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. MICHIGAN STATE
The all-time series between Purdue and Michigan State is knotted at 10-10-2, and MSU holds a 6-5-0 edge in East Lansing. The Boilermakers won the last matchup, 1-0 at home on March 21, 2021, while the Spartans claimed a 2-0 home victory in 2019. Then-freshman Emily Mathews had three shots in the matchup two seasons ago, and three current Boilermakers appeared in the 2019 contest at DeMartin Stadium.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is 6-1-3 in 2022, 4-0-2 at home and 1-0-1 in the Big Ten. The Spartans are unbeaten in their last four games, capped by a 0-0 draw to Iowa on September 22 at home. MSU's lone loss was at No. 11 Arkansas, 1-0, and non-conference play concluded with a 4-2 win against No. 19 Colorado.
The Spartans are second in the Big Ten with a .879 save percentage, third with 20 assists and fourth with 22 goals and 64 points. Individually, Lauren Kozal is No. 15 nationally with five shutouts and No. 17 with a .444 goals-against average, while she is third in the Big Ten with a .867 save percentage. Lauren DeBeau and Camryn Evans each have six goals, which is third-most in the Big Ten.
LAST TIME OUT: THURSDAY DEFEAT
The Boilermakers suffered a 5-2 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday evening. Purdue took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute, but the Badgers answered with the tying goal in the 23rd minute and the go-ahead score in the 31st. UW then extended its lead to 5-1 with three goals from the 66th-72nd minutes. Purdue's final score came in the final 30 seconds.
Budish scored her second career goal, both in the last three games, to open the scoring for Purdue. Senior forward Gabby Hollar came off the bench to net her first goal at Purdue and the second of her career. Budish led the team with two shots, both on goal, and Hollar had the team's third shot on goal and was one of four Boilermakers with one shot. Freshman goalkeeper Kailey Kimball made her second career start and made three saves, the first stops of her collegiate career.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: HOMESTAND BEGINS
Purdue is back home for its next three games, beginning against Nebraska on Thursday, September 29, at 6 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. That contest is the team's annual Hammer Down Cancer match, and admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game at Folk Field in 2022.
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.