LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Purdue soccer team begins a two-game roadtrip with a matchup at Kansas on Thursday, September 1, in Lawrence, Kansas.
Kickoff at KU's Rock Chalk Park is set for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT.
The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and live stats are available at Kansas.Statbroadcast.com. Updates from Lawrence 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 (2-2-0) and Jayhawks (3-1-0) are both coming off victories on Sunday, August 28. Purdue defeated Miami (Ohio), 2-1 at Folk Field, while KU won at Drake, 3-1.
Through four games, the Boilermakers are third in the Big Ten with 4.50 saves per game and fifth in assists, with nine, and fewest fouls per game, with 8.50. Purdue has scored six goals on 44 shots, with four goals allowed and 18 saves.
Individually, sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is No. 20 in the NCAA with eight total points and 28th with three goals, both the best in the Big Ten. She also is third in the league with two assists, along with junior midfielder Emily Mathews and freshman forward Kayla Budish.
In four games, Dunaway has a team-best three goals and a team-high-tying two assists. She has accounted for five of Purdue's six goals and has at least one point in three of the season's four matches.
SERIES HISTORY VS. KANSAS
The Boilermakers are 1-4-0 all-time against Kansas and 0-2-0 in Lawrence. The last meeting was a 2-1 loss to the 11th-ranked Jayhawks in 2019 at Folk Field. In that contest, Purdue took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute, but KU responded with the equalizer in the 59th minute and won it in the 85th. The series began with a 3-1 home win in 2005, as the Boilermakers upended No. 24 Kansas.
SCOUTING THE JAYHAWKS
Kansas is 3-1-0 on the season and 1-1-0 at home. The Jayhawks have won three in a row, with a pair of 1-0 shutouts, after a 1-0, season-opening loss to Ohio State. KU is coming off a 3-1 win at Drake, where Shira Elinav scored in the 10th and 57th minutes to propel the visitors. Following the road win, two Jayhawks, goalkeeper Melanie Pasar and defender Assa Kante, were named the Big 12 Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Week, respectively. Thursday's contest will be Kansas' fourth game against a Big Ten foe in the opening five games of the 2022 campaign.
KU is second in the Big 12 with a .882 save percentage and third with a 0.500 goals-against average, a .500 shutout percentage and 6.50 corner kicks per game. Individually, Pasar's two shutouts is No. 24 nationally, and she also is second in the Big 12 with a .882 save percentage and third with 15 saves and a .500 goals-against average. Elinav's three goals is second in the Big 12, and she also is third with six points.
LAST TIME OUT: DUNAWAY FUELS HOME WIN
A goal and an assist by sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway helped propel Purdue to a 2-1 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field. Dunaway scored her third goal of the season in the 26th minute and assisted on the game-winning goal in the 53rd, as freshman defender Riley Knudsen headed it in for her first collegiate goal. The Redhawks netted their lone goal in the 66th minute.
The Boilermakers had 16 shots, seven on goal, while Miami (Ohio) registered 12 shots with just one on target. Dunaway posted a game-high five shots and four shots on goal and freshman forward Kayla Budish had four shots, one on target. Starting in goal, freshman Kailey Kimball made her first career appearance and earned the win. As the Boilermaker defense limited the visitors to just one shot on goal, Miami's keeper made five saves of her own to hold Purdue to two goals.
A complete recap from the match can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: SUNFLOWER STATE WEEKEND CONCLUDES
Purdue's weekend in Kansas wraps up on Sunday at Kansas State at 2 p.m. ET in Manhattan. The Boilermakers then return home to host in-state foe Notre Dame on Thursday, September 8. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET at Folk Field, and admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game 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 KU's Rock Chalk Park is set for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT.
The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and live stats are available at Kansas.Statbroadcast.com. Updates from Lawrence 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 (2-2-0) and Jayhawks (3-1-0) are both coming off victories on Sunday, August 28. Purdue defeated Miami (Ohio), 2-1 at Folk Field, while KU won at Drake, 3-1.
Through four games, the Boilermakers are third in the Big Ten with 4.50 saves per game and fifth in assists, with nine, and fewest fouls per game, with 8.50. Purdue has scored six goals on 44 shots, with four goals allowed and 18 saves.
Individually, sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is No. 20 in the NCAA with eight total points and 28th with three goals, both the best in the Big Ten. She also is third in the league with two assists, along with junior midfielder Emily Mathews and freshman forward Kayla Budish.
In four games, Dunaway has a team-best three goals and a team-high-tying two assists. She has accounted for five of Purdue's six goals and has at least one point in three of the season's four matches.
SERIES HISTORY VS. KANSAS
The Boilermakers are 1-4-0 all-time against Kansas and 0-2-0 in Lawrence. The last meeting was a 2-1 loss to the 11th-ranked Jayhawks in 2019 at Folk Field. In that contest, Purdue took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute, but KU responded with the equalizer in the 59th minute and won it in the 85th. The series began with a 3-1 home win in 2005, as the Boilermakers upended No. 24 Kansas.
SCOUTING THE JAYHAWKS
Kansas is 3-1-0 on the season and 1-1-0 at home. The Jayhawks have won three in a row, with a pair of 1-0 shutouts, after a 1-0, season-opening loss to Ohio State. KU is coming off a 3-1 win at Drake, where Shira Elinav scored in the 10th and 57th minutes to propel the visitors. Following the road win, two Jayhawks, goalkeeper Melanie Pasar and defender Assa Kante, were named the Big 12 Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Week, respectively. Thursday's contest will be Kansas' fourth game against a Big Ten foe in the opening five games of the 2022 campaign.
KU is second in the Big 12 with a .882 save percentage and third with a 0.500 goals-against average, a .500 shutout percentage and 6.50 corner kicks per game. Individually, Pasar's two shutouts is No. 24 nationally, and she also is second in the Big 12 with a .882 save percentage and third with 15 saves and a .500 goals-against average. Elinav's three goals is second in the Big 12, and she also is third with six points.
LAST TIME OUT: DUNAWAY FUELS HOME WIN
A goal and an assist by sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway helped propel Purdue to a 2-1 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field. Dunaway scored her third goal of the season in the 26th minute and assisted on the game-winning goal in the 53rd, as freshman defender Riley Knudsen headed it in for her first collegiate goal. The Redhawks netted their lone goal in the 66th minute.
The Boilermakers had 16 shots, seven on goal, while Miami (Ohio) registered 12 shots with just one on target. Dunaway posted a game-high five shots and four shots on goal and freshman forward Kayla Budish had four shots, one on target. Starting in goal, freshman Kailey Kimball made her first career appearance and earned the win. As the Boilermaker defense limited the visitors to just one shot on goal, Miami's keeper made five saves of her own to hold Purdue to two goals.
A complete recap from the match can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: SUNFLOWER STATE WEEKEND CONCLUDES
Purdue's weekend in Kansas wraps up on Sunday at Kansas State at 2 p.m. ET in Manhattan. The Boilermakers then return home to host in-state foe Notre Dame on Thursday, September 8. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET at Folk Field, and admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game 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.