WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team wraps up its season-opening four-game homestand against Wake Forest on Sunday, August 27, at 1 p.m. ET, at Folk Field in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Admission is free for all fans to the contest and to each regular-season home game in 2023. Sunday is Camper Reunion and Educator Appreciation Day, and there will be a pom pom giveaway while supplies last. All soccer campers are invited back to Folk Field to cheer on the Boilermakers, and campers will be able to form a pregame tunnel for the team. A kids zone will have bounce houses and tailgate games for all kids. We also will honor educators of all levels for their dedication towards educating our communities. As a reminder to all fans, a clear bag policy is in effect for all Purdue Athletics events once again in 2023.
Sunday afternoon's game will be broadcast live on B1G+, and live stats are available at PurdueStats.com. Updates also can be found by following and connecting with @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
The Boilermakers have won two in a row and are 2-1-0 on the season after a 4-1 victory over Valparaiso on Thursday night. Wake Forest, at 2-0-1, has not lost in 2023 following a 3-0 victory against Idaho State on Thursday. Sunday's matchup is the Deamon Deacons' first road contest of the campaign.
Purdue ranks No. 6 nationally with 13 assists, No. 9 with 37 points and No. 10 with 12 goals, all Big Ten-best marks. The Boilermakers also are third in the conference with a .510 shot accuracy and fifth with 2.67 saves per game. The Old Gold and Black have 51 shots, 26 on goal, and have allowed two goals in three games for a 0.67 goals-against average. Eight of Purdue's 12 goals have come from different players, and four of those are first career goals.
Individually, senior midfielder Emily Mathews is eighth in the NCAA with three assists and junior forward Gracie Dunaway is 12th with 5.00 shots per game and 20th with three goals. Dunaway and sophomore forward Kayla Budish have six points, third-most in the Big Ten. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr has made eight saves for a .800 save percentage and a 0.72 goals-against average while starting all three games.
SCOUTING WAKE FOREST
Wake Forest is 2-0-1 in 2023 and unbeaten in its last 19 non-conference games. The Deamon Deacons own wins over Appalachian State (1-0) and Idaho State (3-0) around a draw to Army (1-1) to begin the season, all at home. WF is seventh in the country with 24.33 shots per game and 25th with a 0.333 goals-against average. The Deamon Deacons are fourth in the ACC with six assists and fifth with a .889 save percentage to go along with five goals scored, 16 points, eight saves and one goal allowed.
Caiya Hanks has a team-leading five points and has a squad-best two goals along with Olivia Stowell. Nikayla Small's two assists pace the team, and she and Hanks have nine shots. Hanks and Stowell each have four shots on goal. Madison Howard has played two games in goal and has eight saves and one goal allowed for a .889 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average with a 1-0-1 record.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE DEAMON DEACONS
Sunday marks the first-ever matchup between Purdue and Wake Forest. The Boilermakers are 2-6-0 all-time against the ACC, with the most recent meeting a 3-1 home loss to No. 9 Notre Dame in 2022.
LAST TIME OUT: BACK-TO-BACK WINS
A pair of first career goals within the first 14 minutes powered Purdue to a 4-1 win over Valparaiso on August 24. On a hot and muggy evening at Folk Field, the Boilermakers took an early lead in the fifth minute for the second consecutive game and led 2-0 after 14 minutes. The goals, by freshman forward Lauren Omholt and freshman defender Zoe Cuneio, were the first of their careers. A pair of veterans, Mathews and Dunaway, scored in the second half to secure Purdue's second consecutive win.
Purdue held a 19-5 advantage in shots and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal. Mathews added a pair of assists in addition to her goal, and Budish and freshman midfielder Lauren Adam also earned assists. Cuneio's goal, from Adam, was the game-winner, which is the first game-winning goal and assist of their careers.
Dunaway had a game-high eight shots, and she and Cuneio both had two shots on goal. Cuneio registered three shots and Budish had two. Senior Charlotte Cyr made two saves to earn the win, while her Valpo counterpart stopped four shots.
A complete recap from the game is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: ON THE ROAD
The Boilermakers take to the road for the first time in 2023 with a trip to No. 24 USC and Colorado. The weekend begins in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 31, at 6 p.m. ET, as Purdue faces its future Big Ten foe. The trip concludes in Boulder on September 3 at 2 p.m. ET.
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.
Admission is free for all fans to the contest and to each regular-season home game in 2023. Sunday is Camper Reunion and Educator Appreciation Day, and there will be a pom pom giveaway while supplies last. All soccer campers are invited back to Folk Field to cheer on the Boilermakers, and campers will be able to form a pregame tunnel for the team. A kids zone will have bounce houses and tailgate games for all kids. We also will honor educators of all levels for their dedication towards educating our communities. As a reminder to all fans, a clear bag policy is in effect for all Purdue Athletics events once again in 2023.
Sunday afternoon's game will be broadcast live on B1G+, and live stats are available at PurdueStats.com. Updates also can be found by following and connecting with @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
The Boilermakers have won two in a row and are 2-1-0 on the season after a 4-1 victory over Valparaiso on Thursday night. Wake Forest, at 2-0-1, has not lost in 2023 following a 3-0 victory against Idaho State on Thursday. Sunday's matchup is the Deamon Deacons' first road contest of the campaign.
Purdue ranks No. 6 nationally with 13 assists, No. 9 with 37 points and No. 10 with 12 goals, all Big Ten-best marks. The Boilermakers also are third in the conference with a .510 shot accuracy and fifth with 2.67 saves per game. The Old Gold and Black have 51 shots, 26 on goal, and have allowed two goals in three games for a 0.67 goals-against average. Eight of Purdue's 12 goals have come from different players, and four of those are first career goals.
Individually, senior midfielder Emily Mathews is eighth in the NCAA with three assists and junior forward Gracie Dunaway is 12th with 5.00 shots per game and 20th with three goals. Dunaway and sophomore forward Kayla Budish have six points, third-most in the Big Ten. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr has made eight saves for a .800 save percentage and a 0.72 goals-against average while starting all three games.
SCOUTING WAKE FOREST
Wake Forest is 2-0-1 in 2023 and unbeaten in its last 19 non-conference games. The Deamon Deacons own wins over Appalachian State (1-0) and Idaho State (3-0) around a draw to Army (1-1) to begin the season, all at home. WF is seventh in the country with 24.33 shots per game and 25th with a 0.333 goals-against average. The Deamon Deacons are fourth in the ACC with six assists and fifth with a .889 save percentage to go along with five goals scored, 16 points, eight saves and one goal allowed.
Caiya Hanks has a team-leading five points and has a squad-best two goals along with Olivia Stowell. Nikayla Small's two assists pace the team, and she and Hanks have nine shots. Hanks and Stowell each have four shots on goal. Madison Howard has played two games in goal and has eight saves and one goal allowed for a .889 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average with a 1-0-1 record.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE DEAMON DEACONS
Sunday marks the first-ever matchup between Purdue and Wake Forest. The Boilermakers are 2-6-0 all-time against the ACC, with the most recent meeting a 3-1 home loss to No. 9 Notre Dame in 2022.
LAST TIME OUT: BACK-TO-BACK WINS
A pair of first career goals within the first 14 minutes powered Purdue to a 4-1 win over Valparaiso on August 24. On a hot and muggy evening at Folk Field, the Boilermakers took an early lead in the fifth minute for the second consecutive game and led 2-0 after 14 minutes. The goals, by freshman forward Lauren Omholt and freshman defender Zoe Cuneio, were the first of their careers. A pair of veterans, Mathews and Dunaway, scored in the second half to secure Purdue's second consecutive win.
Purdue held a 19-5 advantage in shots and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal. Mathews added a pair of assists in addition to her goal, and Budish and freshman midfielder Lauren Adam also earned assists. Cuneio's goal, from Adam, was the game-winner, which is the first game-winning goal and assist of their careers.
Dunaway had a game-high eight shots, and she and Cuneio both had two shots on goal. Cuneio registered three shots and Budish had two. Senior Charlotte Cyr made two saves to earn the win, while her Valpo counterpart stopped four shots.
A complete recap from the game is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: ON THE ROAD
The Boilermakers take to the road for the first time in 2023 with a trip to No. 24 USC and Colorado. The weekend begins in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 31, at 6 p.m. ET, as Purdue faces its future Big Ten foe. The trip concludes in Boulder on September 3 at 2 p.m. ET.
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.