LOS ANGELES – The Purdue soccer team takes to the road for the first time this season with a trip that begins at No. 19 USC on Thursday, August 31, in Los Angeles.
Kickoff is at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT at McAlister Field.
USC will have a live stream of the contest, and live stats are available at USCTrojans.com. Updates from Los Angeles 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.
Thursday is a rematch of a memorable season-opening win for the Boilermakers over the No. 15-ranked Trojans last season. In front of a then-record crowd of 3,296 fans at Folk Field, Purdue upset USC, 3-0. This year's non-conference matchup in Los Angeles also comes one year before USC joins the Big Ten Conference.
As the Boilermakers play away from Folk Field for the first time this season, they are 2-2-0 after a 2-0 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday. The defeat snapped a two-game win streak where Purdue scored 12 goals. The Trojans, ranked No. 19 nationally, are 2-1-0 and return home after a 3-1 win at No. 4 Duke and a 4-0 loss at No. 3 North Carolina.
Purdue ranks No. 11 nationally with 13 assists, No. 20 with 37 points and No. 23 with 12 goals. The Boilermakers have 63 shots, 30 on goal, and have allowed four goals for a 1.00 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 14th in the NCAA with three assists. Junior forward Gracie Dunaway leads the team with three goals, 17 shots and seven shots on goal. She shares the team lead of six points with sophomore forward Kayla Budish, who has a pair of goals and two assists. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr has made 13 saves and allowed four goals for a .765 save percentage and a 1.06 goals-against average.
SCOUTING NO. 19 USC
No. 19 USC is 2-1-0 through the first two weeks of the season. The Trojans are coming off facing a pair of top-4 sides in North Carolina, with a 3-1 victory at No. 4 Duke on August 24 and a 4-0 loss at No. 3 North Carolina on August 27. The season began with a 1-0 win over Michigan. USC is ranked No. 19 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News also have the Trojans at No. 19 this week.
The Trojans have scored four goals on 26 shots with three assists through three games. They have allowed five goals on 40 shots. Kayla Colbert leads the team with four points, with a goal and two assists. Hannah Poulter has started all three games and has allowed two goals with six saves for a .750 save percentage and a 0.85 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE TROJANS
Purdue is 1-2-0 all-time against USC after last season's home win. The two previous meetings took place in 2010 and 2011. The Trojans earned a 1-0 win in 2010 in Fullerton, California, and followed it up with a 2-1 triumph in overtime in West Lafayette the following year. Thursday's game marks the first matchup between the two sides in Los Angeles.
The 2022 victory over USC occurred on August 18 and was the Boilermakers' highest-ranked home win since 2006. It came in front of 3,296 fans, then the largest home crowd in program history by more than 1,000.
In a matchup between two NCAA Tournament, top-25 and conference runners-up from a year ago, Purdue took a 1-0 lead late in the first half on a goal by Naomi Splittorff. Dunaway added two goals in the second half to seal the top-15 victory while Budish registered two assists.
A complete recap from the match, including box score, postgame comments from coach Drew Roff and highlights, can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
LAST TIME OUT: HOMESTAND ENDS WITH LOSS
Purdue lost to Wake Forest, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field. On a warm and sun-soaked day, the Boilermakers saw their two-game win streak snapped, while the Deamon Deacons remained unbeaten in their last 20 non-conference games. Wake Forest found their goals in the 44th and 79th minutes, and while Purdue had good chances in the final third throughout the game, the Old Gold and Black could not get a goal.
In the first-ever matchup between the two programs, Purdue out-shot Wake Forest 12-10, though the visitors had the edge in shots on target, 7-4. The home team earned all five corner kicks in the contest. The Boilermakers were called for 12 fouls and the Deamon Deacons committed 14. Six yellow cards were issued, three to each side.
Freshman forward Lauren Omholt had a game-high four shots, one on goal. Mathews and sophomore forward Brooke Haarala, off the bench, each had three shots, one on target. Cyr had a season-high-tying five saves.
A complete recap from the game is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: OFF TO COLORADO
Purdue's weekend concludes at Colorado on Sunday, September 3, at 2 p.m. ET / noon MT. The contest will be broadcast live on the Pac 12 Network.
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 is at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT at McAlister Field.
USC will have a live stream of the contest, and live stats are available at USCTrojans.com. Updates from Los Angeles 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.
Thursday is a rematch of a memorable season-opening win for the Boilermakers over the No. 15-ranked Trojans last season. In front of a then-record crowd of 3,296 fans at Folk Field, Purdue upset USC, 3-0. This year's non-conference matchup in Los Angeles also comes one year before USC joins the Big Ten Conference.
As the Boilermakers play away from Folk Field for the first time this season, they are 2-2-0 after a 2-0 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday. The defeat snapped a two-game win streak where Purdue scored 12 goals. The Trojans, ranked No. 19 nationally, are 2-1-0 and return home after a 3-1 win at No. 4 Duke and a 4-0 loss at No. 3 North Carolina.
Purdue ranks No. 11 nationally with 13 assists, No. 20 with 37 points and No. 23 with 12 goals. The Boilermakers have 63 shots, 30 on goal, and have allowed four goals for a 1.00 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 14th in the NCAA with three assists. Junior forward Gracie Dunaway leads the team with three goals, 17 shots and seven shots on goal. She shares the team lead of six points with sophomore forward Kayla Budish, who has a pair of goals and two assists. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr has made 13 saves and allowed four goals for a .765 save percentage and a 1.06 goals-against average.
SCOUTING NO. 19 USC
No. 19 USC is 2-1-0 through the first two weeks of the season. The Trojans are coming off facing a pair of top-4 sides in North Carolina, with a 3-1 victory at No. 4 Duke on August 24 and a 4-0 loss at No. 3 North Carolina on August 27. The season began with a 1-0 win over Michigan. USC is ranked No. 19 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News also have the Trojans at No. 19 this week.
The Trojans have scored four goals on 26 shots with three assists through three games. They have allowed five goals on 40 shots. Kayla Colbert leads the team with four points, with a goal and two assists. Hannah Poulter has started all three games and has allowed two goals with six saves for a .750 save percentage and a 0.85 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE TROJANS
Purdue is 1-2-0 all-time against USC after last season's home win. The two previous meetings took place in 2010 and 2011. The Trojans earned a 1-0 win in 2010 in Fullerton, California, and followed it up with a 2-1 triumph in overtime in West Lafayette the following year. Thursday's game marks the first matchup between the two sides in Los Angeles.
The 2022 victory over USC occurred on August 18 and was the Boilermakers' highest-ranked home win since 2006. It came in front of 3,296 fans, then the largest home crowd in program history by more than 1,000.
In a matchup between two NCAA Tournament, top-25 and conference runners-up from a year ago, Purdue took a 1-0 lead late in the first half on a goal by Naomi Splittorff. Dunaway added two goals in the second half to seal the top-15 victory while Budish registered two assists.
A complete recap from the match, including box score, postgame comments from coach Drew Roff and highlights, can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
LAST TIME OUT: HOMESTAND ENDS WITH LOSS
Purdue lost to Wake Forest, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field. On a warm and sun-soaked day, the Boilermakers saw their two-game win streak snapped, while the Deamon Deacons remained unbeaten in their last 20 non-conference games. Wake Forest found their goals in the 44th and 79th minutes, and while Purdue had good chances in the final third throughout the game, the Old Gold and Black could not get a goal.
In the first-ever matchup between the two programs, Purdue out-shot Wake Forest 12-10, though the visitors had the edge in shots on target, 7-4. The home team earned all five corner kicks in the contest. The Boilermakers were called for 12 fouls and the Deamon Deacons committed 14. Six yellow cards were issued, three to each side.
Freshman forward Lauren Omholt had a game-high four shots, one on goal. Mathews and sophomore forward Brooke Haarala, off the bench, each had three shots, one on target. Cyr had a season-high-tying five saves.
A complete recap from the game is available at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: OFF TO COLORADO
Purdue's weekend concludes at Colorado on Sunday, September 3, at 2 p.m. ET / noon MT. The contest will be broadcast live on the Pac 12 Network.
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.