WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team lost to Indiana 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Folk Field.
In a tightly contested affair on a cool and windy afternoon in West Lafayette, a first-minute goal ended up being the difference. The Boilermakers had offensive momentum and created chances in the final third throughout the game, but could not get the equalizer.
Both teams had 10 shots and Purdue had two shots on goal to IU's seven. The Boilermakers (3-10-1, 0-5-1 Big Ten) earned seven corner kicks and limited the Hoosiers (10-1-3, 4-1-1 Big Ten) to two. The visitors were called for 11 fouls and the home side had eight.
Senior forward Zoie Allen registered a game-best and career-high four shots and freshman forward Lauren Omholt had two shots, one on target. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr made a season-high-tying six saves.
With the defeat, Purdue saw its eight-game unbeaten streak against IU come to an end. The Boilermakers hold a 16-5-7 record in the in-state series that has been played every year since 1999. The Old Gold and Black own the two longest unbeaten streaks in the series, with a 15-game run from 2000-11 to go along with the eight-game stretch from 2015-22.
Through 14 games, the Boilermaker defense has allowed one or fewer goals eight times, including five of the last seven contests. Purdue has given up two or fewer goals in all but three games in 2023. Indiana, ranked nationally last week and receiving votes this week, is the 10th of 14 opponents who are currently or have been in the top-25 polls for at least one week during the season.
The Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead in the first minute on a goal by Anna Bennett. On a rebound, assists were credited to Paige Webber and Lauren Costello.
Senior midfielder Emily Mathews recorded Purdue's first shot in the 16th minute. Off a corner kick, the ball was deflected to Mathews, who fired a shot in from 20 yards out that went just over the upper-left corner of the goal.
That started a flurry of chances for the Boilermakers in the next 10 minutes, as Allen had a shot from the left side that hit the left post a minute later. A pair of corner kicks were earned in the 19th minute, but no shots could be taken.
Allen had another chance from the left corner of the penalty area in the 25th minute that went over the top-right corner.
A brief break in Purdue's momentum saw IU earn a free kick from 25 yards out, but the Boilermaker defense blocked the attempt away. Quickly after, junior forward Gracie Dunaway had a shot that was saved after she wove around several defenders on a run down the right side of the field.
Cyr made a pair of saves to conclude the first half. The first was on a shot in the 31st minute, and the second came in the 42nd that ended up being the last shot of the half.
Both teams had four shots in the opening 45 minutes, and the Hoosiers held a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal.
The second half began with another three saves by Cyr, the first two in the 48th and 56th minutes. She moved to her left in the 58th minute to stop another shot. After a long shot went off target in the 60th minute, a big save kept it a 1-0 game as Cyr dove towards the right post.
The 80th minute saw redshirt junior midfielder Victoria Kevdzija create a chance from the top of the 18 that was blocked. Purdue then earned four corner kicks in the next three minutes, and Omholt registered a shot in the 84th that was saved after the ball found its way on goal through traffic.
Allen had the last two shots of the game, though both were off target, in the 85th and 87th minutes.
Up next, the Boilermakers are back at Folk Field to host No. 4 Penn State on Thursday, October 12, at 7 p.m. ET. Admission is free for all fans to the contest, which is the annual Hammer Down Cancer game. Purdue will wear special uniforms that will be auctioned off during the game, with all proceeds benefiting the Purdue Center for Cancer Research.
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.
In a tightly contested affair on a cool and windy afternoon in West Lafayette, a first-minute goal ended up being the difference. The Boilermakers had offensive momentum and created chances in the final third throughout the game, but could not get the equalizer.
Both teams had 10 shots and Purdue had two shots on goal to IU's seven. The Boilermakers (3-10-1, 0-5-1 Big Ten) earned seven corner kicks and limited the Hoosiers (10-1-3, 4-1-1 Big Ten) to two. The visitors were called for 11 fouls and the home side had eight.
Senior forward Zoie Allen registered a game-best and career-high four shots and freshman forward Lauren Omholt had two shots, one on target. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr made a season-high-tying six saves.
With the defeat, Purdue saw its eight-game unbeaten streak against IU come to an end. The Boilermakers hold a 16-5-7 record in the in-state series that has been played every year since 1999. The Old Gold and Black own the two longest unbeaten streaks in the series, with a 15-game run from 2000-11 to go along with the eight-game stretch from 2015-22.
Through 14 games, the Boilermaker defense has allowed one or fewer goals eight times, including five of the last seven contests. Purdue has given up two or fewer goals in all but three games in 2023. Indiana, ranked nationally last week and receiving votes this week, is the 10th of 14 opponents who are currently or have been in the top-25 polls for at least one week during the season.
The Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead in the first minute on a goal by Anna Bennett. On a rebound, assists were credited to Paige Webber and Lauren Costello.
Senior midfielder Emily Mathews recorded Purdue's first shot in the 16th minute. Off a corner kick, the ball was deflected to Mathews, who fired a shot in from 20 yards out that went just over the upper-left corner of the goal.
That started a flurry of chances for the Boilermakers in the next 10 minutes, as Allen had a shot from the left side that hit the left post a minute later. A pair of corner kicks were earned in the 19th minute, but no shots could be taken.
Allen had another chance from the left corner of the penalty area in the 25th minute that went over the top-right corner.
A brief break in Purdue's momentum saw IU earn a free kick from 25 yards out, but the Boilermaker defense blocked the attempt away. Quickly after, junior forward Gracie Dunaway had a shot that was saved after she wove around several defenders on a run down the right side of the field.
Cyr made a pair of saves to conclude the first half. The first was on a shot in the 31st minute, and the second came in the 42nd that ended up being the last shot of the half.
Both teams had four shots in the opening 45 minutes, and the Hoosiers held a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal.
The second half began with another three saves by Cyr, the first two in the 48th and 56th minutes. She moved to her left in the 58th minute to stop another shot. After a long shot went off target in the 60th minute, a big save kept it a 1-0 game as Cyr dove towards the right post.
The 80th minute saw redshirt junior midfielder Victoria Kevdzija create a chance from the top of the 18 that was blocked. Purdue then earned four corner kicks in the next three minutes, and Omholt registered a shot in the 84th that was saved after the ball found its way on goal through traffic.
Allen had the last two shots of the game, though both were off target, in the 85th and 87th minutes.
Up next, the Boilermakers are back at Folk Field to host No. 4 Penn State on Thursday, October 12, at 7 p.m. ET. Admission is free for all fans to the contest, which is the annual Hammer Down Cancer game. Purdue will wear special uniforms that will be auctioned off during the game, with all proceeds benefiting the Purdue Center for Cancer Research.
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.