WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After earning a home-opening win, the Boilers (1-0-0) head on the road to the campus of Ball State to take on the Cardinals in a Sunday matchup.
The 4-0 win had scoring from four different players, including Irene Campo, Chiara Singarella, Lauren Adam, and Lilly Bane. For three of the four Boilermakers, this was a first career goal, with two happening in their debut.
Purdue defeated Indiana State for the fifth time in program history, where the Sycamores are still scoreless in all five matches, making the deficit 18-0.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
In 2024 the Cardinals went 7-8-3 and 2-6-3 in conference play in the MAC. The Cardinals did not make the MAC tournament in 2024 and ended their season with a scoreless draw against Toledo.
Ball State is led by Addie Chester and Delaney Caldwell who each had eight assists last season. Chester also earned First Team All-MAC after scoring 10 goals.
SERIES HISTORY
The Boilers and the Cardinals have faced one another five times in their histories with Purdue taking the 4-1 series lead.
The last matchup between the programs was back in 2021 where Purdue won a commanding 5-1 match. The only loss for the Boilers was 22 years ago, back in 2023 where Purdue fell one-nil in a tightly contested matchup.
Purdue played Ball State twice as a ranked team, during 2022 (No. 13) and during 2009 (No. 14) and won both matches 2-0 and 6-1, respectively.
HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST
Junior forward and Santander, Spain native, Irene Campo, was named to the United Soccer Coaches Association Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of the Division I head coaches who are members of the organization.
Campo, a transfer from South Alabama recently played her first game as a Boilermaker, scoring the first goal of the year for the team, as well as her first goal in the Purdue uniform.
During her 2024 campaign, Campo started and played in all 19 games for the Jaguars while scoring 12 goals with six assists for 30 points on the season.
Campo was named the Sunbelt Offensive Player of the Year as well as a First-Team All Conference honoree. She was also named United Soccer Coaches Association Fourth-Team All American and All-Southeast Region Second Team.
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