WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue heads on the road for a pair of away games at the universities of Nebraska and Illinois on Thursday, October 9 at 8:00 p.m. Est and Sunday, October 12, at 2:00 p.m. Est.
The Boilers are 2-3-1 in road games this season, while also sitting 2-3-1 in conference matches. Purdue is 11th in conference as it stands while Nebraska comes in at 17th, with Illinois in 6th.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Nebraska is 5-3-5 on the season and is yet to earn a victory in conference, despite drawing in three matches. The Huskers earned non-conference victories over Southern Indiana, Weber State, Omaha, Oregon State and Kansas State. They are led by Kayma Carpenter who has five goals on the season with two assists.
Illinois started the season with a program-record seven straight wins in non-conference games. The Fighting Illini defeated back-to-back SEC teams in Kentucky and Missouri as well as ACC foe Boston College. Illinois is led by Sarah Foley who has six goals and two assists and Cayla Jackson who has five goals with three assists.
SERIES HISTORY
The Boilers are 5-9-1 against the Huskers, and have not met with them since 2023. In the last matchup, the No. 25 Huskers defeated Purdue 2-0 in Lincoln, Neb. The first meeting with Nebraska was in 2000, where the Boilers lost 4-1 in Lincoln.
The Boilers are 10-16-3 against the Illini, and haven fallen in the last three matches in consecutive years. The last victory for the Boilers was four years ago, defeating Illinois to 2-1 in Champaign. The teams met for the first time in their histories in 1998, with Purdue falling 2-1 also in Champaign.
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