Erika Arkans Season 2014

#77
PositionMIDFIELDER/FORWARD
Height5-7
YearFreshman
HometownCarlsbad, Calif.
Photo Galleries: 2016 | 2015 | 2014

JUNIOR / 2016
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Arkans played in 16 games, starting 12 times... started the season opener and the final 11 games of the season... scored the game-winning goal in the conference-opening victory at Illinois, the first win by the road team in the Illinois-Purdue series... finished her Purdue career with nine goals, including five game winners... also scored in the preseason exhibition win vs. Miami (Ohio)... recorded a shot in 14 of the 16 games in which she played... logged a season-high 82 minutes in the draw with Indiana... averaged 60 minutes per game. SOPHOMORE / 2015
Arkans played in 14 games and made all six of her starts in Big Ten play... after injuries limited her over the first month of the season, scored all three of her goals in Big Ten play while starting six of the seven games in October... scored Purdue's first goals at Nebraska, Ohio State and Indiana... scored in consecutive games for the second time in her collegiate career... put all three of her shots on goal in the Indiana win... for the season, had six shots on goal among her eight shots... logged double-figure minutes in every game she played... went the distance in the overtime win at Maryland, playing a season-high 107 minutes... averaged 75 minutes per game as a starter and 51 minutes per game overall.... Purdue is 5-2 when she has scored during her career, five of her eight goals coming in Big Ten play. FRESHMAN / 2014
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 3)... Arkans played in 16 games and started 15 times... scored twice against SIU Edwardsville in the only game of the season in which she played but didn't start... saw action in 11 of the 13 Big Ten games, all but Rutgers and Michigan... ranked second on the team with five goals, also scoring against Ohio, Northwestern and Iowa... accounted for Purdue's first goal of the season in the Ohio victory, becoming the sixth freshman in program history to do so... scored the golden goal in the 104th minute in the victory at Northwestern, becoming the first Purdue freshman to record an overtime game-winner... lifted the Boilers to their 11th straight victory against NU in the process... also assisted on Mollie Kuramoto's goal at Northwestern... teamed with Nicole Robertson in the Ohio win for the first game in which two Boilers each scored their first goals since 2011... recorded four shots in the SIUE win... logged 100-plus minutes in the overtime games at Youngstown State and Northwestern, including a season-high 105 in the draw at YSU... averaged 67.2 minutes per game. HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
Four-year varsity letter-winner... offensive team MVP as a junior and team captain as a senior... part of an Excalibur state tournament championship team in 2011 and Excalibur finalists again in 2013. Biographical Information Major: Public Health Parents: Edward & Eleanor Arkans Siblings: Diana & Michael (Diana played volleyball at UC Davis & Michael plays football at Linfield College)

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Junior
2016

FORWARD
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Sophomore
2015

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD
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