Iowa Hosts South Dakota State

Aug. 26, 2015

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    THE MATCH-UP
    The University of Iowa women’s soccer team host South Dakota State on Aug. 28 at the Iowa Soccer Complex at 7 p.m. (CT).

    ON THE WEB
    Iowa soccer fans can follow all home contests via live stats (GameTracker) on hawkeyesports.com. Click on the “GT” link found on both the front page and the soccer schedule page to access the live stats feed. Fans can also follow @HawkeyeSoccer for live in-game updates. Iowa matches will also be streamed on Hawkeye All-Access — a subscription based service.

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    SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
    The Jackrabbits bring a 1-1-0 record into Friday’s match. South Dakota State lost its season opener to Iowa State on Aug. 21 before downing Wisconsin Green Bay, 2-1, on Aug. 23.

    Nicole Hatcher and Madison Yueill scored both Jackrabbit goals against the Phoenix. Nicole Inskeep played every minute in goal. She has a 1.00 goals against average and has made nine saves in two contests.

    Last season, South Dakota State posted a 10-8-2 overall record. SDSU returns all 11 starters, including its top two scorers in seniors Diana Potterveld and Alyssa Brazil. Potterveld — The Summit League Offensive Player of the Year — led the Jackrabbits and conference in assists (12) and points (24). Brazil led SDSU in goals (seven) and shots (44). The Jackrabbits are led by head coach Lang Wedemeyer, who enters his 15th season in 2015.

    SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. IOWA — THE SERIES
    ? Iowa leads the all-time series against South Dakota State, 2-1-0.
    ? Iowa hosted the last meeting on Aug. 30, 2009, in Iowa City, Iowa — a 2-0 Hawkeye win.

    QUICK HITTERS
    ? Junior Bri Toelle tied the school record for single game assists after notching three assists in Iowa’s 4-0 victory over Nebraska Omaha on Aug. 23.
    ? Three players (Jenna Kentgen, Karly Stuenkel, and Alina Magruder) scored their first career goals in the 4-0 win over Omaha. Sophomore Abbey Toureene also registered her first career point.
    ? Magruder was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Aug. 25 — Iowa’s first Freshman of the Week honoree since 2012.
    ? The Hawkeyes are 2-0-0, starting the year with two wins for a fourth straight season.
    ? Iowa showcased its roster depth against Omaha with 22 players seeing game action.
    ? The Hawkeyes are one of seven teams in the Big Ten yet to allow a goal. Senior Hannah Clark is tied for the league lead with eight saves.
    ? Toelle is leading the Big Ten with 15 shots (7.5 per game) and her three assists are also tops in the conference.

    SCHEDULE CHANGE
    The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series match on Friday, Sept. 11, has been changed from a 7 p.m. (CT) start time to 6:30 p.m.

    LAST GAME
    The Hawkeyes topped Nebraska Omaha, 4-0, on Aug. 23 at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Freshmen Jenna Kentgen, Alina Magruder (two), and sophomore Karly Stuenkel each scored goals in the contest.

    Senior Hannah Clark finished with two saves in 90 minutes of action en route to her second consecutive shutout.

    TOELLE TIES PROGRAM RECORD
    Junior Bri Toelle tied the school record for single game assists after notching three assists in Iowa’s 4-0 victory over Nebraska Omaha on Aug. 23. Toelle shares the school record with Morgan Showalter (8/23/08) and Jenna Sorensen (9/5/97).

    MAGRUDER NAMED B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
    University of Iowa midfielder Alina Magruder was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Aug. 25.

    The Mustang, Oklahoma, native played more than 50 minutes in the first two games of her collegiate career, tallying four shots and two goals in helping the Hawkeyes post a pair of wins over Pacific and Omaha and improve to a 2-0 record for a fourth straight season.

    The honor is the first of Magruder’s career and she is the first Hawkeye freshman to earn the weekly conference honor since Hannah Clark on Oct. 8, 2012.

    TEAM CAPTAIN
    Senior Hannah Clark has been named Iowa’s team captain for the 2015 season.

    3 HAWKEYES ON B1G PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
    Senior Hannah Clark and juniors Amanda Lulek and Corey Burns were named Big Ten Players to Watch for the 2015 season.

    Clark started 17 matches last season, logging 1,598 minutes in goal. She ranked third in the Big Ten in save percentage (.844), tied for third in shutouts (9), and ranked fourth in goals against average (0.79).

    Lulek, a native of Geneva, Illinois, started 13 games as a sophomore. The defender played every minute in five games, including all 103 minutes (two overtimes) of the Big Ten title game against No. 11 Wisconsin.

    Burns saw action in 20-of-22 games last season with 20 starts. The Green Oaks, Illinois, native led the team in assists (seven), and helped lead Iowa’s defense that ranked second in the Big Ten in shutouts and fourth in goals against average (0.75).

    SENIOR EXPERIENCE
    Senior Hannah Clark is back as the unquestioned leader of the 2015 Hawkeyes, and the team’s starting goalkeeper — her fourth season in a starting capacity.

    Senior Brooke Backes has played 45 games in her first three seasons, scoring two goals and adding two assists. Senior Sarah Mazur played a career-high 15 games as a junior, while fellow senior Mackenzie Guindon is looking to contribute in 2015 following an injury-plagued career.

    HAWKEYES ON TV
    Iowa will appear on BTN/BTN Plus on BTN2Go eight times during the 2015 season. The Hawkeyes’ Oct. 11 home contest against Minnesota will be broadcast live on BTN.

    BTN Plus will stream Iowa’s games against Michigan State (Sept. 18), Michigan (Sept. 20), Ohio State (Sept. 25), Wisconsin (Oct. 8), Illinois (Oct. 15), Nebraska (Oct. 23) and Rutgers (Oct. 28).

    BTN will also be televising the Big Ten Tournament on Nov. 1-8.

    LEADER OF THE DEFENSE, Hannah Clark
    ? broke the school record for career shutouts in Iowa’s 1-0 victory at Michigan State on Oct. 2, 2014. Clark currently has 22 career shutouts.

    ? was 10-5-1 with nine shutouts and a 0.84 goals against average in 2014. The nine shutouts are the second most in a single season, while the 10 wins are the sixth-most in program history. Clark also holds the school record in both categories, posting 10 shutouts and 15 wins in 2013.

    ? had four consecutive shutouts from Sept. 7-20, where she had sevens saves over 379:26 scoreless minutes. It was the second-straight season she had a four-game shutout streak.

    ? Clark has 31 career victories, the second-most in Iowa history, and her 224 career saves rank third in the UI record books. She is four wins shy of passing Emily Moran as the program’s all-time wins leader.

    TRANSFER ADDED
    Junior Rachele Armand joined the Hawkeye soccer program this fall after spending two injury-plagued years at Louisville, helping the Cardinals to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2013.

    Armand is one of three players on the Iowa roster from Waubonsie Valley High School in Illinois, along with freshmen Emma Rigby and Morgan Kemerling.

    B1G IN THE POLLS
    Penn State, Wisconsin, and Rutgers are ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 poll as of Aug. 25.

    Penn State is ranked No. 6, Wisconsin came in at No. 13, Ohio State sits at No. 18, and Rutgers was voted No. 24. Minnesota (9) and Maryland (8) are receiving votes.

    ROSTER BREAKDOWN
    The Hawkeyes enter the season with five starters returning from last year’s 14-win team. Head coach Dave DiIanni will lead a Hawkeye squad that features 10 incoming freshmen and one transfer in junior Rachele Armand. Iowa’s five returning starters are juniors Amanda Lulek, Bri Toelle, Natalie Krygier, and Corey Burns, and senior goalkeeper Hannah Clark.

    2014 IN REVIEW
    The Hawkeyes finished the 2014 season with a 14-7-1 overall and 7-5-1 Big Ten record. The seven conference victories ties the program record for Big Ten wins in a single season, and the 14 wins are the second most in school history. After entering the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 5 seed, Iowa posted victories over No. 23 Rutgers and Northwestern to advance to the conference tournament championship game for a second straight season.

    The Hawkeyes finished 2014 with a school-record 14 shutouts in 22 games to rank 20th nationally with a .545 shutout percentage. Iowa’s defense also was in the top 35 in the country in saves percentage (31st, .838) and goals against average (35th, .754).

    Academically, the Hawkeyes garnered the NSCAA Team Academic Award for an eighth straight season, and nine soccer student-athletes garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors. Seniors Caitlin Brown and Emily Scott received Scholar All-Region recognition.

    BURNS, ARMAND WIN WPSL NATIONAL TITLE
    Juniors Corey Burns and Rachele Armand helped lead the Chicago Red Star Reserves to a Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Championship — the team’s first national title — on July 27 in Edmond, Oklahoma.

    NEXT UP
    The Hawkeyes will remain at home for a Sept. 1, game against Northern Iowa at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CT).

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