THIS WEEK
University of Iowa women’s soccer closes out the home slate with a pair of matches against Northwestern and Maryland. The Hawkeyes take on the Northwestern at 7 p.m. (CT) on Thursday before hosting the Terrapins at noon on Sunday for the regular season home finale. Admission is free to all home soccer matches.
WATCH/FOLLOW LIVE
- Thursday’s game will be televised on BTN. Commentators Kylen Mills and Jackie Manny are on the call.
- Sunday’s game will stream on B1G+ (subscription required).
- Links to streaming and live stats can be found at hawkeyesports.com/soccergameday.
- Fans can follow the Iowa soccer program on Twitter (@HawkeyeSoccer) for live in-game updates.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
- Picked by the Big Ten coaches to finish second in the conference, Northwestern checks in at 12th in the league standings this week. After opening Big Ten play with a victory at Purdue on Sept. 17, the Wildcats are 0-4-1 in their last five games.
- Offensive production is a strength for Northwestern, ranking fourth in the Big Ten with an average of 2.2 goals per game. Midfielder Meg Boade leads Northwestern with 19 points, which ranks fifth among conference players. Boade leads the Big Ten with 11 assists.
- Forward Ella Hase has a team-best seven goals and is a top-five producer in the conference for goals, shots, shots on goal, points and game-winning goals.
- Goalkeeper Reiley Fitzpatrick has a 1.1 goals against average and a .712 save percentage this season.
SERIES HISTORY – NORTHWESTERN
Iowa trails the all-time series, 9-15-2. The Hawkeyes have won two straight in the series dating back to 2021, including a, 2-1, victory on the road last season against a No. 13 ranked Wildcat squad.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
- The Terrapins are 0-5-1 in Big Ten play and enter the week without a goal against conference opponents. Maryland’s three victories came consecutively against Towson, George Mason and Binghamton to close out non-conference play.
- Sophomore Ava Morales leads Maryland in points (6) and goals (3).
- Maryland scored nine goals in the non-conference. The Terrapins average 1.50 goals against this season, have posted six shutouts, defensively, and have been shut out nine times on offense.
SERIES HISTORY – MARYLAND
Iowa leads the all-time series, 5-2-0. The Hawkeyes have won three straight against Maryland, each in shutout fashion. Iowa has posted five clean-sheet victories in seven meetings with the Terrapins.