THIS WEEK
The 16th-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team heads to College Park, Maryland for the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes will take on No. 5 Maryland on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.
FOLLOW LIVE
• The game will be available on Big Ten Network.
• Jack Kiser and Kara Lentz will be on the call.
• Iowa field hockey fans can follow all contests via live stats on hawkeyesports.com. Game updates are also available on X/@iowafieldhockey.
2024 TEAM INFORMATION
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/4
Starters Returning/Lost 9/2
Lauren DeRose (10 starts)
Harper Dunne (45+ minutes in every appearance)
Annika Herbine (18 points)
Miranda Jackson (730 minutes)
Mia Magnotta (69 saves)
Lieve Schalk (19 starts)
Milly Short (1,127 minutes)
Dionne van Aalsum (28 goals; led the nation)
Gia Whalen (19 starts)
Newcomers 7
SERIES RECORDS
• The Hawkeyes are 6-21-1 all-time against the Terrapins.
• Iowa and Maryland competed earlier this season in College Park, with the Hawkeyes falling 5-0.
SCOUTING No. 5 MARYLAND
• The Terrapins are 12-5 overall and 6-2 in conference play.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko is ranked third in the Big Ten in average goals against (7th nationally, .96), and fourth in goalie win-loss percentage (18th nationally, .688).
• Maryland is 6-4 when playing against ranked opponents this season.
NCAA STANDINGS
• The Hawkeyes rank fifth in the nation and third in the Big Ten in shutouts per game (.47).
• The Hawkeyes rank third in the B1G and 18th in the nation in save percentage (.763).
• Iowa ranks fifth in the Big Ten and 19th in the nation in average goals against (1.25).
• Iowa ranks fifth in the Big Ten and 48th in the nation in defensive saves (3).
• Harper Dunne ranks second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in defensive saves (3).
BALL TO NET
• The Hawkeyes have scored 28 goals in regular game play this season.
– van Aalsum (9)
– van Kessel (5)
– A. Herbine (3), Wesneski (3)
– Whalen (2)
– Jackson (1), Short (1), Maney (1), Wittel (1), Reed (1), Haig (1)
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Iowa comes in at No. 16 in the NFHCA poll. The Hawkeyes have been ranked in 92 consecutive polls dating back to the 2016 season.
• The Hawkeyes were ranked in the top 10 for the duration of the 2023 season.
• The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 1 for four weeks in row last season (Sept. 5 – Oct. 2). It was the second time in program history (2021) the Hawkeyes had been ranked No. 1 by the NFHCA.
• The Hawkeyes are #16 this week in the NFHCA poll, week 11 of the 2024 season.
SHUTOUT SHUTDOWN
The Hawkeye defense has eight shutouts under their belts this season.
• The largest shutouts this season came against New Hampshire and UC Davis, the Hawkeyes holding both teams to zero while scoring five goals.
• Iowa’s defense ranked fifth in the nation and third in the conference in shutouts per game (.47).
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Iowa traveled to Evanston for the second straight year for the NCAA Tournament in 2023.
• Iowa has qualified for six straight NCAA Tournaments — the longest streak since making a school record 15 consecutive tournaments from 1982-96.
• The Hawkeyes have made 28 NCAA Tournament appearances in program history — the most of any school as a member of the Big Ten Conference — and have made 12 NCAA Final Four appearances, including winning the 1986 NCAA Championship.
• The Hawkeyes are 30-28 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The program’s 30 NCAA Tournament victories and 12 NCAA Final Fours are the most of any school as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
SEASON OPENING SHOOTOUT
Iowa defeated Wake Forest for the fifth consecutive year in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to open the season.
• The Hawkeyes and Demon Deacons needed more than 80 minutes to finish game one of the 2024 sea-son, before Dionne van Aalsum found the back of the net as her shootout goal propelled Iowa to victory,
• Mia Magnotta stopped Ashley Hart the Demon Deacons fifth shooter to set up the opportunity for van Aalsum to clinch the match. van Aalsum got the ball past the Wake Forest goalkeeper and sent the Hawkeyes to a 1-0 record.
• The Hawkeyes have won seven straight season openers.
PRESEASON B1G HONORS
Mia Magnotta, Milly Short and sophomore Dionne van Aalsum have been named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
• It is the second straight season Magnotta has a been preseason honoree.
NFHCA PRESEASON HONORS
Mia Magnotta, Dionne van Aalsum, Gia Whalen and Sabrina McGroarty were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Watchlist.
• The NFHCA Watchlist represents top collegiate student-athletes who are early contenders for this year’s NFHCA All-Region and All-American teams.
DIONNE VAN AWESOME
Van Aalsum led the nation throughout last season with 28 goals, 62 points, 1.47 goals per game, and 3.26 points per game. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the year and earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition.
• She scored eight goals in wins over Western Michigan and UMass Lowell to become the first Hawkeye to record a hat trick since Maddy Murphy vs. Indiana in 2019 and the first Hawkeye with four goals in a game since Kim Scraper vs Brown in 2016.
van Aalsum has scored nine goals so far in the 2024 season.
MAGNOTTA IN GOAL
• So far in the 2024 season Magnotta has allowed 23 goals, and registered 71 saves.
• Magnotta currently ranks in the top-10 in four Big Ten categories: third in saves per game (4.18, 40th nationally), fourth in save percentage (.755, 20th nationally), sixth in average goals against (1.25, 20th nationally), and sixth in goalie win-loss percentage (.529, 40th nationally).
CONSECUTIVE STARTS
Mia Magnotta – 37
Milly Short – 36
*Senior Harper Dunne had started in 65 consecutive games before a season ending injury a season ago.
UP NEXT
The Big Ten field hockey tournament will continue, hosted by Maryland in College Park, November 7-10.