No. 15 Hawkeyes Blank Indiana, 2-0

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 15 University of Iowa women’s soccer team defeated Indiana, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Hawkeyes finish the regular season at 11-3-4 overall and 6-2-3 in Big Ten Conference play.

It was a defensive battle through the first 45 minutes, as Iowa outshot Indiana, 3-2, and held a 2-1 edge in shots on goal.

Graduate student Kenzie Roling and junior Sofia Bush each put a shot on goal for the Hawkeyes, but the match remained scoreless at halftime.

Bush broke the tie in the 73rd minute with an assist from senior Shae Doherty, giving Iowa a 1-0 advantage. The goal was the first of the season for Bush.

Junior Millie Greer extended the lead in the 85th minute, finishing a feed from sophomore Iba Oching to give Iowa a two-goal cushion in the closing minutes.

After totaling three shots in the first half, the Hawkeyes outshot Indiana, 12-3, in the second period. The Iowa defense held the Hoosiers to just five shots and one on goal for the match.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
"Our team went into today’s game with a post season mindset, win or go home. I’m proud of how they bounced back from last weekend’s adversity and were able to beat a good Indiana team who hadn’t lost at home all year. Time to rest up for the post season.”

MATCH NOTES

• Fife and Binggeli started in their first game of the season.
  • It marked the first start for Fife since Sept. 21, 2023, at Wisconsin while marking the first start of Binggeli’s career.
• The first shot of the match between either team came in the 29th minute of the first half with Roling firing a shot on goal that was saved.
• Iowa improves to 14-11-1 all-time against Indiana. DiIanni is now 5-3-1 against the Hoosiers in his tenure.
• The defeat marked Indiana's first loss at home all season.
• The Hawkeyes will be in the Big Ten Tournament for the third consecutive season including five out of the last six years.
• 2 for the Money:Iowa’s record is 64-3-4 in its last 71 games when scoring two goals or more, which dates back to October 2017.
  • The Hawkeyes are 9-1-1 on the season when scoring at least two goals.
• 90 Tracker: Sofia Bush, Iba Oching, Miah Schueller, Millie Greer, and Abby Skiff were the five position players to register 90 minutes for the Hawkeyes.

UP NEXT
The Big Ten Tournament takes place, Oct. 30-Nov. 9. The opening round and quarterfinals will take place in West Lafayette, Ind. with the semifinals and finals being held in St. Louis, Mo. at Energizer Park. Bracket and game time information will be released later today.