Purdue Fort Wayne
North Dakota State
Mastodons End Weekend by Hosting Bison
10/6/2012 9:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW women's soccer team topped the South Dakota State Jackrabbits by a 2-1 score in overtime in the middle of a driving rain storm on Friday, and the squad looks to close the weekend strong on Sunday afternoon when the Mastodons host the North Dakota State Bison at noon.
Opponent: North Dakota State Bison (4-7-0, 1-1-0 Summit League)
When: Sunday, October 7 | 12 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Field
Series: North Dakota State leads 5-2-1
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
ALL-TIME SERIES
North Dakota State leads the all-time series between the two teams by a 5-2-1 record; however, the first game of the series all-time went to IPFW in 2004. The teams were each members of the United Soccer Conference prior to earning a spot into the Summit League, and played in the USC Tournament in 2006, a 1-0 NDSU win in Washington D.C.
Over the last four meetings, the Bison lead just 2-1-1, with IPFW's win in that stretch coming in the most recent meeting between the squads in Fort Wayne two seasons ago.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the game with a 5-6 overall record after a 2-1 overtime win on Friday evening. This year the squad is 5-0 when they score a goal, and three of the team's five wins have come from 2-1 scores.
Danielle Bishop, who scored the game-winning goal against South Dakota State for her second game-winning goal of the season, leads the team with three goals, while adding an assist for seven total points. Sydney Hoareau and Erin Gill each have scored twice with Rachel Good, Rhea Proctor, and Arianne Mason each scoring once.
Tylar Allison, who has nine career assists, tied for the second-most in program history, lead the team with two assists this season, as Bishop, Hoareau, Good, Proctor, Tessa Edwards, and Amber Lawrence each have a helper.
Sam Pavlika, twice named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week this season, has been minding net for the entire 1014-plus minutes for IPFW with 51 saves and a 1.15 goals against average to go with a pair of shutouts.
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State comes into the Sunday match-up after falling 2-1 to the Oakland Grizzlies on Friday evening.
On the year NDSU has scored 16 goals, and are led by Anisha Kinnarath, Lizzie Lukas, and Jordyn Wallenborn who each have three goals. Steph Jacobson and Holly Christian each have two. Jaclyn Scanlan, Tristyn Walczak, and Brooklyn Dyce each have scored once.
Kinnarath also leads the team with four assists, giving her 10 points on the year in 10 matches played, while Mary Krambeer has a pair of assists. Six other players: Wallenborn, Jacobson, Scanlan, Dyce, Rachel Trudeau, and Sierra Bonham, each have one assist on the year.
Bonham has the majority of time in goal for the Bison (897 of 1050 minutes), and has allowed 15 goals, stopped 70 shots, and has a 1.50 goals against average with one shutout.
LAST TIME OUT
With a goal from Bishop halfway through the first overtime period, the IPFW Mastodons evened their Summit League record with a 2-1 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on a rainy Friday evening.
Five minutes into the extra time, Allison sent the ball across the box which was deflected off the head of Bishop right to Lawrence who one-touched the ball to the middle, finding a waiting Bishop who easily put the ball into the back of the net.
The Mastodons held the advantage in shots in each of the three periods of the game, including a 6-4 advantage in the first half, as neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes of the contest.
Six and a half minutes into the second half Proctor scored her first goal of the season when she picked up the rebound off of a Hoareau free kick, giving the Mastodons a 1-0 advantage.
LAST TIME AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA STATE
In the 20th minute the Bison got the early 1-0 lead over the Mastodons. Morgan DeMike had her shot blocked by IPFW, NDSU teammate Michelle Gaffaney was able to rebound the ball into the upper left corner for the first goal of the match.
IPFW's Allison nearly evened the score just eight minutes after the Bison goal, however, her shot was saved by NDSU goalie, Kalani Bertsch.
Not even a minute later, the Bison struck again. Brooklyn Dyce had a cross from the right side to her NDSU teammate Katie Tallas, who then delivered a shot from eight yards out for the 2-0 lead in the 28th minute.
In the 55th and 56th minutes, the 'Dons had a chance to get on the board when Allison had three-straight corner kicks followed by a shot by Hoareau, but NDSU responded with a save.
At the 77:26 mark, the Bison managed to get on the board again off of an attempted clear from IPFW goalie Kristen McFadden. NDSU's Jacklyn Scanian blocked the clear and was then able to rebound the ball into the goal for the 3-0 score.
As the clock wound down, the Bison held on to their lead for the 3-0 win over the Mastodons.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
