Sunday, November 1
Northfield, Ill. (New Trier HS - West Campus)
12 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Michigan
Northwestern Hosts Michigan in Big Ten Quarterfinals Sunday
10/30/2015 1:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S SOCCER: MATCH INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | AUDIO | LIVE STATS | |
| Sunday, Nov. 1 | Michigan | Noon | New Trier HS (Northfield, Ill.) MAP | WNUR | SideArm | |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWSoccer and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@NUWSoccer) | Facebook 2015 Northwestern Women's Soccer Record Book | ||||||
NUSports.com exclusive feature: Wildcats Embrace the Process
A story about head coach Michael Moynihan and the culture change of the Northwestern women's soccer program.
EVANSTON, Ill. –The fourth-seeded Northwestern Wildcats (13-4-2, 7-3-1 B1G) will host the first-round of the Big Ten Tournament, facing the Michigan Wolverines (11-6-2, 6-3-2 B1G) at New Trier High School in Northfield, Ill. on Sunday, Nov. 1 at noon CST.
New Trier HS - West Campus Field
7 Happ Road
Northfield, IL 60093
The match can be followed with live stats on NUSports.com, and scoring updates will be provided on the @NU_SportsLIVE twitter account, where fans will find the most up to date news and content. Fans can also listen to the audio stream at WNUR.org.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
• Michigan is ranked 39th in the latest RPI rankings
• The Wolverines earned the No.5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament following a loss to Penn State.
• In 19 games, Michigan has scored 35 goals while averaging 17.53 shots per game (333 total), which rank first in the Big Ten.
• The Wolverines attack is lead by senior captain Christina Murillo, who is second in the Big Ten with a team-best seven assists. Junior/sophomore Ani Sarkisian and Taylor Timko are tied for sixth in the conference in goals (7 apiece).
EN ROUTE TO THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
The #B1GCats left Champaign last Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over Illinois and a secure spot in the Big Ten Tournament. The following Wednesday, Northwestern pulled off a thrilling double-overtime win over No. 25 Wisconsin to claim the No. 4 seed in the Tournament.
This is the second-straight Big Ten Tournament appearance for the #B1GCats.
Tournament Schedule
Nov. 1
Quarterfinal 1 - #1 Penn State vs. #8 Illinois, 2 p.m.
Quarterfinal 2 - #4 Northwestern vs. #5 Michigan, 12 p.m.
Quarterfinal 3 - #2 Wisconsin vs. #7 Ohio State, 12 p.m.
Quarterfinal 4 - #3 Rutgers vs. #6 Minnesota, 12 p.m.
Nov. 7 (Semifinals)
Quarterfinal 1 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 Winner, 2:30 or 5 p.m.
Quarterfinal 3 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 Winner, 2:30 or 5 p.m.
Nov. 8
Championship Match, 1 p.m.
All Times are Central
QUARTET OF WILDCATS EARN ALL-B1G HONORS
Four Wildcats earned postseason Big Ten honors this year, the conference announced Friday.
Forward Addie Stiener was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, while freshmen Marisa Viggiano and Kayla Sharples were named to the All-Freshman Team. In addition, senior co-captain Nandi Mehta earned a spot as a Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
Steiner has now been named All-Big Ten Second Team for two-consecutive years. The juniors' 21 points in 2015 rank sixth in the Big Ten as Steiner ranks among the league's top 10 in assists, goals and shots. Steiner started in all 19 of the Wildcats' regular-season matches and leads the team with seven goals and just as many assists.
LAUREN CLEM – B1G DEFENSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Clem has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week last week.
Clem led the Wildcats to a 1-0 record last week against Illinois with a career performance between the pipes. The sophomore tied a season-best seven saves en route to her second career Defensive Player of the Week award. Clem anchored a defensive unit that claimed its 11th clean sheet of the year and the most shutouts in a single season in program history.
The shutout was the 22nd of Clem's career - just two shy of Northwestern's all-time record.
NATIONALLY RANKED
The Wildcats entered the NSCAA poll on Sept. 29 after a win over then-No. 11 Rutgers. It was the first national ranking for the Wildcats under head coach Michael Moynihan and the first since 2010, when the team was ranked 14th in the Soccer America poll. Northwestern had not appeared in the NSCAA polls since 1998 when the squad went 16-5-1 with a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16.
BALANCED ATTACK
Eleven Wildcats have registered goals so far this year. Junior Addie Steiner leads NU with 21 points (7g, 7a) through 19 matches, while co-captain Niki Sebo has five goals and a pair of assists on the year. Steiner and Sophomores Michelle Manning and Nandi Mehta pace the Wildcats with two game-winners apiece. Mehta's most recent game winning goal came in the 94th minute against then-No.11 Rutgers. Also boasting a pair of goals is sophomore Maria Fayeulle and junior Maria Grygleski.
NCAA RPI REPORT
The NCAA released its RPI report on Monday and the Northwestern women's soccer team checked in at No. 41 in the country. Nine Big Ten teams currently sit among the top 50.
RPI, or Ratings Percentage Index, is a metric used by the NCAA to rank teams based upon wins and losses within a team's strength of schedule. The ranking takes into account opponents' winning percentages and the winning percentages of those opponents' opponents to calculate how strong a team's record is against the strength of the teams they have faced.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Sophomore Lauren Clem has been a solid presence for the Wildcats' defense this year, playing nearly every minute of the 2015 season. So far this year, she has recorded 11 clean sheets, allowing just 10 goals. As of October 26th, Northwestern's .579 shutout percentage ranks 16th in the country. Clem's goals-against-average (GAA) in 2015 is currently .510 to rank 14th in the country.
In her 2014 campaign, Clem registered a .810 GAA, the best average in a single season in Northwestern program history.
NON-CONFERENCE WRAP UP
The Wildcats opened their 2015 slate with three-straight shutout victories against North Dakota, Valparaiso and Boston University to mark the best start in program history. Northwestern continued play with a 1-0 loss at the hands of Santa Clara on the road, before rebounding with a 1-0-1 weekend at Toyota Park and a 2-0 weekend to close out its non-conference schedule in the Centennial State. Chicago's Big Ten Team claimed a 2-1 victory over Colorado State before closing out its non-conference schedule with a 1-0 overtime win over Pac-12 opponent Colorado.
COACHES CORNER
Now in his fourth season at Northwestern, head coach Michael Moynihan will utilize a mix of experience and newcomers for the 2015 season with starters from last year returning along with the addition of 11 freshmen, the largest incoming class since his arrival in 2012. The team's top two scorers from last season –Addie Steiner and Michelle Manning – are back for the Wildcats in 2015.
STUNNING STEINER
Steiner, who was named to the 2014 All-Big Ten second team, returned to the pitch after an impressive sophomore campaign. Last year, the Prairie Village, Kansas, native led the team in goals with a career-high 10, including a team-best four game winning goals.
So far this year, Steiner has started in all 18 matches and currently leads the 'Cats with 21 points (7g, 7a). She registered goals against North Dakota and Boston University, and provided an assist to the game-winning golden goal against Colorado. Four weeks ago she scored a brace to lead the Wildcats past Maryland, 2-0. Her assist to Niki Sebo lifted Northwestern over Michigan State, before capping off the 4-0 thrashing of Iowa with a 72nd minute strike. She struck again against Illinois and Wisconsin, tucking home a pair of goals in each game.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
With Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium under renovation this fall, Northwestern will play seven home contests at Toyota Park (home of Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire), one at Evanston Township and one at New Trier HS. The Wildcats have lost just two games (5-2-1) at "home" this year: succumbing to then-No. 12 Penn State, and falling to Nebraska in a tight 1-0 contest.
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