NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S SOCCER vs. IOWA / NEBRASKA
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	LIVE STATS	WATCH
Oct. 13	Iowa	7 p.m.	Iowa City, Iowa	HawkeyeSports	BTN Plus (BTN2Go)
Oct. 16	Nebraska	1:05 p.m.	Lincoln, Neb.	Live Stats	BTN Plus (BTN2Go)
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EVANSTON, Ill. - The Wildcats hit the road this weekend for a pair of games against Iowa (7-8-0, 1-6-0 B1G) and Nebraska (9-5-1, 3-3-1 B1G). Northwestern is currently 12-1-1 on the year, including a 5-1-1 mark in Big Ten play to sit second overall in conference play.

SCOUTING IOWA
• Eleven different Hawkeyes have scored at least one goal in 2016. Iowa had eight players score during the 2015 campaign.
• Of Iowa's 22 goals, 14 have come in the second half or later, with one goal in overtime and 13 in the second half.
• Senior Bri Toelle is tied for fifth in the Big Ten in shots per game (3.38), and in shots (44).
• Senior Bri Toelle leads the team in goals (5) and points (12).
• Iowa had a six-game winning streak from Aug. 21-Sept. 9. It was the longest streak for the program since 2013.
• Iowa is outshooting opponents by a margin of 214-191, in 13 contests.

SCOUTING NEBRASKA
• Nebraska earned the No. 20 spot in this week's RPI Rankings, released on Oct. 10.
• Nebraska enters the week with nine wins this season, which surpasses the win totals from each of the last two seasons.
• Jaycie Johnson leads the team in goals scored (9) and points (20). She is tied for the second-most goals by a Big Ten player this season, behind Minnesota's Simone Kolander, who has 11.
• Sydney Miramontez leads the team in assists (7) and has the second-most assists of any Big Ten player this season.
• The Miramontez sisters, Sydney and Sinclaire, have each started all 15 games, and have played nearly every minute of every game this season.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Junior Lauren Clem has been a solid presence for the Wildcats' defense this year, playing every minute of the 2016 season. So far this year, she has recorded 10 clean sheets, allowing just five goals in 14 games. The last timeout on the road, Clem anchored a unit that defended 28 total shots and 17 corners en route to a scoreless draw against Ohio State, good for the squad's NCAA-leading ninth shutout of the year. She earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honor for her efforts. The 'Cats returned home and strung together a 2-0 weekend with wins against Michigan State and then-No. 19 Michigan.

NU's five goals allowed (.349) per game rank first in the Big Ten and third in the NCAA.

Against Indiana State, the Stevensville, Michigan, native recorded a program record with her 25th career shutout. Clem now has 32-career cleansheets.

BALANCED ATTACK
Fourteen Wildcats have registered goals so far this year. Sophomore Brenna Lovera leads NU with 12 points (6g, 0a) in 10 matches, while junior Kassidy Gorman has reigstered four goals in 14 games for the #B1GCats.

NON-CONFERENCE WRAP UP
The Wildcats opened their 2016 slate with two-straight shutout victories against JMU and VCU before a 2-1 win over crosstown rival DePaul. NU rattled off four-consecutive shutouts to close out non-conference play.

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