WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team plays its fourth top-20 opponent of the season when it hosts No. 10 Rutgers at Folk Field on Sunday, October 2, at noon ET on the Big Ten Network.
Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game in 2022. Sunday is Youth Soccer Day, Boilers FC Day and GLRSA Day.
The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and on the Fox Sports app, with Dean Linke and Lauren Link on the call. Live stats are available at Purdue.Statbroadcast.com. Updates also can be found by following @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
Rutgers is the Boilermakers' fourth ranked foe of the year and their third in the last seven games. The 2022 campaign began with a 3-0 win over No. 15 USC in front of a record-breaking crowd at Folk Field. No. 9 Notre Dame visited West Lafayette on September 8 and Purdue traveled to No. 18 Northwestern to open Big Ten play 10 days later.
Sunday is a matchup between the top two teams in the Big Ten in 2021, as Purdue was second with an 8-2-0 league mark, tied for its best-ever finish, behind Rutgers' 10-0-0 record. The middle game of a three-match homestand for the Boilermakers, Sunday also is their fourth of six games to air on national television in 2022.
Purdue is coming off a 1-1 draw to Nebraska on Thursday night at Folk Field. The Boilermakers are 3-7-1 on the season and 0-3-1 in Big Ten play, as two of the team's first four Big Ten opponents currently are in the top-25, in addition to Rutgers.
Rutgers is 10-1-1 and 2-1-1 in the Big Ten after a 1-1- draw at No. 8 Northwestern on Thursday. The Scarlet Knights opened the year 9-0-0, but are 1-1-1 in their last three.
Statistically, junior midfielder Emily Mathews' five assists is fourth in the Big Ten and No. 38 nationally and sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is No. 7 in the league with five goals and No. 10 with 12 points. Freshman forward Kayla Budish paces the team with 23 shots, she has 10 shots on goal to share the team lead with Dunaway, and she is second with two goals and six points.
As a team, Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 4.55 saves per game. The Boilermakers have scored 13 goals and recorded 14 assists for 40 points. They have made 50 saves for a .704 save percentage with a 1.91 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. RUTGERS
Purdue is 0-5-1 all-time against Rutgers, though the Scarlet Knights have been to Folk Field just twice, in the 2015 and 2020-21 seasons. After the first-ever meeting at Rutgers in 2014, the two teams played to a 0-0 draw in West Lafayette on October 11, 2015.
Three road games followed before Purdue hosted the last matchup between the two teams in 2020-21, on February 28, 2021. In the only meeting in the all-time series where Rutgers was not nationally ranked, RU earned a 1-0 win. Four current Boilermakers started in that game, and three more came off the bench. Now-fifth-year midfielder Sydney Duarte had two shots, second-most on the team.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers owns a 10-1-1 mark in 2022 and a 2-1-1 record in Big Ten play. RU is 2-1-1 away from home and plays its third road game in four matches on Sunday. A 9-0-0 start to the season was capped by a 2-0 win over No. 21 Ohio State and was followed by a 2-0 loss at No. 17 Penn State. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 1-1 draw at No. 8 Northwestern on September 29.
RU is ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, No. 8 in the Top Drawer Soccer top-25 and No. 2 by College Soccer News.
The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten and are in the top-12 nationally in goals (31), assists (30) and points (92), and RU is third in the conference with a 0.667 goals-against average. Individually, Sara Brocious and Riley Tiernan are No. 13 nationally with six assists, while Allison Lowrey is No. 24 in the NCAA with seven goals and second in the Big Ten with 17 points and three game-winning goals.
LAST TIME OUT: LATE GOALS LEAD TO TIE
Purdue played to a 1-1 draw against Nebraska on Thursday night at Folk Field. Sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 73rd minute to give the Boilermakers a 1-0 lead, but the Huskers answered with the equalizer two minutes later. Purdue had a strong offensive push in the final 15 minutes, and nearly netted the game-winning goal in the final seconds, but the home side could not find a second goal.
Dunaway's goal was one of two shots she had in the contest, while freshman forward Kayla Budish had a team-best three shots. In goal, freshman Kailey Kimball made a career-best five saves. While the Boilermakers were out-shot 21-9 and were edged 6-3 in shots on goal, opportunities in the final third were shared between both sides throughout the match. Nebraska earned four corner kicks to Purdue's three.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: SENIOR DAY SUNDAY
The Boilermakers' homestand concludes against Illinois on Sunday, October 9, at 1 p.m. ET. It is Senior Day, as Purdue's seven seniors will be recognized on the field prior to kickoff. Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game at Folk Field in 2022.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers at @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game in 2022. Sunday is Youth Soccer Day, Boilers FC Day and GLRSA Day.
The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and on the Fox Sports app, with Dean Linke and Lauren Link on the call. Live stats are available at Purdue.Statbroadcast.com. Updates also can be found by following @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
Rutgers is the Boilermakers' fourth ranked foe of the year and their third in the last seven games. The 2022 campaign began with a 3-0 win over No. 15 USC in front of a record-breaking crowd at Folk Field. No. 9 Notre Dame visited West Lafayette on September 8 and Purdue traveled to No. 18 Northwestern to open Big Ten play 10 days later.
Sunday is a matchup between the top two teams in the Big Ten in 2021, as Purdue was second with an 8-2-0 league mark, tied for its best-ever finish, behind Rutgers' 10-0-0 record. The middle game of a three-match homestand for the Boilermakers, Sunday also is their fourth of six games to air on national television in 2022.
Purdue is coming off a 1-1 draw to Nebraska on Thursday night at Folk Field. The Boilermakers are 3-7-1 on the season and 0-3-1 in Big Ten play, as two of the team's first four Big Ten opponents currently are in the top-25, in addition to Rutgers.
Rutgers is 10-1-1 and 2-1-1 in the Big Ten after a 1-1- draw at No. 8 Northwestern on Thursday. The Scarlet Knights opened the year 9-0-0, but are 1-1-1 in their last three.
Statistically, junior midfielder Emily Mathews' five assists is fourth in the Big Ten and No. 38 nationally and sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway is No. 7 in the league with five goals and No. 10 with 12 points. Freshman forward Kayla Budish paces the team with 23 shots, she has 10 shots on goal to share the team lead with Dunaway, and she is second with two goals and six points.
As a team, Purdue is second in the Big Ten with 4.55 saves per game. The Boilermakers have scored 13 goals and recorded 14 assists for 40 points. They have made 50 saves for a .704 save percentage with a 1.91 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. RUTGERS
Purdue is 0-5-1 all-time against Rutgers, though the Scarlet Knights have been to Folk Field just twice, in the 2015 and 2020-21 seasons. After the first-ever meeting at Rutgers in 2014, the two teams played to a 0-0 draw in West Lafayette on October 11, 2015.
Three road games followed before Purdue hosted the last matchup between the two teams in 2020-21, on February 28, 2021. In the only meeting in the all-time series where Rutgers was not nationally ranked, RU earned a 1-0 win. Four current Boilermakers started in that game, and three more came off the bench. Now-fifth-year midfielder Sydney Duarte had two shots, second-most on the team.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers owns a 10-1-1 mark in 2022 and a 2-1-1 record in Big Ten play. RU is 2-1-1 away from home and plays its third road game in four matches on Sunday. A 9-0-0 start to the season was capped by a 2-0 win over No. 21 Ohio State and was followed by a 2-0 loss at No. 17 Penn State. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 1-1 draw at No. 8 Northwestern on September 29.
RU is ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, No. 8 in the Top Drawer Soccer top-25 and No. 2 by College Soccer News.
The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten and are in the top-12 nationally in goals (31), assists (30) and points (92), and RU is third in the conference with a 0.667 goals-against average. Individually, Sara Brocious and Riley Tiernan are No. 13 nationally with six assists, while Allison Lowrey is No. 24 in the NCAA with seven goals and second in the Big Ten with 17 points and three game-winning goals.
LAST TIME OUT: LATE GOALS LEAD TO TIE
Purdue played to a 1-1 draw against Nebraska on Thursday night at Folk Field. Sophomore forward Gracie Dunaway scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 73rd minute to give the Boilermakers a 1-0 lead, but the Huskers answered with the equalizer two minutes later. Purdue had a strong offensive push in the final 15 minutes, and nearly netted the game-winning goal in the final seconds, but the home side could not find a second goal.
Dunaway's goal was one of two shots she had in the contest, while freshman forward Kayla Budish had a team-best three shots. In goal, freshman Kailey Kimball made a career-best five saves. While the Boilermakers were out-shot 21-9 and were edged 6-3 in shots on goal, opportunities in the final third were shared between both sides throughout the match. Nebraska earned four corner kicks to Purdue's three.
A complete recap can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
UP NEXT: SENIOR DAY SUNDAY
The Boilermakers' homestand concludes against Illinois on Sunday, October 9, at 1 p.m. ET. It is Senior Day, as Purdue's seven seniors will be recognized on the field prior to kickoff. Admission is free for all fans to every regular-season home game at Folk Field in 2022.
For more on the Purdue soccer team, visit PurdueSports.com/Soccer and follow and connect with the Boilermakers at @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.