Huskers Return Home to Host Gophers, Badgers

Game 12
#14 Minnesota at Nebraska
Thursday, Oct. 8 l Lincoln, Neb. l 7:05 p.m. CT
Stadium: Hibner Stadium
Capacity: 2,500
Series History: Nebraska leads, 7-3-0
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Huskers.com

Game 13
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Sunday, Oct. 11 l Lincoln, Neb. l 1:05 p.m. CT
Stadium: Hibner Stadium
Capacity: 2,500
Series History: Nebraska leads, 4-2-1
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Huskers.com

The Nebraska soccer team (5-4-2, 1-2-2 Big Ten) continues the Big Ten season by hosting No. 14 Minnesota and Wisconsin at Barbara Hibner Stadium this week. 

The Huskers face the Golden Gophers on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Lil Red’s Birthday Party Celebration will take place at halftime. In addition, free admission is available by using a voucher from the LPS newsletter.

Sunday’s “Pink Game” against Wisconsin begins at 1:05 p.m. The first 200 fans will receive a pink Adidas lanyard. In addition, fans with a ticket from Saturday’s volleyball match will be able to get into Sunday’s soccer game for free.

Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus and live stats will be available on Huskers.com.

Last Time Out: Boilermakers Push Past Huskers
Nebraska fell in the final six minutes to Purdue, 2-1, at Boilermaker Soccer Complex on Friday, Oct. 2.

In the first half, Nebraska outshot Purdue, 7-4, but trailed 1-0 at the intermission. Purdue’s Erika Arkans connected in the 25th minute to give the Boilermakers the lead.

In the 66th minute, Nebraska struck back with a goal from Jaylyn Odermann, assisted by Sami Reinhard. With less than six minutes left in the game, Purdue’s Hannah Leniert broke the tie with her sixth goal of the season, which ended up deciding the final result. NU outshot the Boilermakers in the second half, 10-5, but the Huskers couldn’t convert.

Goalkeeper Erika Johnson finished with three saves. Caroline Flynn had five shots, four of which were on goal. Katie Kraeutner and Lia Baldo each had three shots, Kristi King had two shots, while Alli Peterson, Odermann, Haley Hanson, and Sami Reinhard each had one.

Scouting the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota is 9-2-2 this season, and leads the Big Ten with a 4-1-0 record. The Golden Gophers were on a six-match winning streak before dropping their most recent game at Wisconsin on Friday.

Simone Kolander leads the team in goals scored with seven this season. Sydney Squires has three scores and two assists during the 2015 campaign. Goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs has allowed six goals this season, while collecting 43 saves. She has posted six shutouts.

Scouting the Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin is 6-4-3 this season, and holds a 3-1-1 record in Big Ten play. The Badgers are on a three-match winning streak, which includes a 1-0 triumph over 14th-ranked Minnesota, heading into Friday’s game against Iowa.

McKenna Meuer leads the offense with five goals, while Rose Lavelle is second on the team with four. Goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem has played every minute in goal for the Badgers, and has allowed 13 goals, while collecting 45 saves.

Erika Johnson Captures Pair of Weekly Honors
Sophomore goalkeeper Erika Johnson earned Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week accolades as well as a spot on CollegeSoccer360.com’s Primetime Performers Honor Roll (Week 6) on Sept. 29.

The North Oaks, Minn., native allowed one goal and collected 13 saves in 200 minutes of action against Penn State and Ohio State. She posted her fourth shutout of the season in the 2-0 win over the Buckeyes on Sept. 27.

Jaycie Johnson Out for Season with Torn ACL
Junior forward Jaycie Johnson suffered a torn ACL against Penn State on Sept. 25 and will miss the remainder of the 2015 season.

Johnson scored three goals and added one assist in nine games this season. For her career, Johnson has 31 goals and six assists in 51 games. In 2014, she led the team with 11 goals and started all 19 games. In 2013, Johnson led the Huskers with 17 goals in 23 appearances and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors.

Huskers Ranked 22nd in RPI
Nebraska soccer team is ranked 22nd in the RPI, released on Monday, Oct. 5. Among Big Ten teams in the RPI, the Huskers are third, behind Penn State (No. 1) and Rutgers (No. 6).

Walker, NU Soccer Approaching 300 Wins
Nebraska is five wins away from its 300th in program history, which would mark the same milestone for Head Coach John Walker. Walker became the first head coach in program history in 1994, and holds a record of 295-137-29 in his 22nd season.

New Stadium Drawing Large Crowds
In its six home games at the new Hibner Stadium, Nebraska has hosted 9,295 fans for an average of 1,549 per game. The mark surpasses the season totals for each of the last 10 years. In 2004, the Huskers had 10,749 fans for all of their home games. The school record is 19,874 (1,529 average), set in 1999. NU has three home games remaining at its new facility in 2015. The Huskers have the ninth-highest accumulated attendance in the country.

Baldo Captures B1G Co-Freshman of the Week
Nebraska’s Lia Baldo earned Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors, announced by the conference on Sept. 8.

Baldo, who redshirted last season due to injury, captured her first Big Ten accolade after a solid showing against then-No. 20 DePaul on the road on Sept. 6. The Glenview, Ill., native helped the Huskers to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Demons, scoring the game-winning goal off of a corner kick from Sydney Miramontez in the 73rd minute. Baldo’s goal marked her second of the season, with her first coming against Central Michigan on Aug. 28.

Baldo shared the weekly award with Minnesota’s April Bockin.

Odermann Named to Primetime Weekly Honor Roll
Nebraska’s Jaylyn Odermann captured a spot on CollegeSoccer360.com’s (CS360) Primetime Performers Honor Roll for Division I, announced by the site for the week of Aug. 24.

Odermann claimed her place on the performance list after a stellar season debut victory versus then-No. 23 Kansas at home on Aug. 21. The Gretna, Neb., native tallied a single-game career-best five points against the Jayhawks, scoring two of Nebraska’s three goals and adding an assist in NU’s 3-0 win. The match marked Odermann’s first multiple-goal game of her career, becoming the first defender in program history to score multiple goals in a single game since Anna Caniglia produced three goals and an assist for seven points on Oct. 23, 2009 against Kansas.

Hibner Stadium: The Inaugural Season
After 10 years at the Nebraska Soccer Field, the Huskers have a new home at Hibner Stadium. Named after former Nebraska senior women’s administrator Barbara Hibner, the soccer complex features an all-grass, regulation size field, stadium lights, quality seating for 2,500 fans and a support facility with direct access to fan amenities.

Huskers to Get BTN Exposure
Nebraska has made one showing on the Big Ten Network and will make one more, while appearing on BTN Plus six times over the course of the season. NU’s next BTN appearance will be Sunday, Oct. 18 against Illinois, starting at 2 p.m.