Huskers Journey to Wisconsin, Minnesota

Nebraska at Wisconsin
Thursday, Oct. 6 • 7 p.m. (CT)
Madison, Wis. • McClimon Track/Soccer Complex
TV: Big Ten Network
Live Stats: UWBadgers.com

Nebraska at #17 Minnesota
Sunday, Oct. 9 • 2 p.m. (CT)
Minneapolis, Minn. • Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
TV: Big Ten Network
Live Stats: GopherSports.com

The Nebraska soccer team (9-4-0, 3-2-0) continues its Big Ten slate on the road this week against Wisconsin and No. 17 Minnesota. The Huskers face the Badgers on Thursday at 7 p.m. (CT) in Madison, Wis. On Sunday, NU squares off with the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis, Minn., beginning at 2 p.m. (CT). Both games will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.

Last Time Out: The Huskers defeated Indiana on Friday, Sept. 30 by a 1-0 margin at Hibner Stadium.

Up Next: The Huskers return home to host Illinois and Northwestern next week at Hibner Stadium. NU battles the Fighting Illini on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:05 p.m. (CT) before hosting the Wildcats on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1:05 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on BTN Plus on BTN2Go.

Scouting the Wisconsin Badgers

• Record: 5-4-4 (2-2-1 Big Ten)

            • Wins (5): Illinois State (1-0), South Dakota State (1-0), Loyola-Chicago (2-0), Purdue (3-1), Minnesota (1-0)

            • Losses (4): #13 Notre Dame (0-1), #2 Stanford (1-2), #16 Penn State (0-1), Indiana (2-3)

            • Ties (4): Milwaukee (1-1), Drake (0-0), #22 Santa Clara (1-1), #19 Ohio State (2-2)

• Impact Players

            • Micaela Powers: Three goals and three assists through 13 games

            • Rose Lavelle: Two goals and three assists through 13 games

            • Emily Borgmann: Three goals and one assist in 12 appearances

            • Caitlyn Clem: 45 saves and 12 goals allowed in 13 appearances (five shutouts)

• Coached by Paula Wilkins (10th season at Wisconsin; 16th season overall)

            • Record at Wisconsin: 103-65-28

            • Career Record: 222-84-39

• Assistant Coaches: Tim Rosenfeld, Kristen Weiss

Scouting the Minnesota Golden Gophers

• Record: 9-3-1 (3-1-1 Big Ten)

            • Wins (9): Kansas (2-1), Utah (3-0), North Dakota (3-0), Eastern Michigan (3-0), Villanova (5-0), Santa Clara (2-1), #19 Ohio State (3-0), Indiana (3-0), Purdue (2-0)

            • Losses (3): #10 Duke (0-1), #2 Stanford (1-4), Wisconsin (0-1)

            • Ties (1): #16 Penn State (1-1)

• Faces Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 6 before its match-up with Nebraska on Sunday

• Ranked 17th in the latest NSCAA poll, released on Oct. 4

• Impact Players

            • Simone Kolander: Nine goals and four assists through 13 games

            • Josee Stiever: Five goals and four assists through 13 games

            • April Bockin: Seven goals and two assists through 13 games

            • Tarah Hobbs: 35 saves and nine goals allowed through 13 games (five shutouts)

• Coached by Stefanie Golan (Fifth season at Minnesota; eighth season overall)

            • Record at Minnesota: 54-34-9

            • Career Record: 87-52-19

• Assistant Coaches: Krystle Seidel, Andy Stoots

About the Huskers

Quick Notes

• Nebraska earned the No. 20 spot in this week’s RPI Rankings, released on Oct. 3.

• Nebraska’s win over Indiana on Sept. 30 marked its ninth victory of the season, surpassing the win totals from each of the last two seasons. NU went 8-7-2 in 2015 after posting an 8-9-2 mark in 2014.

• Entering Thursday night’s game, Jaycie Johnson has scored Nebraska’s last five goals (a span of three games).

• Johnson leads the team in goals scored (9) and points (20). Sydney Miramontez leads the team in assists (6).

• Johnson has scored nine goals in the last eight games after not scoring in her first five games this season.

• Haley Hanson has scored seven goals in her last 15 games, dating back to last season, after scoring once in her first 32 career games.

• The Miramontez sisters, Sydney and Sinclaire, have each started all 13 games, and have played nearly every minute of every game this season.

• Johnson was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 after a four-goal performance at Ohio State and Penn State. She earned her second career hat trick in NU’s win over the Buckeyes on Sept. 23.

• Brenna Ochoa was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 6 after scoring the game-winning goal against Kansas in double overtime on Sept. 2.

• Nebraska captured its 300th win in program history on Aug. 22, which marked the same milestone for Head Coach John Walker.

Individual Milestones and Records to Watch

• Jaycie Johnson has 40 career goals, which is the eighth-most in program history. Johnson is one goal shy of a tie for seventh with Brittany Timko.

• Johnson has 15 career game-winning goals, which is tied for second in program history with Kari Uppinghouse and Lindsay Eddleman. Johnson is eight game-winning goals shy of tying for first.

• Johnson has nine career multiple-goal games, which is tied for seventh in program history. She is one multiple-goal game away from a tie for fifth.

Senior Quartet Showing the Way

• Seniors Jaycie Johnson, Caroline Flynn, Sydney Miramontez and Courtney Claassen have each started nearly every game this season.

• They have accounted for 11 of Nebraska’s 21 goals this season, and 10 of NU’s 16 assists.

• Each of them scored at least one point at Ohio State on Sept. 23. Johnson had three goals, while Flynn, Miramontez and Claassen each had one assist.

• Johnson, who is back from a season-ending ACL tear last year, has nine goals and two assists this season.

• Miramontez has one goal and six assists this season.

• Flynn has one goal and one assist this season.

• Claassen has one assist this season.

• Flynn, Johnson and Miramontez each earned a spot on the Big Ten Preseason Honors List, released on Aug. 15.

Newcomers Making an Impact

• Three true freshmen have started each of the first 13 games: Aubrei Corder, Meg Brandt and Sinclaire Miramontez

• Corder has 47 saves and 14 goals allowed through 13 games (1,199 minutes).

• Brandt has two goals and two assists this season.

• True freshman Brenna Ochoa has also appeared in all 13 games, and has two game-winning goals, both of which she scored in double overtime.

• Newcomers Alexis Rienks (junior transfer from New Mexico State), Elyse Huber (true freshman from Sioux City, Iowa) and Hannah McKinney (true freshman from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) have also made multiple appearances.

Huskers Getting TV Exposure

• Thursday, Oct. 6 at Wisconsin (7 p.m.) - Big Ten Network

• Sunday, Oct. 9 at Minnesota (2 p.m.) - Big Ten Network

• BTN will broadcast a wildcard game on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. (Match-up TBD)

• Nebraska will make nine BTN Plus (online streaming) appearances this season (six at home, three on the road).

• BTN will broadcast four games of the Big Ten Tournament (Oct. 30-Nov. 6) at campus sites

• The Huskers have already appeared on TV for three matches (BYUtv, Pac-12 TV) and were on WatchESPN for their Sept. 11 match at Clemson.

Schedule at a Glance

• 19 regular-season games (10 home games in the second season at Hibner Stadium)

• Six of NU’s opponents are ranked in the latest NSCAA poll, released on Oct. 4: BYU (5), Clemson (12), Penn State (13), Minnesota (17), Michigan (19) and Rutgers (24)

• Seven opponents qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season: BYU, Clemson, Penn State, Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Rutgers

• Two of those teams advanced to the College Cup: Rutgers and eventual NCAA champion Penn State

• Opponents from the Pac-12, Big 12, ACC, Big East, WCC and Atlantic 10