She came awfully close to scoring a couple times yesterday. Still ticked that Enneking got caught off her line to tie it. I know WMU is defending MAC Champions at home, and favorites again this year, but our girls outplayed them. Should have been a W.
Today’s the day. HUGE nationally televised non-conference match. The 24th ranked Hawkeyes at 12th ranked Longhorns and nationally televised:
103 on the heat index. Yikes! Yeah, Texas was the Big 12 Tournament Champions, made the Soccer Sweet 16, are picked to win the SEC this year by SEC Network, have returned ALL eleven of their starters and 97 percent of their goals and assists, with consecutive top ten recruiting classes on the bench. Really good result for Iowa to go there and not only get a draw, but really be the aggressor most of the match. Most of Texas' 19 shots were either really crosses, easy lobs from distance, or from way outside and over the bar. Two of the best chances were from Hawkeyes Elle Otto and Meike Ingles. Ingles was the best player on the field (apart from maybe the Texas goalkeeper). She was hitting backheels, nutmegs, and even a perfect sombrero over an on rushing attacker. Her laser from distance was heading upper corner before being tipped off the crossbar. That was the closest either team came to scoring.
The phenomenal true freshman does it again! Another multi-goal game for Berit Parten in a 2-0 win over #18 Wake Forest. Could have been MUCH worse were it not for some highly questionable officiating (a breakaway denied after a defender’s no-contact slip, an egregious hand ball in the box not called, and Partin and Hansen going off the crossbar and post respectively.
Went to Ames for this. Hawks just have so much depth that they can substitute and stay fresh while losing little and wearing opponents down. Ingles had another bomb, Hansen created another with her pace on the ball, Parten's was a classic poacher waiting to pounce on a loose ball. Interesting to note: If Oregon State had agreed to finish the match, Parten would have seven goals this season, second most for any freshman in NCAA-D1. The top goal scoring freshman? Fellow Minnesotan Izzy Engle at Notre Dame. Club teammate in high school of Maddyn Greenway.
She’s officially red hot, really linking up with her pace getting onto Ingles’ through-balls well. Great shot of a great shot, to help the Hawks win late over the Hoosiers (scroll right)
