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To be fair, Duke’s two losses are to the current #1 and #3 in the country. Penn State just tied an Indiana team that has scored 3 goals all season and has one win in 7. Those are vastly different in terms of quality opponents. I do think Duke should be lower than 5th but Penn State’s drop is pretty deserved as of now.
6 of Indiana’s 7 games have ended in 0-0 draws. The one team they scored against is currently #342 in the RPI out of 358. It’s mind-boggling.
Sure is. Heard they have a very good frosh keeper from Germany. Guessing they also pack it in.
NWS forecast is partly sunny, high 65, but with a 20% chance of an isolated shower through around 7:00 p.m. Temps will be in the mid to upper 50s during the game. It will be breezy though, with gusts up to 31 mph. So doesn't appear as if rain will impact the game, but the wind could.
Yup. One of the things that Chris Henderson (the guy whose stats I’ll post on here when they’re available) pointed out is that Indiana isn’t just not scoring, they’re not creating any opportunities either. In a tie, they haven’t had more than 4 SOG. Staggering. For comparison’s sake, Indiana had 8 SOG vs one of the worst teams in the country (340 out of 350) in their singular 3-0 win. Rutgers had 19 SOG vs Temple, who are about 200th out of 350. Indiana’s sophomore GK is very good though. We got a bit lucky last year since she was out with the German u20 team when we played Indiana in Bloomington.
Don’t we have to pressure the ball a bit more down 2 with only 17 minutes left.
Yes. Didn't deserve to win it. Thought the play by play guy was going to wet himself for Penn State. The woman wasn't far behind. Pretty well refed game.
It's pretty much always like that for Penn State soccer. Even last year when we won the game you'd think Penn State was the best thing since sliced bread. Granted they were playing well but even still. Thought the ref let it get a little more physical than usual but otherwise I agree.
