THIS WEEK

The sixth-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team begins a four game road trip Friday at Indiana beginning at 2 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes will then travel to No. 5 Louisville for a top ten matchup beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

FOLLOW LIVE

• Friday’s game will be broadcast on B1G+ and Sunday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

• Iowa field hockey fans can follow all contests via live stats on hawkeyesports.com.  Game updates are also available on X/@iowafieldhockey.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Iowa is ranked No. 6 in this week’s NFHCA poll. The Hawkeyes were previously ranked No. 3 last week and No. 1 in the four weeks prior for the second time in program history (2021). Iowa has been ranked in 78 consecutive polls dating back to the 2016 season.

• No. 6 Iowa leads the nation in scoring margin (3.09). The Hawkeyes rank second in scoring average (3.75), shutouts (7), and shutouts per game (.58), third in goals per game (3.75) and points per game (10.25), and fourth in goals against average (0.67), goals (45), points (123), and goals allowed (8).

• Freshman Dionne van Aalsum leads the nation in goals (23), goals per game (1.92), points (50) and points per game (4.17). The Castricum, Netherlands, native was named NFHCA Offensive Player of the Week on September 13, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice this season (Sept. 11, Sept. 18) and Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times this season (Aug. 26, Sept. 5, Sept. 11).

• Sophomore Mia Magnotta was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on August 29 and NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the week on August 30. She has only allowed eight goals this season and has recorded 31 saves. She has been in goal the duration of the season including all of Iowa’s seven shutout victories.

• Iowa has defeated the top-ranked team in three straight seasons (3-1 vs. No. 1 North Carolina in 2021, 2-0 vs. No. 1 Northwestern in 2022 and 3-2 vs. No. 1 North Carolina in 2023).

• The Hawkeyes return seven starters and 14 letterwinners from a team that finished 12-8, advancing to the Elite Eight for the 21st time in program history in 2022.

• The Hawkeyes made their fifth straight and 27th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history — the most of any team as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

• Fifth-year senior Esme Gibson (second-team) earned All-Big Ten recognition for the 2022 season.

• Head coach Lisa Cellucci is in her tenth season at the helm of the Hawkeye field hockey program and her 24th season overall.  Cellucci has been a part of 289 Iowa victories and in 2020, she led the program to the Final Four for the 12th time — the first since 2008.  Iowa has posted double digit win totals in eight of her ten seasons. The Hawkeyes have won three Big Ten titles (2019, 2019 (BTT), 2021) under her watch.

• Cellucci earned her third straight Big Ten Coach of the Year honor in 2021.  She is the first coach in Big Ten history to be named Coach of the Year in three consecutive seasons.