WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 12 University of Iowa women’s soccer team defeated Purdue, 2-1, on Thursday night at Folk Field. The Hawkeyes improved to 6-1-2 on the season and 1-0-1 in Big Ten Conference play. Sophomore Berkley Binggeli netted a game winner with 12 seconds remaining.

After 45 minutes of play, the match remained a scoreless tie. Despite the score, the Hawkeye offense controlled much of the first half, outshooting the Boilermakers, 8-3. Iowa put three shots on goal to Purdue’s one. The Hawkeyes had three corner kicks while Purdue had zero.

Freshman Elle Wildman and junior Abby Skiff co-led Iowa with two shots in the first half. Both of Skiff’s shots were put on goal.

Graduate student Taylor Kane had one save for the Hawkeyes in the first 45 minutes, while Purdue’s Emily Edwards has three saves to keep Iowa off the board.

Graduate student Price Loposer broke the tie in the 61st minute on a goal from long distance to put the Hawkeyes on the board. The goal marked the first for Loposer as a Hawkeye.

Iowa was whistled for a foul in the box leading to a penalty kick for the Boilermakers. Purdue’s Megan Santa Cruz was able to convert on the penalty kick in the 65th minute to tie the match, 1-1.

Binggeli was able to net a header with 12 seconds remaining in the match to win the game for the Hawkeyes off an assist from Skiff. It is the second game winning goal of her career.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI  
“All credit to our kids tonight for staying committed to the plan. They continue to put a high volume of balls in the box and rewarded themselves with a great goal to take home the points. This league is a battle every day and we grew up a little tonight as a team. I’m proud of them.”

MATCH NOTES

• Binggeli’s game-winning goal tonight came on her birthday.
  • It marked her first goal since her two-goal performance against Colorado College in the season opener last year on Aug. 18, 2024.
• Prior to her goal tonight, Loposer had just one shot on the season
• Both goal scorers for Iowa came into the match with zero goals on the season. They had a combined three shot attempts prior to tonight.
• Iowa outshot Purdue, 20-4.
• Nine different Hawkeyes fired a shot.
• Wildman led all players with six shots.
• Purdue was held to four shots which ties a season low. They came into the match averaging 17.4 shots per game which ranks third in the Big Ten and 34th in the nation.
• DiIanni improves to 6-2-2 in his career at Iowa against Purdue. Iowa now leads the all-time series, 12-8-5.
• Kane improves to 16-2 in her collegiate career as the starting goalkeeper.
• The Hawkeyes haven’t suffered a defeat in seven straight games.
• 90 Tracker: Loposer and Greer were the two Hawkeye position players to register 90 minutes. 17 Hawkeyes played in the match.
• Millie Greer has played the full 90 minutes in eight of nine games for the Hawkeyes. She leads Iowa with 757 minutes on the season.
• 2 for the Money: Iowa’s record is 60-3-3 in its last 66 games when scoring two goals or more, which dates back to October of 2017.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return home, hosting Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. (CT) at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The match will be streamed live on B1G+ (subscription required).