Purdue women's soccer makes noise on way to Big Ten Championship match
#BoilerUp 🚂 x #SCTopTen pic.twitter.com/FxxWkYVjFK — Purdue Soccer (@PurdueSoccer) November 9, 2026 Goalkeeper Grace Miller stopped two Wisconsin penalty kicks, setting up Cherry Yu to be the hero and set West Lafayette as the destination for the Big Ten Championship.
Key points
- 18 are the only hiccups in an otherwise unblemished record, complete with the theatrics of Irene Campo 's match winner in the 86th minute to beat Penn State 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal and needing penalty kicks to complete a comeback win over Wisconsin after falling behind 2-0.
- How Purdue women's soccer became an overnight success It's April 18 and Purdue is hosting a spring exhibition against Xavier, currently a top-25 team.
- With 2,200 fans filling the stadium for Friday's Big Ten Championship, Folk Field is expected to be even more chaotic.
A season ago, as the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament hosts, Purdue watched as a non-participant, failing to make the conference's eight-team postseason field.
Additional details
- In the spring, teams aren't always at full strength, so take it with a grain of salt, but it was the first indication a Purdue team with 19 new players was well on its way.
- I think it's also really good for the school and the program that has been climbing these last few years." Along the way, Purdue has needed contributions across the board.
- Purdue women's soccer is perhaps the sport's best story this season.
- We respect each other and I think that's really important as a team." More: How Purdue soccer uses….
- "This has been amazing," said Campo, one of six All-Big Ten honorees from Purdue's roster.
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