Nebraska Concludes Regular Season at Purdue

Nebraska at Purdue
Friday, Oct. 30 | 6 p.m. (CT)
West Lafayette, Ind. | Folk Field

Nebraska Concludes Regular Season at Purdue
• Nebraska soccer will conclude the 2026 regular season on Friday, Oct. 30, at Purdue at 6 p.m. (CT).
• The Huskers enter play with a 3-4-10 record overall and a 1-3-7 mark in Big Ten play. Last week, Nebraska drew 0-0 with USC and fell 2-1 to No. 10 UCLA on Sunday.
• Purdue enters with a record of 14-2-2 and 8-2-1 in league matches. The Boilermakers are ranked 18th in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll and mark Nebraska’s ninth match against a ranked opponent this season.

How to Follow
• Friday’s match will stream on B1G+.
• Live stats will be available at nebraska.statbroadcast.com.

Nebraska vs. Purdue
• Nebraska holds a 10-5-1 lead in the all-time series against Purdue.
• The Huskers have won the last two matchups against the Boilermakers, including a 1-0 win in Lincoln last season. The Big Red also defeated Purdue 2-0 in 2023.
• This will be the first trip to West Lafayette for Nebraska since the 2022 season, when the Huskers and Boilermakers played to a 1-1 draw.
• Nebraska is 2-3-2 all-time in West Lafayette.

2026 by the Numbers
• 9: Nebraska has nine shutouts this season, its most in a season since 2016. The Huskers held six straight opponents scoreless, spanning from Sept. 27 against Michigan to Oct. 25 vs. UCLA.
• 3: Nebraska has allowed just 0.76 goals per game this season, which ranks third in the Big Ten. That mark would be the fifth-lowest single-season average in program history.
• 63: Senior goalkeeper Avery Gillahan has 63 saves this season to rank sixth in the Big Ten. Gillahan also ranks third in the conference with a save percentage of .829.
• 8: Through 17 matches this season, Nebraska has played eight ranked opponents. The Huskers are 1-3-4 against teams inside the United Soccer top 25 this season, with their lone win against No. 20 Michigan on Sept. 27.

Tale of the Draw
• Through 17 matches of the 2026 season, Nebraska has 10  ties - tied for an NCAA record.
• The 10 ties equal 2022 Canisius (5-5-10), 2022 Pacific (7-3-10), and 2022 Indiana State (2-6-10) as teams with 10 ties.
• As of Monday, Oct. 26, the 10 draws are tied for the most in the country and a single-season Nebraska program record.
• Nebraska’s seven scoreless draws are an NCAA record.

Huskers Tally Six Consecutive Shutouts for First Time Since 2016
• Nebraska allowed two first-half goals to No. 10 UCLA on Sunday, its first goals given up in six-plus matches dating back to Sept. 27 against Michigan.
• The six-match shutout streak was the program’s longest since the 2016 season.
• In all, Nebraska has nine shutouts this season.  The Huskers have only allowed more than one goal four times this season.
• Nebraska has allowed just 14 goals in 17 matches this season. The Huskers have yielded more than two goals in a match just once this season, giving up three to No. 2 Michigan State on Sept. 24.

Nebraska vs. the Top 25
• Through 17 matches of the 2026 season, Nebraska has played seven ranked opponents after Sunday’s bout with No. 10 UCLA.
•  Nebraska fell to 1-3-4 against ranked  teams after Sunday’s 2-1 setback to the Bruins.
•  Nebraska’s 1-0 win over Michigan was the Huskers’ first ranked win since defeating Ohio State 5-0 in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament. Additionally, it was the first road ranked win for the Big Red since Sept. 27, 2018, a 1-0 win against No. 24 Penn State in State College.