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IllustrateD volume 25, issue 1 81 f history to start a game at goalkeeper. She recorded 13 saves and allowed 10 goals. "I think her confidence has gone up after playing in the spring," Wil- liams said. "She's been more vocal in the back which we need. She's a shot-stopper. I don't get nervous when someone slips through our back line. " Ginther, who allowed just one goal in eight matches in the spring season, said she's up for the challenge. "I'm ready to come in and keep the ball out of the net," Ginther said. "Last season, every chance I got on the field was a really good opportunity. I learned a lot every second, every minute I got to play on the field with all those amaz- ing players." Klatte's squad has a little extra mo- tivation to break its three-season Big Ten Tournament drought as it hosts the event for the first time since 2001. "You don't want to be watching in the stands at your own place," Ginther said. Purdue has compiled a winning re- cord at the Boilermaker Soccer Com- plex each of the past two seasons, go- ing a combined 12-9-3. It hopes to play an additional three games against conference foes there come early November. "There should be no reason why we shouldn't make the Big Ten Tourna- ment this year," Williams said. "Host- ing it makes it even sweeter. Winning it at home … there'd be nothing sweeter than that." j w o m e n ' s s o c c e r f e a t u r e : m a d d y w i l l i a m s BY TRAVIS BAUGH TBaugh@Purdue.edu P urdue sopho- more forward Maddy Williams sets her goals high. Look no further than the text she sent to Coach Rob- ert Klatte in late July: "Coach, I'm going to be the best forward in the Big Ten this year." "I was sitting there watching old game film and I was just watch- ing it and I'm like 'What was I doing'?" Williams said. "I was thinking about it and critiquing my game, and it made me want to go out and do extra fitness and run and kick the ball around. "I sent him that text because I know I want to be the best forward in the Big Ten, just like I know our team wants to be the best team in the Big Ten. I really need to step my game up. Hopefully if I do that, we can succeed." Williams' goal certainly seems obtainable after her 2013 season. The Perrysburg, Ohio native emerged as one of the top freshman in the conference, breaking the program's freshman points record with 26 and tying the freshman goal record of 10, set by Jessica Okoroafo in 2005. "I think she'll go from strength to strength, from a great freshman year to a fantastic sophomore year," Klatte said. "We have some players who will get her the ball in better positions and take some of that scoring pressure off of her." Williams made her presence felt from the first game of her career in 2013 when she scored two goals in a 5-0 win against Akron to become the first Boiler to post a multi-goal game in a season opener since 2009. Her strong play continued as she scored six goals through the first six Purdue Maddy Williams got off to a fast start to her Purdue career, but as she slowed so did the Boilermakers. Aspiring To Be A Sophomore Sensation Last year's fast start showcased abilities