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Starting XI: No. 3 Women’s Soccer vs. Buffalo

Piscataway, New Jersey – No. 3 Rutgers Women’s Soccer (3-0-0) will make its home debut against Buffalo (2-0-0) on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Yurczak Field.Free to join, fans must join Register for free parking at the Blue Lot outside Yurcak Field (One-time registration for the 2022 season).

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The Scarlet Knights qualified for the start of 2022 as three goalscorers contributed to a 3-0 victory over Providence (1-2-0) at Chapay Field at Anderson Stadium on Thursday night. remained undefeated. Gia Garman, Bessi FluherWhen Kylie Daigle Scarlet Knights Scores, Assists Sam Kruger When Sarah Brosius.

The Rutgers defense was stifling throughout and the possession was completely selfish as the Rutgers goaltender was able to shoot only one shot on target as the Flyers shot on goal. Megan McClelland Reversed in 4 minutes. McClelland added to his NCAA active career lead with his 37th shutout.

Bull Recon: Buffalo are also good to start 2022 with 4-1 home wins against Binghamton and Niagara with a 2-0 record. Jasmine Gelber and Ariana Zumpano have already scored his three goals this season. The Bulls have also scored goals this season from seniors Leah Wengender and Peyton Robertson. Buffalo currently ranks 1st in assists per game (6.0), 4th in points per game (14.0), 6th in offensive points scored (4.0), 7th in assists (6.0), 14. ranked first.th Total points (28) and 23rd Total goals (8). Gelber and Zumpnao rank her eighth in total goals (3) and fifth in goals per game (1.5), with Gelber’s two winning goals second only to her in the country. High, she also ranks her 11th.th Total points (7).Zumpano is 22ndnd A total of 6 points for a first year student. Ellie Simmons 4th place with 3 assists.

This would be the second ever matchup against Buffalo since 2000 when the Scarlet Knights won 2-1 at the Syracuse Orange Classic.

home sweet home: Rutgers women’s football has a career record of 205-68-29 at Yurkak Field. The Scarlet Knights won her 13th at home last season, tying the 2015 program record. She won two tournaments, four wins in the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Women’s College Cup. The RU program has been winning at home every season since 1998.

Three hours before kickoff, a raucous Rutgers tailgate will take place in the parking lot before all home contests begin with the 1:00 PM home opener against Buffalo on Sunday, August 28th. Then, 90 minutes before kickoff, fans encourage Scarlett to welcome his Knights to Jurkak his field. scarlet walk Outside the ticket booth.

Road Warriors: Two wins at the Robo Invitational against New Mexico and UNLV, plus a win in Providence, marks the first time in program history that Rutgers played three games away from home to start the season and won them all. was. His date on August 25 in Providence was his first date since 2001 when RU started the season by fighting his three games away from home.

“To reach our goals, we have to win at home and we have to win away,” said the head coach. Mike O’Neill“We like to challenge our comfort zones early on. We like the added benefit of bonding as a team and building team chemistry together early on on the Tour.”

Rutgers Rank: RU is ranked 3rd in the latest United Soccer Coaches National Poll, matching the highest national ranking in program history (final vote after the 2021 NCAA Women’s College Cup). The Scarlet Knights started sixth in preseason voting, marking 11 of the last 13 seasons in which Rutgers received votes in the national preseason voting.

  • The Scarlet Knights were ranked 25th a year ago in the 2021 preseason poll before winning the Big Ten title. Rutgers is the top-ranked Big Ten program in national polls, followed by Penn State University in 10th, Ohio in his 20th, and Wisconsin in 24th. Michigan is also getting votes this week.
  • Big Ten coaches named Rutgers conference champions and tied for first place with Penn State in annual preseason voting. This is the first time in Rutgers Athletics history that Scarlett Knight’s team has been voted number one, and the first time in the history of the conference that women’s soccer pre-season voting has resulted in a tie for top spot. is.
  • Through August 25th, Rutgers ranked 18th in offense with 3.0 goals per game and leads the Big Ten in goals (9), assists (10) and points (28).
  • sophomore forward Riley Tiernan Ranked 4th in the nation with 3 assists.
  • junior forward Alison Lowry Six points ranks 22nd in the country and top in the Big Ten.

Cleanest sheet: Graduate goalkeeper with two shutouts in first three games Megan McClelland The 2022 season begins with 37 shutouts as the NCAA Division I career leader.

The Kearny keeper has recorded 13 shutouts and 83 saves in 2021. She maintained her 0.67 GAA on net and helped RU extend her streak to her eighth straight season registering her GAA below her 0.77.

family style: The Scarlet Knights’ early attack was reinforced by their selfless passing style and unpredictable sources throughout the three games. Seven of nine goals have been assisted, with total assists (10) exceeding total goals (9).

Nine different Scarlet Knights have scored points so far in 2022, including seven goalscorers. His last seven goals for Rutgers came from a variety of players on their way to wins against UNLV and Providence.

B1G Time Offense: junior forward Alison Lowry This is Lowry’s first weekly honor from the Big Ten and 12th offensive weekly award from the conference since joining the league in 2014. Lowry leads the Big Ten and ranks his eighth in the nation with six points.

She scored the game-winner with a 1-0 victory over Mountain West favorites New Mexico to start the season on Thursday. , giving Rutgers a 2-0 lead with 19 minutes to go and scored another in Sunday’s 5-1 victory. Lowry’s four points in her match against UNLV set a new career high for her striker this junior and she achieved it in just her 42 minutes of action. Her UNLV contest was also her second career match with multiple assists, her 3.0 her points per game ranked her 14th in the nation and her two goals ranks her 15th in the nation.

who do you think is back? : Rutgers will return nine starters (over 15 starters) and 17 letter winners from the 2021 College Cup team.

Returning to ‘On the Banks’ this fall are Big Ten Freshman of the Year and All-Region First Team performers Riley Tiernan (Notable NCAA Division I Preseason Players) and All Region Goalkeepers Megan McClellandJunior Midfielder Bessi Fluher (All-Big Ten Second Team) also returned from last fall with All-Conference honors.

graduate student back Adriana Kurilla He celebrated his birthday with a win in the season opener over New Mexico.He played all 90 minutes in the shutout after playing just two games last season due to injury.

New Kids “On the Banks”: coach Mike O’Neill We have signed 5 freshmen to our 2022 roster (Hannah Blodgett, Olivia Bodmer, Mallory McGuire, Ally PostWhen Naira Chef Burger) and five welcome transfers (Niamh Kashin -rider, Hailey Gutowski – Temple, Jessica Schildkraut – Colombia, Emily Smith – American, and Naya Bialva – LaSalle).

Ally Post He scored his first collegiate goal with the assist of his fifth goal in Rutgers’ 5-1 win over UNLV on 21 August. Hailey Gutowski.

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