PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 9 Rutgers women’s soccer (5-0-0) continues a five-match homestand at Yurcak Field on Sun., Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. against Princeton (3-0-0). Attendance is free and fans are required to register for free parking in the Blue Lot outside Yurcak Field (one-time registration for the 2022 season).
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PREVIOUSLY ON…
The Scarlet Knights continued their undefeated start to the season with a 7-0 victory over Temple (0-2-2) on Thursday evening at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knight defense did not allow a single Owl shot in the contest, allowing Sam Kroeger’s 10th minute goal to stand as the game-winner before Emily Mason, Kylie Daigle, Becci Fluchel, Allie Post, Hailey Gutowski, and Mallory McGuire added markers in the offensive onslaught.
It was the first time the program scored seven goals in a match since a 7-0 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Aug. 31, 2017, and the first time the team held an opponent shotless since a 4-0 victory over Monmouth on Aug. 20, 2017.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS: Princeton comes to Piscataway similarly undefeated at 3-0-0 with wins over Colgate (4-2), Fairfield (2-0), and Rhode Island (2-1). Sophomore Heather MacNab and rookie Kelsee Wozniak combined for 11 of the team’s 17 points across the 2-0 opening weekend against Colgate and Fairfield. MacNab, who had a hat trick in a span of just 6:44 against Colgate and an assist on the first goal against Fairfield, was the Ivy Player of the Week and Wozniak, who had two assists and the team’s final goal against Colgate, was the Ivy Rookie of the Week. Fresh,am Pietra Tordin scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Rhode Island on Thursday, including the game-winner in the 75th minute.
The match renews a long intrastate rivalry played 30 times since 1984. Rutgers holds a 17-9-4 advantage in the series, but are looking for its first win since 2015. The two sides played to a 110-minute scoreless draw in 2019 in Princeton, and the Tigers scored a come-from-behind, 4-3 win last season in Piscataway to hand Rutgers its first loss after a 4-0-0 start. Riley Tiernan scored twice, and Allison Lynch added a goal, but with Rutgers up 3-1 in the 60th minute, the Tigers scored three unanswered over the final half hour, including a pair of penalties, to…
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