PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 6 Rutgers women’s soccer (7-0-0) continues a five-match homestand and concludes 2022 non-conference play at Yurcak Field on Sun., Sept. 11 at 12 p.m. against unbeaten LSU (5-0-2). 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).
The Scarlet Knights matched the program’s best seven-match start in school history and will look to join the 2015 team as the only squads to start a season 8-0-0.
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The Scarlet Knights continued their torrid start to the 2022 season by erasing a 1-0 deficit to La Salle (5-2-0) with three unanswered goals to claim a 3-1 victory at Yurcak Field on Thursday evening.
These Scarlet Knights become one of just two teams in program history to begin a campaign 7-0-0, joining the 2015 College Cup team that began 8-0-0.
La Salle struck first on Thursday, drawing a penalty in the 8th minute as Alyssa Gargiulo converted for the 1-0 lead. Rutgers responded with three unanswered goals from Allison Lowrey, a La Salle own goal, and some final insurance from Kylie Daigle.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS: LSU is unbeaten at 5-0-2 through seven matches, including wins in its last four. The Tigers are coming off a 2-0 victory at Princeton on Thursday with goals from Angelina Thoreson and Wasila Diwura-Soale and a five-save shutout from goalkeeper Mollee Swift. LSU is not outscoring opponents, 20-6, heading into its final leg of a two-game tour of New Jersey.
Ida Hermannsdottir, Mollie Baker, Alesia Garcia, and Sage Glover all have three goals for the Tigers, while Swift has played all but 14 minutes in net this season with a 0.86 goals-against average, an .808 save percentage, and the one shutout at Princeton.
This marks the first meeting against LSU, an NCAA Tournament participant in 2021.
HOME SWEET HOME: Rutgers women’s soccer is 209-68-29 all-time at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knights matched the 2015 program record last season with 13 home wins, including two in the Big Ten Tournament and four in the NCAA Tournament on the way to the NCAA Women’s College Cup. The RU program has had a winning record at home in each season since 1998.
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