PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 4 Rutgers women’s soccer (9-1-0, 1-1-0) hosts Maryland (2-5-5, 1-1-0) on Sun., Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. at Yurcak Field and live on Big Ten Network.
The first 250 fans at Yurcak Field on Sunday will receive a mini Rutgers soccer ball, and every child dressed in a Disney costume can be entered into a raffle to win a Rutgers prize pack.
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Rutgers suffered its first setback of the season on Thursday evening at No. 17 Penn State (6-1-2), dropping a 2-0 final score at a rainy and windy Jeffrey Field. The loss snapped a 20-match regular season winning streak for the Scarlet Knights.
“Credit to Penn State,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “They’re a good team, and these are the games you learn the most from. The most important thing is we stick together and learn everything we can from this game.”
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS: Maryland began its season with four consecutive 1-1 draws before defeating George Mason, 3-0. The Terps also scored its first-ever win against Michigan in its Big Ten opener, a 1-0 victory at home in College Park. In its lone chance against a ranked team this season, Maryland suffered a tight 1-0 loss to No. 24 Wake Forest on Sept. 8.
The first nine matches of 2022 have been low-scoring affairs for Maryland, which is outscoring opponents 10-8 after conceding three goals in a 3-2 loss to Illinois on Thursday night. Alina Stahl leads the group with eight points on three goals and two assists, while Mikayla Dayes has added six points on two goals and two assists. Madeline Smith has a 1.00 goals-against average, a .765 save percentage, and two shutouts in net. Smith has won a Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honor this season, as well as a mention on College Soccer News’ National Team of the Week.
HISTORIC START: The 2022 Scarlet Knights are the only team in Rutgers women’s soccer history to start a season 9-0-0. They surpassed the 8-0-0 start by the 2015 College Cup team, who lost their ninth match. Before the setback at Penn State, the Scarlet Knights had won 20 consecutive regular season games dating back to Sept. 16, 2021. Prior to Thursday, the team’s last regular season loss came on Sept. 12, 2021 at Georgetown.
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