PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 8 Rutgers women’s soccer (12-1-1, 4-1-1) continues a three-match homestand hosting Minnesota (6-7-1, 2-4-0) on Thu., Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET at Yurcak Field and streaming live on B1G+.
It is MVP Night and Donate Life Liver Cancer Awareness Night at Yurcak Field. Rutgers women’s soccer supports the Donate Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports donation and transplantation to heal and save lives.
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PREVIOUSLY ON…
Rutgers shut out Indiana (2-5-6, 0-5-1) in a 1-0 triumph on Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field. Sophomore midfielder Kylie Daigle finished her own penalty kick after being fouled in the box in the 61st minute, putting Rutgers ahead for good in its eighth shutout win of the season.
Allison Lynch helped lead the backline to another shutout in 2022 by holding the Hoosiers to a single shot on goal, which was saved by Meagan McClelland in the 78th. Lynch played all 90 minutes in the clean sheet, marking the eighth game this season Rutgers defense held an opponent to three shots on goal or less.
“It took us a little bit to get going today in a one-game week, so we needed to build some momentum,” Lynch said. “We figured out what we needed to change in our game plan, and we did a nice job adjusting to create the pressure that led to our goal. Meagan always holds us down, but our mindset is to pride ourselves on the shutouts and we do that for each other. We have all 27 players in mind.”
SCOUTING THE GOPHERS: Minnesota is 6-7-1 overall and 2-4 in Big Ten play. Coming off a 1-0 win over Iowa at home their last time out, the Gophers snapped a three-match losing slide with close 2-1 losses to No. 9 Northwestern and No. 23 Wisconsin, and a tight 1-0 setback to Michigan. Minnesota is playing its third ranked opponent in five matches.
Graduate defender Gabbie Cesarone and senior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko were honored by the Big Ten Conference for their performances against Iowa on Sunday. Cesarone won Defender of the Week while Plaschko earned Goalkeeper of the Week. Cesarone, a centerback from St. Charles, Ill., scored her fourth goal and third game winner against Iowa. All four of Cesarone’s goals have been off corner kicks while all but three have been headers….
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