PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Amid a hard-fought and water-logged 2-2 draw between No. 8 Rutgers women’s soccer (12-1-2, 4-1-2) and Minnesota (6-7-2, 2-4-1) at Yurcak Field on Thursday night, the Scarlet Knights’ graduate student goalkeeper, Meagan McClelland, set a new NCAA all-time record for minutes played in the sport.
Riley Tiernan and Allison Lynch scored for Rutgers, Sam Kroeger and Kylie Daigle passed out assists, and McClelland finished the game with 9,032:27 minutes played, the new NCAA career record, passing the 8,998:07 mark set by Virginia’s Laurel Ivory in 2021.
Record broken! 🤙@RUWSoccer goaltender Meagan McClelland became the @NCAASoccer all-time leader in minutes played in the sport of women’s soccer with 8,998:08. pic.twitter.com/i0FSOTxkvR
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) October 13, 2022
Tiernan scored just 2:44 into the match. Daigle started the break up field, Sara Brocious played a pass ahead, and Allison Lowrey’s slide tackle kept the play alive to Kroeger’s feet. Kroeger sent in a diagonal cross finding Tiernan for a one-time shot from six yards out to the left side netting for the 1-0 lead.
Early lead and a Griddy!#WeNeverStop pic.twitter.com/HOyuG9hJTf
— RUTGERS WOMEN’S SOCCER (@RUWSoccer) October 13, 2022
As would be the theme for the evening, Minnesota had the quick answer. The Gophers equalized within 10 minutes at the 12:27 mark.
Lynch, an outside back, put Rutgers…
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