EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 20 and 7-seed Rutgers women’s soccer (13-3-2) begins postseason play in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals at No. 12 and 2-seed Northwestern (13-3-2) on Sun., Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET and streaming live on B1G+. The winner will advance to the semifinals to take on the winner of (3) Wisconsin and (6) Penn State on Thurs., Nov. 3 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
Rutgers is the No. 7 seed in the conference tournament after finishing the Big Ten slate with 17 points (5-3-2) in a four-way tie for fourth place, but went to the bottom of the tiebreaker with Nebreska, Ohio State, and Penn State due to common opponent results between the four tied teams. Rutgers placed six on the All-Big Ten Awards list (Emily Mason, Sara Brocious, Sam Kroeger, Allison Lowrey, Riley Tiernan, and Emma Misal).
Northwestern finished its Big Ten schedule in second place with 22 points (7-2-1).
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS: Northwestern is having one of its most successful seasons in its history. At 13-3-2, the Wildcats placed eight players (Caterina Regazzoni, Meg Boade, Aurea del Carmen, Rowan Lapi, Emma Phillips, Mia Raben, Josie Aulicino, and Danika Austin) on the All-Big Ten honors, the most in program history, and more than any other school this year. Seven ‘Cats (Josie Aulicino, Aurea del Carmen, Meg Boade, Rowan Lapi, Ella Hase, Caterina Regazzoni, and Emma Phillips) have tallied at least three goals this season.
Rutgers and Northwestern played to a 1-1 draw in the regular season on Sept. 29 in Evanston when both programs were ranked nationally in the Top 10. Allison Lowrey scored the equalizer in the 48th minute off assists from Sara Brocious and Emily Mason, while Meagan McClelland made five stops as Northwestern led RU in shots on goal. 6-2.
The all-time series is at 4-2-2 in favor of Rutgers with the Wildcats’ last win coming in 2015.
FAMILY STYLE: The Scarlet Knights’ offense has been powered by a selfless style of passing and an unpredictable source of origin. Thirty-one of their 35 goals scored in the run of play have been assisted, and the total assists (39) are keeping up with the totals goals (41) thanks to one-time passing crediting double assists. Four of Rutgers’ 41 goals have been scored…
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