THE DETAILS
Sun., Sept. 19
7 p.m. at Yurcak Field (Piscataway, N.J.)
Rutgers (5-1-1, 1-0-0)
vs. Oregon (4-4-0, 0-1-0)
At the Stadium
Scarlet Out
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The tailgate takes place in the parking lot three hours before kickoff. Then 90 minutes before kickoff, fans are encouraged to welcome the Scarlet Knights to Yurcak Field at the Scarlet Walk located outside the ticket booth.
LAST TIME OUT
Returning from a three-game suspension, senior forward Gia Girman scored the game-winning goal in the 79th minute as Rutgers women’s soccer (5-1-1, 1-0-0) won 1-0 at Wisconsin (4-2-1, 0-1-0) on Thursday night at McClimon Track/Soccer Complex in the Big Ten opener.
All five of Rutgers’ victories this season have come via the clean sheet by Olivia Bodmer and the backline.
Deadlocked at 0-0 in the 79th, freshman Mikayla Mandleur won a tough 50-50 ball at midfield before laying off to Gabriela Gil, who played ahead to Shaela Bradley into space. Bradley threaded the defense with a one-time pass to spring Girman, who buried the shot to the left-side netting for the decisive score.
NO SHOTS, NO SERVICE, NO GOALS
A longtime mantra of the Rutgers women’s soccer defense has proven effective during the 5-1-1 start to the season in which the defense gave up just 0.29 goals per game (2 goals allowed in seven games). During that span, Rutgers has held opponents to four or less shots on goal in all seven games, including three or less in five out of seven matches. The 0.29 goals-against average ranks ninth in the country and second in the new 18-team Big Ten Conference.
Senior center backs Kassidy Banks and Emily Mason have played every minute through seven matches, anchoring the stingy effort on the defensive end. After missing the opener, freshman Claire Hammill has started in six consecutive games at back and ranks sixth among field players with 442 minutes. Sophomore Audrey Cain has three starts and 339 minutes on the backline, while freshman Riley Morris and sophomore Ava Brass also have contrinuted minutes to the backline efforts.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Oregon is 4-4 overall and lost their first ever Big Ten match against No. 22 UCLA on Saturday in Eugene. Oregon kept No. 22 UCLA off the scoreboard for…
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