Rutgers Field Hockey Falls in BIG EAST Tournament
Nov 06 | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. (Nov. 6, 2010) – The Rutgers field hockey team dropped its opening game of the BIG EAST Tournament to No. 1 seed Syracuse, 4-1, today at the Sherman Family Sports Complex in Storrs, Conn. The Scarlet Knights, who were competing in their first BIG EAST Tournament since 2003, end the 2010 season with an 8-12 record.
The first 10 minutes of the game saw Rutgers and Syracuse play back and forth hockey with neither team gaining much of an edge until the Orange stuck with a goal from Heather Susek in the 14thminute. The Orange struck again just before the half when Lindsey Conrad capitalized off a corner.
Syracuse came out strong to start the second adding to its lead on another goal by Susek but the Scarlet Knights responded when Nicole Gentile (Jamison, Pa.) used some fancy dribbling and then fired a beautiful shot past a diving SU keeper. RU could not maintain its momentum as Syracuse added another goal at the 65 minute mark to close out a 4-1 victory.
For the match, RU was lead by freshman Sarah Stuby (Roxbury, N.J.) who tallied five saves in the losing effort. The match marked the final game for a pair of RU seniors, Jenna Bull (Oakville, Ontario) and Heather Garces (Cream Ridge, N.J.).
Despite the loss, the future looks bright for the RU program as they will return 18 letterwinners and 10 starters, including its leading goal scorer and point
