Field Hockey drops OT battle at No. 13 NU

Friday, September 26

Evanston, Ill.

4:00 PM

Rutgers University

Northwestern

Rutgers' next game is at Michigan Sunday

Sep 26 | Field Hockey

Sept. 26, 2014

Box Score

EVANSTON, Ill. - Rutgers forced extra time in its first ever Big Ten Conference road game, pushing No.13 Northwestern to the brink before falling 1-0 in overtime on Friday. Rutgers falls to 4-4 on the year (0-2 Big Ten), while Northwestern improves to 7-3 (2-0 Big Ten).

The two squads were scoreless through over 84 minutes of action in a tightly defended game. In the 14th minute of overtime, The Wildcats were able to capitalize off of a penalty corner. Isabel Flens scored her team-leading eight goal of the season with assists from Charlotte Martin and Lisa McCarthy, who inserted the corner.

"I am proud of how the team competed today," head coach Meredith Long said. "We executed our defensive game plan effectively but could not generate the outcomes we needed on the attacking end. The team really took a lot from this match and they are eager to get back on the field Sunday against Michigan."

The Scarlet Knights were held off the score sheet while managing two shots on goal, both coming from Katie Champion (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.). Northwestern put five shots on goal in 17 shot attempts, with goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes (Melbourne, Australia) turning three shots aside. The Scarlet Knights also got a defensive save from Elyse Broderick (Manahawkin, N.J.).

Rutgers concludes the road trip Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich. as they face the Michigan Wolverines at 1 p.m.

Game Notes

- Broderick recorded her second defensive save of her career, coming in consecutive games.
- Rutgers now has six defensive saves on the season, currently tied for fourth in the nation.

- Hayes has played every minute in goal this season, and sets a new career high with 592:33 in net. She is now 4-4 with a 2.60 goals against average and .707 save percentage.

- This was the second time this season RU held an opponent under two goals, with the previous coming in a 2-1 win over Lafayette.