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ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- A hat trick performance from sophomore attacker Amanda Turturro (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and stout defensive effort, including seven saves from senior goalkeeper Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.), guided Rutgers women's lacrosse to a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon against Michigan.

The Scarlet Knights captured their first Big Ten Conference victory with the win against the Wolverines, securing the No. 5 seed in the upcoming inaugural Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament at High Point Solutions Stadium from April 30 -- May 3. Rutgers will take on fourth-seeded Ohio State in the second quarterfinal matchup Thursday.

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"Todaywas a great team effort and a great way to end our regular season," said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. "Our whole team fought from top to bottom and we look forward to carrying this into next week's Big Ten Tournament at High Point Solutions Stadium."

Michigan fought back after facing a 4-1 deficit to overtake the Scarlet Knights, 6-4, at the 19:31 mark of the second half. But a three-goal Scarlet Knight run to close the game secured the historic win at Michigan Stadium, as redshirt senior midfielder Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) scored the game-winner with 4:07 remaining.

Turturro tallied two of Rutgers' three goals down the stretch, the first from senior Jenny Vlahos (Manhasset, N.Y.) to cut the Wolverine lead to 6-5 with 16:57 remaining in regulation. Turturro received the feed along the right of the arc and went behind the back for the highlight-reel finish.

More than eight minutes later, Turturro tallied her third goal of the game to tie the contest at 6-6, before Sbrilli, RU's leading scorer with 35 goals, sent the Scarlet Knights home with their first league win.

Dandridge, who made six saves in the opening period, had a seven-save outing against Michigan. Redshirt senior Hollie DiMuro (West Babylon, N.Y.) had the best Rutgers defensive performance of the year with four caused turnovers and four ground balls.

RU took a 4-2 lead into halftime after a commanding defensive half to start the game. Dandridge made six saves in the first half, while DiMuro caused a pair of turnovers.

Rutgers got on the board first with a goal from junior Kim Kolodny (Farmingdale, N.Y.) before three other Scarlet Knights scored.

The Scarlet Knights will face the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday, April 30 at High Point Solutions Stadium. As the host school, RU will play in the second game of the quarterfinal round, which will begin 35 minutes after the first quarterfinal game between No. 3 Northwestern and No. 6 Michigan at 3 p.m. EST.

All five games of the Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament will be steamed or aired on television. For updates on the tournament, including ticket, broadcast and schedule information, visit the tournament central page here.

Game Notes

• DiMuro moved into second place in all-time Rutgers' history with 86 caused turnovers for her career. 
• Turturro's hat trick performance was a season-best for the sophomore.
• Sbrilli's performance moved her closer to 14th on RU's all-time points list with two goals and an assist Sunday. With 127 points, she is three shy of Amy Horne (1982-85) and Rita Sweeney (1984-87).
• DiMuro set a new season-high and tied her career-high with four caused turnovers. She tied her season-high with four ground balls.
• Vlahos tallied her sixth assist of the year against the Wolverines.
• RU bested Michigan on the draw, 8-7, and in ground balls, 14-12.

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