PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 15 Rutgers field hockey dominated a former BIG EAST rival on Sunday afternoon, defeating Georgetown (9-4, 2-2) by a 7-0 final score. The Scarlet Knights led 25-6 in shots and 11-3 in corners in improving to 9-4 overall. RU had five different goal scorers, led by two apiece from Daphne Groothuis and Linde van Schaik.

Tayla Parkes, Nikki Profita and Austyn Cuneo also scored for the home team. Gianna Glatz (one save) and Amanda Lamb (three saves) split the game in net for the team's sixth shutout of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Rutgers got on the board first on a goal from freshman Tayla Parkes. She took a feed from Kerrie Burns and chipped it over the goalkeeper. Five minutes later, Daphne Groothuis converted a penalty stroke and the Scarlet Knights took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

In the second stanza, Rutgers added five more goals to their ledger. Linde van Schaik had the first, inserting a corner, getting it back and finishing. Nikki Profita then added a goal, deflecting in a shot from Groothuis. Two minutes later it was Groothuis added one of her own, her second of the day.

Van Schaik added her second goal of the day, putting in a rebound. Then Austyn Cuneo tallied a late goal to make the final margin 7-0.

QUOTABLE
"This was a good win. To get seven goals from so many different goal scorers was excellent. The performance by both Gianna Glatz and Amanda Lamb in goal to secure the shutout was great. We had a lot of players contributing today and developing that depth has been key."

• Head Coach Meredith Civico

"We did really well today. Offensively we put a lot of pressure on the opponent. Defensively, we were really tight in the back. This was a good win for us."

• Daphne Groothuis

POSTGAME NOTES

• Daphne Groothuis had her first multi-goal game of the season and third of her career.
• She has set new career-highs this year with a team-leading eight goals, 11 assists and 27 points.
• Linde van Schaik now has 23 goals and 61 points for her career. She moves into sole possession of seventh place all-time at RU in goals and seventh place all-time in points.
• Austyn Cuneo now has a career-high six goals on the season.
• Tayla Parkes scored a goal for the second consecutive game.
• The Scarlet Knights reach the nine-win mark for the third consecutive year. Their last season with double-digit wins was 2008.
• RU has six shutouts on the year, their most shutouts in one season since 1999. 
• Rutgers now leads the all-time series against Georgetown 12-6.

UP NEXT
Rutgers takes a two-game Big Ten road trip next weekend. They are at No. 12 Northwestern on Friday, then at Indiana on Sunday.

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