Women's Soccer Blanks George Mason in 4-0 Victory

Sunday, August 26

Piscataway, NJ

1:00 PM

Rutgers University

3-0-1

George Mason

1-2-0

George Mason

Rutgers

Photo by: Rich Graessle

Women's Soccer Blanks George Mason in 4-0 Victory

Aug 26 | Women's Soccer

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Ali adds two goals, Whiltey registers three assists

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's soccer (3-0-1) registered a 4-0 victory over George Mason (1-2-0) on Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field. Sophomore forward Amirah Ali led the Scarlet Knights with two goals, while junior midfielder Nicole Whitley recorded a career-high three assists.

.@RVisionRU: @RUWSoccer Blanks George Mason, 4-0 pic.twitter.com/dpI4Qxxi3n
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) August 26, 2018

QUICK STATS
Three different Scarlet Knights registered goals in the win, including junior forwards Brittany LaPlant and Tiernny Wiltshire. Ali added her first multi-goal performance of the season, tying her career high with two goals. Whitley fueled the offense with three assists to match her career-high as well.

In net, freshman goalkeeper Meagan McClelland posted her second shutout of the season, recording three saves in the victory.

Overall, RU led GMU in shots, 11-9, and corner kicks, 3-0.

THE MATCH

LaPlant opened up scoring for the Scarlet Knights in the 12th minute. After Whitley passed it from midfield to Ali in the box, Ali then crossed to LaPlant who netted the goal for a 1-0 RU edge.

#RFutbol takes a 1-0 lead over George Mason on a goal from Brittany LaPlant! #NoRetreat pic.twitter.com/TKmLApKH18
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) August 26, 2018

Less than a minute later, Wiltshire joined in with a goal of her own, chipping it over the goalkeeper for 2-0 Scarlet Knight lead.

Tiernny Wiltshire finds the back of the net to give #RFutbol a 2-0 lead! #NoRetreat pic.twitter.com/LBtMG0sRUZ
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) August 26, 2018

In the 52^nd minute of the match, a George Mason foul set up a Rutgers penalty kick. Ali converted on the attempt to register her third goal of the year and extend the RU lead to 3-0.

Amirah Ali converts on the PK for #RFutbol to give the Scarlet Knights a 3-0 lead! #NoRetreat pic.twitter.com/D8nv8R4fzH
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) August 26, 2018

Ali didn't stop there. In the 68^th minute, the sophomore broke free on the pitch, scoring from inside the box for her second goal of the match and extending the Scarlet Knight advantage to 4-0.

Catch her if you can! Amirah Ali breaks free to score her second goal of the game! Extends #RFutbol's lead to 4-0 over George Mason #NoRetreat pic.twitter.com/D0bWkdeWW5
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) August 26, 2018

BTN PLUS RECAP

Ali nets 2 goals while LaPlant & Wiltshire each add one of their own.@RUwsoccer gets the shut out & takes down George Mason 4-0. pic.twitter.com/ADPwcdPG9g
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) August 26, 2018

KNIGHT NOTES

RU moved to 105-18-15 at Yurcak Field dating back to the 2006 season.
The Scarlet Knights are 53-6-5 against nonconference foes "On the Banks," dating back to 2007 and including the postseason.
Dating back to 2008, Rutgers holds a 65-3-3 record when holding a lead at the half.
Nicole Whitley added her second multi-assist performance of the year, tying her career-high with three assists. The three helpers moved her into a tie with Carli Lloyd for seventh on the career records list with 17 assists.
Tiernny Wiltshire scored her first career goal in the match.
Amirah Ali has registered a goal in three of the last for matches.
Six different Scarlet Knights have registered goals on the season, as Ali (3) and LaPlant (2) have posted multiple goals for RU.

UP NEXT
Rutgers travels to UConn for its first road test of the season on Thursday, Aug. 30. Match time is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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