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.
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.
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.
In the 52nd 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.
Ali didn't stop there. In the 68th 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.
BTN PLUS RECAP
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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