Ali Lifts Women's Soccer to Victory in Double Overtime against Iowa

Sunday, September 16

Piscataway, NJ

1:00 PM

Rutgers University

5-1-3

Iowa

4-4-1

OT 3

OT 4

Iowa

Rutgers

Photo by: Rich Graessle

Ali Lifts Women's Soccer to Victory in Double Overtime against Iowa

Sep 16 | Women's Soccer

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Scarlet Knights captures first Big Ten victory of season in double overtime

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – With 11 seconds remaining in the final overtime period, sophomore forward Amirah Ali netted the game winner to lift Rutgers women's soccer to a 2-1 victory over Iowa on Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field.

After the Hawkeyes (4-4-1, 0-2-0) took an early 1-0 lead in the match, sophomore forward Nneka Moneme scored the equalizer for the Scarlet Knights (5-1-3, 1-0-1) to force overtime. In the waning seconds, senior back Kenie Wright sent a pass from midfield into the box, junior midfielder Nicole Whitley then set up Ali's golden goal.

.@RVisionRU: @RUWSoccer Defeats Iowa in Overtime pic.twitter.com/hlgghB2laD
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 16, 2018

QUICK STATS
Moneme and Ali recorded the goals for RU, while junior back Chantelle Swaby, Whitley and Wright added the assist. Freshman goalkeeper Meagan McClelland notched three saves in the victory.

Iowa's Kaleigh Haus registered a goal, as Cora Meyers recorded five saves in the loss.

Rutgers outshot its opponent for the ninth straight game, leading 16-6 in shots.

THE MATCH
Iowa claimed an early 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute of the match. The Hawkeyes' Haus took control of a 50-50 ball deflected past the defense, breaking away to shoot from the top of the box to the left side of the net for the goal.

The Scarlet Knights remained relentless, leading on the board in shots (6-4) and corner kicks (3-0) as the teams headed into halftime.

Rutgers' pursuit continued into the second frame, as Moneme would find the back of the net for RU in the 74th minute to tie the score at 1-1. Off a pass from Swaby, Moneme shot from about 15-yards out to the opposite post for the goal.

Nneka Moneme delivers the equalizer for #RFutbol! #NoRetreat pic.twitter.com/j0fv848C0O
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 16, 2018

In the matches final seconds, Wright sent in a pass from midfield. Whitley received and sent a long diagonal pass to Ali, who used one touch to net the game winner.

GAME WINNER! Amirah Ali captures the 2-1 victory for RU with assists from Kenie Wright and Nicole Whitley! pic.twitter.com/CUOeQYQeQB
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 16, 2018

UP NEXT
Rutgers readies for three straight Big Ten road matches, starting with Maryland on Sunday, Sept. 23.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers improved to 1-0-2 in overtime matches this season.
Amirah Ali scored the game winner in the final 11 seconds of the match, bringing her season total to six goals. Ali also netted the game winner in the ranked overtime win over Wisconsin last season, scoring 26 seconds into the first OT period.
Nicole Whitley added her sixth assist of the season, while Kenie Wright added her fourth of the year.
Chantelle Swaby registered the first assist of her career.

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