Women’s Soccer Travels to Maryland

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's soccer kicks off a three-game Big Ten road swing at Maryland on Saturday, Sept. 23. Match time is set for 2 p.m. ET in College Park, Maryland.

RUTGERS QUICK KICKS

Rutgers (5-1-3, 1-0-1) opened league action two double-overtime matches, including a 1-1 draw with Nebraska and a 2-1 victory over Iowa.
With 11 seconds left in overtime, junior midfielder Nicole Whitley made an incredible play off a Kenie Wright service from midfield. This set up sophomore Amirah Ali's game winner, her sixth goal of the season.
Senior midfielder Taylor Aylmer scored the equalizer in the Big Ten opener with Nebraska, marking the 10th different Scarlet Knight to contribute a goal this season.
Whitley leads the conference and is tied for fifth in the NCAA with six assists.
Ali is tied for first in the league with her six goals.
Rutgers at Maryland will be the Scarlet Knights' second road contest of the season and first Big Ten match on the road this year.

SCOUTING MARYLAND

Maryland (3-4-3, 1-1-0) split its weekend matches, earning a 4-0 victory over Iowa and dropping a 2-1, overtime match to Nebraska.
Jarena Harmon leads the Terrapins with five goals on the year.
In net, Rachel Egyed has seen the most time, maintaining a 0.84 GAA with 43 saves and three shutouts.
Dating back to 1989, UMD holds a 6-4-1 lead in the all-time series. As conference foes, RU owns a 3-1 lead in league matchups.
Last season, the Scarlet Knights claimed a 2-0 victory at home against the Terps.

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Amirah Ali

Taylor Aylmer

Nicole Whitley

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