COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 18 Rutgers field hockey earned its first conference road win of the season, as the Scarlet Knights (7-6, 2-3 Big Ten) took down No. 21 Ohio State (6-7, 1-4 Big Ten) by a 1-0 score.
Katie Larmour scored the game's only goal and
Gianna Glatz had five saves in the shutout effort. OSU entered the game fourth in the nation in scoring average at 3.5 goals per game, and the Scarlet Knights held them scoreless for the first time this year.
Rutgers tallied first, scoring the opening goal of the game in the first stanza. RU capitalized off their initial penalty corner opportunity, with
Katie Larmour knocking the pass from
Annie Walsh. The Scarlet Knights held that 1-0 lead into halftime.
The home team pressed for an equalizer in the second half, but RU stood strong to preserve the shutout.
Gianna Glatz made four of her five saves in the second half to secure the 1-0 win.
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Katie Larmour's goal was her team-leading sixth of the season
- Larmour set a new career-high for goals in a season, and matched her career high in points (13, previously done in 2016)
- Freshman
Annie Walsh's assist was her first career point.
- Freshman
Maggie Lamb made her first career start
- The shutout was
Gianna Glatz's 16th of her career, with 11th of those being solo efforts. Three of those have come this season.
- The win was Rutgers' third ranked victory of the year and eighth ranked win in the last two seasons. Of the program's 14 lifetime ranked wins, 11 of them have come over the past three seasons.
- OSU held a 13-8 lead on shots for the game, while corners were 5-5.
"This was a big win for us.
Gianna Glatz had an outstanding performance in goal and the team was very composed and really controlled the game."
Head Coach Meredith Civico
Rutgers remains on the road to play at Michigan State on Sunday. The game starts at noon.
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