EAST LANSING, Michigan – No. 18 Rutgers field hockey (8-6, 3-3 Big Ten) completed a two-win road weekend with another conference victory on Sunday, earning a 3-2 win at Michigan State (6-9, 0-6 Big Ten). The Scarlet Knights were buoyed by goals from
Milena Redlingshoefer,
Alanna Gollotto and
Austyn Cuneo.
The Scarlet Knights struck first, capitalizing on a penalty corner late in the opening half.
Tayla Parkes inserted the corner to
Gianna Mancini, who sent a pass to
Milena Redlingshoefer. The sophomore sent home her first career goal to give RU a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
Early in the second half, the visitors extended their lead to 2-0. After another corner, it was senior captain
Alanna Gollotto delivering a goal, with Redlingshoefer and Parkes picking up assists.
MSU shortly after scored an unassisted tally to cut the lead to 2-1. But it was a penalty stroke for the Scarlet Knights in the fourth quarter that re-upped their lead to two goals.
Austyn Cuneo converted, making the score 3-1. The Spartans added another late tally, but it was not enough as RU finished off the 3-2 victory.
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Milena Redlingshoefer's goal was the first of her career. She had a career-high three points in the game.
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Alanna Gollotto scored her first goal of the season.
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Gianna Mancini had her first assist of the season.
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Tayla Parkes had a career-high two assists.
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Tayla Parkes has eight points on the season, tying her career-high.
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Austyn Cuneo now has 16 points on the season, a new career-high.
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Abby Regn had the team's first defensive save of the season.
- Rutgers led 16-9 in shots and 7-3 in corners.
- This was the second straight season that RU had two Big Ten wins on the same road trip after never having done that previously.
- This was the third straight win for RU against Michigan State.
"We were talking about just controlling the game and working as a team to get the outcomes that we wanted. We wanted to get a lot of shots on goal and we did that today. We were able to capitalize on our opportunities. From here, we just want to keep building each game and getting better each game. I think we have a lot of potential and we keep getting better each game, so there's a lot of growth that we're seeing, which is great.
On my goal I was just hoping that it was going to go in, or that one of my teammates would touch it. It was a good feeling to get my first goal of the season, so I'm happy."
Alanna Gollotto
Rutgers returns home next weekend for the final two home games of the regular season. The Scarlet Knights host No. 9 Michigan on Friday (3 p.m.), then welcome Temple on Sunday for Senior Day (1 p.m.).
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