PISCATAWAY, N.J. –  No. 16/14 Rutgers women's soccer advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals with a 1-0 shutout of Indiana on Sunday at Yurcak Field. The second-seeded Scarlet Knights (15-2-2, 8-2-1) topped the seventh-seeded Hoosiers (8-9-2, 4-5-2) in the quarterfinals to move on to a Friday, Nov. 8 semifinal also at Yurcak Field.
 

On to the next one for @RUWSoccer.

The Scarlet Knights are moving on to the next round of the Big Ten Tournament. pic.twitter.com/OyQRJldwtJ

— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) November 3, 2019

 
QUICK STATS
Rutgers led the attack with 11-6 shots in the game, including seven shots on goal that were saved by Indiana's goalkeeper. In turn, the Scarlet Knight defense allowed zero shots on goal for the Hoosiers.

Sophomore Meagan McClelland and the defense picked up its 12^th shutout of the season in the victory.  
 
THE MATCH
Rutgers opened on the attack, leading shots in the opening minutes. In the 28th minute RU found its best chance of the early attempts with a Nneka Moneme shot going just high of the post.
 

#RFutbol continues to knock at the door, as this attempt goes just high of the goal! #RFutbol 0, Indiana 0. pic.twitter.com/EBmG2QmqTa

— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) November 3, 2019

 
Seconds later, the Scarlet Knights put the pressure on again with another scoring drive. A cross from senior Taylor Aylmer to Moneme at the top of the box would be intercepted by an IU defender and scored into the net for an own goal.

IT'S AN OWN GOAL!@RUWSoccer goes up 1 in the Big Ten Quarterfinal off the misplay from the Hoosier defense! pic.twitter.com/nt3gplWKfY

— BTN Student U (@BTNStudentU) November 3, 2019

 
Rutgers would hold onto the 1-0 lead for the remainder of the first half, as the Scarlet Knight back line held Indiana to just a lone shot in the opening stanza.  
 
The Scarlet Knights offense continued to lead in shots throughout the second half, including five on goal that would be stopped by the keeper and two that would go just wide. The defense held the Hoosiers to just five shots for the remainder of the game to seal the win and advance.

Survive and advance! @RUWSoccer advances to the B1G Semifinals as they beat Indiana 1-0! We caught up with defensive player Tiernny Wiltshire as she talked about the team's victory! pic.twitter.com/0QYKQFl0L4

— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) November 3, 2019

A win is a win! @RUWSoccer gets the shutout victory against the Hoosiers! An Indiana own goal gets the Scarlet Knights into the B1G Semifinals! Check out today's highlights! pic.twitter.com/ZV6sK5oJTO

— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) November 3, 2019

The first school to reach the #B1GWSOC Tournament semifinals is 2nd-seeded @RUWSoccer, which posted a 1-0 win over #7 seed @IndianaWSOC today … for more tournament information, visit the Tournament Central web site at https://t.co/uvCfQHpTMO pic.twitter.com/MSQhuqvjTN

— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) November 3, 2019

 
UP NEXT
Rutgers will No. 3-seed Michigan on Friday, Nov. 8 for a 1:30 p.m. match at Yurcak Field. The Big Ten Tournament Championship game will also be held at Yurcak Field on Sunday, Nov. 10. The tournament central page can be found here. 
 
KNIGHT NOTES

• In its sixth straight Big Ten Tournament since joining the league, Rutgers advances to its third semifinals in the conference.
• Rutgers earned the second seed in the tournament for the second consecutive year, finishing as runner-up to the regular season title.
• Dating back to the 2000 season, Rutgers has advanced to 20 straight postseason conference tournaments.
• Meagan McClelland posted her 12^th clean sheet of the year to move into sole ownership of fourth on the Rutgers single-season charts. Overall, she has 20 shutouts in her career.

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