No. 19 Field Hockey Beats Ball State 4-1

Saturday, August 31

Piscataway, NJ

1:00 PM ET

Rutgers University

(2-0)

Ball State

(0-1)

BALLST

Rutgers

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Aug 31 | Field Hockey

Box Score Rutgers Ball State Box Score

PISCATAWAY, N.J – No. 19 Rutgers field hockey finished its opening weekend of play unbeaten with a 4-1 win over Ball State Saturday. They were led by Katie Larmour's two goals, her first multi-goal game since 2016, with Austyn Cuneo and Clayre Smith also adding a tally apiece.

KEY STATS

Larmour had two goals, scoring the first goal of the game and then the team's fourth goal.
Clayre Smith scored her first collegiate goal.
Austyn Cuneo scored her team-leading third goal of the season.
Rutgers outshot Ball State 17-3.
Rutgers had 11-0 advantage in corners.
Gianna Glatz had two saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Rutgers scored first on the game's first shot. Just 5:04 into the game, Larmour took a pass from Houston and fired it in. Then, Clayre Smith recorded her first score as a Scarlet Knight, finishing off a shot in front of the net. Ball State had a late tally in the second quarter, but RU held a 2-1 advantage at halftime.

In the second half, the Scarlet Knights were awarded a penalty stroke. Austyn Cuneo stepped to the dot and converted, giving the home team a 3-1 advantage. Four minutes later, Larmour inserted a corner, and Cuneo slid it back to her at the post, where she finished to seal the final 4-1 margin.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Today were had some fatigue playing in the back-to-back games but I think we managed the game really well. We passed the ball a lot and picked it up to get it done. It's good to be back after a tough last two seasons dealing with injuries but my knees are good now and I'm excited to keep it going.

Rutgers Redshirt Junior Katie Larmour

NOTABLE

Katie Larmour tied her career-high with two goals, previously having tallied twice against Siena (Sept. 18, 2016)\
Austyn Cuneo leads the team after the opening weekend with three goals and two assists for eight points.
Freshmen Maggie Lamb and Rachel Houston each had their first career assist.
Gracey Butsack made her first start of the season.
Olivia Drea and Noelle Bessette made their season debuts.
Rutgers now leads the all-time series over Ball State 5-1.

UP NEXT

The Scarlet Knights have two road games next weekend against ranked foes. The team is at No. 4 UConn on Friday night (6 p.m.) before playing at No. 17 St. Joe's on Sunday (1 p.m.)

.@RUFieldHockey puts on a show for their home crowd as they defeat Ball State 4-1!

Here are some of the top plays from this afternoon's showing. pic.twitter.com/Bt6Gy2t30j
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) August 31, 2019

After coming back from injuries the past 2 seasons @RUFieldHockey's Katie Larmour gets back on track with a pair of goals against Ball State.

We caught up with her after today's matchup! pic.twitter.com/t0xTXxzRce
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) August 31, 2019

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