No. 13/8 Rutgers Women’s Soccer Edged by Wisconsin in Overtime

Sunday, September 22

Piscataway, N.J.

12:00 PM

Rutgers University

7-1-1, 1-1-0

Wisconsin

6-2-1, 2-0-0

Wisconsin

Rutgers

Photo by: Dustin Satloff

No. 13/8 Rutgers Women’s Soccer Edged by Wisconsin in Overtime

Sep 22 | Women's Soccer

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Scarlet Knights suffer first loss of season

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 13/8 Rutgers women's soccer was edged by Wisconsin, 2-1, in overtime on a 90-degree Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field. A penalty kick in extra time proved to be the difference as it marked just the first loss for the Scarlet Knights this season.

RU moved to 7-1-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the Big Ten, while UW, who is receiving votes in the latest poll, moved to 6-2-1 overall and 2-0-0 in the league. The last three meetings between RU and UW have all gone into overtime with the results even at 1-1-1.

QUICK STATS
Sophomore goalkeeper Meagan McClelland registered a career-high nine saves in the game. Senior defender Amanda Visco recorded her first goal of the season, while classmate and midfielder Taylor Aylmer added her fourth assist of the year.

Wisconsin's keeper Jordyn Bloomer registered three saves in the game. Cameron Murtha and Dani Rhodes added the goals for UW.

RECAP: No. 13/8 #RFutbol edged, 2-1, by Wisconsin in overtime. Meagan McClelland with a career-high nine saves. Amanda Visco with the goal for RU.

The Scarlet Knights are 7-1-1 overall this season.

📰https://t.co/1KhVkjTblF pic.twitter.com/vjnIjAktWy
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 22, 2019

THE MATCH
Although Rutgers opened the game with two shots on target in the first three minutes, Wisconsin's keeper would save both to keep it a 0-0 game.

In the ninth minute, the Badgers struck first with goal from Cameron Murtha. UW's Lauren Rice sent a cross to Murtha in the center of the box. Murtha took a shot 1-on-1 with the keeper, as the ball snuck just passed McClelland's fingertips.

McClelland would end the first half with seven saves, holding the Badgers' edge at 1-0.

Rutgers returned from halftime with new energy generating a shot and two corners in the first five minutes. On the second corner in the 50th minute, Alymer sent in a perfect corner, as Visco used a flawless header to balance the score, 1-1.

Taylor Aylmer ➡️ Amanda Visco! Taylor sends in the perfect corner kick and Amanda heads in the goal to tie this game 1-1 early in the second half! pic.twitter.com/Akp27AeYIT
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 22, 2019

The teams entered a defensive battle as time expired in regulation, pushing the match into overtime.

🙅‍♀️DENIED! Amanda Visco putting in work on both ends of the field with a huge block! Meagan McClelland shuts down any further attempts on the play! pic.twitter.com/rW2TH1Asxg
— RutgersWomensSoccer (@RUWSoccer) September 22, 2019

In the end, a penalty kick in the 97th minute would be the deciding factor in the tight Big Ten showdown.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers suffered its first loss of the year at Yurcak Field and first Big Ten regular season home loss since the 2017 season.
It marked the first loss in overtime for Rutgers since September of 2016. The Scarlet Knights hold a record of 12-1-16 in its last 29 OT matches. RU is 2-1-1 in matches that extend beyond the 90th minute this year.
Rutgers is 1-1-1 in matches against teams ranked or receiving votes this year, including a win over No. 11 Tennessee and a 0-0, 2OT tie with RV Princeton.
The last three meetings between RU and UW have all gone into overtime with the results even at 1-1-1. Rutgers won 1-0 in overtime in 2017, the teams played to a 0-0 double OT in 2018, and Wisconsin edged out a 2-1 overtime win today.
Meagan McClelland notched a career-high nine saves. She had matched her previous total of five saves twice this season prior to today.
Taylor Aylmer registered her fourth assist of the year and 11th of her career.
Amanda Visco posted her first goal of the season and fifth of her career.