No. 9 Women's Soccer Travels to Maryland, Hosts Michigan State

Thursday, October 14

College Park, Md.

7:00 PM

Rutgers University

Maryland

Photo by: Mike Lawrence

No. 9 Women's Soccer Travels to Maryland, Hosts Michigan State

Oct 12 | Women's Soccer

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 9 Rutgers women's soccer is set to spilt its week home and away starting with a trip to Maryland on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The Scarlet Knights then return home to host Michigan State Spartans on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. On Sunday, Rutgers will honor senior members of the program in a pre-game Senior Day ceremony.

"The last few wins have been great. We're playing really well as a team. Trainings have been really good, we're getting better everyday. We take one game at a time, so our focus right now is Maryland. We just want to keep playing how we are, staying solid on defense, creating a lot of opportunities, and finishing our chances. Everyday we are learning and getting better for the next game," said sophomore back Emma Misal.

"Every Big Ten game is a battle, so we're focusing on taking it one game at a time and raising the level to continue playing the best soccer that we can," said redshirt-junior midfielder Hayley Baer.

THIS WEEK'S QUICK KICKS

WATCH AND LISTEN | Both Wednesday's and Sunday's match will be streamed live on B1G+. Live stats will also be available for both. Additionally, Sunday's contest is set to be broadcast live on WRSU (88.7 FM).

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING | All home matches at Yurcak Field will have free admission and parking. For free parking, fans are required to register their vehicle by clicking here. A one-time sign up will have the vehicle set for all home contests this season.

RU'S LAST TIME OUT | Rutgers (11-2, 6-0) extended its win streak to seven straight and six in Big Ten play with a 4-1 victory over No. 16 Michigan and a 1-0 win over Iowa.

Freshman forward Riley Tiernan was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week after leading the team with a career single-game high four points in the win over the Wolverines. Tiernan recorded the gamewinner and two assists, while senior Frankie Tagliaferri followed with a goal and an assist. Fellow seniors Amirah Ali and Gabby Provenzano each added a goal in the victory as well.

Sophomore midfielder Becci Fluchel was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning PK against the Hawkeyes. She aided the team in picking up its sixth clean sheet of the year, holding both No. 16 Michigan and Iowa to single-digit shots overall in each match.

ON THE ATTACK | A total of 17 different Scarlet Knights have contributed to scoring this year. RU has outscored opponents 41-10 on the year, including 13 different goal scorers, 11 multi-goal contributors, and 43 team assists.

Frankie Tagliaferri leads the squad with 26 points (10g, 6a) on the season. Riley Tiernan followed with 15 points (4g, 7a) while Amirah Ali owns 13 points (4g, 5a) of her own. Sam Kroeger (5g, 2a) and Sara Brocious (3g, 4a) round out the double-digit point contributors with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Rutgers ranks fifth in the nation in scoring offense with 3.15 goals per game across 13 matches. The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten and are top five in the nation in total goals (5^th -41), total assists (2nd - 43), and total points (5^th - 125).

SHUTOUT SOCCER | The Scarlet Knights have registered sixth shutouts this season. Rutgers has held four of six Big Ten opponents to eight shots or less overall in each matchup, as well as all to six or less shots on goal. Dating back to 2019, RU has held 41 straight opponents to single-digit shots on goal in each match.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | Rutgers has claimed nine conference weekly awards this season. The honors have included Co-Offensive honors for Frankie Tagliferri (8/31), Defensive accolades for Gabby Provenzano (9/7 & 9/28), Becci Fluchel (9/21 & 10/12) and Allison Lynch (10/5), and Freshman recognition for Riley Tiernan (8/31 & 10/12) and Kassidy Banks (9/21).

MAC HERMANN TROPHY | Seniors Amirah Ali and Frankie Tagliaferri are named to the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. The trophy is awarded to the National Player of the Year. It marks the first time two Scarlet Knights have been added to the list in the same season.

SENIOR CLASS AWARD | Seniors Gabby Provenzano and Frankie Tagliafferi are named 2021 Senior CLASS Award candidates. The award recognizes student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. It marks the second straight year RU has had a candidate for the Award, as classmate Amirah Ali was named a finalist and First Team selection in 2020-21.

IN THE RANKINGS | Rutgers is ranked in the Top 25 for the ninth straight week of the year and fourth consecutive in the Top 10, standing at 9th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. RU is also ranked No. 11 by Top Drawer Soccer. The Scarlet Knights come in at No. 5 in the most recent RPI rankings of the season.

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