PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 3 Rutgers field hockey is on the road this weekend for the final two road games of the regular season. The Scarlet Knights open the weekend with a showdown against No. 2 Michigan (Friday, 4:30 pm, streaming on B1G+) and then cap action Sunday in a nationally televised contest at No. 21 Ohio State (noon, Big Ten Network). 

RU earned a pair of shutouts wins this past weekend, as the Scarlet Knights defeated No. 8 Maryland (1-0) and Columbia (2-0). The Scarlet Knights are currently on a four-game winning streak of all shutouts, including wins over No. 4 Penn State (1-0) and Indiana (1-0, double overtime). The four straight shutouts mark just the second time in school history that RU has shut out its opponents in four consecutive games, and the first time since 1976. It is the only time in school history that RU has won four straight games via shutout, as the 1976 streak included a 0-0 tie.

RU earned its first win over Maryland in 23 years on Friday. The Terps were the last Big Ten opponent for RU to defeat since joining the league.

The Scarlet Knights now have nine ranked wins on the season, four of those coming against foes in the top-10. Rutgers has four Big Ten wins, tying for its most ever in league play since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15.

Rutgers earned two Big Ten weekly accolades this week, as Gianna Glatz earned her second straight Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honor, while Iris Langejans earned her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award this season. Additionally, RU has seen Kerrie Burns (Defensive), Lucy Bannatyne (Freshman, twice) and Guillermina Causarano (Freshman) earn weekly awards this season. That gives the team a total of eight Big Ten weekly awards this season, breaking the previous program record.

Gianna Glatz currently has 331 career saves, sixth all-time at RU, following a career-best 12 stops vs. Maryland. She is five shy from tying for 5th place alltime at RU (would pass Rebecca Donahue). Her career goals-against-average of 1.43 is currently fifth all-time at RU.

Milena Redlingshoefer has 20 career assists, eighth all-time at RU. One more will tie her for seventh and three more will tie her for sixth.

In the NCAA rankings, team is fourth nationally in goals-against-average, fifth in winning percentage, seventh in shutouts per game and ninth in save percentage. - Individually, Gianna Glatz is fourth nationally in goals-against-average, sixth in save percentage and seventh in goalie win-loss percentage. Milena Redlingshoefer is seventh in the nation and leads the Big Ten in assists per game.

Michigan enters at 11-1, as the team's best start to a year in program history was halted by a shootout loss last week to No. 1 Iowa. The team is unbeaten (5-0) at home this season and are outscoring its opponents 24-4 at home. The Wolverines are ranked third in the nation in scoring average (3.78) and scoring margin (2.81). Sofia Southam ranks second nationally with a 1.45 goals-per-game average this season. Goalkeeper Anna Spieker holds a 1.04 goals-against-average. Michigan leads the all-time series against the Scarlet Knights, 10-1, dating back to 1992. Rutgers claimed a 3-0 win over then-No. 7 Michigan in 2019. Current Scarlet Knights Katie Larmour and Kerrie Burns scored goals in that game while Gianna Glatz preserved the shutout. 

Ohio State is 7-7 on the season and 1-4 in the Big Ten entering a Friday game against No. 7 Penn State. Leanne Bough is Ohio State's leading goal-scorer with five tallies. Aaliyah Hernandez has started nine games in goal and has a 1.47 goals-against average with a .774 save percentage, while Abby Danson has gotten the start in each of the last three games and holds a .684 save percentage.

The meeting with OSU will be the 12th all-time between the programs, with OSU holding a 6-5 all-time edge. Last season, RU claimed a pair of one-goal wins over the Buckeyes in Virginia Beach, Va. as part of the season-opening B1G at The Beach event. RU claimed 2-1 (in overtime) and 1-0 victories. 

Rutgers, who came in at No. 2 nationally in the most recent release of the NCAA RPI rankings, has four regular season contests remaining. The Scarlet Knights will also host the Big Ten Tournament in Piscataway from November 4-7.