Rutgers University
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No. 6 Women's Soccer Shuts Out Wisconsin to Advance to Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
Oct 31 | Women's Soccer
🛡️⚔️𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦‼️#RUWS shuts out Wisconsin in 1-0 victory to advance to its third straight Big Ten Semifinal!
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) November 1, 2021
📰https://t.co/bLvWPOrTOP pic.twitter.com/smzp93kYum
"This one was a really good game. Two good teams. It was a great goal by Sara Brocious. We created a lot of chances, and their keeper made some good saves. We'll figure out how we can be more efficient with the chances that we create. Defensively, we did a really good job and then we needed Meagan McClelland to make the big saves and that's what she did. There's nothing like playoff soccer and it was a great full team win at home. Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting the team," said Head Coach Mike O'Neill.
On to the semifinals.@RUWSoccer gets the 1-0 quarterfinal victory over Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/V4w74arudj
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) October 31, 2021
Brocious recorded her fourth goal of the season to go with five assists for a total of 13 points. McClelland has posted 49 saves on the season, picking up her sixth clean sheet against a Big Ten opponent on the year. Rutgers led in shots (21-11) and shots on goal (11-7) in the battle.
The Scarlet Knight attack came out strong as senior forward Amirah Ali posted the first shot of the match just seconds in. Wisconsin's goalkeeper would make her first of six saves in the frame.
In the 33rd minute, Rutgers found its break through. Senior midfielder Frankie Tagliaferri sent in a pass to Brocious. Brocious from about six yards out, shot to the center of the net. Though, the keeper made a stop, she took the rebound to score for a 1-0 advantage.
GOOAALL! SARA. BROCIOUS‼️
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) October 31, 2021
Frankie Tagliaferri sends in the pass! Then, it's no quit from Sara Brocious, scoring off the rebound for a 1-0 #RUWS lead! pic.twitter.com/MmfD58rVjC
McClelland would notch a save, backed by three more RU shots on goal across the final minutes of the first half to take the 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Scarlet Knights maintained their momentum on offense, opening the second half with three straight shots. The team went on to add a string of four more consecutive shots on goal in the 63rd minute.
Update from the second half...#RUWS with pressure on the attack. #RUWS leads 1-0! pic.twitter.com/FmPaGIDDAE
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) October 31, 2021
McClelland held strong in net for the Scarlet Knights, recording three consecutive saves in the 70th minute to keep Rutgers in the lead. The senior keeper notched a total of five saves in the final frame to seal the victory for the Scarlet Knights
THAT'S R KEEPER‼️
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) October 31, 2021
Meagan McClelland with MASSIVE stops in net to keep #RUWS in front 1-0!! pic.twitter.com/6r8bGAdwDS
1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗗
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) October 31, 2021
With today's game, Frankie Tagliaferri is now your DI @NCAASoccer career games played record holder with 108 appearances! pic.twitter.com/NTtGZ23Iv6
The Scarlet Knights advance to their third straight Big Ten semifinal. Top-seed Rutgers will match up with fifth-seed Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4 in a semifinal contest home at Yurcak Field.
⚽ 🏆 #B1GWSOC Tournament Advance ➡️
— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) October 31, 2021
The top-seeded #ScarletKnights will host next weekend's semifinals and final after moving on with their 1-0 win over @BadgerWSoccer … Rutgers will play @HawkeyeSoccer in Thursday's semifinals in PIscataway! https://t.co/ECoNVRFwSq
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Team Stats
Sara Brocious (4)
GOAL by RUT Brocious, Sara.
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