PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 8 Rutgers women's soccer defeated No. 16 Michigan by a score, 4-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Yurcak Field. RU picked up their sixth straight win and second over a ranked opponent this year.

"I'm just so proud of this team. There's fight, there's grit. We talked about Jersey pride. We don't quit. We knew from the start that it was gonna be a battle. Two undefeated teams left in the Big Ten. We knew that we wanted to come out on top. You could see we put in all the work and there was no one who was stopping us today," said senior captain Gabby Provenzano.

"We were tied at half, then we came out strong. We got one goal and it kept rolling from there. The momentum we had and always supporting each other. We always want the best for our team, we will do anything for our team so  I feel that is why we keep rolling," said senior captain Amirah Ali. 

The Scarlet Knights improved to 10-2 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten, handing the Wolverines just their second loss of the year for an overall mark of 8-2-3 and 2-1-1 in the conference. 

Freshman Riley Tiernan led the way with a goal and two assists in the match. Seniors Gabby Provenzano, Frankie Tagliaferri and Amirah Ali each contributed a goal. Freshman Kylie Daigle and Tagliaferri added assists as well. 

The wins keep coming for No. 8 @RUWSoccer as they take down No. 16 Michigan 4-1. pic.twitter.com/3XnAT93mUa

— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) October 6, 2021

Provenzano, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, started off the scoring for Rutgers with a goal in the 26^th minute. Off a corner kick, Tiernan sent a pass to Daigle. Daigle sent a quick pass through defenders to Provenzano, who used one-touch to score for the 1-0 lead.
 

GOOAALL! Gabby Provenzano in the right place, right time as usual! Riley Tiernan and Kylie Daigle with the assists for a 1-0 #RUWS lead! pic.twitter.com/cFmiFMHgWm

— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) October 6, 2021

Michigan would respond in the 35^th minute to balance the board at 1-1 going into halftime.

Returning from the break, Rutgers found its rhythm. in the 55^th minute, Tiernan went 1-on-1 with the keeper, scoring with an assist from Tagliaferri to return to lead to the Scarlet Knights at 2-1.

Riley. Tiernan‼️

Riley goes 1-on-1 with the keeper and succeeds! Frankie Tagliaferri sends the pass from midfield for a 2-1 #RUWS lead! pic.twitter.com/bfNC156bY4

— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) October 6, 2021

From there, Ali tacked on a successful penalty kick in the 81^st minute.

GOOAALL! Amirah Ali extends the #RUWS lead to 3-1 with a perfectly placed PK! pic.twitter.com/C2p5xodxAQ

— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) October 6, 2021

Tiernan would go on to return an assist to Tagliaferri, scoring through traffic for a 4-1 final margin. Rutgers is the first team to post three or more goals over Michigan this season.
 

GOOAALL! Riley Tiernan ➡️Frankie Tagliaferri

Riley returns the favor for a Frankie goal and a 4-1 #RUWS lead!! pic.twitter.com/hmY1e4N2tk

— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) October 6, 2021

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights held the Wolverines to just seven shots overall and just three shots on goal. Dating back to 2019, Rutgers has held 40 straight opponents to single-digit shots on goal.

Up next, Rutgers hosts Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 10 for a 12 p.m. match at Yurcak Field.

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