Rutgers University
17-2-0, 10-0-0
Big Ten Tournament Semifinals: Iowa
12-6-2, 5-4-1
No. 4 Women's Soccer Advances to Big Ten Championship Sunday
Nov 04 | Women's Soccer
The top-seeded Scarlet Knights topped the fifth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 2-0
Following a first half that saw both team's knotted at 0-0 with two shots apiece, senior goalkeeper Meagan McClelland recorded back-to-back saves to keep it a scoreless match.Moving on! @BigTenNetwork caught up with Amirah Ali after the #RUWS Big Ten Semifinal 2-0 win over Iowa! pic.twitter.com/Es7xNpCYnn
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) November 4, 2021
Rutgers responded on offense with back-to-back shots of its own. In the 66th minute, Lowrey found the back of the net for the Scarlet Knights. Tiernan took on two defenders inside the 18-yard box, crossing to Lowrey at the opposite corner of the box. Lowrey fired a shot to the far post to give RU a 1-0 lead.
#RUWS LEADS!!! Riley Tiernan sets it up and Allison Lowrey with an absolute 🚀rocket to give the Scarlet Knights a 1-0 lead in the second half! pic.twitter.com/gN8RY3VaVQ
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) November 4, 2021
After two consecutive RU shots were saved by Iowa's keeper with seconds of each otherin the 78th minute, Ali went on to cushion shortly after. Driving into the box, Ali evaded two defenders, hooking the goal into the right upper 90. The goal marked the 100th career point for Ali, moving into third all-time on the Rutgers career charts.
The Scarlet Knights held the Hawkeyes to just four total shots in the second half and six overall in the match to seal the clean sheet. Rutgers advances to its third Big Ten Championship game since joining the league and first since 2016.Amirah Ali out here doing Amirah Ali things!!
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) November 4, 2021
Ali takes on two defenders and records her 💯th career point to extend the #RUWS lead to 2-0!! pic.twitter.com/GbGSvAdYPs
Rutgers will meet the winner of the semifinal game featuring Michigan and Purdue on Sunday, Nov. 7 for the final. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET at Yurcak Field live on Big Ten Network.
💯𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦‼️ Amirah Ali recorded her 100th career point in today's semifinal win! The three-time All-American and five-time All-Big Ten selection ranks third all-time on the #RUWS career charts in points (41g, 18a) and in goals (41)! pic.twitter.com/6lHDqJcYCG
— RUWS | BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (@RUWSoccer) November 4, 2021
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Team Stats
Allison Lowrey (6)
Assisted By: Riley Tiernan
GOAL by RU Lowrey, Allison Assist by Tiernan, Riley.
66:09
Amirah Ali (9)
GOAL by RU Ali, Amirah.
81:03
