PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 17 Rutgers women's soccer is back on the road with a trip to Maryland on Saturday, March 13. Game time is set for 2 p.m. ET in College Park live on Big Ten Network+.
- Rutgers enters the weekend following two home victories last week to improve to 2-1 in Big Ten matches and overall this season.
- The Scarlet Knights first topped Michigan State 3-1 on Thursday before collecting a 2-1 win over Ohio State in their return to Yurcak Field on Sunday. The Scarlet Knights improved to 4-1 on the season with the victories, including a 3-0 record at home.
- Freshman midfielder Sara Brocious led the team across the two matches by tallying an assist against MSU and the gamewinner against OSU, the first goal and second assist of her career.
- Senior forwards Amirah Ali and Nneka Moneme, and freshman forward Allison Lowrey added goals last week as well, while freshman Sam Kroeger recorded an assist.
- A total of seven Scarlet Knights have contributed to scoring this year, four of which are freshman. Overall, RU has recorded nine goals and eight assists across five contests.
- In net, Meagan McClelland has stopped 13 of 18 shots on goal by RU's opponents across 454 minutes of play. The Scarlet Knight backline has held four of their Big Ten opponents to just single digit shots, including five or less shots on goal in all five matches.
- Rutgers is ranked No. 17 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll, moving up from No. 19 in the first poll of the spring released last Tuesday.
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