Friday, March 12
Piscataway, N.J.
1 PM
Rutgers University
(4-1)
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Michigan State
(1-3)
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2
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4
F
Michigan State
0
0
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Rutgers
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Photo by: Mitch Leff
Field Hockey Blanks Michigan State in Home Opener
Mar 12 | Field Hockey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers field hockey (4-1) used two first-half goals and a dominant defensive effort to shutout Michigan State (1-3), 2-0, in its 2021 home opener on Friday in Piscataway. Junior Liz Romano and rookie Liz-Elaine Stange tallied goals to help the Scarlet Knights earn their fourth consecutive win in the series with the Spartans.
RU's defense allowed just five shots and three shots on goal against MSU, as senior goalkeeper Gianna Glatz registered three saves for her fourth win of the season.
"We really emphasized our attacking play this week in training," said head coach Meredith Civico. "I was really pleased with how we were attacking through the midfield. We really wanted to put a lot of pressure on Michigan State in the very beginning and score early. We did really well with that piece of the game plan."
Rutgers got on the board first in the first quarter. After an attempt from junior Tayla Parkes was blocked, senior Kassidy Shetler kicked out a loose ball to Stange who buried her first-career goal to make it 1-0 Scarlet Knights with 1:09 left in the quarter. RU followed with another score in the second quarter, as redshirt senior Katie Larmour and senior Gracey Butsack set up Romano to put Rutgers up 2-0 with 9:30 left in the half.
The Scarlet Knights allowed just four shot attempts in the final 30 minutes to hold on to the win.
Rutgers closes its two-game series with Michigan State on Sunday at noon on BTN Plus.
RU's defense allowed just five shots and three shots on goal against MSU, as senior goalkeeper Gianna Glatz registered three saves for her fourth win of the season.
"We really emphasized our attacking play this week in training," said head coach Meredith Civico. "I was really pleased with how we were attacking through the midfield. We really wanted to put a lot of pressure on Michigan State in the very beginning and score early. We did really well with that piece of the game plan."
Rutgers got on the board first in the first quarter. After an attempt from junior Tayla Parkes was blocked, senior Kassidy Shetler kicked out a loose ball to Stange who buried her first-career goal to make it 1-0 Scarlet Knights with 1:09 left in the quarter. RU followed with another score in the second quarter, as redshirt senior Katie Larmour and senior Gracey Butsack set up Romano to put Rutgers up 2-0 with 9:30 left in the half.
The Scarlet Knights allowed just four shot attempts in the final 30 minutes to hold on to the win.
Rutgers closes its two-game series with Michigan State on Sunday at noon on BTN Plus.
Blanked. @RUFieldHockey takes down Sparty 2-0 to improve to 4-1 on the season. pic.twitter.com/ltC0l3hOs8
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) March 12, 2021
Team Stats
MSU
RU
Goals
0
2
Shots
5
12
Shots on Goal
3
5
Saves
3
3
Corners
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Stange, Liz-Elaine
Assisted By: Shetler, Kassidy
GOAL by RU Stange, Liz-Elaine (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Shetler, Kassidy.
13:51
Romano, Liz
Assisted By: Butsack, Gracey , Larmour, Katie
GOAL by RU Romano, Liz, Assist by Butsack, Gracey and Larmour, Katie.
20:25
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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