No. 21 Women's Soccer Captures Sixth Win of the Season on Senior Day

Sunday, March 21

Piscataway, N.J.

12 PM ET

Rutgers University

6-1-1, 6-1-1

Minnesota

3-3-2, 3-3-2

Minnesota

Rutgers

Photo by: Mike Lawrence

No. 21 Women's Soccer Captures Sixth Win of the Season on Senior Day

Mar 21 | Women's Soccer

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 21 Rutgers women's soccer (6-1-1 , 6-1-1 Big Ten) claimed a 1-0 shutout of Minnesota (3-3-2, 3-3-1 Big Ten) on Sunday's Senior Day at Yurcak Filed. Freshman Julianne Leskauskas recorded the first goal of her career to lift the Scarlet Knights to victory, while classmate Sara Brocious added the assist.

In net, junior goalkeeper Meagan McClelleand recorded two saves for RU's third clean sheet of the year, as UM was held to seven shots overall in the contest.

Rutgers honored graduating senior Aolani Colon with a pre-game ceremony.

Thank you, Aolani!

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— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) March 21, 2021

THE MATCH

The Scarlet Knights and Golden Gophers played through a balanced first half with a 0-0 tie on the scoreboard, a shot apiece for both sides and a slim 3-2 edge in corner kicks for Minnesota.

Rutgers would break through just minutes into the second stanza with a stunning goal from Leskaukas, putting the Scarlet Knights in the lead 1-0. Brocious used a short pass to Leskaukas, who then took a shot from over 20 yards out, finding the back of the net in the 47th minute.

🤯Julianne Leskauskas with this stunner to give #RUWS a 1-0 lead over Minnesota!! pic.twitter.com/LbBVJUJMDt
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) March 21, 2021

The Gophers found a few shots down the stretch, but the Scarlet Knights kept them off target. McClelland backed up the defense, reeling in two saves to secure the victory.

KNIGHT NOTES

The Scarlet Knight defense has held its Big Ten opponents to single shots in five of seven games this year. All eight opponents have been held to single-digit shots on goal.
Meagan McClelland recorded her third clean sheet of the year and 23nd of her career, moving into a tie for fourth all-time on the Rutgers career charts.
Julianne Leskauskas posted the first goal of her career, owning a goal and an assist this season.
Sara Brocious added her third assist of the year, having a goal on the year as well.
Seven different Scarlet Knights have added at least one goal this season with nine total contributing to scoring.

UP NEXT

Rutgers is back on the road with trips to Nebraska on March 25 and Wisconsin on March 28.

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