Rutgers University
3-0-0, 0-0-0
Monmouth University
4-1-0, 0-0-0
#16 Women's Soccer Tops Monmouth, 6-0
Sep 03 | Women's Soccer
Freshman Kylie Daigle led the team with the first two goals of her career, standing second on the team with six points this year (2g, 2a). Senior Frankie Tagliaferri, the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week, followed with a goal and an assist in the win. Tagliaferri owns a team-high 12 points (4g, 4a) on the season.
"Over the past few days we've dealt with a lot of adversity, with the storm causing changes in our schedules, including an away game at the last second. We did a great job today dealing with those challenges and putting our best foot forward to pull out the win. The team was definitely on the same page. The chemistry between the midfield and forwards, and our constant movement and rotation, definitely allowed us to get a lot of goals on the board again," said Daigle.
Sophomore Sam Kroeger added her third goal of the year, senior Gabby Provenzano added her first of the season, and junior Maddie Brant added the first of her career.
Freshman Riley Tiernan, the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, recorded her fourth assist of the season, while sophomore Giana Romano registered her second career helper.
"On the attacking side we have been clicking right from the start and have a great balance of veterans and returners. We have a lot of attacking personalities and fire power from the forwards and midfielders this year. This is the most goals we have scored in a while and it feels great," said Provenzano.
VICTORY! #RUWS cruises to a 3-0 record with a 6-0 win over Monmouth!
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
A total of six different Scarlet Knights contribute to scoring as Kylie Daigle leads the way with the first two goals of her career! RU picks up its second shutout of the season! pic.twitter.com/4rvTOOKsCy
In the first match of the season away from Yurcak Field, having to relocate due to flooding from Hurricane Ida, RU maintained its offensive momentum having scored five or more goals in its first three contests. It marks the first time since the program's inaugural season in 1984 that RU has posted five or more goals in three straight contests. A total of 13 different Scarlet Knights have now contributed to scoring this year.
"It's great that we have so many different players contributing to the goal scoring. Hopefully we can take this depth and confidence into Sunday's match and the rest of the season. I'm excited to see what we can accomplish moving forward," said Romano.
Rutgers held Monmouth to three shots overall in the match, marking the 20th straight game the Scarlet Knights have held their opponent to single-digit shots overall dating back to 2019.
"As a team we always talk about how everyone attacks and everyone defends. This team prides ourselves on getting clean sheets and we did just that today. Going into every game our mentality is to get a shutout. Our strength defensively today came from our organization and communication which allowed us to win the ball back fast," said Provenzano.
GOOOAALLL! Sam Kroeger gets #RUWS on the board in the 20th minute! Frankie Tagliaferri on the assist! #RUWS leads 1-0! pic.twitter.com/NKss1LRiSN
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
GOOAALLLLL! Kylie Daigle scores her first career goal to extend the #RUWS lead to 2-0 in the 37th minute! pic.twitter.com/FFWJR7Csoc
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
GOOOAALLL!!! Gabby Provenzano finds the back of the net in the final seconds of the first half! Giana Romano on the assist to set the #RUWS lead at 3-0 entering halftime! pic.twitter.com/VMY8AUtkNN
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
GOOOALLLL! Frankie Tagliaferri wastes no time as we return from halftime, scoring in the 47th minute! Riley Tiernan with the assist to push the #RUWS lead to 4-0!! pic.twitter.com/ywoiHHiD42
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
GOOOALLL! Kylie Daigle adds her SECOND goal of the game for a 5-0 #RUWS lead!! pic.twitter.com/GzfxCDi63r
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
GOOOALLLLL! Maddie Brant records the first goal of her career to extend the #RUWS lead to 6-0 in the 82nd minute! pic.twitter.com/5ZEyf0Och5
— Rutgers Women's Soccer (@RUWSoccer) September 3, 2021
Up next, Rutgers returns home to host La Salle on Sunday, Sept. 5. Match time is set for 1 p.m. ET at Yurcak Field. Admission and parking is free.
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Team Stats
Samantha Kroeger (3)
Assisted By: Frankie Tagliaferri
GOAL by RUT Kroeger, Samantha Assist by Tagliaferri, Frankie.
20:58
Kylie Daigle (2)
GOAL by RUT Daigle, Kylie.
37:08
Gabby Provenzano (1)
Assisted By: Giana Romano
GOAL by RUT Provenzano, Gabby Assist by Romano, Giana.
44:56
Frankie Tagliaferri (4)
Assisted By: Riley Tiernan
GOAL by RUT Tagliaferri, Frankie Assist by Tiernan, Riley.
47:18
Kylie Daigle (2)
GOAL by RUT Daigle, Kylie.
72:27
Maddie Brant (1)
GOAL by RUT Brant, Maddie.
82:53
