PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 9/10 Rutgers women's soccer splits its matches home and away this week, starting with a home game against in-state opponent Princeton on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. RU will then travel to former BIG EAST foe No. 24 Georgetown on Sunday, Sept. 12 for a 1 p.m. contest.

"Our mentality is to give up no goals and on the other side get as many goals as we can. We've been doing really well with that. We always look at it as the next game is our most important so we're really focused on playing Princeton on Thursday. We're just going to keep up our defense and offense and focus on that in these next few practices, which are going to be really important going into Princeton. We just take it one game at a time and I'm excited to continue getting good results," said sophomore Becci Fluchel.

"Our attack is really good and we're progressing. I know we want more even more goals. The next few trainings will be most important for the game's this weekend. Focusing our concentration in finishing and being precise in everything we do is the most important thing for us to be successful," said sophomore Sam Kroeger.

 

THIS WEEK'S RUTGERS QUICK KICKS

WATCH AND LISTEN | Thursday's home match will be streamed live on B1g+ and be broadcast by WRSU. Live stats will also be available at ScarletKnights.com.

Sunday's game at Georgetown will stream on FloSports and will be accompanied by live stats.
 
FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING | All home matches at Yurcak Field will have free admission and parking. For free parking, fans are required to register their vehicle by clicking here. A one-time sign up will have the vehicle set for all home contests this season.

LAST TIME OUT | Rutgers improved to a record of 4-0 with two shutouts last week. RU first posted a 6-0 win over Monmouth on Friday, relocating from a home match due to flooding from Hurricane Ida. The team then went on to earn a 5-0 win over La Salle Sunday at home.

Senior Frankie Tagliaferri led the team with two goals and two assists across the matches, ranking first on the team with 15 points (5g, 5a) on the year. Sophomore Sam Kroeger and freshman Kylie Daigle also added two goals on the weekend. Overall, a total of 12 Scarlet Knights added points across the two victories.

The Scarlet Knights have registered four straight games with five or more goals, marking the longest streak doing so in program history. The team has also posted three shutouts on the season, having held all four opponents to under four shots overall each match.
 
ON THE ATTACK | A total of 14 different Scarlet Knights have contributed to scoring across the first two games of the season. RU has posted 22 goals on the year, including 10 different goal scorers, six mutli-goal contributors, and 22 team assists.

The Rutgers offense currently leads the nation with 5.50 goals per game and 16.50 points per game, while ranking third nationally with 5.50 assists per game.

SHUTOUT SOCCER | The Scarlet Knights have registered three shutouts this season. Junior goalkeeper Meagan McClelland maintains a 0.25 GAA, having stopped seven of eight shots on goal. Dating back to 2019, RU has held 32 straight opponents to single-digit shots on goal in each match.

BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Senior Gabby Provenzano of Rutgers women's soccer was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. Provenzano captained the backline to back-to-back shutout wins on the weekend, while adding a goal as well.

IN THE RANKINGS | Rutgers broke into the Top 10, making the jump to No. 9 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Scarlet Knights are also tabbed No. 10 by Top Drawer Soccer entering week three.

The No. 9 ranking is the highest RU has climbed since 2015, where RU reached its highest regular season ranking of No. 7. The program climbed to it's a program-record ranking of No. 4 in the final 2015 rankings following its historic run to the College Cup.

MAC HERMANN TROPHY | Seniors Amirah Ali and Frankie Tagliaferri were named to the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. It marks the first time two Scarlet Knights have been added to the list in the same season.
  
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