PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 9/10 Rutgers women's soccer dropped its first match of the year in a tight 4-3 match with Princeton on Thursday night at Yurcak Field.
"Today's result just comes down to habits and details.Obviously, Princeton is a really good side and I think we saw something different in the press. It's just figuring out how to break that press better. Overall, we had chances, we created chances. This is a great learning moment for our squad. It was a really really good opponent. We'll go back, watch film and see what we can learn from it and take that on to Georgetown," said senior captain
Gabby Provenzano.
Freshman forward
Riley Tiernan recorded two early goals for the Scarlet Knights. Sophomore defender
Allison Lynch added the third in the second half, as Rutgers outshot Princeton, 16-9. Freshman back
Emily Mason, senior forward
Amirah Ali and sophomore midfielder
Becci Fluchel all recorded assists in the match. RU has recorded three or more goals in five straight matches.
Despite Rutgers holding Princeton to single-digit shots on goal, the Tigers managed to string together three second half goals, including a penalty kick, for the edge.
Up next, Rutgers travels to Georgetown on Sunday, Sept. 12 for a 1 p.m. matchup.
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