ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Rutgers women's soccer (13-2-2, 5-2-2) dropped a 3-2 final score at Michigan (7-7-3, 2-5-2) on Thursday evening.
Sara Brocious and
Riley Tiernan gave the Scarlet Knights a 2-0 lead by the 11th minute, but the Wolverines came storming back with three unanswered goals in the second half to claim a home victory.
Brocious' tally came just 1:25 into the game as she worked a give-and-go with
Sam Kroeger in the Wolverines' 18, resulting in Brocious' fifth goal of the season.
Nine minutes later, Tiernan made it 2-0 with an unassisted, left-footed blast from the top of the Michigan box. It was her third goal of the season, and second in three matches. Rutgers went into halftime up 2-0.
Michigan mounted its comeback beginning in the 65th minute, cutting the Rutgers lead in half, before tying it in the 78th and moving into the lead in the 80th. Michigan outshot Rutgers, 9-6, in the second half.
KNIGHT NOTES
- Rutgers had held all 16 opponents to six shots on goal or less before Michigan recorded seven on Thursday.
- Career goal marks: Sara Brocious (10), Riley Tiernan (11)
- Career assist marks: Sam Kroeger (11)
- Sam Kroeger pulls into a tie for the team lead in points with 18 on seven goals and four assists.
- Rutgers is now 4-4-2 all-time against Michigan and 1-2-1 in Ann Arbor.
UP NEXT: The Scarlet Knights finish the regular season on Sun., Oct. 23 at No. 6 Michigan State at 2 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.
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