Women’s Soccer Ends Season in NCAA Tournament at Columbia

Sunday, November 12

New York, N.Y.

12:00 PM

Rutgers University

9-7-4, 5-4-1

Columbia

11-4-3, 3-2-2

Rutgers

Columbia

Women’s Soccer Ends Season in NCAA Tournament at Columbia

Nov 12 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Scarlet Knights wrap up 2023 with their 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Rutgers women's soccer (9-7-4) concluded the 2023 season with a 2-1 loss to Columbia (11-4-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium.

The Scarlet Knights were playing in their 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Lions head to South Carolina to play No. 1 seed Clemson in the second round.

SCORING SUMMARY

After a scoreless opening half, Ashley Baran broke through with an incredible turnaround blast that found the upper-left 90 after Allison Lynch ran down the sideline and fired the cross back to Baran for the 1-0 lead.
Columbia equalized on a set piece in the 79 minute that started right outside the box and led to a cross and header into the net.
The Lions took the lead on an eventual game-winner with 1:37 left on the regulation clock after a rebounded shot was put away.

SCARLET KNIGHTS ON THE BOARD ‼️🔴#NCAASoccer x @RUWSoccer pic.twitter.com/WTcig71uBC
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 12, 2023

My goodness what a shot, Ash🤩 pic.twitter.com/ZjmVJRqrqd
— RUTGERS WOMEN'S SOCCER (@RUWSoccer) November 12, 2023

STAT SHEET

Rutgers led 14-9 in shots and 5-4 in shots on goal.
Columbia took their first shot in the 26th minute, an attempt on target saved by Olivia Bodmer.
Joining Ashley Baran's goal-scoring shot, Sam Kroeger, Kylie Daigle, Allison Lowrey, and Riley Tiernan took Rutgers' shots on goal.
Kroeger, Lynch, Emily Mason, Kassidy Banks, and Tiernan played the full 90 minutes on the field.

THEY SAID IT

KNIGHT NOTES

In the 62nd minute of play, Allison Lynch played her 8,569th minute of college soccer, the new record for a Rutgers field player, passing Gabby Provenzano. With 102 matches played, she is second behind Provenzano and Amirah Ali's 103. Lynch will leave Rutgers playing in 100 percent of Rutgers games since the beginning of her first year in 2019, totaling 8,597 minutes.
This marked the first meeting against Columbia.
Career goal: Ashley Baran (3)
Career assist: Allison Lynch (6)
Allison Lynch recorded a career-best three assists during her final collegiate season.