PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's soccer (2-1-1) secured a convincing return to the win column on Monday at Yurcak Field with a 7-0 victory over FDU (0-4-0), powered by Allison Lowrey's hat trick and nine different Scarlet Knights recording a point. The senior striker's three goals were the program's first hat trick since 2019.
 
SCORING SUMMARY

• Gia Vicari opened the scoring in just the 3rd minute, netting her first as a Scarlet Knight after leading Georgetown in goals over the past three seasons. Riley Tiernan assisted the tally with a through ball, which Vicari tucked into the side netting for the 1-0 lead.
• Lowrey's first goal came just two minutes later after some quick passing by Vicari and Allie Post in the box led to Lowrey's shot past the keeper and the 2-0 advantage.
• Tiernan joined the party in the 9th minute after collecting a missed clear by the FDU keeper and tucking it into the open net.
• Ashley Baran netted her first collegiate goal just before halftime in the 44th minute, finishing a pass from Sam Kroeger into the upper corner of the net.
• Lowrey got her hat trick by scoring twice in three and a half minutes in the 57th and 60th minutes, first finishing passes from Tiernan and Vicari, then heading home her hat trick off a long cross from Emma Misal.
• Gia Girman made it 7-0 in the 89th off an assist from freshman Olivia Russomanno, marking her first collegiate point.

Watch all 7 (😳) goals from @RUWSoccer's dominant win over FDU. 💪 pic.twitter.com/8DFr3GyWPN

— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) August 28, 2023

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"We've had some games recently where we haven't been happy with our performance," Lowrey said. "We had some long talks about playing with more heart, got it together, and pushed forward. It was a total team effort tonight and we got the result we wanted."

An offensive onslaught led by Allison Lowrey, who breaks it all down with the @bigtenplus crew.#WeNeverStop🧹#ForeverRutgers pic.twitter.com/bTLBrKpIIv

— RUTGERS WOMEN'S SOCCER (@RUWSoccer) August 28, 2023

 
STAT SHEET

• Nine different Scarlet Knights registered a point in the victory.
• Gia Vicari and Riley Tiernan both recorded four points with a goal and two assists.
• Rutgers led in shots attempts, 20-4, including a 12-1 mark in shots on goal.
• In the Scarlet Knights' second shutout of the season, Olivia Bodmer played the first hour, followed by graduate student Grace Walter's season debut with a scoreless half hour.
• Lowrey led the team with three shots on goals, scoring on all of them.
• Seven different Scarlet Knights recorded shots on target in the victory.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Allison Lowrey scored career goals No. 18, 19, and 20. It was Rutgers' first hat trick since Nneka Moneme's three goals against Fordham on Aug. 25, 2019, a 5-0 victory for the Scarlet Knights.
• Giana Vicari scored her first goal as a Scarlet Knight and her 26th overall in NCAA soccer.
• Career goals: Baran (1), Girman (3), Tiernan (14)
• Career assists: Tiernan (20, 21), Vicari (18, 19), Post (4), Kroeger (13, 14), Misal (4), Russomanno (1)
• Riley Tiernan moved into a sixth-place tie in the Rutgers record book with 21 career assists, drawing even with Christa Aluotto (1989-92).
• This marks the second consecutive season Rutgers won a game 7-0, joining 2022's 7-0 triumph over Temple.
• Rutgers moves to 7-0 against FDU, moving the all-time score to 27-0 since 2004.

LOOK AHEAD
The Scarlet Knights take a quick trip to Princeton (2-0-0) on Thurs., Aug. 31 at 7 p.m., broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
 
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