LINCOLN, Neb. – Rutgers women's soccer (5-4-3, 1-2-1) tied 2-2 at Nebraska (7-2-3, 1-1-2) at Hibner Stadium on Thursday evening. All four goals were scored in the first half before Rutgers redshirt freshman goalkeeper
Olivia Bodmer made seven second-half saves to preserve the Big Ten point on the road.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Gia Girman set up the early opening goal with some tenacious possession in the Nebraska corner. Her pass out to Sara Brocious led to a few dribbles and a beautifully struck, bending ball into the left-side netting for the 1-0 lead just 4:20 into the contest.
- Nebraska leveled the match at 1-1 just 2:12 later in the seventh minute off a direct free kick just outside the Rutgers 18-yard box.
- A swift counterattack led to Rutgers' next go-ahead goal in the 23rd minute of the first half. Riley Tiernan played a perfectly weighted through ball to the Nebraska endline, where Allison Lowrey kept it alive and played a floating cross. The pass found a streaking Sam Kroeger, whose touch just snuck inside the post for the 2-1 advantage.
- The Cornhuskers again had the answer in the 43rd minute to send the match to halftime tied, 2-2.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- Girman, earning her second career start, was active early, taking a shot in the 21st minute on a tough angle in front of net that skirted just wide.
- Bodmer's career-high nine saves started in the first half, highlighted by a highlight-reel stop in the 31st minute to keep Rutgers in the lead, 2-1.
- Bodmer ensured Rutgers' point on the road with back-to-back diving saves in the 81st and 82nd minutes.
- Girman missed a game-winner in the 86th just inches off target on a flick-on attempt challenging the Husker keeper.
STAT SHEET
- A total of 43 shot attempts were taken on Thursday, with Nebraska ahead 30-13 in that department. The Huskers also held an 11-6 advantage in shots on goal.
- Bodmer made seven saves in the second half to reach her career-high total of nine. Nebraska keeper Samantha Hauk made four saves in the draw.
- Brocious and Kroeger led Rutgers with two shots on target apiece, followed by one each from Lowrey and Ashley Baran.
- Sophomore midfielder Allie Post turned in her first collegiate 90-minute effort, joined by Allison Lynch, Emily Mason, Brocious, and Tiernan.
KNIGHT NOTES
- Career goals: Sara Brocious (11), Sam Kroeger (15)
- Career assists: Riley Tiernan (23), Allison Lowrey (14)
- Riley Tiernan is now tied for fourth all-time at Rutgers with 23 career assists, matching Lynn Hallowell (1985-88) and Beth Uydess (1990-93). She is seven away from setting a new program record (29 by Gina DeMaio from 2006-10).
- Rutgers is 1-0-7 against Nebraska since joining the Big Ten in 2014. The Scarlet Knights broke a string of six consecutive draws to start the series with a 1-0 victory in 2021 in New Jersey, the last meeting between the two sides. The series has featured five draws in Lincoln, matching 1-1 ties in 2014, 2017, and 2019, and a scoreless draw in the spring of 2021.
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