PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 11 Rutgers field hockey finishes out the week by hosting Miami (Ohio) on Sunday. The noon game at the Bauer Complex will be streamed on B1G+ with Dom Savino and Eddie Kalegi on the call.
 
Rutgers opened the year at 2-2. On the year, Rutgers has outscored opponents 9-5 and outshot them 68-38. RU's nine goals have come from six goal scorers, with Guillermina Causarano, Kara Heck and Vicky Jure tallying twice. The team is looking to snap a two-game losing streak, with losses to this week's No. 13 (St. Joe's) and No. 16 (UConn) ranked teams.
 
Puck Winter shared the nation's lead last season in defensive saves with 12. This season, after two more against UConn, she is up to 3 on the year, second nationally. Winter now has 19 defensive saves in her career. That ties her with Tiffany Klebez, who had 19 from 2001-04 for second all-time in program history. Brandi Bailey is in first place all-time at 24, five ahead of Winter.
 
About The Opponent
 
Miami enters the game at 3-2, with a two-game swing through New Jersey starting on Friday at Princeton with a 1-0 overtime loss. The Redhawks have already played two Big Ten teams, defeating Indiana 1-0 on Wednesday following a loss to Iowa. Claudia Negrete Garcia leads the team with three goals. Nicky Sjouken has saved 82% of shots and allowed just 0.8 goals per game. 

About The Series
 
Rutgers and Miami have played three times previously, with RU holding a 1-2 record in the lifetime series. RU won the initial meeting in 1984, then lost in 2011 and 2015.
 
Up Next
 
Rutgers returns to action next weekend as the team will start Big Ten play. RU plays at No. 5 Maryland on Friday, then returns home to host No. 15 Princeton. The team's next four games are against ranked foes, with matchups with No. 6 Iowa and No. 1 Northwestern following.
 
For Rutgers, four of the first five games, through the game against the Redhawks, are at home. Six of the team's first eight games are at home.