No. 10 Rutgers women’s soccer takes down Indiana at home

After a 3-0 win over Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, final Sunday, the Rutgers girls’s soccer crew defeated Indiana at house in the present day 1-0. The No. 10 Scarlet Knights (12-1-1, 4-1-1) shut out the Hoosiers (2-5-6, 0-5-1) to report their second shutout win in a row.

The sport was scoreless after the primary 45 minutes with Rutgers recording 5 pictures with three on aim and Indiana recording only one shot. 

Within the 61st minute, sophomore midfielder Kylie Daigle scored the sport’s solely aim off a penalty kick. Daigle fired the ball to the underside right nook of the aim, the ball sliding previous Hoosiers goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg. The rating was Daigle’s fifth aim of the season.

The Knights have been in a position to management the ball for many of the recreation, not permitting Indiana to have many alternatives because the protection was in a position to get the ball out of the Hoosiers’ possession many instances all through the sport.

The Rutgers protection was in a position to suffocate Indiana’s assault all recreation. This defensive efficiency allowed the Knights to maintain the strain on the Hoosier web, finally permitting Daigle to interrupt by.

Notable defensive performances come from sophomore defensive again Emily Mason and senior defensive again Allison Lynch, each of whom performed all 90 minutes for Rutgers in the present day.

The Knights bought referred to as for a foul 11 instances tonight, which is among the many most fouls for this system in a single recreation this season, whereas Indiana bought referred to as 12 instances. This can be a stat that Rutgers will look to wash up earlier than the subsequent recreation.

The Hoosiers utilized strain to the Knights protection late within the recreation as 2 of their 3 pictures got here with lower than 20 minutes left. However the Rutgers protection stood tall and solely allowed one shot on aim in the entire recreation.

Graduate pupil goalkeeper Meagan McClelland bought her forty second shutout of her profession as she turned away Indiana’s lone shot on aim within the 78th minute. With this shutout, McCelland prolonged her lead on essentially the most shutouts within the nation amongst energetic gamers.

Daigle recorded 4 pictures, tied with sophomore ahead Riley Tiernan. Hoosiers midfielder Izzy Smith bought two pictures, essentially the most of her crew.

The Knights completed the sport with 12 pictures and 6 pictures on aim whereas Indiana recorded three pictures with one shot on aim.

Rutgers improves to 12 wins on the season and strikes this Thursday at 7 p.m to play Minnesota at house. The sport will kick off at 7 p.m. and might be broadcasted on Massive Ten Community+.

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