No. 19 Field Hockey Defeats Delaware, 5-4 – Rutgers University Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — 4 totally different Rutgers discipline hockey gamers discovered the again of the web in an offensive explosion because the Scarlet Knights picked up a 5-4 win over Delaware on Sunday afternoon. 

Rutgers scored in all 4 quarters towards the Blue Hens, included two targets in a 37-second span to take the lead within the third quarter. 

The Scarlet Knights wasted no time attending to work, placing dwelling a aim simply 47 seconds into the sport. Marique Dieudonne put a phenomenal move throughout to Bridy Molyneaux, who slotted it dwelling for her first aim of the season. 

Delaware was in a position to equalize on the finish of the primary quarter, changing a penalty nook with 1:11 on the clock to tie the sport at 1. 

Dieudonne was in a position to reply proper again for the Scarlet Knights, giving her staff a 2-1 lead lower than a minute into the second quarter. 

However the back-and-forth affair would proceed, because the Blue Hens snatched again momentum from RU. 

After a busy play in entrance of the aim, Delaware was awarded a penalty stroke and transformed it to tie the sport at 2-2. 9 minutes late, the Blue Hens struck once more, placing dwelling a aim with 4:47 left within the half to take a 3-2 lead, their first lead of the afternoon. 

The Scarlet Knights got here out able to play within the second half. After coming into the sport scoreless on the season, Molyneaux picked up her second aim of the sport simply 3:33 into the third quarter, tying the sport at 3. And simply 34 seconds later, Amanda Beck scored her first aim of the season to offer Rutgers the lead.

The short-strike Scarlet Knights continued within the fourth quarter, as Guillermina Causarano scored 43 seconds into the fourth quarter and put RU up by a rating of 5-3.

Delaware tried to make a run late, scoring with 1:56 remaining to make it 5-4 after which pulling its goalie. The Rutgers protection held agency, nonetheless, defending a penalty nook and securing the victory to enhance to 5-3 on the season. 

Rutgers jumps again into Huge Ten play this upcoming weekend when it hosts No. 23 Ohio State on Friday at 3 p.m. and No. 4 Michigan on Sunday at midday.