Rutgers field hockey continued to roll Sunday afternoon as the Scarlet Knights picked up their ninth victory of the season and eighth on the road. The road warriors showed up and showed out at #18 UMass, taking the Minutemen down 4-2.Â
Rutgers vs UMass Recap
The Minutemen wasted no time once the game started to get on the board. Just 45 seconds into the game UMass found the bottom right of the net and a 1-0 lead over the Scarlet Knights.
Q1 | Mali with some early magic🪄
Herberhold strikes within the first minute to give us the early advantage!
UMass 1, Rutgers 0 pic.twitter.com/qXUIp5VT5S
— UMass Field Hockey (@UMassFH) September 24, 2023
As the saying goes, good things come in twos, well at least it did for the Scarlet Knights as Rutgers put up back to back goals in less than a minute.Â
The streak started at 13:27 into the game, when Indy van Ek was in the right place at the right time as she tapped in a tip off save from the Minutemen goaltender.Â
Here we go Knights! Take a look at the score tying goal from Indy Van Ek!#RUFH pic.twitter.com/85zsm3Qv5t
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) September 24, 2023
Just 38 seconds later the Scarlet Knights found themselves on the board yet again, thanks to a slam dunk finish by Guillermina Causarano.Â
We'll take two please! Guillermina Causarano scores to give RU the 2-1 lead heading into the second quarter!#RUFH pic.twitter.com/pW1zJs75oO
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) September 24, 2023
The Scarlet Knights weren’t done yet as they put in one last tally before the end of the half. Causarano snuck her way through the Minutemen defense to take the ball away and bury it in the back of the net. Confusion among UMass allowed Causarano to essentially walk to the net untouched.Â
Don't look away! Guillermina Causarano with this stealthy goal increases the Rutgers lead!
RU 3, UMASS 1#RUFH pic.twitter.com/fqwrHPSZNp
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) September 24, 2023
After a brilliant first half the Scarlet Knights scored three unanswered to head into halftime up 3-1. In the second half the Scarlet Knights kept the good times rolling as Causarano found the net AGAIN at 48:33 into the game.Â
After a nice save from the minutemen goaltender, UMass couldn’t get the ball out of the critical scoring area. Causarano pounced on the opportunity and made a nice backhand finish.
Hat trick! Take a look at the third goal from Guillermina Causarano!
RU 4, UMass 1#RUFH pic.twitter.com/IO1cQOHxu6
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) September 24, 2023
The Scarlet Knights didn’t find the back of the net for the rest of the game, but UMass on the other hand caught a lucky break. The minutemen earned a penalty stroke right at the end of regulation, making the final score 4-2.Â
Team Statistics
| RU | UMass | |
| Goals | 4 | 2 |
| Shots | 11 | 13 |
| Shots on goal | 10 | 5 |
| Saves | 3 | 6 |
| Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers Game Leaders
- Guillermina Causarano: 3 shots (3 on goal), 3 goal
- Marique Dieudonne: 2 shots (2 on goal)
- Paulina Niklaus: 2 shots (1 on goal)
- Indy van Ek : 2 shots
Rutgers Field Hockey Next Game
The Scarlet Knights get right back to Big Ten play as they host #8 Maryland on Thursday.
- September 28th at 3:00 PM EST vs University of Maryland
- Location: Piscataway, NJ - Rutgers
- Watch: B1G+
- For live stats click here
- For full schedule click here
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