It was a great Sunday to be a Scarlet Knight as Rutgers showed out and showed up over the weekend, taking down No. 9 Ohio State 1-0 and unranked Michigan State 3-1. The No.4 ranked Scarlet Knights continue to cruise as they move to 14-0 overall and 5-0 in conference.
Scoring Recap vs Ohio State
It was a stalemate through regulation and overtime between the Scarlet Knights and the Buckeyes. Rutgers had some really nice opportunities throughout the match, but couldn't cash in until the penalty shootout. Iris Langejans almost came through for the Scarlet Knights in the first overtime, but just missing wide on a great individual effort.
Great chance for Iris Langejans, going coast-to-coast, but she just can't come up with the goal
Still 0-0 in OT at Ohio State pic.twitter.com/SG8TXrGjXd
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 13, 2023
In the penalty shootout, the Scarlet Knights came up clutch, burying four out of five attempts. The excellent execution secured Rutgers their third penalty shootout victory, and six win past regulation this season.
Take a look at the deciding goal in the penalty shootout off the stick of Ava Cickavage! #RUFH scored on 4 of 5 attempts in the penalty shootout, and Sophia Howard stopped OSU twice pic.twitter.com/mgbfxO24vE
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 13, 2023
Breaking It Down
In this top-10 matchup, the Scarlet Knights were being dominated across the board. They had the disadvantage in shots, shots on goal and corners. Luckily for the Scarlet Knights, their defense, along with goaltender Sophia Howard, played like they were the No. 4 team in the nation.
Howard recorded six saves in the matchup and was a brick wall for the Scarlet Knights in regulation, overtime and penalty shootout. In the shootout, Howard forced the Buckeyes to miss two of their four one attempts, helping lead the Scarlet Knights to victory.
Another corner turned aside by the #RUFH defense!
Sophia Howard with her 4th save. OSU has 7 corners in the first 40 minutes, but still a 0-0 game pic.twitter.com/yhjhufLCHl
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 13, 2023
Great play and save by Sophia Howard to keep this game scoreless in OT! pic.twitter.com/W08sROjEoq
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 13, 2023
Team Statistics
| RU | Buckeyes | |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 8 | 17 |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 6 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 10 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers Game Leaders
- Bridy Molyneaux: 2 shots (0 on goal)
- Marique Dieudonne: 1 shot (1 on goal)
- Iris Langejans: 2 shots (0 on goal)
- Puck Winter: 1 shot (1 on goal)
Scoring Recap vs Michigan State
The Scarlet Knights came out firing early in the match thanks to a nice diving backhand finish by Bridy Molyneaux. Just like that, the Scarlet Knights were on the board and up 1-0.
GOAL! #RUFH gets on the board first, as Bridy Molyneaux scores in the opening five minutes of the game at Michigan State pic.twitter.com/Hf0hBeKo3q
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 15, 2023
The Scarlet Knights found the back of the net again in the 23rd minute off of a beautiful pass from the sideline to right in front of the goal by Carly Snarski. Guillermina Causarano made the nice one touch quick finish for the score.
Another GOAL for #RUFH!
Great cross to set it up and it was Guillermina Causarano who scored to put RU ahead 2-0 in the 2nd quarter pic.twitter.com/Q9D7BeW8AV
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 15, 2023
The Spartans finally responded late in the 36th minute off of a penalty stroke, to get within one. However, the score didn't faze the Scarlet Knights as they scored in the 56th minute to go back up by two. Molyneaux cashed in again, for her second score of the day, off of a save from the Spartans goalkeeper.
GOAL! #RUFH with an insurance tally, taking a 3-1 lead with 11 minutes to go in the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/9aIUqfJWGR
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) October 15, 2023
Breaking It Down
It was a pretty even match across the statistic board between these two Big Ten foes, however, the Scarlet Knights were able to make the most of their opportunities offensively. Rutgers was able to turn three of their eight shots on goal into actual scores. As for the Scarlet Knight defense, they continued to look sharp while Howard had another solid outing with five saves.
Team Statistics
| RU | Spartans | |
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots | 14 | 10 |
| Shots on goal | 8 | 6 |
| Saves | 5 | 5 |
| Corners | 7 | 7 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers Game Leaders
- Guillermina Causarano: 1 shot (1 on goal), 1 goal
- Marique Dieudonne: 5 shots (4 on goal)
- Carly Snarski: 1 shot, 1 assist
- Bridy Molyneaux : 5 shots (3 on goal), 2 goal
Rutgers Field Hockey Next Game
The Scarlet Knights come right back home to Piscataway and get a bit of a break before they face unranked Indiana on Friday.
- October 20th at 3:00 PM EST vs University of Indiana
- Location: Piscataway, NJ - Rutgers
- Watch: B1G Network
- For live stats click here
- For full schedule click here
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