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No. 25 Women's Soccer Hosts No. 11 Penn State for Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal
Oct 27 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J.Ā āĀ No. 25 Rutgers women's soccer, slated as the fourth seed, will host fifth-seeded No. 11 Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 29 in aĀ Big Ten TournamentĀ quarterfinal match. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET at Yurcak Field. Ā Ā
RUTGERS QUICK KICKSĀ Ā
RUTGERS QUICK KICKSĀ Ā
- Rutgers finished its regular season with an overall record of 12-2-4 and a Big Ten mark of 6-2-3.Ā Ā
- Four Scarlet Knights earned All-Big Ten Conference honors.Ā Redshirt junior goalkeeperĀ Casey MurphyĀ (First Team), sophomore defenderĀ Chantelle SwabyĀ (Second Team) and freshman forwardĀ Amirah AliĀ (Third Team) collected All-Big Ten accolades.Ā
- Murphy, the conference leader in GAA, saveĀ percentage, and shutoutsĀ wasĀ named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year.Ā Murphy's 14Ā shutouts top the nation, while ranking top fiveĀ in GAAĀ (0.26)Ā and save percentageĀ (.921).Ā SheĀ stopped 58 of 63 shots on goal this season.Ā
- Ali garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolades, while also being selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Across 18 starts, Ali has posted five goals and four assists, including the game winner over then-No. 12 Wisconsin and three helpers in conference play.Ā Ā
- Swaby garnered Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Swaby solidified a back line thatĀ guided Rutgers to a program record 924:07Ā straight scoreless-minutesĀ of its opponentsĀ toĀ open the season, tying the program record of nine consecutive shutouts along the way.Ā
- Senior midfielderĀ Christy MonroyĀ was Rutgers' recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.Ā Ā
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SCOUTING PENN STATEĀ
- Penn State concluded the regular season with a record of 10-4-3 overall and a 6-2-3 mark in conference action.Ā Ā
- Megan Schafer was named Second Team All-Big Ten with a team-best five goals and three assists.Ā Ā
- Emily Ogle was named First Team All-Big Ten,Ā finishing second on the team withĀ four goals andĀ tying for the team lead withĀ three assists.Ā
- Kaleigh Riehl (Second Team) and Charlotte Williams (Third Team) were also All-Big Ten performers, while FrankieĀ TagliaferriĀ was named to the conference All-Freshman Team.Ā Ā
- In net, Rose Chandler has seen the most time, averaging a 0.74 GAA and 37 saves.Ā Ā
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SERIES VERSUS THE NITTANY LIONSĀ
- Since becoming league opponents in 2014, Rutgers leads Penn State by a record of 3-2-2.Ā
- The Scarlet Knights andĀ NittanyĀ Lions played to a 0-0 double overtime draw this seasonĀ onĀ Thursday, Oct. 12.Ā Ā
- It marks the third-straight season the teams will meet in postseason play.Ā Ā
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