Friday, October 2
Piscataway, N.J.
3:00 PM
Rutgers
vs
Penn State
Field Hockey Hosts Penn State and American
Oct 01 | Field Hockey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers field hockey is home for two games this weekend. The Scarlet Knights host Penn State on Friday at 3 pm for the Blackout Game, then welcomes American on Sunday at noon.
Both games this weekend will be live streamed on B1G+. Dom Savino will provide play-by-play, while former Rutgers field hockey First Team All-American Gianna Glatz will be on color commentary on
Sunday.
Rutgers head coach Meredith Civico has 149 career wins, seeking her 150th win at the helm of the Scarlet Knights.Ā
About Rutgers
Rutgers enters the weekend with a 5-5 record. This will be the first home Big Ten game of the year after RU opened conference play with a road loss at No. 2 Maryland on Friday. The Scarlet Knights defeated La Salle, 5-0, in their last game on Sunday.
Rutgers has six multi-goal scorers on the year after Talia Schenck scored two goals last time out against La Salle. Olivia Fraticelli leads the team with eight goals, followed by Laura Loycke (five) and Anna Cogdell (four).
This is Homecoming weekend at Rutgers and will feature a field hockey alumn being inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame. Amy Lewis will be honored during pregame ahead of her induction on Friday night. Lewis was the 2008 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, graduating as Rutgers' program leader in goals with 71 and points with 159. She was an All-American in 2008 as well as a three-time All-Region selection and four-time All-Big East player.
About Penn State
Penn State is in the first season under head Coach Hannah Prince, who led Saint Joseph's to four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2024 title game. Since Penn State went 17-4 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2022 in the final season under long-time head coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss, PSU is 28-31 in the four seasons since.
This year, Penn State brings a 4-4 record into the game. The Nittany Lions have wins over Lock Haven, Villanova, Delaware and Bucknell. All four of their losses are to ranked foes, including one-goal losses to No. 5 Virginia (OT), No. 4 Princeton and No. 19 Maryland well as also dropping their Big Ten opener to No. 5 Maryland.
Ella Gaitan leads PSU with seven goals. Sienna Dunn (nine assists) leads the NCAA in assists per game (1.13). Goalkeeper Aby Deverka has a .739 save percentage and 1.53 goals-against-average.
Penn State Series
Rutgers is 11-19-3 all-time against Penn State dating back to 1977. Rutgers has won the last three games in the series and seven of the past eight dating back to 2021. Rutgers has five ranked wins over Penn State since 2021, four of those against top-10 PSU teams. Rutgers also defeated Penn State, 3-0, in the 1984 NCAA Tournament, and defeating Penn State 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in 2021 en route to the team winning the tournament.
About American
American is 6-4 on the season prior to playing a ranked foe in Lafayette on Friday. Sophie Willemse leads the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Jordan Reicher also has five goals. Emilia Winkler (eight assists) is ninth in the NCAA in assists per game. Goalkeeper Teagan Harmon has a .639 save percentage and 1.34 goals-against-average.
American Series
Rutgers is 2-5 all-time against American. The Eagles won the first five meetings, which all came between 2000 and 2010. RU has won the last two matchups, both one goal games, a 2-1 road win in 2015 and a 1-0 overtime win at home in 2018 in the regular season finale on Senior Day.
Up Next
Rutgers has just one game next weekend. The Scarlet Knights head to Ohio State for a Friday contest.
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Both games this weekend will be live streamed on B1G+. Dom Savino will provide play-by-play, while former Rutgers field hockey First Team All-American Gianna Glatz will be on color commentary on
Sunday.
Rutgers head coach Meredith Civico has 149 career wins, seeking her 150th win at the helm of the Scarlet Knights.Ā
About Rutgers
Rutgers enters the weekend with a 5-5 record. This will be the first home Big Ten game of the year after RU opened conference play with a road loss at No. 2 Maryland on Friday. The Scarlet Knights defeated La Salle, 5-0, in their last game on Sunday.
Rutgers has six multi-goal scorers on the year after Talia Schenck scored two goals last time out against La Salle. Olivia Fraticelli leads the team with eight goals, followed by Laura Loycke (five) and Anna Cogdell (four).
This is Homecoming weekend at Rutgers and will feature a field hockey alumn being inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame. Amy Lewis will be honored during pregame ahead of her induction on Friday night. Lewis was the 2008 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, graduating as Rutgers' program leader in goals with 71 and points with 159. She was an All-American in 2008 as well as a three-time All-Region selection and four-time All-Big East player.
About Penn State
Penn State is in the first season under head Coach Hannah Prince, who led Saint Joseph's to four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2024 title game. Since Penn State went 17-4 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2022 in the final season under long-time head coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss, PSU is 28-31 in the four seasons since.
This year, Penn State brings a 4-4 record into the game. The Nittany Lions have wins over Lock Haven, Villanova, Delaware and Bucknell. All four of their losses are to ranked foes, including one-goal losses to No. 5 Virginia (OT), No. 4 Princeton and No. 19 Maryland well as also dropping their Big Ten opener to No. 5 Maryland.
Ella Gaitan leads PSU with seven goals. Sienna Dunn (nine assists) leads the NCAA in assists per game (1.13). Goalkeeper Aby Deverka has a .739 save percentage and 1.53 goals-against-average.
Penn State Series
Rutgers is 11-19-3 all-time against Penn State dating back to 1977. Rutgers has won the last three games in the series and seven of the past eight dating back to 2021. Rutgers has five ranked wins over Penn State since 2021, four of those against top-10 PSU teams. Rutgers also defeated Penn State, 3-0, in the 1984 NCAA Tournament, and defeating Penn State 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in 2021 en route to the team winning the tournament.
About American
American is 6-4 on the season prior to playing a ranked foe in Lafayette on Friday. Sophie Willemse leads the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Jordan Reicher also has five goals. Emilia Winkler (eight assists) is ninth in the NCAA in assists per game. Goalkeeper Teagan Harmon has a .639 save percentage and 1.34 goals-against-average.
American Series
Rutgers is 2-5 all-time against American. The Eagles won the first five meetings, which all came between 2000 and 2010. RU has won the last two matchups, both one goal games, a 2-1 road win in 2015 and a 1-0 overtime win at home in 2018 in the regular season finale on Senior Day.
Up Next
Rutgers has just one game next weekend. The Scarlet Knights head to Ohio State for a Friday contest.
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