Rutgers leaves mark, makes history in first Big Ten season
The fate of the Rutgers women’s soccer team’s 2014 season was in jeopardy before it even had the chance to begin.
February 18, 2019 | 43° F
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The fate of the Rutgers women’s soccer team’s 2014 season was in jeopardy before it even had the chance to begin.
With less than five minutes in regulation and the game tied at 1-1 in the Big Ten Championship, midfielder Mael Corboz stared down his options as he prepared to take a free kick from 20 yards out.
When former Rutgers head women’s soccer coach Glenn Crooks abruptly stepped down prior to the season in late July, he left the program with big shoes to fill.
For a moment, it seemed as if the Rutgers women’s soccer team could pull it off.
Freshman goalkeeper Casey Murphy held Virginia scoreless in the first half of play Friday and finished with four saves. But in the second half, the Cavaliers converted three chances for the shutout win.
Going up against the most talented team Rutgers has faced all year long, sophomore midfielder Madison Tiernan said she feels confident in the team’s chances to pull off the upset on the road against Virginia tonight at 6 p.m.
Madison Tiernan is well aware of the task ahead.
Freshman goalkeeper Casey Murphy said she has learned from the upperclassmen on how to adjust to the college game.
From the moment the Rutgers women’s soccer team was slated to play La Salle in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the news brought a rush to Casey Murphy.
Senior forward Stef Scholz surges past a La Salle defender last Friday night. Scholz’s goal in the 54th minute extended RU’s lead to 2-0.
As Mike O’Neill scanned his surroundings from the grass of Yurcak Field last Friday night, he took a couple of seconds to let it all marinate.
Rutgers will appear in front of its home crowd at Yurcak Field for the first time since Senior Day. The Knights suffered a tough 1-0 loss in overtime, but on Friday, they will look to redeem themselves in the first round of NCAAs against La Salle.
When the No. 25 Rutgers women’s soccer team endured the heartbreak of a 1-0 overtime loss to Northwestern on Senior Day on Oct. 19, Cassie Inacio, Tori Leigh, Amy Pietrangelo and Stef Scholz all thought they had played their final game on their home field.
Freshman forward Jason Wright was a huge contributor during his first season with the Knights, scoring a team-high 10 goals and registering five assists in 19 games.
Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa said the Knights need to work on their team chemistry and establish an identity if they are to do well in their second year in the Big Ten. Rutgers struggled to find consistent results throughout the season, which included a six-game winless streak.
For three years, the Rutgers men’s soccer team has expected improvement entering the offseason, and for three years, the team has steadily declined.
Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa said the Knights were disappointed with their season as a whole. They finished with a losing record for the second straight year.
While a majority of her teammates huddled around to extensively watch the live stream of the Division I Women’s Soccer Selection Show in the coaches’ office at the Hale Center, Tori Leigh slyly watched it from her laptop in the middle of class.
Finding a replacement following the departure of graduating forward Kene Eze was a challenge for the Rutgers men’s soccer team.
Senior midfielder Nate Bruccoleri played in his final game as a member of the men’s soccer team in the Knights’ 2-0 loss at Maryland.