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Rutgers downed by No. 3 Maryland in regular season finale

Rutgers field hockey team closed out its regular season with a 4-2 loss against No. 3 Maryland in College Park this weekend. The Scarlet Knights (9-8, 2-6) will pick right back up where they left off in the postseason as the team returns to College Park on Thursday for a rematch against the Terrapins (15-3, 7-1) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers put forth a strong performance in the opening frame, with a goal from senior forward Rachel Yaney putting the Scarlet Knights up 1-0.Oct 30 2016

Rutgers concludes regular season against No. 3 Maryland

The Rutgers field hockey team will play its final regular season game of the season against the No. 3 team in the country on its road trip down to Maryland this weekend.Oct 28 2016

Rutgers remains positive after rollercoaster season in 2015

The Rutgers field hockey team had an extended hand reaching out, but found nothing to grasp onto. With their rigorous 2015 season coming to a close, the Scarlet Knights rounded out this fall with a 7-11 overall record and an 0-8 mark in conference play.Nov 5 2015

Rutgers comes up short in final weekend of play

The team did not go quietly. Ending its 2015 season with back-to-back matchups against Big Ten foe Indiana and No. 9 Louisville, the Rutgers field hockey team returns to the Banks 0-2 after being shutout through two hard fought road battles out west.Nov 2 2015

Rutgers looks to end season strong

Now is the time to give all or nothing. The Rutgers field hockey team will wrap up its 2015 season this weekend in a road trip out west to take on conference foe Indiana before going head-to-head with No. 9 Louisville.Oct 29 2015

Senior leaves mark on field hockey program at Rutgers

Some journeys are fatefully intertwined. This one starts in the fall of 2011 when Jenn Staab first took the field for the Rutgers field hockey team in her debut season as a Scarlet Knight.Oct 28 2015

Rutgers junior makes every minute count

No moment on the field can be taken for granted. With highly commoditized opportunities to continue pursuing an athletic career after high school, there is no room for complacency — athletes must continuously fight to take advantage of every fleeting moment they have to make a difference.Oct 26 2015

Rutgers looks to finish season off strong

Sometimes, it’s not the way you start, but the way you finish. Looking to round out a strong finish to the season, the Rutgers field hockey team takes its first single-game road trip of the year down to the nation’s capital this weekend.Oct 23 2015

Junior defender trailblazes path through Rutgers

When most athletes don their team’s jersey and come out to compete, they are playing for their perpetual love for the sport.Oct 21 2015

Seniors propel program forward for future success for Rutgers

Many people hope to leave the places they go better than how they found it. As the Rutgers field hockey seniors walked off the field at Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex after the final home game of the regular season, recollection of the turbulent change and emerging progressions during their time shared in Piscataway laid bare before them.Oct 19 2015

No. 7 Maryland spoils Senior Day with 4-0 shutout of Rutgers

In a decisive double-header weekend on the Banks, the Rutgers field hockey team landed on the wrong side of the scoreboard against two conference foes, taking defeats at the hands of Penn State and No.Oct 18 2015

Rutgers looks for Big Ten win during home stand

As the most decisive part of the season is underway, the Rutgers field hockey team has nothing left to lose. In search of their first conference win this year, the Scarlet Knights (6-7, 0-5) will host two Big Ten opponents in their final home stand of the season, taking on Penn State (5-8, 1-3) on Friday before a Senior Day matchup with No.Oct 15 2015

Coach keeps fight alive for Rutgers

Real passion knows no bounds. Such limitless spirit can be seen on the sidelines of the field at the Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex in Rutgers field hockey head coach Meredith Civico.Oct 15 2015

Junior continues family legacy at Rutgers

In the cases of Venus and Serena Williams, Eli and Peyton Manning, Reggie and Cheryl Miller, athletic ability runs in the family.Oct 12 2015

Rutgers returns to Piscataway without win on road trip

Scores and statistics can only tell so much of the story. While the Rutgers field hockey team went 0-2 during its road trip out west to Ohio, the numbers don’t reflect the fight put up on the field.Oct 11 2015

Rutgers eyes repeat of last season's success

It is seldom the objective for history to repeat itself. For the Rutgers field hockey team, this weekend sanctions one such rare instance. Flashing back to their inaugural season in the conference, the Scarlet Knights (6-5, 0-4) captured their first Big Ten win in program history at Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex when they defeated Ohio State by a final score of 3-2.Oct 8 2015

Rutgers edges Bobcats in rebound victory

The effort put in doesn’t always match the results that come out. The Rutgers field hockey team tastes this dissatisfaction after going 1-1 on a road trip to East Lansing, Michigan, where it took on Big Ten foe Michigan State and non-conference opponent Ohio.Oct 4 2015

Rutgers sets sights on Spartans, Bobcats

Starting strong and finishing strong is simple — the time in between is the tricky part. The Rutgers field hockey team looks to build positive momentum midway through its season this weekend on a road trip out to East Lansing, Michigan.Oct 1 2015

Australian goalkeeper holds strong in Rutgers defense

Residing between an attacking player barreling down the field and the goal is a team’s line of defense — the goalkeeper. Being called upon in the most critical moments of the game, the Rutgers field hockey team’s Shevaun Hayes served as her team’s anchor on the field since arriving on the Banks in 2013.Sep 28 2015

International players come together, fuel Rutgers

With 86 percent of Rutgers-New Brunswick’s 40,720 undergraduates calling the garden state home, it would be easy to assume that non-New Jersey natives are a rarity around campus.Sep 16 2015

Rutgers secures second consecutive victory

It was a game for the record books. The Rutgers field hockey team posted a season-high five goals against Villanova Friday afternoon at the Bauer Track and Field Complex, defeating the Wildcats by a final score of 5-2 and advancing to 4-1 this season.Sep 13 2015

Rutgers eyes breakthrough season with veteran squad

As the summer days waver on similarly to the way the tide comes in and retracts along the shoreline, the highly anticipated countdown to Aug.Aug 9 2015

Rutgers' bats struggle in shutout loss to Manhattan

Success demands to be earned. The Rutgers baseball team (8-17, 3-3) got a taste of this harsh reality during their midweek game at Bainton field against Manhattan College (7-16, 3-3) March 31. Handed a 0-2 loss at the hand of the Jaspers, the unfocused Scarlet Knights offense failed to get on the board, leaving the weight of the game on the shoulders of their pitchers. The three lone arms prevailed as best they could. Sophomore pitcher Kevin Baxter was able to keep Manhattan at bay until the fourth inning when outfielder Evan Brown hit a solo home run over the fence of Bainton to get his team on the board. Aside from this slip, Baxter held off the Jaspers, pitching admirably for six innings.Apr 1 2015