Women’s Soccer Falls To No. 22 Rutgers, 5-1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team fell to No. 22 Rutgers University, 5-1, on Sunday, Aug. 29 in Piscataway, N.J. Sophomore Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) scored the lone goal for the Friars in the 56^th minute.

SCORE
Providence 1| Rutgers 5

RECORDS
Providence 1-1-1 | Rutgers 2-0-0

VENUE
Yurack Field |Piscataway, N.J.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Rutgers scored two early goals inside the first seven minutes of the game to take a 2-0 advantage.
-The Scarlet Knights outshot the Friars 15-0 in the first half.
-After allowing two early goals, sophomore Emma Bodmer made four saves in the first half.
-Hughes recorded the first shot of the game for Providence in the 56^th minute.
-Frankie Tagliaferri scored back-to-back goals to extend the Scarlet Knight's lead to 4-0.
-In the 76^th minute, Hughes scored off a pass from sophomore Emily McCalligett (Warwick, R.I.).
-Sophomore Emma Bodmer (Monroe Township, N.J.) finished the game with eight saves.
-Rutgers possessed the ball offensively for 63% of the match and only allowed six shots by the Friars' offensive side.
-The Friars will return to action on Thursday at Anderson Stadium versus Stony Brook (4:00 p.m.).

SCORING SUMMARY
0-1– (Rutgers) – 5:14/1^st – Sara Brocious – scored from the middle of the box and hit the back right corner of the box, assisted by Riley Tiernan
0-2– (Rutgers) – 6:52/1^st – Samantha Kroger – hit the net from the top left of the box
0-3– (Rutgers) – 62:12/2^nd – Frankie Tagliaferri – scored off a cross from Riley Tiernan and hit the center of the net
0-4– (Rutgers) – 69:10/2^nd – Frankie Tagliaferri – Hit the back right of the net off passes from Riley Tiernan and Emily Mason
1-4 – (Providence) – 76:17/2^nd – Meg Hughes – hit the top left of the net off a pass from McCalligett
1-5 – (Rutgers) – 89:20/2^nd – Emily Sapienza – scored off a deflection off the left post.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Emma Bodmer 8 saves, 4 goals against
         Sam Murray, 0 saves, 1 goals against
Rutgers: Meagan McClelland, 3 saves, 1 goals against
         Grace Walter, 0 saves, 0 goals against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 6
Shots On Goal: 4
Corner Kicks: 1
Fouls: 14
Saves: 8

Rutgers-
Shots: 28
Shots On Goal: 13
Corner Kicks: 4
Fouls: 8
Saves: 3

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Team Stats

Meg Hughes

Emily McCalligett

Angie Suaza

Ava Brandt

Players Mentioned

Emma Bodmer

Meg Hughes

Emily McCalligett

Sam Murray

Players Mentioned

Emma Bodmer

Meg Hughes

Emily McCalligett

Sam Murray

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