NEWARK, NJ – Freshman Julia Caseres (Union, NJ/Union) had a hand in all three Rutgers-Newark markers, netting a pair of goals and recording an assist to help propel the Scarlet Raiders to a 3-0 victory over Old Westbury. Rutgers-Newark, winners of two straight, are now 7-5-1 on the season.

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Freshman Ashley Jironza (Maywood, NJ/Hackensack) opened up scoring just five minutes into the match, finding the back of the net at 4:47 for her first career goal off of an assist by Caseres.

Caseres would put the Scarlet Raiders up two, with her 13th marker of the season heading in freshman Liana Abreu's (Newark, NJ/Science Park) free kick in the 36th minute. Abreu, who ranks second on the Scarlet Raiders in points and goals, tallied her team-high seventh helper of the season on the play.

Caseres capped off scoring with a goal in the 83rd minute, blasting a penalty kick past the Panthers' Deborah Ciccarelli. The freshman, who now has 14 markers this season, stands just one goal shy of the Scarlet Raiders' all-time, single-season mark of 15, set in 2000 by Erin Finn.

Rutgers-Newark held a decisive 28-6 shots advantage thanks in part to another stellar performance from the Scarlet Raiders' backline, which held Old Westbury to just one shot on goal. Rutgers-Newark has allowed just one goal or less in ten of its 13 games this season.

The Scarlet Raiders return to the pitch on Sunday, October 12 at 2:00 p.m. against Juniata.