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NEWARK, N.J. (October 20, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Newark women's soccer team will host Montclair State University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference tilt Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on Alumni Field, and prior to the game, the Department of Athletics will honor a group of six seniors suiting up at home for the final time during the regular season.
In a ceremony beginning at 7:15 p.m., veteran standouts
Diana Carvalho,
Angelika Barris,
Sabrina Solorzano,
Nicole Gomez,
Allyson Daly and
Haley Savva will be honored on the field.
The group has played an enormous role in the rise of Rutgers-Newark women's soccer, helping the team to some of the most successful seasons in program history. These ladies were instrumental in the team making back-to-back Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Championship title matches, a new program-record for wins in a season, the program's first two berths in the league tournament and its first-ever win in the NJAC Tournament.
After the ceremony, the Scarlet Raiders will play a key game as it relates to the conference standings as the ladies make a push for a berth in the NJAC Tournament for the third time in four years.
NJAC Standings
MSU has clinched its spot in the tournament, coming into Saturday's match with 14 points. Rutgers-Newark is currently tied for the final spot in the tournament with six points. All five teams with six points have two NJAC matches remaining on their respective schedules so every point will be crucial over the final week of the regular season.
MSU boasts a record of 7-4-4 overall and 4-1-2 in NJAC play, going 3-2-2 in home games and 3-1-2 in the road. The Red Hawks have a goal differential of plus-five (27-22) and are 2-1-2 in their last five matches.
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Rutgers-Newark will bring a record of 8-8-1 into Saturday night with a 2-5-0 mark in league action. R-N is coming off a Wednesday night draw with Drew University on Alumni Field.
Rutgers-Newark Stats | Rutgers-Newark Schedule
How they stack up...
Rutgers-Newark |
Stat |
Montclair State |
17 |
Games Played |
15 |
2.18 GPG |
Scoring Offense |
1.80 GPG |
1.47 GPG |
Scoring Defense |
1.47 GPG |
Plus-.71 GPG |
Scoring Margin |
Plus-.33 GPG |
146 (of 303) |
Shots on Goal |
115 (of 238) |
101 (of 225) |
Shots on Goal Against |
93 (of 177) |
101 |
Corners |
87 |
62 |
Corners Against |
51 |
Fans unable to make it to Saturday's game follow all the action live via links at the top of this story Saturday starting at 7:15 p.m.