2016 Ncaa Women's Soccer Tournament Second & Third
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Contact: Anthony Hernandez • C: 609-709-0013 • [email protected] • Twitter/Instagram: @RUWSoccer • Facebook: Rutgers Women’s Soccer 2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2016 NCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT Overall: 12-4-6 | Big Ten: 4-2-5 SECOND & THIRD ROUND Home: 7-1-3 | Away: 4-3-3 | Neutral: 1-0-0 Date Opponent Time Aug. 19 at Rider W, 4-1 NO. 22 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS AUG. 21 PROVIDENCE T, 1-1 (2OT) VS. NO. 5 GEORGETOWN HOYAS AUG. 26 ST. JOSEPH’S W, 1-0 Aug. 28 at No. 10 UConn W, 2-0 Team Record: 17-2-3, 6-1-2 BIG EAST SEPT. 2 GEORGETOWN L, 2-1 (OT) Head Coach: Dave Nolan (Seton Hall, '91) SEPT. 9 CORNELL W, 2-0 Record at Georgetown: 166-76-31 SEPT. 11 DREXEL W, 5-0 Career Record: 166-76-31 SEPT. 16 MARYLAND* W, 1-0 Series (RU Trend): RU leads, 12-6-1 (L3) SEPT. 23 NO. 21 NORTHWESTERN* W, 2-0 SEPT. 25 ILLINOIS* T, 0-0 (2OT) FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 2016 • 1:30 P.M. Sept. 29 at Michigan*^ L, 3-2 (2OT) Oct. 2 at Michigan State* W, 3-1 Location: Washington, D.C. OCT. 6 PURDUE* W, 2-1 (OT) Facility: Shaw Field Oct. 9 at Indiana* T, 2-2 (2OT) TV: N/A Oct. 13 at No. 16 Penn State*^ T, 2-2 (2OT) Live Stream: GU Hoyas Video Oct. 16 at Ohio State*^ T, 0-0 (2OT) Radio: WRSU 88.7 FM OCT. 22 NEBRASKA* T, 0-0 (2OT) Oct. 26 at Wisconsin*^ L, 2-1 MATCH #2 - NO. 15 VIRGINIA VS. PENN STATE Big Ten Tournament Oct. 30 at No. 21 Penn State W, 2-0 FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 2016 • 11 A.M. Nov. 4 vs. No. 17 Northwestern^ W, 1-0 NO. 15 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Nov. 6 at No. 8 Minnesota^ L, 2-1 NCAA Tournament NOV. 12 HARVARD W, 3-0 Nov. 18 at No. 5 Georgetown 1:30 p.m. Team Record: 14-4-2, 6-2-2 ACC Team Record: 12-4-4, 7-1-3 Big Ten Nov. 20 Third Round Noon Head Coach: Steve Swanson (Michigan State, ‘84) Head Coach: Erica Damback (William & Mary, ‘97) Record at UVA: 268-78-40 (17th Season) Record at PSU: 169-54-14 (10th Season) ^ BTN Televised Match Career Record: 372-143-51 (26th Season) Career Record: 209-82-17 (14th Season) * Big Ten Conference Match Series (RU Trend): UVA leads, 4-3-2 (T1) Series (RU Trend): PSU leads, 9-6-2 (W1) Home games denoted by BOLD CAPS All Matches in Eastern Time RUTGERS QUICK KICKS • Rutgers women's soccer travels to • RU’s six draws this season are a new MEDIA INFORMATION No. 5 Georgetown Friday as the Scar- program record. Previously, the Scar- let Knights move to the second round let Knights tied five matches in 1998, POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY of the NCAA Tournament. 2003, and 2013. Rutgers head coach Mike O’Neill and student-athletes will be made available to • RU defeated Harvard, 3-0, at Yurcak • The Scarlet Knights have used six dif- the media following a brief cooling-off Field in the first round of the NCAA ferent lineups this season and have a period. Please direct any student-athlete Tournament in its 11th NCAA Tourna- combined 75 starts among members requests to Assistant Director of Athletic ment appearance. of their freshman class. Communications Anthony Hernandez • Rutgers is ranked No. 22 by the • Senior Madison Tiernan is RU’s ([email protected]/ 609- 709-0013). NSCAA this week. In addition, RU is points leader (28) on the year. Four No. 21 according to Soccer America of Tiernan’s 11 goals this season were IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY and No. 17 according to TopDrawer- game-winners. Tiernan is seventh on Rutgers holds weekly media availability Soccer.com. Rutgers’ all-time points list with 66 (either in person or via teleconference). Requests for head coach Mike O’Neill and • RU seeks a third-round NCAA Tour- (25g, 16a) and sixth on the all-time student-athletes should be made - if pos- nament trip for the fourth time in pro- goal list with 25 in her career. sible - 24-48 hours in advance. All inter- gram history. • The Scarlet Knights have posted at views MUST be coordinated through the • Based on the program record nine least 11 clean sheets in five-straight Office of Athletic Communications, and overtime matches this season, Rutgers seasons dating back to 2012. Senior interviews will not be granted on the day of competition until after the event has has played an additional 142:23 min- goalkeeper Alana Jimenez is tied for concluded. utes of game action. third on RU's single-season record list. AWARDS, HONORS, DISTINCTIONS Scouting Georgetown • The Hoyas earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament after win- 2016 ning the BIG EAST Championship. Georgetown had an exceptional sea- Big Ten Freshman of the Year son, with a school record of 17 wins. Nicole Whitley, Midfielder • Senior Grace Damaska leads the team with 14 goals this season. Junior Rachel Corboz is the squad's points leader with 10 goals and 14 assists for 34 points. All-Big Ten • Georgetown boasts the No. 4 scoring offense in the nation, averaging Erin Smith, Sr., Defender (First Team) 2.57 goals per match. On the defensive side, the Hoyas are No. 17 in Madison Tiernan, Sr., Forward (Second Team) goals-against average. Nicole Whitley, Fr., Midfielder (Third Team) • Corboz, senior forward Grace Damaska, and graduate defender Mari- na Paul were selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while graduate for- Big Ten All-Freshman Team ward Crystal Thomas, sophomore goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman and Taylor Aylmer, Forward junior defender Elizabeth Wenger were selected to the All-BIG EAST Amanda Visco, Defender Second team. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Amanda Carolan earned a Nicole Whitley, Midfielder unanimous spot on the All-Freshman Team. • Sophomore goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman is seventh in the nation with 12 shutouts and has a GAA of 0.62 this season. Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner • Head Coach Dave Nolan has led the Hoyas in all seven of their tourna- Tori Prager, Sr., Midfielder ment appearances. This year marks their fifth-straight berth. TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week All-Time Series vs. The Hoyas Erin Smith, Sr., Defender (Sept. 27) • Rutgers leads the all-time series versus the Hoyas, 12-6-1, but has lost three in a row to its former BIG EAST rival. In their last meeting, unranked TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Top 100 Georgetown upset No. 12 Rutgers, 1-0, in overtime before going on to Erin Smith, Sr., Defender - No. 51 (National) upset No. 1 West Virginia and ascend to its current No. 5 spot in the Colby Ciarrocca, Sr., Forward - No. 92 (National) rankings. Nicole Whitley, Midfielder - No. 22 (Freshman) Amanda Visco, Defender - No. 61 (Freshman) Dancing On • The Scarlet Knights have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in five consecutive seasons, seven times in the last nine years, and 11 times Big Ten Freshman of the Week overall. All-time, the Scarlet Knights are 11-8-5 in NCAA Tournament Co- Nicole Whitley, Midfielder (Sept. 20) action. Following their first College Cup appearance in program histo- ry last year, Rutgers hopes to return for the second consecutive season. Big Ten Preseason Honors List Madison Tiernan, Sr., Forward All-Big Ten Conference Honorees Erin Smith, Sr., Defender • Six Scarlet Knights were recognized by the Big Ten Conference for Colby Ciarrocca, Sr., Forward their standout performance this season. Senior defender Erin Smith (First Team), senior forward Madison Tiernan (Second Team) and fresh- man midfielder Nicole Whitley (Third Team) were named All-Big Ten performers, while Whitley, Taylor Aylmer, and Amanda Visco earned RUTGERS IN THE POLLS NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER RANKINGS (bold indicates 2016 opponent) 2016 Week 9 12 12 14 NSCAA (NO UPDATE) Record Soccer America (FINAL) Record TopDrawerSoccer.com (Week 13) Record Date NSCAA SA TDS Week 10 9 10 11 1. West Virginia 19-1-1 1. West Virginia 19-1-1 1. West Virginia 20-1-1 PRE 10 13 11 Week 11 - - 11 2. Stanford 17-1-1 2. Stanford 17-1-1 2. Stanford 18-1-1 Week 1 22 16 12 Week 12 - - 6 3. South Carolina 18-1-1 3. Florida 15-4-1 3. BYU 17-2-1 Week 2 12 7 8 Week 13 - - 3^ 4. BYU 16-2-1 4. South Carolina 18-1-1 4. Florida 16-4-1 Week 3 23 21 20 Final (Dec. 9) 4* 9 4 5. Georgetown 16-2-3 5. Georgetown 16-2-3 5. Georgetown 17-2-3 Week 4 22 21 19 6. North Carolina 13-3-4 6. BYU 16-2-1 6. South Carolina 19-1-1 Week 5 22 21 18 2014 7. USC 14-4-1 7. Florida State 13-3-4 7. USC 15-4-1 Week 6 19 21 17 Date NSCAA SA TDS 8. Minnesota 16-3-3 8. North Carolina 13-3-4 8. UConn 19-2-1 Week 7 24 22 22 PRE NR NR NR 9. Florida 15-4-1 9. USC 14-4-1 9. Florida State 14-3-4 Week 8 RV 23 25 Week 1 RV NR NR 10. Florida State 13-3-4 10. Notre Dame 13-3-4 10. North Carolina 14-3-4 Week 9 RV NR NR Week 2 RV NR NR 11. Clemson 14-4-3 Week 10 RV NR RV Week 3 25 NR NR 11.