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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, September 5
Roberts Stadium
7:00 PM
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Rutgers Takes Opener from Women's Soccer
September 06, 2014 | Women's Soccer
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Game 1 |
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Sept. 5, 2014 | 5 |
| (0-1-0) | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium • Princeton, N.J. | (4-0-0) |
Box Score
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| Rutgers held a one-goal lead at halftime and opened it up to 5-0 before Friday night's season-opening game was over. Following a seventh-minute goal, Princeton held Rutgers scoreless for more than 44 minutes before the Scarlet Knights doubled their lead in the 52nd minute. Rutgers scored three more goals in a span of 22 minutes to seal the win. |
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| Rutgers | 12 | 3 (Casey Murphy 3, Alana Jimenez 0) |
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| Princeton | 9 | 2 (Darcy Hargadon 2) |
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6:59: Rutgers' Amy Pietrangelo won a ball at the top of Princeton's defensive 18-yard box and turned it into the game's first goal. |
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51:15: Rutgers' Stefanie Scholz corralled a loose ball off a corner kick to double the Scarlet Knights' lead. |
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67:59: Scholz scored her second of the game when she took a pass forward from Brianne Reed, making it 3-0. |
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75:02: Rutgers' Rachel Cole launched a 35-yard attempt that found the net with less than 15 minutes to play. |
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89:59: The Scarlet Knights added the nightcap on a last-second shot by Torie Ahde from the left side of the 18-yard box. |
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| • Princeton started four freshmen in the season opener, including Vanessa Gregoire, Natalie Larkin, Alessia Azermadhi and Katie Pratt-Thompson. Two more freshmen, Mikaela Symanovich and Beth Stella, entered as substitutes. Princeton started one freshman, Nicole Loncar, in last year's season opener. • Rutgers extended its win streak in the series to four matches and leads the all-time series 16-10-3. |
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Princeton will host Seton Hall at 5 p.m. Monday. The Pirates stand at 1-4 after a 2-1 loss to Stony Brook Thursday night. Princeton leads the all-time series with Seton Hall 8-2-1 with a scoreless tie in last year's game in South Orange. |
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