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No. 19 Field Hockey Travels to No. 4 UConn and No.

17 St. Joe’s

Field Hockey Sept 05

PISCATAWAY, N.J – No. 19 Rutgers field hockey hits the road for the first time this season with a pair of
games this weekend at ranked foes. The Scarlet Knights first take on No. 4 UConn on Friday at 6 p.m. in
a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament matchup. Then on Sunday, the team is at No. 17 St. Joe's at
1 p.m.

ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS

Rutgers opened the season with an undefeated weekend, defeating No. 24 Maine 3-0 and Ball State
4-1. The team was paced by Austyn Cuneo, who scored three goals and added two points on the
weekend. She was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and NFHCA Honorable Mention after
tying for the conference lead in goals and setting the mark in points. Katie Larmour also contributed
two goals in the win over Ball State, while Kerrie Burns (game-winner versus Maine) and Clayre
Smith also tallied in the opening set of games. In goal, Gianna Glatz posted a .833 save percentage
and 0.58 goals-against-average. The road trip is the start of three straight games against ranked foes.
Four of the team's first five games will come against currently ranked opponents.