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Two days later, Rutgers went on another road trip, this time to Philadelphia to take on another ranked
team, Saint Joseph's. The game marked the third ranked opponent in four games that the Knights
have faced.

The Hawks (3-0) opened the scoring early in the first quarter when Jordan Olenginski scored on a
breakaway opportunity.

It wouldn't be until the fourth quarter for Rutgers to tie the game. Cuneo, the team's leading goal
scorer, got on the board with her fourth goal of the season, scoring on a corner shot in the 45th
minute.

But Saint Joseph's would immediately break the tie a short 5 minutes after Cuneo's goal. Kacie Patton
tallied the game-winning goal, tapping the ball past Glatz to give the Hawks their third win of the
season.

While the Knights lost their second consecutive game, they did have a 13-12 shots advantage, nine of
which were on goal.

This weekend's loss marks the ninth time that Rutgers has come up short against Saint Joseph's.
Conversely, the Hawks have historically been an opponent the Knights have defeated, winning 19 of
the all-time meetings.

"Today's loss was frustrating. We did not connect as a team and a very good St. Joe's team took full
advantage of that," said head coach Meredith Civico after the loss to the Hawks.

Rutgers returns home this Friday to take on No. 16 Delaware in a matinee meeting. The Blue Hens (4-0)
come into this game having defeated an opponent the Knights have grown accustomed to: No. 9
Penn State.

Delaware upset the Nittany Lions in a game where it outshot the Big Ten team 15-3. Penn State
opened the scoring 9 minutes in, but Lotte de Koning would break open the scoring for the Hens, who
never looked back.

Femke Strien paces Delaware with 5 goals on the season, including an insurance score against the
Lions. The junior from the Netherlands scored twice against American and Miami this season while
registering one assist for 11 points on the season.

Strien isn't the only Dutch native on the team. Four other players are also from the Netherlands,
including Lotte de Kooning, who is second on the team with 1 goal and 4 points.

The Netherlands connection runs through head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. Through nine seasons in
Newark, De Kerkhof has captured a national championship in 2016.

De Kerkhof's first job was at Michigan State, where he guided the Spartans to a Big Ten championship
in 2009, his third year in the United States as a head coach.

The last time Rutgers hosted the Hens was last September, with the Knights winning that game 2-1.
Glatz made five saves in the early season win.

Historically, Delaware has been the better team, winning 19 games in the all-time series. The team last
won in August of 2011 at home. This Friday's game will be the first road game for the Hens, who have
won all of their four games in Newark, Delaware. In that span, they have held opponents to 2 goals on
16 shot attempts this season. For Rutgers, creating shots early and controlling the face-offs is key to
breaking through the Hens' defense.