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No. 21 Rutgers Field Hockey hands Monmouth first

home loss in 4 years

Katie Larmour scored twice to ensure the 2-1 victory

Sep 16, 2019

The no. 21 Rutgers field hockey team
got back into the win column on
Sunday on the road, handing in-state
rival Monmouth (4-2) its first home loss
since 2015.

After three consecutive defeats to
ranked opponents (no. 4 UConn 2-0;
no. 17 St. Joseph’s 2-1; no. 9 Delaware
1-0), the Scarlet Knights were led by
redshirt junior Katie Larmour. She scored
both goals in the 2-1 victory over the
Hawks on Sunday afternoon.

The first came off an attack penalty
corner during the first quarter, with
Larmour deflecting a shot from redshirt
senior Austyn Cuneo into the back of
the net. Monmouth tied the game on a
goal from Ireen Frenken in the second
quarter and it was even at halftime.

Rutgers scored in the third quarter
almost the exact same way, as Cuneo’s shot from a from a penalty corner was deflected once again by
Larmour for the score. The Rutgers defense, the strength of the team, was able to keep Monmouth in check
the rest of the second half to ensure a 2-1 victory. Goaltender Gianna Glatz made three saves and
sophomore Abby Regn stood out on the back line.

Rutgers defense would hold strong, buoyed by the play of sophomore back Abby Regn. The Scarlet Knights
held on for the 2-1 victory. The Scarlet Knights held an 8-7 shot advantage over Monmouth 8-7 and a 6-5
edge in corners.

Head coach Meredith Civico said afterwards, “this is a great win. We knew this would be a tough game
against a team that always battles down to the last second. We knew we had to play composed, move
the ball and I thought we really did that well today. I’m very proud of our team’s effort today.”

No. 21 Rutgers (3-3) will face another in-state rival on the road this Friday, September 20th vs. no. 5 Princeton
(3-1), who own three ranked wins this season and will be looking to avenge last season’s upset loss to the
Scarlet Knights. The game begins at 6 p.m. ET.