In a tightly contested match, No. 16 Rutgers defeated No. 8 Penn State 2-1 in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Each played a very clean game with seven fouls committed by the Nittany Lions and six committed by the Scarlet Knights. No cards were given by the officials on Sunday.
Rutgers struck first in the second half on a goal by sophomore forward Sam Kroeger before senior forward Rachel Wasserman evened up the score later on in the half for the Nittany Lions.
Sophomore midfielder Becci Fluchel scored the game-winning goal on a penalty shot for the Scarlet Knights with just under 10 minutes remaining.