With the clock ticking down with under ten seconds remaining and their season on the brink, Rutgers scrambled to get one last corner kick off with a chance to tie it. With every player running into position, a booming cross gave hope in the air that they would, but the Scarlet Knights were unable to find the equalizer. The whistle blew and the most accomplished team in program history had come up just short. The dream was over.
No. 5 Rutgers lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the overall No. 1 seed, as ACC champion Florida State outlasted the Big Ten champions on the opposite side of the country.