On a beautiful late summer night in Piscataway where the University debuted the new video scoreboard, Rutgers faced a tough La Salle squad, who entered the match 5-1. The Knights entered the match on a roll, with impressive victories over Temple and Princeton.
La Salle kicked off the scoring in the 8th minute on a successful penalty kick by Alyssa Gargiulo, who was awarded the kick after being taken down in the box by Becci Fluchel. La Salle, unlike prior opponents, pressured Rutgers early and kept the Knights defense on their heels. Rutgers definitely appeared sluggish to start the match, as evidenced by an animated head coach Mike O’Neill on the sidelines.