No. 3 Rutgers field hockey field advanced to the Big Ten Championship game with a 2-1 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Friday evening. It marks the first time in program history and the Scarlet Knights will face No. 2 Michigan at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Bauer Field. In addition, the win set program records with their 11th ranked win of the season, a fifth top ten victory and 17 wins in a season (17-3).
With a vocal home crowd of 1,241 in attendance, Rutgers scored early to take a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute.