In its first road trip during conference play, the Rutgers women's soccer team remained unbeaten with a scoreless draw against Northwestern and a dramatic win in overtime against Illinois. However, the nation's longest scoreless streak is over, but Rutgers remains unbeaten with a 8-0-2 record overall and a 2-0-1 record in Big Ten play.
On Friday night, Rutgers took on Northwestern (5-4-2; 2-1-1), a team that was picked to finish second in the Big Ten in the preseason coaches poll, one spot ahead of the Scarlet Knights. Goalkeeper Casey Murphy made five saves in the match, including this difficult stop late in the game in the 77th minute to keep the contest scoreless.