No. 18 Discipline Hockey Wins at No. 16 UConn in Time beyond regulation

STORRS, Conn. – No. 18 Rutgers subject hockey travelled to face a former BIG EAST foe on Friday afternoon, going through a 16^th ranked UConn squad picked preseason to win the league. The Scarlet Knights battled backwards and forwards with the Huskies, and overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to win in extra time.
 
Puck Winter scored the game-winning purpose for RU in an additional session, giving the Scarlet Knights their first ranked win of the season. The staff improved to 3-2 total and dropped No. 16 UConn to 2-2 on the yr.
 
Winter, Sophie Kuiper and Olivia de Zwaan have been the purpose scorers for RU. Each tallied their second purpose of the season, and the trio shares the staff lead in targets by means of 5 contests. Kuiper additionally picked up an help on the game-winning purpose. Emily Nicholls made six saves. 
 
Rutgers had a 15-12 benefit in photographs (11-8 in photographs on purpose). Each staff had three penalty corners.

Rutgers struck first with a purpose simply 12 minutes into the sport. Puck Winter carried the ball into the circle, weaving by means of the protection as she push in direction of the purpose. She despatched a go in entrance to Sophie Kuiper, and Kuiper pushed the ball on the protection. Kuiper’s preliminary tries have been halted by she caught with the play and launched house a shot for an early 1-0 lead for the guests.

 

RU’s 1-0 lead would maintain for practically a half hour of gameplay. Then, within the last minute of the third quarter and the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, the hosts tallied twice. The first purpose for the Huskies got here on a penalty nook, with RU making a collection of saves, however UConn lastly prevailed on a powerful shot with simply 18 seconds remaining within the third quarter on the third attempt on the nook. Then within the early minutes of the fourth quarter, Sol Simone carried the ball an extended methods down the sphere and snuck house a shot on the close to put up for a 2-1 UConn lead. The two targets got here slightly below two minutes of motion aside and all of the sudden flipped RU’s 1-0 benefit right into a 2-1 deficit.

 

With six minutes remaining in regulation, RU pressed in direction of the online and Kuiper despatched a shot in direction of the cage. Kuiper’s shot was saved, then a attempt by Olivia Fraticelli in direction of an open cage was halted by a defensive save from a diving UConn participant. However, RU saved on the ball, and it was the freshman Olivia de Zwaan on the spot to complete off the play and put house the equalizer.

 

In extra time, RU transformed after six minutes of additional time for the game-winning purpose.  Puck Winter inserted a penalty nook to Sophie Kuiper. A low shot from Kuiper was slowed down by not absolutely halted by the UConn keeper. Winter rushed in from her place and knocked house the free ball to present the Scarlet Knights the victory.

Rutgers flipped the momentum late within the contest to spur the comeback victory. The protection held UConn, who didn’t try a shot within the last 17 minutes of regulation and extra time. 

 

 
With The Win

• 53^rd ranked wins since 2012 and 50^th since 2017
• Sixth win over UConn
• Fourth win over a ranked UConn staff since 2021
  • All 4 wins have are available further time (two extra time video games, one double-overtime sport, one penalty shootout).

• 4-1 file in final 5 video games vs. UConn after beginning 2-30-1 within the first 33 conferences
• RU dealt UConn simply their sixth loss of their previous 25 video games

 
Rutgers is again house on Sunday afternoon after 4 straight highway video games. The Scarlet Knights host an in-state rival in No. 11 Princeton at midday within the staff’s annual Pride Game. It would be the first in a set of 5 straight house video games on the Bauer Complex for the Scarlet Knights.