No. 8 Maryland field hockey seemed positioned to win the marathon at No. 6 Rutgers. After regulation and two overtime periods, the Terps found themselves up one after the first round of a penalty shootout.
But the Scarlet Knights responded by netting three unanswered scores to win, 3-2, remaining undefeated and thwarting Maryland (7-3) in its Big Ten opener.
Both teams failed to score on the three corner attempts they drew in the overtime sessions, setting up Rutgers redshirt senior Iris Langejans to be the hero on the second round of penalty strokes. Including the lead-taking score, Rutgers (10-0) went perfect on attempts from Marique Dieudonne, Langejans, and Paulina Niklaus, while redshirt junior goalkeeper Sophia Howard held her own against Maryland in a four-save performance.