No. 1 Rutgers field hockey defeated Delaware 2-1 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on a rainy early afternoon at Bauer on Friday. It was the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 1986. This is the first appearance for RU since 2018 and fourth appearance overall, improving to 3-3 all-time in the NCAA’s.
The Scarlet Knights took the lead in the second quarter when Liz Romano scored her second goal of the season off an assist from Milena Redlingshoefer coming from a penalty corner.
In the fourth quarter, Rutgers made it 2-0 as Redlingshoefer found Lucy Bannatyne off of a another penalty corner.