On a perfect September sun-splashed Afternoon in Piscataway, the Scarlet Knights won an overtime thriller against the Huskies, 1-0, improving to 2-2 on the young season.
This is the first ranked win of the season for the Knights, who lost consecutive games to ranked foes Duke and Saint Josephs prior to snapping that losing streak with a 2-0 shoutout vs. Lasalle this past Wednesday.
In that match, redshirt freshman Indy Van Ek (Netherlands) and sophomore Lucy Bannatyne (New Zealand) scored the lone two goals. Coach Meredith Civico noted after the Lasalle match how young and new this team is and gave a hint at her expectations moving forward:
“To get this win was really important.