No. 3 Rutgers women’s field hockey (18-3) won the programs first ever Big Ten Tournament championship on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over No. 2 Michigan (15-4). The Scarlet Knights achieve glory in front of a Big Ten Championship Game record attendance of 1,617.
The Scarlet Knights avenged a 3-0 defeat to the Wolverines just over two weeks ago in Ann Arbor. After wins over Indiana and Penn State to advance to the finals, RU was able to secure the Big Ten Tournament title behind stifling defense and timely scoring.
Michigan controlled the action most of the game but it was RU’s Tayla Parkes who scored the game’s only goal in the 24th minute off an assist from Bridy Molyneaux.