Despite disappointing one goal losses in the first round of the NCAA Tournament the previous two seasons, the Rutgers women’s soccer program combined for a 26-8-6 overall record and 15-3-4 mark in Big Ten play. It resulted in two consecutive second place regular season finishes, something no other Scarlet Knights program has come close to doing since joining the conference in 2014. The 14 regular season victories last fall was a program best, which clinched an impressive eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. However, the future looks even brighter as seventh year head coach Mike O’Neill is recruiting at an incredibly high level.