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Season Ends in 1-0 Loss for Rutgers Women’s Soccer

Fighting right until the end, the Rutgers Women’s Soccer team (No. 24 nationally, 5th seed) saw its season come a conclusion Saturday night in a 1-0 loss to Brown in…

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Coach Mike O’Neil talks to his team at Yurcak Field in Piscataway. Rutgers lost to Brown in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament 1-0 on Saturday night. Photo: Rutgers Athletics.

Fighting right until the end, the Rutgers Women's Soccer team (No. 24 nationally, 5th seed) saw its season come a conclusion Saturday night in a 1-0 loss to Brown in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at jam packed Yurcak Field in Piscataway.

Brown's Ava Seelenfeund provided the only score in the game's 81st minute when she took a pass Kira Maguire and headed the ball into the back corner of the net to make it 1-0.

Rutgers never gave in. The Scarlet Knights did all they could to try to find the equalizer to force overtime, but couldn't find the back of the net.

"With less than a minute on the clock, Sam Kroeger stepped up to a free kick and put a screamer on target to the right side of the net, only to watch a diving Bella Schopp stop the shot for Brown.

"The rebound attempt was chested wide of net by Adriana Kuryla, and the final chance went by the wayside. It was Rutgers' only shot on goal in the second half." (Rutgers Athletics).

Brown wound up out-shooting Rutgers 14-10, with a 4-3 edge in shots on goal.

In her final start for Rutgers, graduate student Megan McClelland recorded three saves. She will graduate graduate as the NCAA's all-time minutes played leader at 9,482:27.

Brown moves on to face UC Irvine next week, which will take place in Alabama.

Rutgers finishes the season at 13-5-2, including an outstanding record of 9-1-1 at home.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.