PISCATAWAY, N.J. – In the fourth bout of overtime play this season, the Purdue women's soccer team (6-7-3, 2-5-2) fell 1-0 to No. 22 Rutgers (11-2-2, 5-2-1). The game-winner was notched in the 92nd minute of play by one of the leading Big Ten scorers, Nneka Moneme.
The Boilermakers out-shot the Scarlet Knights in the second half, 6-5. Pressure built for Purdue, accumulating a 5-2 shot advantage in the final 18 minutes of regulation, including three shots in the last five minutes.
Sarah Griffith and Hannah Melchiorre both posted three shots apiece to lead the team. In the final 21 seconds of play, Griffith forced the goalkeeper to make a save for its first of the night.
With the result, 60 percent of all games between Purdue and Rutgers have been sent to overtime. Additionally, the match marked the first extra-minute battle against a ranked opponent since the scoreless draw at No. 25 Northwestern on Oct. 14, 2018.
Purdue will be back in action Sunday when the Boilermakers play Maryland at 2 p.m. ET in College Park.
4th Minute
Rutgers sent a leading pass into the box for an attacker to run onto. Skylurr Patrick stayed with the forward as she looked for a shot, driving the Knight off course and forced a Purdue a goal kick.
10th Minute
Patrick blocked a shot by the Scarlet Knights at the top of the box. On the counter attack, Sarah Griffith took a shot from 19 yards out, but the shot was blocked by a defender.
18th Minute
Aly Mielke intercepted a pass in the midfield and took the open space, cutting towards the center of the Rutgers box. She sent a hard shot to goal, but a Rutgers defender blocked the shot.
58th Minute
Sarah Griffith dribbled up the field. As she neared the Rutgers box, she looked to split the defense and send a ball in to Leanna Rebimbas, who had the edge on her defenders as she sprinted into the box. However, the pass was blocked.
62nd Minute
Marisa Bova dove to the left to make her first save of the game on the first shot on-goal by either team. Just minutes later, Bova made another save on a close-range shot.
84th Minute
On a cross into the box, Rebimbas took control after chesting the ball down from the air. She volleyed a shot off, and landed just north of the crossbar.
90th Minute
Griffith placed a shot on-frame as the clock wound down. The shot went to the bottom center of the goal, where the Rutgers keeper made the save. It was Purdue's first shot on-frame.
The Boilermakers out-shot the Scarlet Knights in the second half, 6-5. Pressure built for Purdue, accumulating a 5-2 shot advantage in the final 18 minutes of regulation, including three shots in the last five minutes.
Sarah Griffith and Hannah Melchiorre both posted three shots apiece to lead the team. In the final 21 seconds of play, Griffith forced the goalkeeper to make a save for its first of the night.
With the result, 60 percent of all games between Purdue and Rutgers have been sent to overtime. Additionally, the match marked the first extra-minute battle against a ranked opponent since the scoreless draw at No. 25 Northwestern on Oct. 14, 2018.
Purdue will be back in action Sunday when the Boilermakers play Maryland at 2 p.m. ET in College Park.
4th Minute
Rutgers sent a leading pass into the box for an attacker to run onto. Skylurr Patrick stayed with the forward as she looked for a shot, driving the Knight off course and forced a Purdue a goal kick.
10th Minute
Patrick blocked a shot by the Scarlet Knights at the top of the box. On the counter attack, Sarah Griffith took a shot from 19 yards out, but the shot was blocked by a defender.
18th Minute
Aly Mielke intercepted a pass in the midfield and took the open space, cutting towards the center of the Rutgers box. She sent a hard shot to goal, but a Rutgers defender blocked the shot.
58th Minute
Sarah Griffith dribbled up the field. As she neared the Rutgers box, she looked to split the defense and send a ball in to Leanna Rebimbas, who had the edge on her defenders as she sprinted into the box. However, the pass was blocked.
62nd Minute
Marisa Bova dove to the left to make her first save of the game on the first shot on-goal by either team. Just minutes later, Bova made another save on a close-range shot.
84th Minute
On a cross into the box, Rebimbas took control after chesting the ball down from the air. She volleyed a shot off, and landed just north of the crossbar.
90th Minute
Griffith placed a shot on-frame as the clock wound down. The shot went to the bottom center of the goal, where the Rutgers keeper made the save. It was Purdue's first shot on-frame.