ASTON, Penn. (Sept. 25, 2019) – After collecting only three goals in its first six games, the Rutgers University-Camden women's soccer team was looking for some offense and a victory in a non-conference game here Wednesday night.
The Scarlet Raptors found both as they collected a pair of goals to defeat Neumann University, 2-1, for their first victory of the season.
The win lifts the Raptors to 1-6, while the Knights fall to 3-5-1. Rutgers-Camden is now 6-0 in its all-time series with Neumann.
Rutgers-Camden, which averaged only 7.3 shots over its first six games, outshot Neumann, 14-8, and held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. The Scarlet Raptors' pressure finally paid off in the 54th minute when sophomore midfielder
Lauren Calabria scored her first Rutgers-Camden goal. The transfer from Caldwell University finished a feed from sophomore back
Sophia Spadano at 53:45.
Rutgers-Camden tacked on an insurance goal at 78:43, marking its first game with multiple goals this season. Sophomore back
Breana Winder scored her team-leading second goal, assisted by sophomore midfielder
Lindsay Hernandez.
Neumann broke the Raptors' shutout bid with 4:25 remaining in regulation on a goal by senior forward Danni Elman.
Sophomore goalie
Natalie Eberhardt collected four saves to earn her first victory of the season. Freshman Payton Clements had three saves for Neumann.
After playing four straight games on the road, the Scarlet Raptors finally return home Saturday. They host Kean University in a 1 p.m. New Jersey Athletic Conference game.
