EWING, N.J. (Oct. 26, 2022) – The Rutgers University-Camden women's soccer team had the misfortune of playing two of the top three teams in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in their final regular-season games of the season, so climbing up the NJAC playoff seedings was a difficult task.
 
Despite losses to nationally-ranked Montclair State and The College of New Jersey in those games, however, the Scarlet Raptors were able to secure the fifth seed for the six-team NJAC playoffs. They will travel to fourth-seeded Rutgers-Newark for a first-round game Saturday at 4 p.m. The two teams tied 1-1 in Newark on Oct. 15.
 
NJAC Playoff Bracket
 
Rutgers-Camden ended its regular season here Wednesday night with a 6-1 loss to TCNJ, which is ranked #17 in the D3soccer.com Top 25 and #22 in the United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 this week.  The Lions, who improved to 13-2-2 overall and 7-1-1 in the NJAC, will be the third-seeded team in the NJAC playoffs and will host the sixth seed, Stockton University, at 12 p.m. Saturday.
 
Rutgers-Camden will enter the NJAC playoffs with a 4-8-4 overall record and a 3-3-3 mark in the conference.
 
The Lions exploded for all six of their goals in the first half, including three in a span of 3:11 midway through the half. Senior back Kristina Ng put the Lions on the scoreboard at 20:59, assisted by sophomore midfielder Victoria D'Imperio and senior forward Emma Pascarella. Less than two minutes later, D'Imperio scored, assisted by senior midfielder Gianna Coppola. D'Imperio added another goal at 24:10, converting a cross from junior forward Sophie Vieira.
 
The Lions didn't take long to make it a 4-0 game as a cross from Pascarella was finished by Vieira at 28:16. Before the end of the half, freshman midfielder Cassidy DiSabato and senior back Ivonne Vasquez put goals on the board, assisted in both cases by sophomore forward Ella Van Dine.
 
TCNJ out-shot Rutgers-Camden, 11-4, in the opening half and 27-6 for the game. The Lions also held a 9-2 corner kick advantage in the game.
 
Rutgers-Camden broke the Lions' shutout bid in the 73rd minute when senior midfielder Maggie Horn scored off a cross from the left side to the middle of the box by sophomore forward Emily Owens. It was the fourth goal of the season for Horn, who vaulted into the team scoring lead with 11 points.
 
Raptor junior keeper Kayla McKeever played the first 62:05 in goal, making two saves and allowing all six goals. Sophomore Michaela Graham made three saves in 27:55 minutes of playing time.
 
TCNJ saw sophomore keeper Corinne Byrum work the first 82:57, allowing one goal and making three saves. Sophomore Kara Magliaro played the final 7:03 in the goal without a save.