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Rutgers at No. 1 Northwestern

PreviewSun, Oct 25, 2026
Rutgers logoRutgers
Northwestern logo#1Northwestern

Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET

Lakeside Field — Evanston, IL

Big Ten conference game.

The matchup

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4-4 · Big Ten

Last 5

W 3-1W 7-2L 3-4L 0-2W 2-1
Northwestern logo#1Northwestern

9-0 · Big Ten

No change in the poll

Last 5

W 7-0W 2-0W 3-1W 2-0W 3-1

By the numbers

RutgersNorthwestern
4-4Record9-0
3.0
Goals / gm
2.9
2.3
Allowed / gm(low)
0.6
14.1
Shots / gm
18.1
56%
Shot acc.
53%
73%
Save %
88%

Season averages through 8 games for Rutgers and 9 games for Northwestern. Lower is better where marked (low). Penalty corners aren't published in our data source.

Players to watch

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GKEmily Nicholls

72.7% saves · 1.88 GA/gm

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GKJuliana Boon

87.8% saves · 0.71 GA/gm

Poll path

Rutgers Northwestern
120Rutgers — 2026-09-01: No. 20Rutgers — 2026-09-08: No. 17Northwestern — 2026-09-01: No. 1Northwestern — 2026-09-08: No. 1Northwestern — 2026-09-15: No. 1Northwestern — 2026-09-22: No. 1

Lower is better — No. 1 sits at the top. Gaps mean the team was unranked that week.

From Northwestern

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