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No. 8 Michigan at No. 17 Rutgers

PreviewFri, Oct 16, 2026

Fri, Oct 16, 3:00 PM ET

New Brunswick, NJ

No. 8 vs No. 17.

The matchup

3-2 · Big Ten

No change in the poll

2-4 · Big Ten

3 since last week

By the numbers

MichiganRutgers
3-2Record2-4
2.0
Goals / gm
2.3
1.0
Allowed / gm(low)
2.5
14.4
Shots / gm
11.8
61%
Shot acc.
58%
58%
Save %
72%

Season averages through 5 games for Michigan and 6 games for Rutgers. Lower is better where marked (low). Penalty corners aren't published in our data source.

Players to watch

Michigan logoMichigan

58.3% saves · 1.00 GA/gm

Rutgers logoRutgers

72.1% saves · 2.00 GA/gm

Poll path

Michigan Rutgers
120Michigan — 2026-09-01: No. 8Michigan — 2026-09-08: No. 8Rutgers — 2026-09-01: No. 20Rutgers — 2026-09-08: No. 17

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

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