PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Saint Joseph's women's soccer team put up a strong fight at #22 Rutgers on Friday, but a late second half goal lifted the Scarlet Knights past the Hawks, 1-0.

Behind three saves from rookie goalkeeper Cameron Perrott, Saint Joseph's went into halftime tied at 0-0 with nationally-ranked Rutgers .

After nearly 30 more minutes of deadlock to start the second stanza, the Scarlet Knights broke the tie in the 75th minute as Amanda Visco scored off a free kick at the front of SJU's net to make it 1-0.

Perrott and the Hawks' defense would hold Rutgers off the board from there, giving themselves a chance to tie the game.

Unfortunately for SJU, the Scarlet Knights thwarted a final Hawk attack as SJU's final scoring chance off the foot of senior Emily Gingrich in the 89th minute was saved.

For the game, Rutgers (2-0-1) finished with with a 19-8 edge in shots and 9-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Individually, Perrott had a game-high eight saves for SJU, while sophomore forward Dakota Mills registered a team-high four shots.

Saint Joseph's (1-1-0) returns to action on Sunday at Delaware at 3 p.m.

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