Big East women’s teams Rutgers and Louisville remain perfect with comeback wins

[WEDNESDAY ACTION] Rutgers and Louisville, two of four ranked Big East women’s teams, improved to 3-0-0 with comeback wins on Wednesday. No. 24 Long Beach State fell for the first time when it lost at Wake Forest, 1-0.

Rutgers and Louisville, two of four ranked Big East women’s teams, improved to 3-0-0 with comeback wins on Wednesday.

After falling behind in the 57th minute, Rutgers regrouped to get two goals from Rheanne Sleiman and Gina DeMaio in a 20-minute span and defeat Bucknell, 2-1, in front of 548 fans at Yurcak Field.

Sophomore Lindsay Boling scored a goal in the final five minutes to lift No. 25 Louisville to a 2-1win at Ohio Wednesday afternoon.

No. 24 Long Beach State fell at Wake Forest, 1-0, on a goal by Jill Hutchinson in the 50th minute. The 49ers failed to get off a shot in the first half on a warm and muggy evening in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The 49ers stay on the road for the next two matches, playing at Clemson on Friday and heading to BYU for a match on Tuesday.

Clemson, a 2006 NCAA Division I quarterfinalist, improved to 2-0-0 on Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Coastal Carolina.