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Rutgers forward Colby Ciarrocca looks to kick past two Minnesota defenders in the 2015 Big Ten Tournament. The teams met again Sunday in the tournament final, with Minnesota winning.

(Courtesy of Rutgers)

The Rutgers women's soccer team only can hope that losing the Big Ten Tournament final is its new good omen.

No. 7-seeded Rutgers allowed the tie-breaking goal with less than six minutes remaining in regulation Sunday afternoon as No. 1 Minnesota prevailed with a 2-1 victory in the Big Ten Tournament final on its home field.

Playing from behind after the 18th minute, Rutgers tied the score in the 84th minute on a goal by freshman Chantelle Swaby.

Swaby's goal was a hustle play as she caught the defense napping after a ball was chipped on net. It looked like Tara Hobbs was expected to scoop up the ball in traffic, but Swaby got a sneaky touch and pushed it past Hobbs.

Minnesota responded with the winning goal by Emily Heslin about one minute later. Heslin ran onto a ball at the top of the box and one-timed a shot that froze keeper Alana Jimenez.

The scramble was set up after a deflected crossing pass from Minnesota's Sydney Squires, who scored the game's first goal.

It is the second straight year that Rutgers fell in the Big Ten final.

One year ago, Rutgers lost to Penn State but rebounded to reach its first College Cup, ultimately losing again to Penn State in the national semifinals.

It looked like it might be different this year when Rutgers got hot and took out Penn State in the quarterfinals and Northwestern in the semifinals.

The Scarlet Knights were trying to become the first team ever to win the title by eliminating the top three seeds along the way.

If Rutgers is going to again use the loss as a springboard to duplicate its postseason run, it will start Monday when the NCAA Tournament field is announced at 4:30 p.m.

Rutgers is seeking its fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth, seventh in the last nine years and 11th overall.

Swaby and Madison Tiernan were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Rutgers athletics is now 0-3 when playing for a Big Ten title over its first three years in the conference. Men's lacrosse dropped the 2016 final to Maryland in the spring.

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