Gina DeMaio Featured On Inside The BIG EAST
Oct 08 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers junior midfielder Gina DeMaio (Parsippany, N.J.) will be featured on Inside the BIG EAST, a show that broadcasts locally on SNY and nationally on ESPNU. DeMaio leads RU (9-3, 4-1) with a career-high 10 assists in 2008, putting her in a tie for the fourth-highest single-season assists total in RU history.
Inside the BIG EAST will air Thursday on SNY at 7:00 p.m., with replays Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The show will air on ESPNU as well, Friday at 7:00 p.m. Check your local cable provider for channel listings.
Rutgers is ranked No. 10 in the latest RPI after a 2-0 weekend, highlighted by a 1-0 win over No. 9 West Virginia. Rutgers is the second-highest ranked BIG EAST squad, behind No. 5 Notre Dame. The top ranked team in the RPI is Portland, who defeated Rutgers 1-0 on Sept. 26.
RU is also ranked in multiple national polls, including Soccer America (No. 14), National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas (No. 21), SoccerBuzz (No. 23), Soccer Times (T-No. 23) and Top Drawer Soccer (No. 28). Rutgers is tied at No. 2 in the NSCAA/adidas mid-atlantic region poll.
DeMaio and the rest of the Scarlet Knights return to action to face BIG EAST foe Louisville on Friday, Oct. 10, for New Jersey Youth Soccer Night. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. Admission is free for all youth and high school soccer players as part of NJYSN. For more information contact Jeremy Davis at jdavis@scarletknights.com.
