Men's Soccer Senior Night Vs. Columbia Tuesday Night
Oct 24 | Men's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N .J. - Thomas Farrell, Rayon Gibbs, David Greczek, Kieran Kemmerer, Tyler Morris, Ross Tetro and Mitchell Walier will be honored for Senior Night prior to kickoff as the Rutgers men's soccer team hosts Columbia on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
| Game Fifteen: Columbia (8-3-1, 2-1-1 Ivy League) | |
| Date | Tuesday, Oct. 25 |
| Time | 7 p.m. EST |
| Location | Yurcak Field | Piscataway, N.J. |
| Video (Talent) | BTN Plus ($) (Lou Brogno & Glenn Crooks) |
| Radio (Talent) | WRSU - 88.7 FM (Matt Salvatore and Dom Savino |
| Live Stats | |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Columbia |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Columbia |
| Tickets | Purchase Here |
| Promotions | - Senior Night |
SENIOR NIGHT
Two more games remain on the regular season slate with Rutgers hosting Columbia in the home finale on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
On Friday night, RU closed out the Big Ten schedule with overtime against Penn State, falling 3-2 to the Nittany Lions. The Scarlet Knights rallied twice from one-goal deficits, but PSU was able to net the golden goal with 2:05 left in the game.
While Penn State struck in the 34th minute, Dante Perez tied the game four minutes into the second half. With the Nittany Lions deep in their own territory, Penn State tried to center the ball, but Brandon Tetro intercepted the ball for the takeaway and fed it ahead to Perez. From the middle of the box, Perez put the ball away into the lower right corner for the equalizer and his fourth goal of the 2016 campaign.
Penn State pushed ahead 2-1 in the 76th but the game was far from over. Rutgers tied the game with 1:52 left in regulation. Off the corner sent in by Ryan Peterson, a Kieran Kemmerer header deflected the ball towards goal, finding Tim McQuaid to tap the ball in at the goal line.
In the first overtime, the Scarlet Knight defense came up with blocks by Kemmerer and Tyler Morris to keep play going, but Penn State registered the game-winning goal with 2:05 left in the second overtime.
ABOUT COLUMBIA
Tuesday marks the 25th meeting between the Scarlet Knights and the first time these two squads have faced off since 1989. RU defeated Columbia 3-1 in the first round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament en route to the first of two-straight Final Four appearances.
The Lions come to Yurcak Field at 8-3-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Ivy League and had a five-game unbeaten streak snapped on Saturday. Columbia fell 1-0 to league rival Dartmouth. Prior to the loss with the Big Green, the Lions emerged victorious in three-straight overtime contests coming against Penn (2-1), Temple (1-0) and Princeton (2-1).
Arthur Bosua leads the Lions with 11 points (4G, 3A) and is followed on the stat sheet by John Dennis with six points (3G). Rhys Williams and Vana Makarian have also contributed five points (2G, 1A) on the season.
In goal, Dylan Castanheira has started the last five games going 4-1 over the span with two shutouts. He is holding down a 0.56 goals against average and .824 save percentage.
EXTRA SOCCER
Friday night's game marked the fifth overtime game for the Scarlet Knights this season. In fact, five of RU's eight Big Ten contests have gone into extra time - #4 Maryland, #4 Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern & Penn State. Four of the five overtime games have reached double overtime.
NEWS AROUND THE NET
Goalkeeper David Greczek is currently second all-time at Rutgers in saves and needs seven more stops to become Rutgers all-time leader in saves. The senior has made 357 stops since stepping foot "On the Banks".
Among all active Division I goalkeepers, Greczek is the NCAA Division I leader in career saves (357) and second in saves per game (5.0).
Greczek has averaged 8.0 saves over the last three contests. He made a season-high nine saves in the double overtime draw with No. 4 Indiana and last Tuesday night against NJIT. He also recorded eight saves in contests with No. 4 Maryland, No. 7 Creighton, No. 15 FGCU and Penn State.
Greczek has registered 35 career games making five or more stops in his career and 11 contests with eight or more saves.
RUTGERS CAREER SAVES
1. 363 - Joe DeMorat `84-'87
2. 357 - David Greczek `13-present
3. 303 - Steve Widdowson `94-'96
4. 275 - Jon Conway `96-'99
5. 214 - Dave Barrueta `88-'90
UP NEXT
The Rutgers men's soccer team closes out the 2016 regular season on the road at Bradley on Saturday night. The Scarlet Knights will then gear up for the 2016 Big Ten Championships. RU will be the ninth seed and take on eighth-seeded Michigan in the play-in game on Saturday, Nov. 5 in College Park, Maryland.
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