No. 18 MLAX Defeats NJIT 16-3

March 18, 2016

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 18 Rutgers men's lacrosse raced past in-state foe NJIT, earning a 16-3 win on Friday night. The victory runs RU's record to 6-2 on the season.

The Scarlet Knights were led by a pair of three-goal games from Jules Heningburg and Adam Charalambides. Heningburg also had three assists for a team-high six points. Scott Bieda had five points (two goals, three assists), while Josh Jordan and Danny Plant each had two goals.

The Scarlet Knights outshot NJIT 52-16. They held a 36-15 advantage in ground balls and were 14-of-22 on faceoffs.

Kris Alleyne made seven saves for his third win of the season. Alex Larson and Jack Ayre also saw time in net in the fourth quarter.

"This was a good team win tonight," head coach Brian Brecht said. "Having the opportunity to get everyone in the game and have success was good for us. It's a great opportunity to be 6-2 right now at the halfway point, going into some great exciting games under the lights at High Point Solutions Stadium."

Rutgers led 3-1 after the first period, with Charalambides scoring twice in the opening stanza. They expanded that lead to 6-1 at the intermission, outscoring the Highlanders 3-0 in the second quarter. The third quarter was where Rutgers took firm control of the game, scoring all seven goals in the frame. They held on from there for the 13-goal win.

"I'm very proud of the way we came out of the locker room at halftime," Brecht explained. "When you play games, you always want to be sharp, you want to be focused. You want to have a lot of passion from the opening whistle. I thought our passion grew as the game went on."

Next up for Rutgers is a home contest against Delaware next Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.

Postgame Notes

Scott Bieda extended his point scoring streak to 27 games. He has totaled 50 goals, 55 assists and 103 points in that span, which is 9^th longest in the nation.

Bieda has scored a goal in 16 straight games, good for 8^th longest in the nation. He has 36 total goals in that span.

Heningburg had his fourth game this season with at least three goals.

Heningburg's six points tied his career-high, previously set last season vs. NJIT.

Charalambides had his fourth game this season with at least three goals. He leads the team with 22 goals.

Freshman Josh Jordan had two goals for the second time in his career.

Danny Plant scored his first goal since 2013. It was the second multi-goal game of his career.

Pat Carotenuto scored his first goal of the season and fifth of his career.

Jeff George, Zack Sikora and Christian Mazzone also tallied in the game for Rutgers.

Making their career debut: Gage Bradshaw, Adam Graham, Jack Ayre, Ryan Cunningham.

Alex Hatzopolous saw his first action of the season.

Zackary Franckowiak had a career-high eight ground balls.

Michael Rexrodehad a career-high four caused turnovers.

Joe Francisco was 6-of-11 on faceoffs, while Charlie Nicklaus was a career-best 8-of-11 at the X.

Kris Alleyne moved into 9th place all-time at Rutgers with 458 career saves.

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Players Mentioned

#35 Jack Ayre: Goalie; 5' 9"; Freshman

#31 Gage Bradshaw: Defense; 6' 0"; Freshman

#28 Ryan Cunningham: Midfield; 5' 11"; Freshman

#26 Zackary Franckowiak: Midfield; 6' 0"; Freshman

#41 Adam Graham: Defense; 6' 3"; Freshman

#23 Josh Jordan: Attack; 5' 10"; Freshman

#4 Kris Alleyne: Goalie; 5' 10"; Junior

#47 Scott Bieda: Attack; 5' 9"; Junior

#46 Pat Carotenuto: Midfield; 6' 5"; Junior

#9 Adam Charalambides: Attack; 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#35 Jack Ayre
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: Goalie

#31 Gage Bradshaw
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Defense

#28 Ryan Cunningham
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Midfield

#26 Zackary Franckowiak
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Midfield

#41 Adam Graham
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: Defense

#23 Josh Jordan
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: Attack

#4 Kris Alleyne
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Goalie

#47 Scott Bieda
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Attack

#46 Pat Carotenuto
: 6' 5"; Junior
: Midfield

#9 Adam Charalambides
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Attack