Rutgers Game Notes

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 5 Rutgers men's lacrosse has a quick turnaround off a ranked win over No. 15 Princeton Wednesday, playing again Friday against another in-state foe in NJIT. RU will play at NJIT, in a game hosted at Ranger Stadium on the campus of Drew University, at 7 p.m.

The Scarlet Knights have rolled to a 7-0 start this season. The last three victories have come against ranked teams in No. 19 Brown, No. 14 Stony Brook, and No. 15 Princeton, by a combined margin of 46-26. RU also holds a win over and Army West Point team that was receiving votes at the time and now sits at No. 8 nationally, and a Fairfield team that started the season ranked No. 20.

Against the Tigers, Rutgers got four goals from freshman Kieran Mullins and three goals from junior Chad Toliver, who each matched career-highs. Tewaaraton Award Watch List member Jules Heningburg had a career-high five assists and seven points. Goalkeeper Max Edelmann made 14 saves to backstop the team to a win. FO Joe Francisco was 17-of-30 at the 'X' with six ground balls.

NJIT enters the matchup at 0-7. The Highlanders have played two mutual opponents with the Scarlet Knights, falling to Army (19-6 in their last game Monday) and Princeton (22-8). NJIT is led by Aaron Foster with 11 goals and Ryan Callghan has 10 goals and five assists for a team-high 15 points. In goal, Cameron Cronk (.461 save percentage, 13.79 goals-against-average) and Nick Marzulllo (.437 save percentage, 16.49 goals-against-average) have split time.

This is the third year of Division I lacrosse at NJIT, with the Highlanders' lone win coming last season vs. Dartmouth. Rutgers is 2-0 against NJIT, with both previous matchups coming at home at High Point Solutions Stadium. In the first matchup in 2015, RU claimed a 21-2 win. Last season, the Scarlet Knights earned a 16-3 win. Jules Heningburg had six points in that game last season, which stood as his career-high until Wednesday.