Friday, October 19
Piscataway, N.J.
7:00 PM
Rutgers University
vs
Indiana
Photo by: Mel Evans
Men's Soccer Travels To Columbia on Tuesday
Oct 22 | Men's Soccer
Scarlet Knights Kick Off Final Week Of Regular Season With Lions at 7 p.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Scarlet Knights wrap up the regular season this week with two games on the road on this week. First up, a nonconference contest at Columbia on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
DOWN THE STRETCH WE COME
Last week, the Scarlet Knights picked up a 4-1 nonconference victory at Lafayette, with junior Jordan Hall and redshirt senior Miles Hackett both scoring twice in RU's largest output in nearly a year. It was the most goals netted by Rutgers since defeating the Leopards by the same scoring on Oct. 18 of last season.
Rutgers followed with an intense contest with No. 2 and 2017 national runner-up Indiana. While the Hoosiers collected the 1-0 victory, having gone unbeaten in their last 34 Big Ten matchups, the Scarlet Knights denied Indiana the back of the net until the 84th minute of play. The RU defense weathered 26 shots by the Hoosiers with senior netminder Rafael Pereira tying his career-high with nine stops.
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE B1G
The Scarlet Knights currently sit in seventh place in the league standings with six points heading into the final week of the regular season.
RU should have a clearer picture of upcoming Big Ten Tournament seeding following the mid-week conference games. The Scarlet Knights can finish in either sixth, seventh or eighth place.
Matches to watch:
Tuesday:
Penn State (2-2-2) at Maryland (3-3) - 6 p.m.
Michigan (3-2-1) at Michigan St. (4-1-1) - 8 p.m.
Wednesday:
Indiana (6-0) at Ohio State (0-5-1) - 7 p.m.
Wisconsin (4-2) at Northwestern (4-2) - 8 p.m.
ABOUT COLUMBIA
The Lions welcome the Scarlet Knights with a 6-4-1 overall mark and 3-1-0 record in the Ivy League.
Columbia has swung back and forth between the win and loss columns in the last seven games, most recently picked up a 1-0 overtime win at home against Dartmouth.
Senior forward Kynan Rocks leads the Lions with seven points (3G, 1A) while senior midfielder Dylan Mott and junior midfielder Danny Laranetto both have five points behind two goals and an assist.
Senior Dylan Castanheira has logged 35 saves and four shutouts in the season in goal. He holds a .814 save percentage and 0.70 goals against average.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Junior Jordan Hall currently ranks sixth nationally in total goals having put away 12 of RU's 21 goals in 2018 and sits in 10th place in total points with 26.
Additionally, the Manchester, England native is one of 15 Division I student-athletes with three or more converted PKs on the season.
B1G STATS
With two goals against Lafayette on Tuesday night, junior Jordan Hall has totaled 12 goals on the season to lead all Big Ten scorers.
Hall sits in first place ahead of Indiana's Andrew Gutman with eight goals and Michigan's Umar Farouk Osman with seven goals.
Hall's name is also found atop the league charts in goals per game (0.80), points (26), points per game (1.73) and second in shots (52) and shots per game (3.27).
Redshirt senior Miles Hackett meanwhile has four assists to his name and is tied for seventh in the league in the category.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers men's soccer team concludes the 2018 regular season at Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersMensSoccer) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RUMensSoccer) for all of the latest news and updates. Fans also receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on both social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
DOWN THE STRETCH WE COME
Last week, the Scarlet Knights picked up a 4-1 nonconference victory at Lafayette, with junior Jordan Hall and redshirt senior Miles Hackett both scoring twice in RU's largest output in nearly a year. It was the most goals netted by Rutgers since defeating the Leopards by the same scoring on Oct. 18 of last season.
Rutgers followed with an intense contest with No. 2 and 2017 national runner-up Indiana. While the Hoosiers collected the 1-0 victory, having gone unbeaten in their last 34 Big Ten matchups, the Scarlet Knights denied Indiana the back of the net until the 84th minute of play. The RU defense weathered 26 shots by the Hoosiers with senior netminder Rafael Pereira tying his career-high with nine stops.
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE B1G
The Scarlet Knights currently sit in seventh place in the league standings with six points heading into the final week of the regular season.
RU should have a clearer picture of upcoming Big Ten Tournament seeding following the mid-week conference games. The Scarlet Knights can finish in either sixth, seventh or eighth place.
Matches to watch:
Tuesday:
Penn State (2-2-2) at Maryland (3-3) - 6 p.m.
Michigan (3-2-1) at Michigan St. (4-1-1) - 8 p.m.
Wednesday:
Indiana (6-0) at Ohio State (0-5-1) - 7 p.m.
Wisconsin (4-2) at Northwestern (4-2) - 8 p.m.
ABOUT COLUMBIA
The Lions welcome the Scarlet Knights with a 6-4-1 overall mark and 3-1-0 record in the Ivy League.
Columbia has swung back and forth between the win and loss columns in the last seven games, most recently picked up a 1-0 overtime win at home against Dartmouth.
Senior forward Kynan Rocks leads the Lions with seven points (3G, 1A) while senior midfielder Dylan Mott and junior midfielder Danny Laranetto both have five points behind two goals and an assist.
Senior Dylan Castanheira has logged 35 saves and four shutouts in the season in goal. He holds a .814 save percentage and 0.70 goals against average.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Junior Jordan Hall currently ranks sixth nationally in total goals having put away 12 of RU's 21 goals in 2018 and sits in 10th place in total points with 26.
Additionally, the Manchester, England native is one of 15 Division I student-athletes with three or more converted PKs on the season.
B1G STATS
With two goals against Lafayette on Tuesday night, junior Jordan Hall has totaled 12 goals on the season to lead all Big Ten scorers.
Hall sits in first place ahead of Indiana's Andrew Gutman with eight goals and Michigan's Umar Farouk Osman with seven goals.
Hall's name is also found atop the league charts in goals per game (0.80), points (26), points per game (1.73) and second in shots (52) and shots per game (3.27).
Redshirt senior Miles Hackett meanwhile has four assists to his name and is tied for seventh in the league in the category.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers men's soccer team concludes the 2018 regular season at Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersMensSoccer) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RUMensSoccer) for all of the latest news and updates. Fans also receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on both social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
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