Sunday, October 28
University Park, Pa.
4:00 PM
Rutgers University
at
Penn State
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Men's Soccer Set For Regular Season Finale at Penn State
Oct 27 | Men's Soccer
Scarlet Knights Playing For Big Ten Quarterfinal Seeding Position on Sunday at 4 p.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Scarlet Knights wrap up the regular season on Sunday at Penn State at 4 p.m. in a battle for the No. 6/7 spot at next weekend's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
B1G OUTCOME
Rutgers enters the game sitting in seventh place with six points at 2-5-0, while Penn State sits right above in sixth place with eight points at 2-3-2.
The winner will claim the sixth seed to open up tournament play traveling to the number three seed, while a Rutgers tie or loss will keep the Scarlet Knights as a seven seed making their way to the bracket's number two seed.
Indiana has already wrapped up the top seed and regular season title while Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland and Michigan are all vying for seeds two thru four on Sunday.
Rutgers is coming off a 2-1 setback at Columbia on Tuesday night. The Lions were able to capitalize on early chances for a two goal edge 15 minutes into the game.
A slide tackle by Vincent Borden in Scarlet Knight territory led to redshirt junior Brian Hawkins collecting the loose ball. On the long pass, Hawkins was able to connect with Jordan Hall at the left side of the box, who then fired from seven yards out into the opposite corner for his 13th goal of the season and cut the deficit to one.
While only managing two shots in the opening half, the Scarlet Knights fired off 10 attempts in the second half, but was unable to find the equalizer. Rutgers ended the night outshooting Columbia, 12-7.
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE B1G
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 or seventh place.
For the tournament opponents, keep an eye on the other regular season finales with:
Indiana (7-0) vs. Michigan State (4-1-2) - 4 p.m.
Wisconsin (5-2) vs. Ohio State (0-6-1) - 4 p.m.
Maryland (4-3) at Michigan (3-2-2) - 4 p.m.
ABOUT PENN STATE
Penn State enters its regular season finale at 5-8-2 overall and in sixth place in the league right above the Scarlet Knights at 2-3-2.
The Nittany Lions have dropped their last two contests with a 1-0 nonconference loss at James Madison last Saturday and a 3-2 overtime setback at Maryland on Tuesday night.
Jeremy Rafanello leads the Nittany Lions with seven points (3G, 1A), while Aaron Molloy (2G, 2A) and Mac Curren (3G) are next on the stat sheet with six points each.
In goal, Josh Levine is holding down a 0.95 goals against average with five shutouts. He is posting a .792 save percentage having made 57 stops on the season.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Junior Jordan Hall currently ranks fourth nationally in total goals having put away 13 of RU's 22 goals in 2018 and sits in eighth place in total points with 28.
Additionally, the Manchester, England native is one of 17 Division I student-athletes with three or more converted PKs on the season.
B1G STATS
With a goal against Columbia on Tuesday night, junior Jordan Hall has totaled 13 goals on the season to lead all Big Ten scorers.
Hall sits in first place ahead of Indiana's Andrew Gutman with nine goals and Michigan's Umar Farouk Osman with seven goals.
Hall's name is also found atop the league charts in goals per game (0.81), points (28), points per game (1.75) and shots (55) and second in shots per game (3.44) and shots per game (3.44).
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 awaits the final 2018 Big Ten Tournament bracket will travel to its quarterfinal opponent on Sunday, Nov. 4.
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.
B1G OUTCOME
Rutgers enters the game sitting in seventh place with six points at 2-5-0, while Penn State sits right above in sixth place with eight points at 2-3-2.
The winner will claim the sixth seed to open up tournament play traveling to the number three seed, while a Rutgers tie or loss will keep the Scarlet Knights as a seven seed making their way to the bracket's number two seed.
Indiana has already wrapped up the top seed and regular season title while Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland and Michigan are all vying for seeds two thru four on Sunday.
Rutgers is coming off a 2-1 setback at Columbia on Tuesday night. The Lions were able to capitalize on early chances for a two goal edge 15 minutes into the game.
A slide tackle by Vincent Borden in Scarlet Knight territory led to redshirt junior Brian Hawkins collecting the loose ball. On the long pass, Hawkins was able to connect with Jordan Hall at the left side of the box, who then fired from seven yards out into the opposite corner for his 13th goal of the season and cut the deficit to one.
While only managing two shots in the opening half, the Scarlet Knights fired off 10 attempts in the second half, but was unable to find the equalizer. Rutgers ended the night outshooting Columbia, 12-7.
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE B1G
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 or seventh place.
For the tournament opponents, keep an eye on the other regular season finales with:
Indiana (7-0) vs. Michigan State (4-1-2) - 4 p.m.
Wisconsin (5-2) vs. Ohio State (0-6-1) - 4 p.m.
Maryland (4-3) at Michigan (3-2-2) - 4 p.m.
ABOUT PENN STATE
Penn State enters its regular season finale at 5-8-2 overall and in sixth place in the league right above the Scarlet Knights at 2-3-2.
The Nittany Lions have dropped their last two contests with a 1-0 nonconference loss at James Madison last Saturday and a 3-2 overtime setback at Maryland on Tuesday night.
Jeremy Rafanello leads the Nittany Lions with seven points (3G, 1A), while Aaron Molloy (2G, 2A) and Mac Curren (3G) are next on the stat sheet with six points each.
In goal, Josh Levine is holding down a 0.95 goals against average with five shutouts. He is posting a .792 save percentage having made 57 stops on the season.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Junior Jordan Hall currently ranks fourth nationally in total goals having put away 13 of RU's 22 goals in 2018 and sits in eighth place in total points with 28.
Additionally, the Manchester, England native is one of 17 Division I student-athletes with three or more converted PKs on the season.
B1G STATS
With a goal against Columbia on Tuesday night, junior Jordan Hall has totaled 13 goals on the season to lead all Big Ten scorers.
Hall sits in first place ahead of Indiana's Andrew Gutman with nine goals and Michigan's Umar Farouk Osman with seven goals.
Hall's name is also found atop the league charts in goals per game (0.81), points (28), points per game (1.75) and shots (55) and second in shots per game (3.44) and shots per game (3.44).
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 awaits the final 2018 Big Ten Tournament bracket will travel to its quarterfinal opponent on Sunday, Nov. 4.
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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