PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 17 Rutgers men's lacrosse improved to 2-0 on the season with a 17-10 victory over St. John's. The Scarlet Knights were led by Adam Charalambides with six goals and four tallies from Ryan Gallagher. Michael Sanguinetti scored twice, with David Sprock, Ross Scott, Brennan Kamish, Mark Schachte and Ethal Rall scoring one goal apiece.
Shots for the game were even at 48. St. John's had 18 turnovers to just nine for the Scarlet Knights. RU was 23-of-24 on clears and goalkeeper Stephen Russo made 14 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Scarlet Knights raced out to a 9-4 halftime lead, spurred on by a 6-2 advantage in the second quarter. Adam Charalambides recorded a hat trick in the opening half, while Ryan Gallagher tallied twice. Stephen Russo made nine saves in the opening 30 minutes.
In the second half, St. John's got back to within four at 12-8, but RU responded with a four-goal run that prevented any thoughts of a comeback.
QUOTABLE
"We played really well today. We played with a lot of tempo and a lot of energy for the second game in a row. We got a lot of good participation today from a lot of different areas. We cleared the ball exceptionally well. I was pleased with the team's effort."
- Head Coach Brian Brecht
"We were playing our way. Our team can be pretty lethal on offense when all six guys on offensive are banging the ball around. Our guys were doing a great job of drawing slides, that's what allows me to get open, so credit to those guys for helping set it up."
- Adam Charalambides
POSTGAME NOTES
- Adam Charlambides led the way with seven points on six goals and a assist. He now has 16 goals in three career games against St. John's.
- He tied his career-high for goals in a game.
- It was the 17th time in his career he recorded at least three goals.
- Ryan Gallagher's four goals tied a career-high.
- It was his fifth career game with at least a hat trick.
- Garrett Bullett had a career-high six ground balls.
- Michael Sanguinetti had his first career multi-goal game.
- Redshirt sophomore LSM Ethan Rall scored his first career goal.
- The Scarlet Knights have won seven straight against the Red Storm.
NEXT UP
The Scarlet Knights will play their first road game of the season. RU is at Army for a noon start next Saturday.
