Men's Soccer Upsets No. 11 Indiana on the Road, 2-1

Friday, September 17

Bloomington, IN

8:00 PM

Rutgers University

6-0-1, 1-0-0

No. 11 Indiana

3-2-1, 0-1-0

Rutgers

Indiana

Men's Soccer Upsets No. 11 Indiana on the Road, 2-1

Sep 17 | Men's Soccer

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Scarlet Knights pick up first ranked win since 2015

BLOOMINGTON, IND – Rutgers men's soccer (6-0-1, 1-0-0 Big Ten) upset No. 11 Indiana (3-2-1, 0-1-0 Big Ten) by a score of 2-1 on the road in Bloomington Friday night to remain unbeaten in 2021. The Scarlet Knights erased a 1-0 deficit with two second half goals for the win.

Freshman forward Nico Rosamilia scored the equalizer for Rutgers, marking his third goal of his young career. Junior midfielder Jackson Temple recorded the game winner with his second goal of the season and ninth of his career. Sophomore forward Ola Maeland added his fourth assist of the season, while goalkeeper Oren Asher recorded two saves en route to a victory.

Rutgers found its first shot of the game on target in the 3rd minute, as senior midfielder Pablo Avila's attempt was held off by Indiana's keeper. The next shot in the match came in the 23rd minute by Indiana, this one finding the back of the net for 1-0 Hoosier edge.

RU held IU to just three shots overall in the first half. In the final minutes of the opening stanza, senior forward Ritchie Barry found back-to-back shots for the Scarlet Knights. The Hoosiers' keeper recorded his second save of the match on the first, as the defense blocked the second to keep the margin at 1-0 entering halftime.

After a huge stop by Asher in the 53rd minute kept it a one score game, Rosamilia found the equalizer in the 58^th minute. A swift pass from Barry from the midfield, set up Rosamilia at the top of the box. He worked through traffic, scoring off a Hoosier deflection to balance the score at 1-1. It marked the first goal scored against Indiana since 2015.

Oren Asher keeping this a 1-0 match with this diving save at the start of the second half in Bloomington.#RUMS // #GoRU pic.twitter.com/rCVnQdWaIQ
— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) September 18, 2021

58' GOOALLLL

Nico Rosamilia scores the equalizer through traffic for a 1-1 score here in the second half!#RUMS // #GoRU pic.twitter.com/jfqybJcJrV
— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) September 18, 2021

Rutgers didn't stop there. In the 70^th minute, Temple gave the Scarlet Knights the lead with an incredible sliding kick off an assist from Maeland, finding the upper 90 for a 2-1 RU advantage. Although Indiana challenged in the 85th minute with back-to-back shots, Asher recorded his second save of the match and the defense denied the second to secure the victory.

70' GOOOALLL#RUMS LEADS! Jackson Temple with this incredible finish to give Rutgers a 2-1 advantage over #11 Indiana!#GoRU pic.twitter.com/Dkb44wISEE
— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) September 18, 2021

A total of 16 Scarlet Knights saw action in the match. Defenders Thomas DeVizio, Joey Zalinsky, and Vincent Borden, and midfielder Pablo Avila all tallied 90 minutes.

RU maintained the edge in a tightly contested match, leading IU in shots, 9-8, and shots on goal, 4-3. Both keepers registered two saves in the match. The win marked the Scarlet Knights first over a ranked opponent since topping No. 18 Ohio State in 2015.

Rutgers returns home to host Penn on Monday at 7 p.m. on Big Ten+ from Yurcak Field.

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