Wednesday, February 9
Piscataway, N.J.
3:00 PM
Rutgers University
vs
Marist
Photo by: Ben Solomon
No. 9 Men's Lacrosse Hosts Marist on Wednesday
Feb 08 | Men's Lacrosse
No. 9 Rutgers vs. Marist
Wednesday, February 9, 3 p.m.
SHI Stadium- Piscataway, N.J.
No. 9 Rutgers men's lacrosse is right back in action as the team hosts the Marist Red Foxes on Wednesday afternoon in the team's first midweek contest, part of a three games in eight days stretch to open the season following a 1-0 start. It is RU's first regular-season midweek game since Tuesday, March 12, 2019 against Lehigh, a 13-10 loss to the No. 16 Mountain Hawks.
ABOUT THE OPENER
The Scarlet Knights had a resounding victory with a 15-6 performance over the LIU Sharks. Newcomer Mitch Bartolo led the way with career-highs in goals (5), points (6) and ground balls (4). Ross Scott, Ronan Jacoby and senior Michael Sanguinetti each added two goals apiece. RU jumped out to a 6-0 lead, shutting out the Sharks for the first 26 minutes and never looking back. After the opening week of the season, RU leads the country in scoring defense (6.0 goals per game) and caused turnovers (13). On the defensive end, Bobby Russo excelled, blanking NEC Offensive Player of the Year Richie LaCalandra and collecting five ground balls, two caused turnovers, and had his second career goal in transition.
BROADCAST INFO
The game will be live streamed on B1G+ with Dom Savino and Rick Mercurio on the call. WRSU will also have a live radio broadcast with Chris Tsakonas and Eddie Kalegi on the call.
ABOUT MARIST
Picked second in the MAAC preseason poll (behind a Monmouth squad that RU faced in a scrimmage), the Red Foxes played just four games last season, finishing 3-1. Attackman Jamison Embury and LSM JT Roselle were named to the preseason all-conference team. It will be the team's season-opener. RU is 3-1 all-time against Marist. The team's last met in 2012, a 10-9 RU win. RU also claimed wins in 1998 and 2010, with Marist winning its lone home game of the series in 2011.
WITH A VICTORY
A win for the Scarlet Knights would represent a 2-0 start to the year for the seventh straight campaign. A HISTORIC 2021 CAMPAIGN The 2021 season marked a breakthrough campaign for the Rutgers men's lacrosse program. The Scarlet Knights navigated a challenging double round robin conference-only schedule in the grueling Big Ten with ease, finishing the regular season with an 8-2 mark. RU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the NCAAs for the first time since 2004 and subsequently winning an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 1990.
TRANSFER PORTAL SUCCESS
RU has become a prominent place for transfers to thrive. Overall, the current roster features 15 student-athletes that came to RU as transfers. In last season's NCAA Tournament run, the Scarlet Knights started three transfers in their first year at RU, including All-Americans in goalkeeper Colin Kirst and attackman Connor Kirst, alongside faceoff man Jonathan Dugenio, with six new transfers entering overall. This season, RU again went to the transfer portal and hauled in a talented group of incoming transfers set to make an immediate impact. Inside Lacrosse ranked Rutgers' as the No. 1 incoming transfer class. The group features: Brad Apgar (Defenseman from Salisbury): Three-Time All-American at Salisbury Mitch Bartolo (Attackman from Penn): Team Captain, 20 Goals in 27 Games at Penn Bryant Boswell (Defenseman from Bucknell): Two-Time All-Conference at Bucknell Toby Burgdorf (Goalkeeper from Providence): 18 Starts at Providence Brian Cameron (Attackman from UNC): 38 Goals in 38 Games at UNC Ronan Jacoby (Attackman from Wesleyan): Three-Time All-American at Wesleyan Sam Stephan (Faceoff from Mount St. Mary's): 54.5% on faceoffs at MSM
ALL-AMERICAN ACCOLADES
The Scarlet Knights set a program record last year with seven players named AllAmericans by the USILA. Two of those players graduated, but RU returns five of those All-Americans from last season: Colin Kirst (Third Team), Jaryd Jean-Felix, Shane Knobloch, Ethan Rall and Davis Sprock (Honorable Mention). In this season's preseason polling, four RU student-athletes were recognized, with Kirst, Rall and Sprock tabbed alongside Brennan Kamish.
NEW LOOK ON OFFENSE
The Scarlet Knights will have a new look to their offense this season. RU graduated three All-American attackmen from last season's roster as Adam Charalambides, Kieran Mullins and Connor Kirst moved on. The trio combined for 109 goals and 165 points last season. RU's top returning leading scorer, midfielder David Sprock, will miss the season due to an injury suffered in the preseason. Those four combined for 68% of the team's goal-scoring and 66% of the team's points last season. RU does return talent such as Big Ten Freshman of the Year Shane Knobloch, captain Ryan Gallagher, and Ross Scott, as well as brought in talented transfers to add to the offense (Mitch Bartolo, Ronan Jacoby, Brian Cameron). N
Wednesday, February 9, 3 p.m.
SHI Stadium- Piscataway, N.J.
No. 9 Rutgers men's lacrosse is right back in action as the team hosts the Marist Red Foxes on Wednesday afternoon in the team's first midweek contest, part of a three games in eight days stretch to open the season following a 1-0 start. It is RU's first regular-season midweek game since Tuesday, March 12, 2019 against Lehigh, a 13-10 loss to the No. 16 Mountain Hawks.
ABOUT THE OPENER
The Scarlet Knights had a resounding victory with a 15-6 performance over the LIU Sharks. Newcomer Mitch Bartolo led the way with career-highs in goals (5), points (6) and ground balls (4). Ross Scott, Ronan Jacoby and senior Michael Sanguinetti each added two goals apiece. RU jumped out to a 6-0 lead, shutting out the Sharks for the first 26 minutes and never looking back. After the opening week of the season, RU leads the country in scoring defense (6.0 goals per game) and caused turnovers (13). On the defensive end, Bobby Russo excelled, blanking NEC Offensive Player of the Year Richie LaCalandra and collecting five ground balls, two caused turnovers, and had his second career goal in transition.
BROADCAST INFO
The game will be live streamed on B1G+ with Dom Savino and Rick Mercurio on the call. WRSU will also have a live radio broadcast with Chris Tsakonas and Eddie Kalegi on the call.
ABOUT MARIST
Picked second in the MAAC preseason poll (behind a Monmouth squad that RU faced in a scrimmage), the Red Foxes played just four games last season, finishing 3-1. Attackman Jamison Embury and LSM JT Roselle were named to the preseason all-conference team. It will be the team's season-opener. RU is 3-1 all-time against Marist. The team's last met in 2012, a 10-9 RU win. RU also claimed wins in 1998 and 2010, with Marist winning its lone home game of the series in 2011.
WITH A VICTORY
A win for the Scarlet Knights would represent a 2-0 start to the year for the seventh straight campaign. A HISTORIC 2021 CAMPAIGN The 2021 season marked a breakthrough campaign for the Rutgers men's lacrosse program. The Scarlet Knights navigated a challenging double round robin conference-only schedule in the grueling Big Ten with ease, finishing the regular season with an 8-2 mark. RU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the NCAAs for the first time since 2004 and subsequently winning an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 1990.
TRANSFER PORTAL SUCCESS
RU has become a prominent place for transfers to thrive. Overall, the current roster features 15 student-athletes that came to RU as transfers. In last season's NCAA Tournament run, the Scarlet Knights started three transfers in their first year at RU, including All-Americans in goalkeeper Colin Kirst and attackman Connor Kirst, alongside faceoff man Jonathan Dugenio, with six new transfers entering overall. This season, RU again went to the transfer portal and hauled in a talented group of incoming transfers set to make an immediate impact. Inside Lacrosse ranked Rutgers' as the No. 1 incoming transfer class. The group features: Brad Apgar (Defenseman from Salisbury): Three-Time All-American at Salisbury Mitch Bartolo (Attackman from Penn): Team Captain, 20 Goals in 27 Games at Penn Bryant Boswell (Defenseman from Bucknell): Two-Time All-Conference at Bucknell Toby Burgdorf (Goalkeeper from Providence): 18 Starts at Providence Brian Cameron (Attackman from UNC): 38 Goals in 38 Games at UNC Ronan Jacoby (Attackman from Wesleyan): Three-Time All-American at Wesleyan Sam Stephan (Faceoff from Mount St. Mary's): 54.5% on faceoffs at MSM
ALL-AMERICAN ACCOLADES
The Scarlet Knights set a program record last year with seven players named AllAmericans by the USILA. Two of those players graduated, but RU returns five of those All-Americans from last season: Colin Kirst (Third Team), Jaryd Jean-Felix, Shane Knobloch, Ethan Rall and Davis Sprock (Honorable Mention). In this season's preseason polling, four RU student-athletes were recognized, with Kirst, Rall and Sprock tabbed alongside Brennan Kamish.
NEW LOOK ON OFFENSE
The Scarlet Knights will have a new look to their offense this season. RU graduated three All-American attackmen from last season's roster as Adam Charalambides, Kieran Mullins and Connor Kirst moved on. The trio combined for 109 goals and 165 points last season. RU's top returning leading scorer, midfielder David Sprock, will miss the season due to an injury suffered in the preseason. Those four combined for 68% of the team's goal-scoring and 66% of the team's points last season. RU does return talent such as Big Ten Freshman of the Year Shane Knobloch, captain Ryan Gallagher, and Ross Scott, as well as brought in talented transfers to add to the offense (Mitch Bartolo, Ronan Jacoby, Brian Cameron). N
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