HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – No. 8 Rutgers men's lacrosse dominated Hofstra with a 22-10 win in the team's non-conference finale on Saturday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights improve to 8-1 on the season with the team's fourth road win of the season. It marked Rutgers second straight game, third this season, and sixth in the last two years reaching 20+ goals.

Rutgers got contributions from all throughout their roster, with 17 different goal scorers on the day. RU was led by three goals from Brian Cameron and two apiece from Ross Scott and Shane Knobloch. Rutgers took advantage of a 54-37 margin in shots and played much of their roster in the contest. Ross Scott had a team-high three assists, tying his career-high for the second straight game.

The Scarlet Knights grabbed the lead right out of the gates, scoring three times in the opening two minutes, leading 7-0 after the opening quarter, and expanding their lead to 10-0 after the first 20 minutes of the game to take complete control.

The Scarlet Knights got off to an incredibly quick start and a dominant opening quarter. Rutgers opened the game in front from the opening faceoff, with Jonathan Dugenio winning the draw, running down and scoring. That was followed by a trio of quick goals from Ross Scott, Ryan Gallagher and Michael Sanguinetti gave RU a 4-0 lead just three minutes into the game. Shortly after, a transition goal from defenseman Bobby Russo gave RU a 5-0 lead. Then, late in the quarter, Tommy Coyne and Brian Cameron went back-to-back with goals. Overall, in the opening quarter, Rutgers had seven goals from seven different goal scorers, outshooting Hofstra 19-6 in the frame for a 7-0 lead.

In the second quarter, it was more of the same for the Scarlet Knights. Shane Knobloch, Remington Reynolds and Cameron scores just 75 seconds apart to put RU ahead 10-0 after 20 minutes of action.

Justin Kim, Brennan Kamish, and James Ringer also added second quarter goals. At halftime, the visitors held a 13-3 advantage. RU outshot Hofstra 33-11 in the opening half.

Rutgers continued to add to their advantage in the second half. In the third quarter, RU outscored the Pride 7-4. The Scarlet Knights closed out the win from there.
 
Postgame Notes
With the Victory

• Rutgers finishes non-conference play at 8-1. That mark matches the 2017 team for the best non-conference record since head coach Brian Brecht took the helm in 2012.
• The eight non-conference wins are the most for the program dating back to joining the ECAC in 2000.
• In the 32^nd meeting all-time between RU and Hofstra, RU now holds a 17-15 advantage, and has won the last two meetings (2019 and 2022).

Individually

• Freshman Remington Reynolds scored the first goal of his career.
• Jonathan Dugenio scored his first goal of the year.
• Defenseman Bobby Russo scored his second goal of the season, marking a new career-high.
• Brennan Kamish had his first points this season (first goal and first assist of the season).
• James Ringer had his first goal of the season (second career for the junior) and first assist, marking a career-high two points.  
• Ross Scott tied his career-high with three assists for the second straight game. 
• Dante Kulas tied his career-high with two assists. 
• Sam Stephan's six ground balls was a season-high.
• Tommy Coyne tied his career-high with two assists. 
• Mason Rickens had a career-high three ground balls. 
• Goalkeepers Ellis Steadfast and Liam Gray made their career debuts. 
• Liam Gray had three saves. 
• Luke Romaneck tied his career-high with five faceoffs won.

Up Next
The game marked the final non-conference matchup for the Scarlet Knights. RU will begin Big Ten play next weekend against No. 7 Ohio State. The game will be at home, Sunday March 27 at noon, and have a national television broadcast by ESPNU.