PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers men's soccer team (4-6-2, 2-3-1 B1G) picked up its second Big Ten win of the season with a 2-1 win over Wisconsin (4-4-5, 1-2-3 B1G) under Friday Knight Lights at Yurcak Field. Jackson Temple and Curt Calov found the back of the net to seal the victory for the Scarlet Knights while Ciaran Dalton made two saves in net.
The contest started off slowly as both teams traded possessions. Temple, however, broke through in the 21st minute to put RU on the board and give the team the lead heading into halftime.
Out of the break, Wisconsin even the score up with a goal in the 48th minute of play. Rutgers did not quit though and continued to keep the ball in the Badgers' defensive half.
Off a long ball from Matthew Acosta, Calov controlled the rebound off a shot from Ian Abbey to score the game-winner.
Rutgers also celebrated Alumni Day, welcomingback Letterwinners spanning four decades. They were honored with a halftime ceremony and enjoyed festivities with the team both pre and postgame!
Goals
21' | (RU) Jackson Temple – unassisted
48' | Thomas Raimbault – Markie Hrvojevic
70' | Curt Calov – Ian Abbey & Matthew Acosta
Game Notes
- The 2-1 win over Wisconsin at Yurcak is the first win at home for Rutgers since 2019 when the team earned a 3-0 victory. The all-time series between the two teams now stands at 6-6-1.
- Temple continues to pace the Scarlet Knights with five goals. He has also added two assists this season for a team-best 12 points.
- Calov's goal is his second since arriving "On The Banks" and the 10th of his career. He registered eight goals in his first two seasons at the collegiate level with Syracuse.
- This is the second game this slate where Temple and Calov have both scored. The first was RU's home opener against St. John's (Aug. 28) in the 2-2 draw.
- With Dalton's two saves, the sophomore has now totaled 36 stops in 10 starts. He has recorded eight multi-save games this fall.
- Wisconsin led the way in shots (15-10) although Rutgers paces both teams in shots on goal (8-3). Ian Abbey topped the Scarlet Knights with five shots and four on-frame.
- The freshmen continued to show out as Nick Collins, Devon Stopek, Erick Ruiz and Luciano Sanchez all earned starts against the Badgers on Friday night. The group of four rookies have already collectively played 2,359 minutes on the pitch and combined for 26 starts.
- Collins, Acosta, Stopek, Cole Cruthers and Joey Zalinsky played the entire 90 minutes against UW.
- Rutgers now has seven points in Big Ten play to rank fifth in the standings.
Gallery: (10-13-2023) Men's Soccer vs. Wisconsin
Looking Ahead
Rutgers will be back at home to face Penn State (7-2-3, 3-1-1 B1G) on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. for its final home game. The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
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