No. 8/9 Men’s Lacrosse Hosts RV/RV Utah for Saturday Matchup

Saturday, March 4

Piscataway, N.J.

1:00 PM

Rutgers University

Utah

Rutgers Men's Lacrosse vs. Marist, SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ. 02/04/2023 Photo by Steve Hockstein/HarvardStudio.com

No. 8/9 Men’s Lacrosse Hosts RV/RV Utah for Saturday Matchup

Mar 02 | Men's Lacrosse

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. — No. 8/9 Rutgers men's lacrosse welcomes RV/RV Utah to SHI Stadium on Saturday, March 3. The matchup begins at 1 p.m. ET. and will be streamed on B1G+ with Dom Savino and Rick Mercurio on the call.

Saturday is Wear Your Jersey Day! Admission will be free for children in eighth grade and under who come in their team or club jersey. Tickets can be claimed at the box office. There will also be post game autographs with members of the Rutgers men's lacrosse team.

ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS

Rutgers enters Saturday coming off a 20-6 win over St. John's. The Scarlet Knights matched their season-high goal total that came in the season opener against Marist.
Ross Scott used a season-high seven points to lead RU to the win. The senior captain netted five goals, his second five-goal performance in three games.
Scott has a team-leading 20 points (16 goals, four assists) this spring. His 3.20 goals per game ranks second in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally.
Brian Cameron added a career-high six points (two goals, four assists) in the win over SJU. The senior attackman is second on the team with 19 points (13 goals, six assists).
Goalkeeper Kyle Mullin has made five starts in the net for RU, recording 53 saves and a 0.570 save percentage. The senior transfer has allowed only 8.53 goals per game, leading the Big Ten and ranking 12th nationally. His 22.80 saves per game ranks second in the conference and 15th in the country.
Rutgers has been strong at the X this spring. The team's 0.600 faceoff percentage is second in the Big Ten and 10th in the country. Jonathan Dugenio is 42-65 (0.646) and Joe Neuman is 33-56 (0.589). The duo ranks third and fifth in the conference, respectively.
RU has taken care of the ball this spring, leading the country in turnovers per game with only 11.80 per contest.
Jack Aimone netted a career-high four goals in the St. John's victory. The junior's first season in the starting lineup has resulted in 12 goals through five games, ranking third on the Scarlet Knights.

MILESTONE WATCH
Ethan Rall is second all-time in caused turnovers with 68 in his career. The senior is 16 away from tying the program record that belongs to Nick Contino (2011-14), who had 84 as a Scarlet Knight.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Utah became the first Pac-12 school to have an NCAA men's lacrosse team with the program's announcement in 2017. The Utes are in their fifth season, playing to a 22-24 record in their first four campaigns. The program finished the 2022 spring with a 10-4 record, earning two ranked victories along the way. Utah fell in the ASUN Tournament Championship to Robert Morris, 17-18, in its first season as a member of the conference. This spring Utah is out to a 1-3 start, most recently falling to No. 15 Johns Hopkins, 8-12. The Utes only victory this spring came over Marquette, 18-16.

Utah is led by attackman Tyler Bradbury, who has a team-leading 13 points this spring. The junior became the all-time career points leader at Utah with 114 (49 goals, 66 assists) over a span of 33 games (3.5 ppg). Jordan Hyde has also been a force for the Utes. The junior attackman has nine goals through four games this spring. He has netted 69 goals in his 29 career games. On the defensive end, senior Samuel Cambere ranks first all-time in caused turnover (77) and second in ground balls (209) at Utah.

ABOUT THE SERIES
Saturday will be the first ever matchup between the two programs. Utah is the only team on RU's 2023 schedule that the Scarlet Knights have never faced.