PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's soccer (8-2-2, 3-1-1 B1G) pulled out the 4-2 win over Wisconsin (4-6, 1-4 B1G) on Friday night to remain a perfect 6-0 at home. Four Scarlet Knights found the back of the net in the victory and goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton made four saves.Â
The contests started out even, with both teams generating chances on offense and taking three shots apiece. But Camron Boumsong struck first for RU with a bicycle kick goal in the 27th minute. Â
The Badgers came started the second half strong and found the back of the net in the 52nd minute. The tie only lasted three minutes however, as Andrew Kitch put RU ahead once again off a feed from Joschi Schelb. Â
Then just under four minutes later Schelb set up another goal for the Scarlet Knights, this time finding Nick Collin's head on a corner kick to give the team a two-goal edge. Â
Wisconsin would again fight back with a tally to bring the deficit to one, this time in the 73rd minute. Following a back-and-forth ten-minute period that saw chances for each side, the Scarlet Knights were able to force a crucial turnover deep in the Badger end. Â
Dan Karsten was able to jar the ball loose just outside of the Wisconsin penalty area where he was taken down from behind resulting in a red card for the Badgers following a VAR review. Awarded a free kick in a dangerous area, Karsten put the game away for good after finding the back of the net with a left-footed strike that deflected off the Wisconsin wall of defenders.Â
GoalsÂ
27' (RU)
Camron Boumsong –
Devon StopekÂ
52' (UW) Roman Eisa – Ola Arntsen & Aidan MartinezÂ
55' (RU)Â
Andrew Kitch –
Joschi SchelbÂ
59' (RU)
Nick Collins –
Joschi Schelb Â
73' (UW) Markie Hrvojevic – Roman Eisa & Ola ArnstenÂ
87' (RU)
Dan KarstenÂ
Game Notes    Â
- Boumsong and Kitch both netted their third scores of the season to tie for third on the team. Â
- Collin's goal marks the second of the season and third of his career. The defender ranks fifth on the team with six total points. Â
- Karsten has found the back of the net in two of the last three games. He ranks second on the team with five goals. Â
- 21 of RU's 25 goals this season have come from newcomers. Devon Stopek and Nick Collins are the lone returners to net a goal so far, as well as a team goal. Â
- Rutgers has scored 25 goals this slate, including 13 at home, to mark the second highest total in the Big Ten. Â
- The Scarlet Knights have score four goals three times this season and have found the back of the net in all but one match. Â
- Ciaran Dalton made four saves in net on Friday to move up to sixth on the all-time career saves list with 213 stops. He is just one stop away from cracking the top-5. Â
- Dalton is the only Scarlet Knights to play all 90 minutes of all 12 matches this campaign. Â
- RU improves to 8-6-1 against the Badgers in the all-time series and has come out on top in the last five meetings. Â
Looking Ahead    Â
Rutgers will travel to Maryland for a midweek match up on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.Â
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