PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The No. 18-ranked Rutgers men's soccer team (7-2-2, 2-1-1 B1G) will travel to No. 15 Maryland (7-0-3, 3-0-2 B1G) for a top 20 matchup on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. 

The contest will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.  

Last Time Out    

The Scarlet Knights pulled out the 4-2 win over Wisconsin (4-6, 1-4 B1G) on Friday night to remain a perfect 6-0 at home.  

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.
 

27' | Bicycle Kick Brilliance 🚲🔥

Camron Boumsong nets his third goal of the season to give RU an early lead!

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— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) October 10, 2025

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.   
 

55' | Talk about an IMPACT PLAYER 💥

Kitch comes on to start the second half and puts RU back on top!

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— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) October 11, 2025

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.   
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.   
 

59' | Defending or scoring - Nick Collins does it ALL 🤩

Rutgers extends its lead over Wisconsin, 3-1!

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— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) October 11, 2025

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. 
 

87' | Karsten does it AGAIN 👌

Rutgers leads Wisconsin, 4-2 ⚽

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— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) October 11, 2025

In The Rankings 

The Scarlet Knights entered back into the United Soccer Coaches National Poll on Oct. 7 for the first time since 2021, coming in at No. 18. RU is one of five Big Ten schools currently ranked in the poll in addition to No. 13 Michigan, No. 15 Maryland, No. 20 Indiana and No. 22 Washington. 

Rutgers is also currently No. 16 in the RPI and tied a third in the conference standing with 10 points. 

In the Books  

Goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton has been a mainstay for Rutgers since he joined the team as a freshman. With his senior season in front of him, Dalton has already cemented himself in the Rutgers men's soccer record book.   

The Pearl River, New York native currently ranks fifth all-time with 58 career games in net. He's also tied for sixth all-time with 213 career saves, one away from the top five. Dalton made his 200th career save earlier this campaign against Ohio State (Sept. 26).   

The Returners   

RU returns seven players who started 10 or more games last season, including six who registered points.   

Ciaran Dalton and Devon Stopek started every game of the 2024 slate while Nick Collins (16), Nestor Cabrera (15), Scott Godden (15), Arnar Adalsteinsson (13) and Cole Cruthers (11) also all started double-digit games for the Scarlet Knights.   

Transferring In  

Rutgers welcomed seven transfers to the team this offseason.  

Joschi Schelb (St. Francis University, Pa.), Camron Boumsong (St. John's University), Andrew Kitch (University of North Carolina) and Timo Jansen (University of Albany) all joined the team this spring while Logan Brown (Clemson), Dan Karsten (Lipscomb) and Amer Lukovic (Montclair State) came "On The Banks" during the summer.   

Schelb (7), Karsten (5), Kitch (3), Boumsong (3) and Lukovic (1) have all found the back of the net for the Scarlet Knights so far this campaign. In addition, Jansen has recorded two assists while playing a big role in the midfield.   

Introducing the Freshmen    

McElderry and his staff also brought in a big freshmen class of nine players. Jude Essuman, Cedric Lemaire and Jack Andrus joined the Scarlet Knights earlier in the spring of 2025 while Jeffrey Bryjack, Simon Gorczowski, Jaden Gordon, Joshua Jerome, Braxton Montgomery and Ailan Panton came ahead of preseason.  

Montgomery and Andrus have started all 12 games on the backline. Jude Essuman and Joshua Jerome have each found the back of the net as well.   

Scouting the Terps  
 
In the last month, Maryland has won four contests and tied two. They most recently knocked off No. 13 Michigan (2-0) on Friday, Oct. 10.  

Stephane Njike leads the team with 10 points, recording four goals and two assists.  

Rutgers is 4-11-2 versus the Terps in the all-time series, however, RU has come out on top in the last two meetings.  

Up Next    

Rutgers will host No. 22 Washington on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. for Letterwinner Night. As part of Homecoming weekend, the Rutgers Boardwalk will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.   

Fans and families can enjoy the following activities: 

• Ride the ferris wheel and play skeeball, hoop shot and water blast  
• Test your skills on the inflatable Halloween obstacle course  
• Take a ride down our giant inflatable Haunted House slide!  
• Halloween decorations all over the Rutgers Boardwalk  
• Live music from Owls & Lions  

Fans can park in the blue and yellow lots.   

There will also be multiple giveaways at the game including light up sticks, stickers, magnets and trick or treating bags. 
 
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