PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The No. 18 ranked Rutgers men's soccer team (7-2-2, 2-1-1 B1G) will welcome Wisconsin (4-5, 1-3 B1G) to Yurcak Field on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. for Senior Day.
The contest will be available to stream on B1G+.
Last Time Out
Rutgers men's soccer tied then-No. 11 Michigan (6-1-3, 2-1-1 B1G) 0-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Both teams generated offensive opportunities but to no avail. Thomas Angelone led RU with two of the team's six shots. Camron Boumsong also put a shot on goal.
Goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton recorded five saves as well, to lead the defensive effort.
In The Rankings
The Scarlet Knights entered back into the United States Soccer Coaches National Poll on Oct. 7 for the first time since 2021 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. 11 in the RPI and tied a third in the conference standing with seven points.
2025 Team Captains
Cole Cruthers will return as a captain for the fall 2025 campaign after donning the arm band last season as a junior.
In addition, Cruthers will be supported by a leadership group including Devon Stopek, Erick Ruiz, Ciaran Dalton and Joschi Schelb.
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 57 career games in net. He's also tied for sixth all-time with 209 career saves. 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 (4), Kitch (2), Boumsong (2) 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 11 and 10 games on the backline, respectively. Jude Essuman and Joshua Jerome have each found the back of the net as well.
Scouting the Badgers
After dropping four contests in a row, Wisconsin has won its last two outings against Wisconsin (1-0) and Milwaukee (2-1).
Bart Muns and Matthew Zachemski lead the way with three goals and six points each.
Rutgers is 7-6-1 against the Badgers all-time and have come out on top in the last four 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 skee ball, 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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