PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's soccer (5-2-1, 1-1 B1G) outlasted FDU (4-3-2) in a back-and-forth affair, 3-2, at Yurcak Field on Tuesday night.
The Scarlet Knights were the first to get on the scoreboard after applying some early pressure to the FDU backline. Following a loose ball off a corner kick, Camron Boumsong played a right-footed strike past the Knight goalkeeper and into the back of the net for opening tally.
Thirteen minutes later, FDU would find the equalizer off a through ball that led to a streaking counterattack for the Knights. However, the Scarlet Knights were able to regain the lead just before half on a
Nick Collins goal. Following a strong strike from
Andrew Kitch that was knocked aside by the Knight goalkeeper, Collins was there to clean up the rebound and give the Scarlet Knights the lead heading into the halftime break.
Coming out of the break, FDU would again knot the score, this time in the 52nd minute. With just under 10 minutes left on the clock in the second half, the Scarlet Knights pulled ahead for good on a Kitch tally, his second point of the evening. Following a ball from Boumsong into the far corner, Dan Karsten sent a low cross into the sliding foot of Kitch just past the outstretched dive of the FDU keeper for the game-winning goal.
The Scarlet Knights would go on to hold the FDU chances at bay down the stretch as Rutgers picked up its fifth victory on the season and remain unbeaten at home (3-0).
Goals
7' (RU) Camron Boumsong
20' (FDU) Hew Harrison – Luke Ayaz & Jeffrey Marqueez
36' (RU) Nicholas Collins – Andrew Kitch
52' (FDU) Eric Dlabal – Alex Ferenac & Corey Hudgins
83' (RU) Andrew Kitch – Dan Karsten & Camron Boumsong
Game Notes
- The goals from Camron Boumsong and Andrew Kitch are both their second scores of the season. They also both registered assists against FDU, in addition to their scores, for three points each on the night.
- Boumsong ranks third on the team with six points and Kitch sits fourth with five.
- The goal from Nick Collins marks his first of the season. With two assists, he now stands fifth on the squad with four points.
- 14 of RU's 17 goals this season have come from newcomers. Devon Stopek and Nick Collins are the lone returners to net a goal so far.
- Ciaran Dalton made three saves in net on Tuesday to stay eighth on the all-time career saves list with 194 stops. He is five stops away from seventh place.
- Dalton is the only Scarlet Knights to play all 90 minutes of all seven matches this campaign.
- RU remains 3-0 at home, with victories over Providence (1-0), Penn State (1-0) and now FDU (3-2).
Looking Ahead
Rutgers will remain home and get back to Big Ten play against Ohio State on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.
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