PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers men's soccer team (6-2-1, 2-1 B1G) will face Monmouth (5-3-1, 2-1-1 CAA) on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in its third consecutive home match.
The contest will be available to stream on B1G+.
Last Time Out
The Scarlet Knights dominated Ohio State (4-4, 1-1 B1G), 2-0, on Friday, Sept. 26, to remain 4-0 at home.
After a slow opening half, Joshua Jerome found the back of the net for the first goal of his career from the top of the box. Jack Andrus sent the ball in and Jerome was able to get a solid strike off a volley from Matty Lynch.
Then in 72nd minute, Schelb took a pass from Timo Jansen in stride to beat the Ohio State defense and bury a right-footed strike into the net.
Goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton had one of his best games of the season so far, recording eight saves for his third shutout of the season. He also earned his 200th career save against the Buckeyes.
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 55 career games in net. He also moved up to seventh all-time with 202 career saves.
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 (2), 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 nine and eight games on the backline, respectively. Jude Essuman and Joshua Jerome have each found the back of the net as well.
Scouting the Hawks
Monmouth has won its last three games, defeating La Salle (2-1), Hofstra (1-0) and Temple (2-0).
RU is 11-1-1 against the Hawks in the all-time series, winning the first 11 meetings.
Up Next
Rutgers will travel to No. 5 Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m.
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