Men's Lacrosse Begins Four-Game Road Swing at Manhattan
Feb 17 | Men's Lacrosse
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team will take on Manhattan in its first road test of the season on Wednesday at Gaelic Park. The matchup, starting at 3 p.m., will be the first of four straight road games for the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers will be looking to pick up its first victory of the season after an opening day loss to Villanova, 8-4, at the RU Turf Field on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights were led by Justin Pennington (Flemington, N.J.) and freshman standout Mike Diehl (Flemington, N.J.) , who each tallied two goals on the day.
Wednesday’s contest will be the opening game of the season for Manhattan, which looks to improve on its 6-9 mark from 2008. The Jaspers return junior combo Salvatore Spatarella, who was recently named preseason All-MAAC, and defensemen Steve Sternberg. Spatarella registered 17 goals a year ago and Sternberg scooped 34 groundballs, third on the squad.
The Scarlet Knights are 8-0 all-time against Manhattan, including a 13-2 victory last year at Yurcak Field. Gerhard Buehning (Essex Fells, N.J.), Jeff Romel (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Kory Kelly (Princeton, N.J) all posted multiple goals last season against the Jaspers.
