PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men's soccer (8-4-2, 3-3-1 B1G) will travel to take on UCLA (3-6-4, 3-3-2 B1G) on Friday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. ET.  

The contest will be available to stream on B1G+.  

Last Time Out    

The then-No. 13 Scarlet Knights fell to then-No. 21 Washington (8-3-2, 5-1-0 B1G) 2-0 at Yurcak Field on Friday night. The setback marks the Scarlet Knights' first blemish at home after six straight victories to start the campaign.  

The Huskies came out strong with a goal in the first 10 minutes of play. Despite some strong chances from the Scarlet Knights, the opposition took the lead into halftime.   

It was more back and forth following the break. Both teams continued solid offensive play, but Washington broke through once again with another score in the 73rd minute.  

UW would retain the 2-0 edge to secure the victory.   

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 59 career games in net. He's also fifth all-time with 221 career saves. Dalton made his 200th career save earlier this campaign against Ohio State (Sept. 26).   
 

Making history one save at a time 🧤

Congrats to goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton on hitting such a special milestone! #GoRU | #RUMS pic.twitter.com/x96Y5Ghrql

— Rutgers Men's Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) October 16, 2025

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 started 14 and 13 games on the backline, respectively. Jude Essuman and Joshua Jerome have each found the back of the net as well.   

Scouting the Bruins  

UCLA has only won one of its last six contests, defeating Penn State (2-0) on Oct. 10. The Bruins most recently tied Michigan State (0-0) in their last outing.  

Sergi Solans Ormo leads the team with four goals and two assists for 10 points.  
 
Up Next    

Rutgers will return to Yurcak Field for its final home game of the season against Michigan State on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. 
 
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