BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Rutgers men's soccer (8-5-3, 3-4-2 B1G) will finish out the regular season at No. 25 Indiana (11-5-1, 4-5-0 B1G)on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m.
The contest will be available to stream on B1G+.
Last Time Out
Rutgers men's soccer (8-5-3, 3-4-2 B1G) drew even with Michigan State (5-7-3, 2-4-3 B1G), 1-1, on Friday night at Yurcak Field.
Rutgers got on the board first as Francesco Di Ponzio scored just 12 minutes into play, on an open goal. Nestor Cabrera and Andrew Kitch fed the junior the ball after the Michigan State net minder came out to the top of the box.
Just before the end of the first half, RU was called for a hand ball in the box, which triggered a penalty kick opportunity for the Spartans. Ciaran Dalton came up with a huge save, however, to keep the Scarlet Knights ahead at the break.
With just under 10 minutes left to play in the second half, the Spartans would find the equalizer when Richie Ludwig scored off a rebounded save from Dalton.
Rutgers chased offensive chances in the final moments but couldn't finish, ending the contest with a 1-1 draw.
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 61 career games in net. He's also fifth all-time with 226 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 (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 16 and 14 games on the backline, respectively. Jude Essuman and Joshua Jerome have each found the back of the net as well.
Scouting the Hoosiers
Indiana is coming off consecutive losses to then-No. 4 Maryland (3-2) and Northwestern (2-0).
Ault Palmer leads Indiana with 38 overall points, recording 15 goals and eight assists.
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