GAME NOTES GAME FIVE: Rutgers at Monmouth - Sept. 16 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: 2-2 Big Ten Record: 0-1 RUTGERS MONMOUTH Home: 1-1 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 SCARLET KNIGHTS Hawks AUGUST Sat. 15 vs. Bryant (Exhibition)...... W, 3-0 2015 Record: 2-2-0 Overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten 2015 Record: 2-3-0 Overall, 0-0-0 MAAC Sat. 22 at NJIT (Exhibition)...... W, 1-0 Last Result: Sept. 11 - vs. Wisconsin - L, 0-1 (2OT) Last Result: Sept. 12 - vs. Villanova - W, 3-1 Fri. 28 SIENA...... W, 4-2 Head Coach: Dan Donigan (Connecticut ‘93) Head Coach: Robert McCourt (Adelphi ‘89) Overall: 154-92-32/15th Season Overall: 131-48-42/12th season At Rutgers: 36-50-9/Sixth Season At Monmouth: 37-50-15/6th Season SEPTEMBER Fri. 4 at Colgate...... W, 2-1 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Sun. 6 at (RV) Syracuse...... L, 1-2 The Rutgers men’s soccer team is back on the OPPONENT: at Monmouth Fri. 11 WISCONSIN *...... L, 0-1 (2OT) road for its next two contests after suffering DATE: Wednesday, Sept. 16 a heartbreaking 1-0 double overtime loss to Wed. 16 at Monmouth...... 7 p.m. Hesse Field - West Long Branch, N.J. Wisconsin to open Big Ten play on Friday night. VENUE: Sun. 20 at Indiana * (BTN)...... 3 p.m. KICK-OFF: 7 p.m. Fri. 25 MICHIGAN STATE *...... 7 p.m. The Scarlet Knights make the short trip down Tue. 29 LOYOLA (MD)...... 7 p.m. to Monmouth for a nonconference meeting VIDEO: ESPN3 with the Hawks on Wednesday before resum- (Matt Harmon and Eddy Occhipinti) RADIO: None OCTOBER ing Big Ten action with a trip to Indiana on Sunday. Sunday’s contest with the Hoosiers LIVESTATS: GoMUHawks.com Sat. 3 PENN STATE *...... 7 p.m. will air on BTN. Tues. 6 YALE ...... 7 p.m. Sat. 10 at Michigan *...... 11:30 a.m. HEARTBREAKER AT THE HORN: UPCOMING Tue. 13 at Penn...... 5 p.m. While the Rutgers men’s soccer team pres- sured the Wisconsin net all Friday evening OPPONENT: at Indiana Fri. 16 at Northwestern...... 8 p.m. long, the Badgers’ last second shot gave the DATE: Sunday, Sept. 20 Tue. 20 at Army...... 7 p.m. Scarlet Knights a 1-0 loss in double overtime. VENUE: Bill Armstrong Stadium Sun. 25 OHIO STATE * (BTN)...... 1 p.m. - Bloomington, Ind. KICK-OFF: 3 p.m. Sat. 31 OMAHA...... 1 p.m. The Wisconsin defense and net endured a barrage of Rutgers shots throughout the night led by senior Mitchell Taintor, who saw five of VIDEO: BTN NOVEMBER his game-high eight shots on goal. At the end RADIO: None Wed. 4 at Maryland *...... 7 p.m. of the night, RU outshot the Badgers, 27-12. LIVESTATS: IUHoosiers.com

In what looked like would be a stalemate, in Big Ten Tournament the final seconds of the second overtime, the Sat. - Sun. Nov. 7-15 at campus sites Badgers controlled a clear at the midfield with Sat. 7 B1G Play In a combo play from Tom Barlow to Christopher FOLLOW US Sun. 8 B1G Quarterfinal Mueller. Mueller’s shot hit the cross bar, then the left post before bouncing into the back of Fri. 15 B1G Semifinal the net for the golden goal. RutgersMensSoccer Sun. 17 B1G Final ABOUT MONMOUTH Home Games in BOLD CAPS The Hawks enter Wednesday game a 2-3 * B1G Game overall after rebounding from an 0-3 start with All Times Eastern and subject to change wins in their last two contests. @RUMensSoccer

Monmouth is coming off a 3-1 win over Villa- nova on Saturday night, handing the Wildcats, RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS a team ranked at No. 25 in the TopDrawerSoc- Kimberly Zivkovich, Director (MSoc) cer Poll, its first loss of the season. The Hawks RUMensSoccer Cell: 732-690-6716 also earned a 5-0 shutout over Howard back Email: [email protected] on Sept. 6. Twitter: @KimZSID RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

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PRESS SERVICES No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School The Athletic Communications Office will provide NCAA box scores and scoring sum- 1 David Greczek GK Jr. 6-2 185 Fairfield, N.J./West Essex maries approximately 15 minutes after the game. Up-to- date statistics, as well as 2 Niel Guzman D So. 5-9 155 Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan post-game notes, will be available approxi- 3 Sugor Al Awwad F Fr. 6-1 160 Abu Dhabi, UAE/American Community School mately 30 minutes after the game.

4 Ross Tetro D/MF Sr. 5-8 145 Freehold, N.J./Colts Neck All information will also be posted on the 5 Mitchell Taintor MF/D Sr. 6-2 175 Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith Rutgers website at ScarletKnights.com fol- lowing the match. 6 Brandon Tetro D/MF So. 5-10 150 Freehold, N.J./Colts Neck GAME COVERAGE 7 Rayon Gibbs MF Sr. 6-0 170 Jackson, Miss./West Jones/Tyler JC We ask that you call in advance if you plan 8 Brian Hawkins F Fr. 5-11 165 Chesterfield, N.J./Notre Dame to cover the game in-person. Seating within the press box is limited and on a first-come, 9 J.P. Correa F/MF Sr.-r 6-1 175 Montville, N.J./Montville first serve basis. Post-game filing can be 10 Erik Sa MF Jr. 5-10 155 Watchung, N.J./Watchung Hill Regional/ done from the Yurcak Field Press Box, which is equipped with wireless internet. 11 Sheldon McKoy MF Fr. 6-5 200 St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College INTERVIEW REQUESTS 12 Miles Hackett F So. 6-0 165 Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberley/South Kent Player interviews are to be arranged 14 Mitchell Lurie D Sr.-r 6-2 170 Atlanta, Ga./Chattahoochee/Portland through Kimberly Zivkovich. Please try to give as much advance notice so that a 15 Drew Morgan D Sr. 5-10 170 Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X Catholic convenient time can be arranged for both 16 Dante Perez F/MF So. 5-10 150 East Windsor, N.J./Hightstown the student-athlete and the member of the media. Coach Donigan and student athletes 17 Spencer Hambleton D/MF Jr. 5-7 145 Scotch Plains, N.J./St. Benedict are typically available prior to morning practices. 18 Kieran Kemmerer D Jr.-r 6-0 175 Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery 19 Alex Kaczynski D/MF Fr. 5-9 150 Medford, N.J./Shawnee BIG TEN The Big Ten will announce its weekly award 20 Jason Wright F So. 5-7 165 Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmers Boys School winners on Monday afternoons during the 21 Jack Young MF So.-r 5-9 165 Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands season. At that time, up-to-date notes, statistics and standings will be available on 22 Tyler Morris D Jr.-r 5-10 160 Montclair, N.J./Montclair/William Paterson the Big Ten website at www.bigten.org. 23 Sang Lee F So. 6-0 160 Morganville, N.J./Marlboro 24 Jesse Weick F Fr. 6-2 165 Barrington, N.J./Haddon Heights 25 Ahmad Faheem MF So. 5-10 160 Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound QUICK FACTS 26 Thomas Dovell MF/F Fr. 5-8 145 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown Founded: 1766 Enrollment: 65,000 27 Mike Fornaro D Fr. 6-2 185 Hamilton, N.J./Steinert President: Dr. Robert L. Barchi 28 Thomas Farrell MF Jr. 5-8 170 West Keansburg, N.J./St. John Vianney Director of Athletics: Julie Hermann Nickname: Scarlet Knights 29 Olisa Eze F/MF Sr. 6-0 170 Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville Conference: Big Ten 30 Brian Shushkovsky GK Fr. 5-11 155 Morganville, N.J./Freehold Township Field: Yurcak Field (5,000) 31 Mitchell Walier GK Jr. 6-1 175 Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record: 6-12-2 Head Coach: Dan Donigan (Connecticut, ‘93), Sixth season 2014 American Record/Finish: 1-6-1/8th 2014 Postseason: Big Ten Quarterfinals Associate Head Coach: Dave Beck Assistant Coaches: Bryant Knibbs and Mike Romeo Letterwinners R/L: 18/2 Starters R/L: 10/1 Newcomers: 11 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Dan Donigan (Connecticut ‘93) Overall Record/Seasons: 154-92-32/15th Season J.P. CORREA co - ray – uh Olisa EZE e - zay Record at RU/Seasons: 36-50-9/Sixth Season David GRECZEK gr-eh-sh-eck Mitchell WALIER wahl-lee-er Associate Head Coach: Dave Beck - Sixth Season Assistant Coach: Bryant Knibbs - Second Season Assistant Coach: Mike Romeo - Fifth Season RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

TEAM COMPARISONS - MONMOUTH Big Ten Standings (as of 9/13/15)

RU MU CONFERENCE OVERALL Goals-Shot Attempts 7-57 9-51 Record Pct Pts Record Pct. Goals Scored Per Game 1.75 1.80 Shot Pct. .123 .176 Penn State 1-0-0 1.000 3 3-1-1 .700 Shots on Goal-Attempts 24-57 20-51 SOG Pct. .421 .392 Northwestern 1-0-0 1.000 3 1-2-1 .375 Shots Per Game 14.2 10.2 Wisconsin 1-0-0 1.000 3 1-4-0 .200 Assists 6 10 Corner Kicks 12 26 Michigan 0-0-1 .500 1 2-1-1 .625 Penalty Kicks 1-1 0-0 Yellow Cards 6 3 Maryland 0-0-1 .500 1 2-1-2 .600 Red Cards 0 0 Michigan State 0-0-0 .000 0 3-1-0 .750

All-Time Series: Rutgers Leads 11-1 Indiana 0-1-0 .000 0 3-2-0 .600 9/21/83 H W 1-0 Rutgers 0-1-0 .000 0 2-2-0 .500 9/19/84 A W 3-1 Ohio State 0-1-0 .000 0 1-4-0 .200 9/18/85 A W 3-1 9/10/86 A W 3-1 The Scarlet Knights increased pressure up front, Wright’s first goal of the game came just three 9/9/87 H W 4-1 getting off 11 second half shots. None of the minutes into the contest and he later added the 9/7/88 A W 4-0 attempts, however, were able to translate onto game-winner in the 29th minute. the scoreboard. 9/6/89 H W 1-0 It was Wright’s fifth two-goal match of his 10/10/01 H W 5-1 Nigro gave Monmouth a 2-0 cushion in the 65th career. 10/17/02 H W 5-1 minute. Bryant Avalos played the ball in from the 9/17/03 A W 2-1 left side of the Scarlet Knight cage across to Entering this weekend against the Badgers, he Nigro 10 yards out. has 30 points (12G, 6A) “On The Banks”. 9/8/04 H W 2-0 9/16/14 H L 0-3 Avalos then knocked in the third Hawk goal of B1G PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HISTORY LESSON the evening taking a Sarle cross for a tap in Jason Wright is Rutgers’ second Big Ten Of- Prior to the current two-game win streak, from the right post in the 78th minute. fensive Player of the Week since the Scarlet Monmouth dropped contests with UMass Lowell Knights joined the league in 2014. (1-0), Providence (2-0) and Hartford (3-1). Eleven different Scarlet Knights got into the shooting mix led by four attempts by midfielder JP Correa earned the honor after he scored the John Egan leads Monmouth with five points (1G, Erik Sa, while Brandon Tetro, Rayon Gibbs and game-winner in overtime at Wisconsin last year 3), followed by Jalil Blalock (2G) and All-MAAC Miles Hackett each had a pair of looks. to give Rutgers its first-ever Big Ten victory in Preseason honoree Dave Nigro (1G, 2A) with four any sport. points. Goalkeeper David Greczek finished the evening with three saves. Monmouth’s Eric Klenofksy ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: In net, MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Eric made five stops in the win. Sophomore Niel Guzman, redshirt senior Mitch Klenofsky holds a 1.40 goals against average Lurie and senior Drew Morgan were named to and .667 save percentage. In 2013 and 2014, OPENING THE SEASON the Central New York Classic All-Tournament Klenofsky led the nation in goals against aver- Rutgers has opened the year at 2-0 for the last Team. age. He was also second nationally in save two-straight seasons. percentage (.880). The RU defense limited the Red Raiders to just Both this season and last season, the Scarlet two shots on goal and put up a great defensive The Hawks opened the season ranked at No. 21 Knights were denied going 3-0 for the first time battle against the Orange, holding Syracuse in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Poll and since 1996 by Syracuse. scoreless in the first half. were receiving votes in the College Soccer News Preseason Top 30 Poll. RU opened 2015 with a 4-2 win over Siena and a Lurie also posted his first points as a Scarlet 2-1 victory at Colgate before the win streak was Knight, recording the assist on Rutgers’ goal LAST TIME VS. MONMOUTH halted by the Orange in a 2-1 setback on Sunday. against the Orange just over a minute into the RU enters Wednesday night’s game looking to contest. avenge a 3-0 loss from last Sept. 16 at Yurcak Last season RU opened with wins over UMKC (1- Field. 0) and Lafayette (2-1), giving the Scarlet Knights B1G STATS their best start since the 2008 season. Syracuse After the third week of competition, Miles While Rutgers managed to outshoot Monmouth, halted last year’s streak with a 1-0 win. Hackett and Jason Wright are tied for third in 17-8, it was the Hawks who were able to capital- the league in points (5) and goals (2). Erik Sa, ize on chances after the Scarlet Knights were THE WRIGHT STUFF meanwhile, is tied for second in assists (2). unable to convert. Sophomore forward Jason Wright was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for EARLY SCORING Monmouth held a 1-0 intermission lead, getting the week ending Aug. 30. Three of RU’s seven goals on the 2015 season onto the scoreboard in the 33rd minute of ac- have come before the 11-minute mark. tion. The Hawks’ Dave Nigro played the ball up Starting off the new year right where he left the middle to Dom Sarle, whose slight hesitation off last season, the Scarlet Knights’ returning Brian Hawkins scored his first career goal 1:05 threw off the RU defense and allowed Mon- leading scorer netted two goals, including the into last Sunday’s contest with Syracuse, mak- mouth’s leading scorer to find the back of the game-winner, in the season opening 4-2 win over ing it the earliest goal of the 2015 season. net from the top of the 18-yard box. Siena. Jason Wright scored three minutes into the

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THE 1990 NATIONAL RUNNER UP SEASON: The storyline of the 1990 Scarlet Knights began to develop on October 5, when near tragedy struck the squad. After a 1-0 win at Rhode Island, which moved the side to 7-1-2, the spiritual leader of the team, , fell ill. Doctors revealed that the tall redhead had a severely abscessed appendix, which could have been fatal if diagnosed any later. Injuries to Lino DiCuollo and Bill Andracki had interrupted a 5-0 start to the season but their temporary loss seemed minuscule to this situation.

Coach Reasso had only one day to think about his approach to altering the lineup. He put Jeff Zaun at sweeper back, and a host of others would fill in at midfield. When many thought the team would crumble, Rutgers played its most tactful and intense soccer. Legitimate talk of the national championship began when Rutgers absolutely dominated UCLA in the MetLife Classic, winning 2-1 against the top-ranked Bruins. Three days later, on October 17, Rutgers blanked arch-rival Seton Hall, 3-0.

That week spearheaded a streak of over 600 consecutive minutes of shutout soccer, a time that spanned six matches. Bill Andracki, Jeff Zaun, Chris Beach and Mike Miller were the stars of the nation’s second-ranked defense in goals allowed, as Rutgers set its sights on the Atlantic 10 Tournament title, a trophy that had eluded the team for three seasons.

Rutgers shutout George Washington for the second time in the year, winning the semifinal match, 2-0. It set up a Rutgers/Penn State final, which had been the final in A-10 soccer for the first three tournaments. Penn State took home the title in those three games, and it looked like the jinx would continue when the Nittany Lions took a 1-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. However, as he had done most of the season, Steve Rammel took over the game. He absolutely demanded the ball, evened the match in the 67th minute and assisted on the go-ahead goal which was scored by Dave Mueller.

His second goal of the game clinched the 3-1 win, and the effort capsulized the kind of season he had. He was the nation’s 11th leading scorer, and when Lino DiCuollo was slowed by a bruised ankle, Rammel stepped up to become one of the most dangerous strikers in the nation. He scored two or more goals in a game six times, and Rutgers did not lose a game in which scored. The target of brutal double and triple teams all season, Rammel never wore down. He would lead Rutgers into the NCAA Tournament as the hottest striker in the country.

Lalas also returned to action as he miraculously healed and recuperated in a month. In Rutgers Stadium, the Scarlet Knights defeated Adelphi and Dartmouth to advance to the Final Four, being held for the first time at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Rutgers drew Evansville, the nation’s top-ranked and lone undefeated team. A first-half goal by Mike Miller would be the only scoring in the match and the 16th shutout of the year highlighted the defeat of the Aces, the second number one team to fall to Rutgers in 1990.

That set up the showdown with UCLA for the national title. The match was scoreless through regulation time and it stayed that way through four overtimes. In the shootout, Rutgers had a 1-0 lead, but could not hold it. The Bruins hit the net four times to Rutgers’ three, and UCLA claimed its second national title.

Were they the best team there? The only team to score a goal in the tournament was Rutgers and they did not allow a goal in 240 minutes of play.

season opener with Siena and Mitch Taintor RUTGERS CAREER SAVES RUTGERS WHEN added in a penalty kick 11 minutes into the same 1. 363 Joe DeMorat ‘84-’87 contest. 2. 303 Steve Widdowson ‘94-’96 At home ...... 1-1-0 3. 275 Jon Conway ‘96-’99 On the road ...... 1-1-0 NEWS AROUND THE NET 4. 214 Dave Barrueta ‘88-’90 At neutral sites ...... 0-0-0 Entering the 2015 campaign, goalkeeper David 5. 209 Dave Yeager ‘82-’84 Greczek ranks sixth all-time at Rutgers in saves. 6. 203 David Greczek ‘13-present At night...... 1-2-0 The junior has made 203 stops since stepping 7. 199 Ricky Zinter ‘99-’02 During the day...... 1-0-0 foot “On The Banks”. 8. 185 Matt VanOekel ‘05-‘07 In nonconference games...... 2-1-0 9. 171 Bill Andracki ‘90-’91 Against ranked opponents...... 0-0-0 Greczek finished his first season at RU with 108 10. 169 Kori Hunter ‘92-’93 Against non-ranked opponents...... 2-2-0 saves in the 2013 campaign. It was the first time In overtime games ...... 0-1-0 since 1995 an RU keeper has logged 100 or more THE SET UP In double overtime games ...... 0-1-0 saves in a single season and the most since Steve Junior midfielder Erik Sa has already tied his When scoring first ...... 1-1-0 Widdowson’s 106 saves in 1994. He also put his season-high in assists in the first game of the When opponents score first...... 1-1-0 name tied for third in the single season record 2015 season with two helpers against Siena in When leading at the half...... 1-1-0 book. the season opener. When trailing at the half ...... 0-0-0 When tied at the half...... 1-1-0 Last season, Greczek made five or more saves Sa captured two assists in his first season “On When outshooting the opponent...... 2-1-0 in eight contests, including a season-high nine The Banks” coming against No. 5 Akron and on When being outshot...... 0-1-0 stops against Bradley late in the year. He also the game-winner against No. 7 Louisville in the With more corner kicks ...... 2-1-0 made seven saves against five other opponents. American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. Last season, he registered his two assists With fewer corner kicks ...... 0-1-0 Greczek posted a season-high eight saves in RU’s against Penn and Ohio State. When being shutting out ...... 0-1-0 2-1 setback to Syracuse on Sunday night to be- When scoring one goal ...... 0-1-0 come the sixth Scarlet Knight keeper with 200 WELCOME BACK When scoring two goals ...... 1-0-0 or more stops in a career. It also moved him into The Scarlet Knights welcome back their top four When scoring 3+ goals ...... 1-0-0 sixth all-time in saves “On The Banks”. goal scorers from the 2014 campaign. When shutting out the opponent ...... 0-0-0 When allowing one goal...... 1-1-0 Greczek has registered 18 career games making Returning leading scorer Jason Wright netted 10 When allowing two goals ...... 1-1-0 five or more stops in his career and five contests goals, five assists and 25 points as a rookie last When allowing 3+ goals...... 0-0-0 with eight or more saves. year. A unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team In August ...... 1-0-0 selection, the Jamaican forward was the Big Ten In September ...... 1-2-0 leader in points and in a three-way first place tie In October...... 0-0-0 for goals scored. Additionally he posted the most In November...... 0-0-0 points by a member of the team since the 2003 season. RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

GAME - BY - GAME LINEUPS: 2015 GOAL BREAKDOWN F F F/MF MF MF MF MF D D D GK Siena Wright Hackett Hawkins Taintor Guzman Sa Tetro Morris Lurie Morgan Greczek TIME RU OPP. RU GOAL SCORER 1-15 3 0 Brian Hawkins (2) at Colgate Wright Hackett Hawkins Taintor Guzman Sa Tero Morris Lurie Morgan Greczek Jason Wright (3) at Syracuse Wright Correa Hawkins Taintor Guzman Sa Tetro Morris Lurie Morgan Greczek Mitch Taintor (11) Wisconin * Wright Hackett Hawkins Correa Taintor Sa Guzman Morris Lurie Morgan Greczek 15-30 2 1 Miles Hackett (19) at Monmouth Jason Wright (29) at Indiana * Michigan St. * 30-45 0 0 Loyola (MD) 45-60 2 0 JP Correa (46) Penn State * Miles Hackett (56) Yale 60-75 0 1 at Michigan *

at Penn 75-90 0 0 at Northwestern * 90-110 0 1 at Army Ohio St. * Omaha Maryland *

J.P. Correa, who began his career in 2011 when RU Lurie, also a 2015 co-captain, is in his first advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- season “On The Banks”. Arriving at Rutgers from ment, begins his fifth season “On The Banks” Portland and Louisville, he started 13 games with looking to return Rutgers to the postseason. the Pilots as a sophomore, collecting two assists 2015 SCARLET KNIGHT GOALS During his career, the redshirt senior forward has and aiding the defense to three shutouts on the MILES HACKETT (2) totaled 28 points (10G, 8A). year. Lurie was also a member of the U.S. U-18 ‘19 - at Colgate (9/4) National Team in 2011. ‘56 - vs. Siena (8/28) Senior co-captain Mitchell Taintor ended the 2014 campaign with a nod to the Big Ten All- Wright, a unanimous selection to the Big Ten JASON WRIGHT (2) Tournament Team. He captured seven points (3G, All-Freshman Team and member of TopDrawer- ‘3 - vs. Siena (8/28) 1A) including a game-winner over Army and a goal Soccer’s Freshman Best XI Second Team last fall, ‘29 - vs. Siena (8/28) * and an assist in the Big Ten Tournament victory led all Big Ten scorers and netted the most goals over Wisconsin. Taintor also found the back of by a Scarlet Knight since the 2003 season after JP CORREA (1) the net for game-winners in both of RU’s exhibi- posting 10 goals, five assists and 25 points as a ‘46 - at Colgate (9/4) * tion matches. rookie. He captured three game-winners during the 2014 campaign, including the Big Ten Tourna- BRIAN HAWKINS (1) Junior midfielder Erik Sa picked up a pair of goals ment victory over Wisconsin, for which he was ‘2 - at Syracuse (9/6) and assists in 2014 and had the second most named to TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week. attempts on net. MITCH TAINTOR (1) WRIGHT AWAY ‘11 - vs. Siena - PK (8/28) ABOUT THE SCHEDULE Forward Jason Wright led the Scarlet Knights The 2015 Rutgers men’s soccer schedule fea- with 25 points (10G, 5A) last season. tures eight teams that advanced to the NCAA * - game winner Tournament, including a pair of quarterfinalists, With his final two goals of 2014 against Wiscon- and eight games played at home at Yurcak Field. sin in the Big Ten Tournament, he reached RU’s highest goal total by a Scarlet Knight in the last B1G PLAYERS TO WATCH 12 seasons. With his ninth and 10th goals of the Senior defenders Mitch Lurie and Mitchell Tain- year vs. the Badgers, Wright had most goals tor, along with sophomore forward Jason Wright, by an RU student-athlete since Josh Gros’ 16 in are among the Big Ten Men’s Soccer Players to 2003. Watch this season. Wright’s’ two nets against the Badgers in the Taintor, a 2015 co-captain, ended last season play-in game also marked his fourth two-goal with a nod to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. game output. Wright also had two goals in a In last year’s postseason, he registered a goal 4-1 win over Penn and both goals in RU’s 2-1 win and an assist in RU’s 5-2 conference tournament over Lafayette and as well as the 5-2 setback to victory over Wisconsin to advance the Scarlet Princeton. Knights to the Big Ten quarterfinals. With two goals and an assist in the B1G play- During Taintor’s junior campaign in 2014, he led game, Wright brought his point total to 25, for the Scarlet Knights to three shutouts, including the most by a Scarlet Knight since the 2003 a 0-0 stalemate with No. 16 Michigan State. He season, when Josh Gros has 37 points. also added in a trio of goals including a game- winner over Army, in addition to a score against Wright led the Big Ten in points (25), was in a No. 17 Maryland during the regular season and three-way tie for the top position in the league in the Badgers in the Big Ten Tournament. goals (10) and tied for fifth in assists (5). RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

REGGAE BOYZ “Team Up With Tim Howard” was created to help Sophomore forward Jason Wright, a native of bring attention to several of his initiatives with Kingston, Jamaica, joined the Jamaica National Tourette Syndrome and associated disorders. U-23 squad in a friendly against the Cayman Islands National Senior Team. “Team Up With Tim Howard” featured a book sign- ing with the two-time U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of The friendly was preparation for the next round the Year and on-field clinic with over 300 young of Caribbean Zone qualifying for the 2016 Olym- children conducted by the Rutgers men’s soccer pics in Rio. team.

HALL OF FAME KNIGHTS The event helped benefit the New Jersey Center 25 years after reaching the NCAA championship for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders game, the 1990 men’s soccer team will be induct- (NJCTS) Tim Howard Leadership Academy - a four- ed into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame. day intensive training designed to challenge, em- power and help teens with Tourette Syndrome. The team joins Gary Brackett (football), Keith Howard, who was diagnosed in the sixth grade, Cromwell (men’s lacrosse), Fred Hill (baseball) and went public about his TS while playing for the Dick Lloyd (special contributor/basketball) and NewYork/New Jersey MetroStars of the MLS and will be recognized on Saturday, Sept. 26 when the has since been an integral part of NJCTS. football team hosts Kansas at High Point Solu- tions Stadium in the annual homecoming game. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Seniors Mitch Lurie and Mitchell Taintor will Building off a final four appearance the previous serve as the 2015 Scarlet Knight captains. season, the 1990 Rutgers men’s soccer team ad- vanced all the way to the national championship BIG TEN PRESEASON COACHES POLL game that resulted in a penalty kick shootout. 1. Maryland 2. Indiana The Scarlet Knights ended the season at 20-3-2 3. Penn State as they knocked off previously unbeaten and No. 4. Michigan State 1 ranked Evansville to reach the championship 5. Ohio State match. 6. Northwestern 7. Michigan A first-half goal by Mike Miller against Evans- 8. Rutgers ville would be the only scoring in the match, but 9. Wisconsin also the 15th shutout of the year for the Scarlet Knights and the second number one team to fall to Rutgers in 1990.

The Scarlet Knights also dominated top-ranked UCLA in the MetLife Classic and followed with 600 minutes of shutout soccer to close out the regular season.

Steve Rammel, the team’s leading scorer with 43 points and ninth-ranked Scarlet Knight with 84 career points, was the runner-up for the Hermann Award.

Goalkeeper Bill Andracki was named an All-Ameri- can after shutting out Dartmouth, Evansville and UCLA in the year’s final three contests.

Alexi Lalas, who recovered from a ruptured ap- pendix early in the season, and Jeff Zaun were All- Region selections from a defense ranked second nationally in goals allowed, as was David Mueller, the Scarlet Knight that scored the game-winner in the Atlantic 10 championship game.

Lino DiCuollo, who assisted on Miller’s game- winner that gave the Scarlet Knights a chance to play for a national title, was an All-Atlantic 10 selection.

TEAMING UP WITH TIM HOWARD During the spring season, the Rutgers men’s soccer team joined up with superstar and New Jersey native Tim Howard as the superstar goal- keeper hosted a clinic at the home of Scarlet Knight soccer, Yurcak Field. RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

Game One Game Two Game Three Rutgers 4, Siena 2 Rutgers 2, Colgate 1 (RV) Syracuse 2, Rutgers 1

August 28, 2015 September 4, 2015 September 6, 2015 Yurcak Field • Piscataway, N.J. Beyer-Small ’76 Field • Hamilton, N.Y. SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse , N.Y.

Soccer Box Score (Final) Soccer Box Score (Final) Soccer Box Score (Final) 2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer 2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer 2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer Siena vs Rutgers (Aug 28, 2015 at Piscataway, N.J.) Rutgers vs Colgate (Sep 04, 2015 at Hamilton, N.Y.) Rutgers vs Syracuse (Sep 06, 2015 at Syracuse, N.Y.)

Siena (0-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Rutgers (2-0-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Rutgers (2-1-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Syracuse (3-1-0) Rutgers (1-0) Siena 1 1 2 Colgate (0-1-1) Rutgers 1 1 2 Rutgers 1 0 1 Date: Aug 28, 2015 • Attendance: 1504 Date: Sep 06, 2015 • Attendance: 2193 Rutgers 3 1 4 Date: Sep 04, 2015 • Attendance: 521 Colgate 1 0 1 Syracuse 0 2 2 Weather: Sunny, 80 Weather: 90 Degress and Sunny Weather: Siena Rutgers Rutgers Colgate Rutgers Syracuse Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A gk 35 Vyskocil, Ryan ---- gk 1 Greczek, David ---- gk 1 Greczek, David ---- gk 1 Brown, Ricky ---- gk 1 Greczek, David ---- gk 0 Austin Aviza ---- mf 2 Gadze, Peter - - - - mf 2 Guzman, Niel - - - - 2 Guzman, Niel - - - - 2 Pagani, Chase - - - - d 2 Guzman, Niel - - - - m 2 Oyvind Alseth 2 2 - - d3Needham, Matt ---- mf 5 Taintor, Mitchell 7 4 1 1 5 Taintor, Mitchell 2 - - - 3 Scodari, Bruno ---- m5 Taintor, Mitchell ---- m4 Liam Callahan ---- d 5 Sobot, Milorad 1 1 - - d 6 Tetro, Brandon - - - - 6 Tetro, Brandon - - - - 4 Geisler, Benji - - - - d 6 Tetro, Brandon 1 - - - d 5 Louis Cross - - - - d6Markovic, Danilo - - - 1 f8Hawkins, Brian 2 1 - - 8 Hawkins, Brian ---- 5 Stroud, Jared 1 - - - f8Hawkins, Brian 1 1 1 - m6 Juuso Pasanen ---- mf 7 Weddig, Nils 2 1 1 - mf 10 Sa, Erik 1 1 - 2 10 Sa, Erik - - - - 8 Ouligian, Aram - - - - f 9 Correa, JP - - - - f 7 Ben Polk 6 5 - - mf 8 Antic, Uros ---- f 12 Hackett, Miles 2 1 1 1 12 Hackett, Miles 1 1 1 - 13 Forbes, Tyler ---- m 10 Sa, Erik ---- m 10 Julian Buescher 5 1 1 - f 9 Allen, Tom 2 1 - - d 14 Lurie, Mitch 1 1 - - 14 Lurie, Mitch 1 - - - 14 Kutler, Ethan 3 1 1 - d 14 Lurie, Mitch 1 - - 1 d 15 Korab Syla 2 1 - - f 10 Tejera, Alexander - - - 1 d 15 Morgan, Drew ---- 15 Morgan, Drew 1 - - - 15 Tamen, Zach ---- d 15 Morgan, Drew ---- f 17 Chris Nanco 3 1 1 1 d 22 O'Brien, Matt - - - - f 20 Wright, Jason 5 3 2 - 20 20 f 20 d 19 f 23 Rosero, Junior 2 2 - 1 d 22 Morris, Tyler ---- Wright, Jason 1 - - 1 Moo Penn, Troy - - - - Wright, Jason 1 - - - Miles Robinson 1 1 - - -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 22 Morris, Tyler ---- 24 Oberg, Tim ---- d 22 Morris, Tyler ---- d 20 Kamal Miller ---- 1 Carillo, Gianni ---- 11 McKoy, Sheldon ------Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 4 Centemero, Tommaso - - - - 21 Young, Jack - - - - 9 Correa, JP 1 1 1 - 7 Omorogbe, Uyiosa - - - - 11 McKoy, Sheldon - - - - 12 Noah Rhynhart - - - 1 11 Itoafa, David 1 1 1 - 25 Faheem, Ahmad - - - - 11 McKoy, Sheldon - - - - 9 Sanogo, Abdel 2 1 - - 12 Hackett, Miles - - - - 16 Andreas Jenssen 1 - - - 12 Hidalgo, Enrique - - - - 26 Dovell, Thomas 1 - - - 25 Faheem, Ahmad - - - - 23 Le, Nick ---- 21 Young, Jack ---- 22 Kenny Lassiter ---- 13 Curto, Paolino ---- 29 Eze, Olisa ---- 26 Dovell, Thomas - - - - 29 Arnold, Jeremy - - - - 25 Faheem, Ahmad - - - - Totals 20 11 2 2 24 Sherman, Chip - - - - Totals 19 11 4 4 29 Eze, Olisa ---- 30 Bellavance, Ryan - - - - Totals 4 1 1 1 25 Barrett, Phil ---- Totals 7 2 2 1 Totals 6 2 1 0 26 Stojanovic, Marko - - - - # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 29 Obregon, J.C. 1 - - - # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Greczek, David 90:00 2 8 0 Austin Aviza 90:00 1 0 Totals 9 6 2 3 1 Greczek, David 90:00 1 1 1 Brown, Ricky 90:00 2 0 TM TEAM 0:00 0 1

# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total 35 Vyskocil, Ryan 66:15 4 5 1 Greczek, David 90:00 2 4 Rutgers 4 3 7 Rutgers 1 0 1 Rutgers 2 2 Rutgers 3 6 1 Carillo, Gianni 23:45 0 2 4 9 Colgate 3 3 6 Colgate 0 0 0 Syracuse 8 12 20 Syracuse 0 0 0 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Corner kicks 1 2 Total Siena 4 5 9 Siena 3 4 7 Corner kicks 1 2 Total Rutgers 4 1 Rutgers 10 9 19 Rutgers 2 2 4 5 Rutgers 0 0 0 Colgate 0 2 2 Syracuse 5 7 12 Corner kicks 1 2 Total Siena 0 4 4 Scoring summary: Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description Rutgers 3 4 7 No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 5:25 COLGAT Kutler, Ethan (1) (unassisted) 1. 1:05 RU Hawkins, Brian Lurie, Mitch Initial shot off the post, rebound to #8 2. 18:04 RU Hackett, Miles (2) Wright, Jason Scoring summary: 2. 45:33 SU Julian Buescher (1) Chris Nanco #17 slides ball to #10 on left side, puts ball in 3. 45:24 RU Correa, JP (1) (unassisted) shot from right side inside box, beat goalie far No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description left corner of net 1. 2:56 RU Wright, Jason (1) Hackett, Miles Feed from top of box - shot 12 yds - center of post 3. 84:00 SU Chris Nanco (1) Noah Rhynhart #12 wins ball in midfield, slides ball to #17 box 2. 10:33 RU Taintor, Mitchell (1) Penalty kick Cautions and ejections: 3. 18:51 SIE Weddig, Nils (1) Rosero, Junior slide in from left side YC-RU #10 (28:59); YC-COLGATE #13 (61:47) Cautions and ejections: 4. 28:51 RU Wright, Jason (2) Sa, Erik feed from midfield controlled in center box YC-RU #10 (18:40); YC-SU #2 (22:14); YC-RU #9 (49:42); YC-SU #19 (60:42) Taintor, Mitchell Win-Greczek, David (2-0-0). Loss-Brown, Ricky (0-1-1). 5. 55:45 RU Hackett, Miles (1) Sa, Erik corner kick, goal off header in front on net Win-Austin Aviza (3-1-0). Loss-Greczek, David (2-1-0). 6. 72:55 SIE Itoafa, David (1) Tejera, Alexander off left post Stadium: Beyer-Small'76 Field Markovic, Danilo Officials: Referee: Steve Montanino; Asst. Referee: Jeff James; Mike Girard; Stadium: Carrier Dome Offsides: Rutgers 1, Colgate 2. Officials: Referee: Tad Levac; Asst. Referee: William Albro; Christopher Borncamp; Cautions and ejections: Official's signature Alt. Official: Clyde Best; Scorer: SU Athletic Comm.; YC-SIE #12 (33:24); YC-SIE #9 (55:18); YC-RU #15 (80:06) Offsides: Rutgers 2, Syracuse 4. Official's signature Win-Greczek, David (1-0). Loss-Vyskocil, Ryan (0-1). Stadium: Yurcak Field Officials: Referee: Mohammad Samadpur; Asst. Referee: Mike De Felice; George Evanego; Alt. Official: Pete Mandell; Timekeeper: Evelyn Falkof; Scorer: Kimberly Zivkovich; Offsides: Siena 2, Rutgers 5. Official's signature Returning leading scorer Jason Wright picked up right where The Rutgers men’s soccer team improved to 2-0 on Syracuse denied the Rutgers men’s soccer team’s he left off last season, as he put away a pair of goals in the the season after picking up a 2-1 come from behind chance at it’s best start since 1996 as the Orange Rutgers men’s soccer team’s 4-2 season opening victory over victory at Colgate on Friday evening at Beyer-Small edged out the Scarlet Knights, 2-1, on Sunday night at Siena on Friday night at Yurcak Field. ‘76 Field. Sophomore Miles Hackettnetted the equal- the SU Soccer Stadium. The Scarlet Knights established an early lead as Wright izer, while redshirt senior JP Correa sent in the game- notched his first goal of the game three minutes into the winner 24 seconds into the second half. The Scarlet Knights dropped its first game of the 2015 contest. Sophomore Miles Hackett used a pass from the top season to fall to 2-1. The Orange, a squad ranked at of the box to find Wright 12-yards out. Controlling the ball with The Red Raiders struck early, capitalizing on a No. 28 by College Soccer News and receiving votes by one tap, Wright then right-footed the ball into back of the net. takeaway in Rutgers territory. Ethan Kutler forced both the NSCAA and TopDrawerSoccer, improved to 3-1. the possession change and gave Colgate a 1-0 Just minutes later, Rutgers found themselves ahead 2-0. Rutgers took a 1-0 advantage just over a minute into Mitchell Taintor beat the Saint’s keeper, Ryan Vyskocil, on a lead eight minutes in on a strike from 18-yards out. penalty kick in the game’s 11th minute. Rutgers, however, tied the score up at 1-1 in the 19th the contest and held the lead until the half. Redshirt minute. Along the right side, sophomore Jason Wright senior Mitch Lurie’s initial shot bounced off the post, Siena got onto the scoreboard in the 19th minute to narrow dribbled around a Red Raider defender to slide the but freshman Brian Hawkins collected the rebound to its deficit to one goal. Nils Weddig took a long pass from ball into the box. Hackett used one tap to send the net his first collegiate goal. Junior Rosero along the left side of the 18 and slid into the ball across the net into the far left corner. box to find the opening at the left post. Syracuse tied the game up at 1-1 moments into the second half. Chris Nanco slid the ball into Julian Rutgers would add another score before the half though. The score remained tied going into halftime, but less Buescher on the left side to find the left corner of the At the midfield line, Taintor had a short pass to Erik Sa, who than 30 seconds into the second stanza, Rutgers then lifted the ball over the Siena defense to a racing Wright. took the lead. Scarlet Knight net. Again from 12-yards out, Wright was able to score and put the Scarlet Knights up, 3-1. Off a one-on-one, Correa blasted the ball from the Nanco later put away the game-winner with six min- inside top right of the 18 into the lower left corner for utes remaining. Korab Syla won control of a loose ball Hackett gave RU a 4-1 edge in the 56th minute off a corner in the midfield to set up Nanco for the 2-1 Syracuse the game-winner. opportunity. On the kick from Sa, Hackett was right in front of edge. the Saint net to head the ball in. The Scarlet Knights outshot the Red Raiders, 7-6, Sophomore Jason Wright had a chance to send the Siena added in the game’s final goal for the 4-2 final margin in with the RU defense limiting Colgate to only two game into overtime in the final minute of regulation. the 73rd minute. David Itoafa hit the right post with the ball looks on net. Junior David Greczek made his lone save Wright’s shot, however, went wide of the Orange goal. ricocheting into the Scarlet Knight net. of the match late in the first half on an Abdel Sanogo header. Rutgers ended the evening outshooting Siena, 19-9. The The defense was up against a potent Orange attack Scarlet Knights also held a 7-4 edge in corners. that outshot the Scarlet Knights, 20-4, and took 12 corner kicks. Junior David Greczek made eight saves in Junior goalkeeper David Greczek made nine saves in the vic- tory. The Saint’s Vyskocil made five stops, while Gianni Carillo all in goal, including six second half stops. recorded a pair of save in the game’s final 24 minutes.

DONIGAN ON THE SIENA GAME: DONIGAN ON THE COLGATE GAME: DONIGAN ON THE SYRACUSE GAME: “It’s great to get a win on the road, especially against “It was a tough loss, but there were a lot of “I think our mindset and willingness to compete a very good Colgate team. There are still some things positives to take away from this game. These shows that our guys have a much better fight and we need to fix. We gave up too many loose balls, which guys showed me a lot about how they can battle competitive mentality right now. Siena is a very resulted in Colgate’s first goal. However, we did enough defensively. We defended very well against a good tough team, especially up top. We needed to cover to get the win on what is a challenging weekend. While Syracuse team and never gave up. Unfortunately we and have help all over the field with those guys and we are happy with the result, our guys are focused weren’t able to get things into anoffensive flow. I over the 90 minutes, we prevailed.” on recovering and getting ready for a very talented am confident in our guys to regroup and move for- Syracuse team next.” ward heading into our next game with Wisconsin.” RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

Game Four Wisconsin 1, Rutgers 0 (2OT) September 11, 2015 Yurcak Field • Piscataway, N.J.

Soccer Box Score (Final) 2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer Wisconsin vs Rutgers (Sep 11, 2015 at Piscataway, N.J.)

Wisconsin (1-4-0, 1-0-0 Big Ten) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Rutgers (2-2-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) Wisconsin 0001 1 Date: Sep 11, 2015 • Attendance: 895 Rutgers 0000 0 Weather: Overcast Wisconsin Rutgers Pos# Player ShSOG G A Pos# Player ShSOG G A gk 33 Remeniuk, Adrian - - - - gk 1 Greczek, David ---- d 3 Brotherton, Sam 1 - - - d 2 Guzman, Niel - - - - d6Lauko, Adam ---- mf 5 Taintor, Mitchell 8 5 - - mf 7 Conner, Drew 1 - - - mf 8 Hawkins, Brian 4 - - - f 11 Barlow, Tom 3 - - 1 mf 9 Correa, JP 3 3 - - d 12 Radonic, Matej - - - - mf 10 Sa, Erik 4 1 - - mf 13 Masbruch, Alex ---- mf 12 Hackett, Miles 3 - - - mf 15 Mueller, Christopher 2 1 1 - d 14 Lurie, Mitch 1 - - - f 17 Segbers, Mark 2 - - - d 15 Morgan, Drew ---- mf 18 Catalano, Mike 3 1 - - f 20 Wright, Jason 3 1 - - d 23 Schneider, Carl ---- d 22 Morris, Tyler ------Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 9 Jones, Nick ---- 25 Faheem, Ahmad 1 - - - 16 Hail, Brian - - - - Totals 27 10 0 0 Totals 12 2 1 1

# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 33 Remeniuk, Adrian 110:00 0 10 1 Greczek, David 110:00 1 1

Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Wisconsin 5412 12 Wisconsin 3502 10 Rutgers 6 17 1 3 27 Rutgers 0100 1

Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Wisconsin 1210 4 Rutgers 1200 3

Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 109:59 WIS Mueller, Christopher (1) Barlow, Tom Played from the center of the 18 right, finished far post from the box

Cautions and ejections: YC-RU #5 (25:21); YC-WIS #13 (54:24); YC-WIS #7 (69:00); YC-WIS #9 (77:12); YC-RU #22 (108:04)

Win-Remeniuk, Adrian (1-0-0). Loss-Greczek, David (2-2). Stadium: Yurcak Field Officials: Referee: Cien Asoera; Asst. Referee: Keith Fisher; Pete Mandell; Alt. Official: Ernest Zielinski; Timekeeper: Evelyn Falkof; Scorer: Kimberly Zivkovich; Offsides: Wisconsin 4, Rutgers 0. Official's signature

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - While the Rutgers men’s soccer team pressured the Wisconsin net all evening long, the Badgers’ last second shot hit the crossbar and bounced into net as the Scarlet Knights fell, 1-0, in double overtime.

The Wisconsin defense and net endured a barrage of Rutgers shots throughout the night led by senior Mitchell Taintor (Storrs, Conn.), who saw five of his game-high eight shots on goal. At the end of the night, RU outshot the Badgers, 27-12.

While Rutgers held a slight edge, 6-5, in shots at the half, the Scarlet Knight defense kept Wisconsin in check denying any chances on goal. The Badgers’ best ventures came as goalkeeper David Greczek was fouled after trying to contain a loose ball in the box and minutes later redshirt senior Mitch Lurie blocked a blast by Mark Segbers.

Meanwhile, the Scarlet Knights held possession for much of the half with four different players with chances to light up the scoreboard.

The Scarlet Knights continued to dominate possession time in the second half, but between netminder Adrian Remeniuk coming up with the critical saves and the Badger defense blocking shots, the game was forced into overtime. In the second half alone, RU outshot Wisconsin 17-4, but was unable to find the back of the net resulting in its second overtime contest in the three all-time meetings with the Badgers.

In what looked like would be a stalemate, in the final seconds of the second overtime, the Badgers controlled a clear at the midfield with a combo play from Tom Barlow to Christopher Mueller. Mueller’s shot hit the cross bar, then the left post before bouncing into the back of the net for the golden goal.

In goal, Remeniuk totaled 10 saves. Greczek, meanwhile, logged his lone save of the night in the 65th minute saving a Barlow header.

DONIGAN ON THE WISCONSIN GAME:

“It’s a heartbreaker. At the end of the day, this happens sometimes, not very often. We played incredibly well the entire game. There were portions of the game we had them on their backs and I thought it was just going to be a matter of time. Our kids learned a tough lesson tonight, but at the same time it’ll be a good lesson for our guys moving forward. They can learn how to respond from this . I’m proud of the way they played.” RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

DAVID NIEL GRECZEK GUZMAN M • Jr. • 5-7 • 155 D • So. • 5-9 • 165 Bordentown, N.J. Bridgewater, N.J. Pennington School Bridgewater-Raritan 1 2

GREZCEK CAREER STATS Year: GP-GS: Minutes: GA: GAA: Saves: Save Pct: Shutouts: GUZMAN CAREER STATS 2013 20-20 1832:04 25 1.23 108 .812 5.0 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 17-16 1447:29 33 2.05 80 .708 2.5 2014 13-7 1 1 3 7 .143 4 .571 0 2015 4-4 380:00 6 1.42 14 .700 0.0 2015 443 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 17-11 1 1 3 7 .143 4 .571 0 CAREER: 41-40 3659;33 64 1.57 202 .759 7.5

SUGOR ROSS AL AWWAD TETRO F • Fr.. • 6-1 • 160 D/M • Sr. • 5-8 • 145 Abu Dhabi, UAE Freehold, N.J. American Community School Colts Neck 2 4

TETRO CAREER STATS AL AWWAD CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2012 15-14 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2013 20-20 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 1 CAREER 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2014 19-19 0 3 2 2 .000 1 .500 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 54-53 1 4 6 11 .091 4 .364 1

MITCHELL BRANDON TAINTOR TETRO D/M • JR. • 6-2 • 175 D/MF • FR. • 5-10• 150 Storrs, Conn. Freehold, N.J. E.O. Smith Colts Neck 5 6

TAINTOR CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG TETRO CAREER STATS 2012 14-14 3 0 6 9 .333 4 .444 1 2013 18-15 2 0 4 22 .091 7 .318 1 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 19-19 3 1 7 19 .211 4 .211 1 2014 16-13 0 1 1 6 .000 3 .500 0 2015 4-4 1 1 3 17 .059 9 .529 0 2015 13-3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER 55-51 9 2 20 67 .134 24 .358 3 CAREER: 19-16 0 1 1 7 .000 3 .429 0 RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

RAYON BRIAN GIBBS HAWKINS MF • Sr. • 6-0 • 170 F • Fr. • 5-11 • 165 Jackson, Miss. Chesterfield, N.J. West Jones/Tyler JC Notre Dame 7 8

GIBBS CAREER STATS HAWKINS CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 19-17 2 0 4 23 .087 9 .391 0 2015 4-4 1 0 2 7 .143 2 .286 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 4-4 1 0 2 7 .143 2 .286 0 CAREER: 19-17 2 0 4 23 .087 9 .391 0

JUAN PABLO ERIK CORREA SA F/M • Sr.-R • 6-1 • 175 MF • Jr. • 5-10 • 155 Montville, N.J. Watchung, N.J. Montville Watchung Hill Reg./Seton Hall Prep 9 10

CORREA CAREER STATS SA CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2011 20-20 6 5 17 42 .143 15 .357 2 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2012 4-4 0 0 0 8 .000 1 .125 0 2013 20-20 1 2 4 20 .050 9 .450 1 2013 20-20 1 1 3 22 .045 5 .227 0 2014 19-18 2 2 6 35 .057 17 .486 0 2014 15-13 3 2 8 26 .115 16 .615 2 2015 4-4 0 2 2 5 .000 2 .400 0 2015 3-2 1 0 2 4 .250 4 1.00 1 CAREER 43-42 3 6 12 60 .050 28 .467 1 CAREER: 62-59 11 8 30 102 .108 41 .402 5

SHELDON MILES MCKOY HACKETT MF • Fr. • 6-5 • 165 F • So. • 6-0 • 165 St. Catherine, Jamaica Montclair, N.J. Jamaica College Montclair-Kimberley 11 12

MCKOY CAREER STATS HACKETT CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 17-5 0 2 2 19 .000 6 .316 0 2015 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2015 4-3 2 1 5 6 .333 2 .333 0 2015 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 21-8 2 3 7 25 .080 8 .320 0 RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

MITCH DREW LURIE MORGAN D • Sr.-R. • 6-2 • 170 D/M • Sr. • 5-10 • 170 Alpharetta, Ga. Atlanta, GA. Chattahoochee St. Pius X Catholic 14 15

LURIE CAREER STATS MORGAN CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2011 * 13-3 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.00 0 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2012 * 18-13 0 2 2 2 .000 1 .500 0 2012 15-14 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0 2013 ^ 5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 2013 17-17 1 1 3 7 .143 3 .429 1 2014 - DNP: Transfer - 2014 14-13 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 2015 4-4 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .333 0 2015 4-4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 40-20 0 3 3 9 .000 4 .444 0 CAREER 50-48 1 1 3 17 .059 6 .353 1

* - at Portland/ ^ - at Louisville

DANTE SPENCER PEREZ HAMBLETON F/MF • So. • 5-10 • 150 D/MF • Jr. • 5-7 • 145 Hightstown, N.J. Scotch Plains, N.J. East Windsor St. Benedict 16 17

HAMBLETON CAREER STATS PEREZ CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2013 20-20 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 2014 16-1 0 0 0 8 .000 3 .375 0 2014 14-9 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER 16-1 0 0 0 8 .000 3 .375 0 CAREER 34-29 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0

KIERAN ALEX KEMMERER KACZYNSKI D • Jr.-R • 6-0 • 175 D/MF • Fr. • 5-9 • 150 Belle Mead, N.J. Medford, N.J. Montgomery Shawnee 18 19

KEMMERER CAREER STATS KACZYNSKI CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2013 9-2 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 11-4 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER 20-6 0 1 1 5 .000 1 .200 0 RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

JASON JACK WRIGHT YOUNG F • So. • 5-7 • 165 MF • So.-R • 5-9 • 165 Kingston, Jamaica Saddle River, N.J. Wolmers Boys School Northern Highlands 20 21

WRIGHT CAREER STATS YOUNG CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 19-19 10 5 25 45 .222 20 .444 3 2014 15-10 0 0 0 8 .000 1 .125 0 2015 4-4 2 1 5 10 .200 4 .400 1 2015 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 23-23 12 5 29 55 .218 24 .436 4 CAREER: 17-10 0 0 0 8 .000 1 .125 0

TYLER SANG MORRIS LEE D • Jr.-R • 5-10 • 160 F • FR. • 6-0 • 160 Montclair, N.J. Morganville, N.J. Montclair Marlboro 22 23

MORRIS CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG LEE CAREER STATS 2012 * 17-17 0 2 2 0 .000 0 .000 0 2013 ^ 17-17 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 - DNP: Transfer - 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2015 4-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 38-38 0 2 2 1 .000 0 .000 0

^ - at William Patarson/* - at Rider

JESSE AHMAD WEICK FAHEEM F • Fr. • 6-2 • 165 MF • So. • 5-10 • 160 Barrington, N.J. Flower Mound, Texas Haddon Heights Flower Mound 24 25

WEICK CAREER STATS FAHEEM CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2014 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.00 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2015 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 6-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

THOMAS MIKE DOVELL FORNARO MF/F • Fr. • 5-8 • 145 D • Fr. • 6-2 • 185 Moorestown, N.J. Hamilton, N.J. Moorestown Steinert 26 27

DOVELL CAREER STATS FORNARO CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2015 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0

THOMAS OLISA FARRELL EZE MF • Jr. • 5-8 • 170 F/MF • Sr. • 6-0 • 170 West Keansburg, N.J. Sayreville, N.J. St. John Vianney Sayreville 28 29

FARRELL CAREER STATS EZE CAREER STATS Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG Year GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG 2013 * 14-2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 2012 14-0 1 0 2 3 .3333 2 .667 1 2014 * 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2013 -DNP- 2015 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 2014 6-0 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.00 0 CAREER: 15-2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 2015 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 CAREER: 22-0 1 0 2 5 .200 4 .800 1 * - at NJIT

BRIAN MITCHELL SHUSHKOVSKY WALIER GK • JR. • 5-11 • 155 GK • Jr. • 6-1 • 175 Morganville, N.J. Holmdel, N.J. Freehold Township Holmdel 30 31

WALIER CAREER STATS SHUSHKOVSKY CAREER STATS Year: GP-GS: Minutes: GA: GAA: Saves: Save Pct: Shutouts: Year: GP-GS: Minutes: GA: GAA: Saves: Save Pct: Shutouts: 2013 1-0 45:00 0 0.00 1 1.00 0.0 2015 0-0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 2014 5-3 289:47 3 0.93 23 .885 0.5 CAREER: 0-0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 2015 0-0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 CAREER: 6-3 334:47 3 0.81 24 .889 0.5 RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

HEAD COACH DAN DONIGAN SIXTH SEASON AT RUTGERS 15TH SEASON OVERALL

Entering his sixth season at the helm of the Rutgers (Northeast region), his third such award. Proving its men’s soccer program, Dan Donigan and his Scarlet success was not limited to just play on the field, Rut- DONIGAN BY THE NUMBERS Knights are ready to face another challenging schedule gers also received the NSCAA College Team Academic with ultimate goal of earning a postseason opportunity Award. and returning to the NCAA Tournament. Overall Record: 154-92-32 Arriving `On the Banks’ after nine successful seasons Conference Record: 78-35-12 Each season, Donigan has put together one of the at Saint Louis University, Donigan led the Billikens to toughest schedules in the nation, not shying away from seven NCAA appearances, including a second round (C-USA 2001-04; A-10 2005-09; BIG EAST the country’s top teams. As Rutgers made the move showing at the 2009 tournament. He posted a 118-42- 2011-12;American 2013; Big Ten 2014 - pres- to the Big Ten a year ago, that tradition kept rolling. As 23 (.708) overall record in nine seasons at Saint Louis. RU begins its second season in the league, the Scarlet The Hamilton, New Jersey native was a three-time ent) Knights will be taking on eight teams that advanced to conference and two-time NSCAA Regional Coach of the the NCAA Tournament, including a pair of quarterfinal- Year while at Saint Louis, guiding the Billikens to a pair ists, and welcome eight teams to Yurcak Field for the of trips to the quarterfinals in seven NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year: regular season. appearances. NSCAA Northeast Region - 2011

Donigan helped to usher in a new era for Rutgers as the While at Saint Louis, Donigan coached seven NSCAA NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Region – 2007 Scarlet Knights joined the prestigious and competitve All-Americans, 36 NSCAA All-Region selections and 65 Atlantic-10 – 2007 student-athletes who received all-conference (C-USA, Big Ten Conference. The 2014 squad earned the first- Atlantic-10 – 2006 ever Big Ten regular season victory and post-season A-10) honors. In addition, Donigan mentored 11 players win by any team “On The Banks”. Additionally, forward that garnered conference player of the year accolades. NSCAA Midwest Region - 2003 Jason Wright was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten Conference-USA – 2001 All-Freshman team, leading the Scarlet Knights with Success in the classroom is also stressed with the most goals scored in a season since 2003. Donigan-led programs. The Scarlet Knights have been recipients of the NSCAA College Team Academic Award NCAA Appearances: The Scarlet Knights continued to play a challenging for achieving a 3.0 or higher grade point average schedule in 2013 and made a run to the semifinals of in three of the last four season. During his tenure, 2011 -- Third Round the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Along Donigan has had a total of four NSCAA Scholar All- 2009 – Second Round the way, Rutgers exploded for five goals in the tourna- Americans, four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and ment opener, upset top-seeded and seventh-ranked 14 student-athletes named to the CoSIDA Academic 2008 – Second Round Louisville in the conference quarterfinals and took All-District Team. 2007 – First Round eventual conference champion USF to double overtime in the semifinals at Toyota Park in Frisco, Texas. Kene Donigan began his coaching career as an assistant 2006 – Second Round Eze also became the first Scarlet Knight of the Donigan coach with the University of Connecticut, his alma ma- 2003 – Quarterfinals Era to be selected in the MLS SuperDraft. ter, in 1994. He spent three seasons with the Huskies before joining the Saint Louis staff as an assistant 2002 – Third Round In Donigan’s third season, the Scarlet Knights fought from 1997-2000. 2001 – Quarterfinals through injuries and played one of the strongest schedules in the country, finishing just shy of a BIG Having carved out quite an illustrious playing career as EAST Tournament bid and more importantly, an NCAA one of the most heralded collegiate soccer players at Conference Tournament Championships: berth. RU closed out the 2012 campaign at No. 35 in the University of Connecticut from 1985-88, Donigan Conference-USA – 2001, 02, 03 the RPI, falling short of qualifying for the 48-team was a three-time All-American and First Team All-New College Cup bracket. The Scarlet Knights took on England forward. He also was selected as the BIG EAST Atlantic-10 – 2009 six opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament, Conference Northern Division Player of the Year in his including national runner-up Georgetown and Final Four final two seasons. As part of the BIG EAST’s 10-year an- participant Creighton. niversary in 1991, Donigan was further honored by his Award Winners: selection as the BIG EAST Player of the Decade. NSCAA All-Americans (7) In just his second season at Rutgers, Donigan helped erase a four-year post-season drought, as Rutgers Donigan received the Adidas Adi Dassler Award as the NSCAA All-Region Selections (39) earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, nation’s “Most Outstanding Senior Soccer Player” in All-Conference Selections (75) its first since 2006. The Scarlet Knights did not stop at 1988. He also was one of 11 players selected as a 1988 just qualifying for postseason play, instead the squad Soccer America MVP, registering team highs of 11 goals Conference Player of the Year Honorees (11) made a splash by getting past first round opponent and 11 assists while leading UConn to its third NCAA NSCAA Scholar All-Americans (5) Colgate and upsetting No. 4 seed and eighth-ranked Tournament berth in four seasons. An All-America pick Boston College en route to the Sweet 16. The third his final three seasons, Donigan was a finalist for Mis- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team members round matchup with UCLA marked the first Sweet 16 souri Athletic Club Player of the Year honors as a junior (14) appearance for RU since 2001. and senior. He finished his career at Connecticut with 35 goals and 40 assists for 110 points. In the UConn CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (4) The Scarlet Knights captured the best turnaround in record book, he ranks sixth in all-time scoring, third in career assists and tied for ninth in career goals. BIG EAST history since the league moved to a 16-mem- MLS Players: ber, two-division format in 2005 that season. After an inexperienced squad went just 1-8-0 in 2009, Donigan Donigan earned a degree in business administration MLS Draft Picks (13) and the Scarlet Knights amassed a 6-2-1 conference from the University of Connecticut and later completed MLS Combine Invitees (14) record to finish second in the Red Division. his master’s degree in higher education at Saint Louis University. In addition to a stellar postseason run, Donigan and his coaching staff also collected some hardware as the Donigan married the former Corey Stephens in 2008 group was recognized as the NSCAA Coach of the Year and the couple has two sons, Kaden and Brody. RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

DAVE BRYANT MIKE BECK KNIBBS ROMEO

ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT ASSISTANT HEAD COACH COACH COACH

SIXTH SEASON SECOND SEASON FIFTH SEASON

Dave Beck begins his sixth season on the Former Scarlet Knight Bryant Knibbs begins his Mike Romeo returns for his fifth season as an Rutgers men’s soccer staff and his second as second season as an assist coach at his alma assistant on the Rutgers men’s soccer staff. Associate Head Coach. mater. Knibbs had served as a graduate assis- Romeo boasts more than 25 years of coaching tant with the program since 2012. experience and will help mentor the Scarlet Beck has helped draw some of New Jersey’s Knight goalkeepers. most outstanding talent, as well as from across A four-year letterwinner in the midfield from the nation, to play for Rutgers. He was heavily 2008-11, Knibbs appeared in 72 contests for the Prior to joining the Scarlet Knight coaching staff, involved in constructing the 2013 freshman Scarlet Knights and helped lead Rutgers to the Romeo was the head soccer coach at The Ward- law-Hartridge School in Edison for 11 seasons. recruiting class that was ranked as high as No. Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament as a senior He was named the 2010 Home News Tribune 22 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. in 2011. Following one of the most successful campaigns Area Boy’s High School Soccer Coach of the Year in recent Rutgers history, Beck was named the and in 2007, he was awarded the Prep Soccer During his senior campaign, the Scarlet Knights Boy’s Coach of the Year by the Star-Ledger. 2011 NSCAA Assistant Coach of the Year for captured one of the best turnarounds in BIG the Northeast Region after helping the Scarlet EAST history, finishing second in the Red Divi- Romeo has developed a unique and insightful Knights to a Sweet 16 appearance. He assisted sion, and earned an at-large berth to the 2011 approach to training and teaching goalkeepers Donigan in leading RU to its first NCAA appear- NCAA Tournament. During the tournament run, of all ages and abilities, helping many of his ance since 2006, which included an upset Knibbs and the Scarlet Knights gave RU its first former pupils reach the Division I and profes- over fourth-seeded and eighth-ranked Boston third round appearance since 2001, defeating sional levels. College. Colgate and upsetting No. 4 and eighth-ranked Boston College along the way. Knibbs totaled 21 Romeo has coached professionally with the Prior to arriving at Rutgers, Beck spent four starts on the season and was among the Scarlet Penn-Jersey Spirit of the A-League in 1990 and seasons as an assistant coach at Saint Louis Knights’ top point totalers with four goals and the ’s Central Jersey Rip- as the Billikens amassed 52 wins and enjoyed three assists. tide in 1998, where he also served as the team’s four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. general manager. He was appointed head coach He consistently put together nationally ranked The former Scarlet Knight was the recipient of of the USL’s New Brunswick Brigade in 2000. recruiting classes, including a 12-member class the Richard Ferraro Award, given to RU’s most ranked among the top 10 by Soccer America in inspirational player, as a sophomore in 2009 and On the youth level, he was the head coach of 2009. In 2007, Beck helped construct a recruit- the New Jersey Rovers from 1992 to 1998. The was the George Dochat Sportmanship Award ing class that was ranked 21st in the nation Rovers were winners of four NJYS State Cups, a winner as a senior in 2011. by CollegeSoccerNews.com and also played a USYSA Region I Championship and an appear- major role in the recruiting a class ranked 24th ance in the 1997 National Semifinals. in 2008. Knibbs came to Rutgers as a two-time all-state and first team regional selection out of Pine In addition to coaching on the high school level, Beck came to Saint Louis after spending six Bush High School in New York. He played for Romeo is currently the goalkeeper coach for the seasons on the coaching staff at NAIA power four seasons on New York ODP, earning Regional players Development Academy (PDA) in Zare- Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. All-American honors, and played with the Wallkill path, N.J, the 2014 U17/18 National Development He was involved in all facets of the Lions’ pro- Fire from 1999-2008. Academy Champions. gram including scouting, recruiting and training. The Lions won the 2004 NAIA National Champi- Knibbs began his coaching career last season, Co-director of ExtremeKeepers, Inc., Romeo onship and qualified for the NAIA Tournament joining the Rutgers men’s soccer coaching staff founded the goalkeeper training academy for five consecutive seasons spanning 2000-05. as a graduate assistant. Last year, the Scarlet in 1999 which provides year-round training In all, Beck has coached four All-Americans, Knights made a late season run in the American programs for many of New Jersey’s top youth including a freshman All-American at Rutgers, Athletic Conference Tournament, which included goalkeepers. He also owned and directed Romeo and seven players who went on to be drafted by an upset of top-seeded and seventh-ranked GK, Inc. from 1990-1999. . Louisville in the tournament quarterfinals. Ad- ditionally, RU knocked off No. 19 Memphis and A native of Metuchen, New Jersey, Romeo was an All-State and All-County goalkeeper. He was Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Beck played took No. 5 Akron to double overtime during the named Most Valuable Player at the 1980 Middle- regular season. two years at Florissant Valley Community sex County Tournament, helping lead Metuchen College before transferring to Lindenwood to High School to the school’s only county champi- complete his collegiate career. He played profes- Graduating from Rutgers in 2012, Knibbs earned onships in 1979 and 1980. sionally in 1999 for the St. Louis Ambush of the a degree in sociology and is currently working National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). on his master’s degree in management and He went on to play at Kean University and later Beck earned a bachelor’s degree in sport man- labor studies. spent 12 seasons as a goalkeeper in the Garden agement from Lindenwood. State Soccer League (semi-pro) from 1984 to 1995. Beck and his wife, Laura, have two daughters, Gabriella and Brooklyn, and welcomed a son, Romeo currently resides in Plainfield, New Jersey Joey, this spring. with his wife Dee Dee and their son Luke. RUTGERS MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES

2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer Rutgers Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 28 SIENA W 4-2 1504 20 Wright, Jason 4 2 1 5 1 0 . 2 0 0 4 . 4 0 0 1 0 - 0 Sep 04 at Colgate W 2-1 521 12 Hackett, Miles 4 2 1 5 6 . 3 3 3 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0 Sep 06 at Syracuse L 1-2 2193 5 Taintor, Mitchell 4 1 1 3 1 7 . 0 5 9 9 . 5 2 9 0 1 - 1 * Sep 11 WISCONSIN L o 2 0-1 895 8 Hawkins, Brian 4 1 0 2 7 . 1 4 3 2 . 2 8 6 0 0 - 0 9 Correa, JP 3 1 0 2 4 . 2 5 0 4 1.000 1 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS RU OPP 10 Sa, Erik 4 0 2 2 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 14 Lurie, Mitch 4 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 7-57 6-47 26 Dovell, Thomas 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.75 1.50 25 Faheem, Ahmad 4 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. .1 2 3 .1 2 8 15 Morgan, Drew 4 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 24-57 21-47 6 Tetro, Brandon 3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. .4 2 1 .4 4 7 29 Eze, Olisa 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 14.2 11.8 22 Morris, Tyler 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 15 22 21 Young, Jack 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 0-0 11 McKoy, Sheldon 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 2 Guzman, Niel 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 6 8 Total 4 7 6 2 0 5 7 . 1 2 3 2 4 . 4 2 1 2 1 - 1 Red cards 0 0 Opponents 4 6 6 18 47 . 1 2 8 21 . 4 4 7 2 0 - 0 ATTENDANCE T o ta l 2399 2714 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Dates/Avg Per Date 2/1200 2/1357 1 Greczek, David 4 380:00 6 1.42 14 . 7 0 0 2-2-0 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Total 4 380:00 6 1.42 15 . 7 1 4 2-2-0 0 Opponents 4 380:00 7 1.66 17 . 7 0 8 2-2-0 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Rutgers 5 2 0 0 7 Opponents 2 3 0 1 6

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Rutgers 22 31 1 3 57 Opponents 20 24 1 2 47

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Rutgers 6 9 0 0 15 Opponents 6 9 0 2 17

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Rutgers 8 7 0 0 15 Opponents 6 15 1 0 22

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Rutgers 22 22 2 2 48 Opponents 30 29 2 2 63