The Mavericks went on to go 4-2 in Summit League competition but fell in the semifinal round of the conference tournament. The team went winless through the first four games before defeating CSun, 1-0, in overtime midway through September. Temple, a 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team pick, was also just named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Players to Watch forwards list on Aug. Temple returns to RU for his senior year after leading the squad with six goals and two assists for 14 total points. He recorded 51 career points with the Panthers on 21 goals and nine assists throughout three seasons. A transfer from High Point, Myers is a proven scorer and Big South standout. The team was also picked to finish fifth in the conference standings.Īcosta, returning unanimous All-Big Ten freshman pick, started all 17 games of his rookie season and recorded a pair of assists. Last season, the two veterans combined for 13 points, including three goals and seven assists.Įarlier this week, the Big Ten announced Matthew Acosta, MD Myers and Jackson Temple as Player to Watch heading into the fall 2022 season. Graduate students Thomas DeVizio and Pablo Avila made the decision in the offseason to return to the pitch for their final year of eligibility. Notably, All-Region and All-Big Ten selection Jackson Temple and All-Big Ten Freshman Team picks Matthew Acosta and Joey Zalinsky will be returning to the roster. The Scarlet Knights return 20 student-athletes overall and 11 players with eight or more starts from the 2021 roster that went 9-6-2, the most wins in a campaign since 2015. Transfers MD Myers (High Point), Saahb Kular (Cleveland State), Nick Spittle (Seneca ), Zach Riviere (Georgetown) and freshmen William Baker, Sam Delgado, Ian Abbey, Nestor Cabrera, Cole Cruthers, Ciaran Dalton and Dylan Van Der Walt were all welcomed to the team. McElderry and his staff added 11 newcomers to the squad in the offseason, including three transfers and seven freshmen. Since McElderry joined RU ahead of the 2019 season, he has started all three seasons of his tenure with a win.ĭuring his first season, he led the team to a 1-0 win over Temple before earning 2-0 decisions against Michigan State in the spring of 2021 and Delaware in the fall slate of 2021. The team went 2-5-1 to end the regular season before dropping a 1-0 decision to eventual NCAA third round contender, Indiana, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers went unbeaten through eight games to kick off the 2021 campaign, the program's best start since 1985. The depth of our team overall, adding some new players and other guys improving, is a big strength of this group." We've got a lot of guys pushing in the right direction and helping the younger guys. But, the maturity of this group has impressed me so far this postseason. They know the style we want to play, we just have to be more consistent. "We have a lot of guys coming back that have played a lot of minutes for us. Head coach Jim McElderry will look to start his fourth season at the helm of the Scarlet Knights with a win in his first time facing the Mavericks.
OMAHA, Neb. – The Rutgers University men's soccer team is set to open the 2022 fall season on the road against Omaha on Thursday, August 25 at 8 p.m.