Men’s Soccer Welcomes Rider to Yurcak Field on Friday Night

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers men’s soccer team (1-1-2) will continue its home stand as it hosts Rider (0-3-0) on Friday, Sept. 9 for a 7 p.m. start. The meeting with mark the 34th between the two programs.  

Last Time Out 

MD Myers found the back of the net twice as the Rutgers men’s soccer team tied Yale (0-0-2), 2-2, on Monday night at Yurcak Field. Myers recorded both goals in the affair, first converting off a penalty kick before scoring a header late in the second half.   

 

1️⃣ game, 2️⃣ goals… MD Myers had himself a day 🤩#GoRU | #RUMS pic.twitter.com/aShGv5oFdq

— Rutgers Men’s Soccer (@RUMensSoccer) September 6, 2022

Spreading the Love  

Through four outings, the Scarlet Knights have seen five unique goal scorers for a total of eight goals.  

MD Myers leads the pack with four scores after securing braces against Omaha (Aug. 25) and Yale (Sept. 5). Pablo Avila, Jackson Temple, Ian Abbey and Joey Zalinsky have also added goals for RU.  

B1G Time 

Since arriving in Piscataway, New Jersey in the offseason from High Point, MD Myers has made a big impact at both Rutgers and in the Big Ten.  

The senior forward paces the conference in four categories including: shots (17), shots on goal (10), goals (4) and points (8). His nine shots against Yale also tops the conference as well as his pair of two-goal outings.  

Welcoming the Newcomers  

Head coach Jim McElderry and his staff added 11 newcomers to the squad in the offseason, including three transfers and seven freshmen.  

Transfers MD Myers (High Point), Saahb Kular (Cleveland State), Nick Spittle (Seneca [OCAA]), 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.  

The freshmen trio of Abbey, Cruthers and Dalton have already made an impact on the team this season. Dalton tops the goalkeepers with three starts and eight saves while Abbey has recorded one goal and made one start. Cruthers has started all four contests so far, playing 281 minutes.  

Back Again 

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. Notably, All-Region and All-Big…