PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men’s soccer (3-5-2, 0-2-1 B1G) tied No. 25 Michigan (5-0-4, 1-0-3 B1G), 1-1 on Saturday afternoon.
The Wolverines struck first in the 14th minute, but the Scarlet Knights weren’t far behind as Nestor Cabrera notched the first goal of his career just about a minute later.
15′ | NESTY ANSWERS 👏
Nestor Cabrera evens things up with his first score of the season!
Rutgers 1, #25 Michigan 1
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Despite many more great offensive chances for RU, the contest ended in the 1-1 draw.
Goals
14′ (UM) Oliver Martin – Beto Soto, Duilio Herrera
15′ (RU) Nestor Cabrera
Game Notes
- Cabrera recorded the first points of his career with his first goal.
- RU dominated in almost every statistic. Besting UM in shots (19-9), shots on goal (6-4) and corner kicks (11-5).
- The Scarlet Knights’ 19 total shots marks the second highest in a single game this season. They accumulated 20 shots earlier in the campaign against Yale (Sept. 17). The 16 first half shots signifies a season best.
- The 1-1 draw is the best result Rutgers has earned against the three ranked opponents the team has faced this slate.
- Ciaran Dalton made three saves in net, bringing his season total to 44 stops.
- Freshman Arnar Adalsteinsson started his eighth game for Rutgers.
- Other rookies in Matty Lynch and Thomas Angelone also got on the pitch.
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