March 20, 2008 BACK ON THE BANKS
Napolitano joins Rutgers coaching staff
Former Scarlet Knight standout Phil Napolitano has been hired as an assistant coach with the Rutgers men’s soccer program, head coach Bob Reasso announced Wednesday.
Feb. 11, 2008 RUTGERS RECRUITS
Men add 6 more players
Rutgers University has added six more players to it recruiting class. Ibrahim Kamara (North Brunswick, N.J.), Robert McLarney (Londonderry, N.H.), Nye Winslow (Piscataway, N.J.), Adam Klink (Chesapeake, Va.), Jimmy Simon (Leavenworth, Kan.) and Marty Stern (Little Silver, N.J.) will continue their academic and athletic careers at Rutgers this fall.
Nov. 7, 2007 WOMEN'S COLLEGE PLAYER
Rutgers GK Guthrie captures honor
Rutgers sophomore goalkeeper Erin Guthrie, who made two key saves in a shootout win over St. John's in the Big East tournament, was named the BigAppleSoccer.com women's player of the week for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 3.
Nov. 1, 2007 ALIVE AND KICKING
Guthrie propels Rutgers women over SJU in Big East tournament penalty kick shootout
Her right ankle has a bone bruise and likely ligament damage after a studs-up challenge at Notre Dame Saturday. The injury has been bad enough to keep Rutgers goalkeeper Erin Guthrie off the training field for the past three days. But it wasn't going to stop her from playing in a first-round Big East tournament game at St. John's. And when she made two critical saves in a penalty kick shootout and the Scarlet Knights advanced to the quarterfinals, setting up another date with Notre Dame, Guthrie could feel no pain. That is, until she was mobbed by her teammates.
Nov. 1, 2007 BROWN OUT
Rutgers men fall to 6th-ranked team, 2-0
The Rutgers men dropped a 2-0 non-league decision to Brown University at Yurcak Field Wednesday night.
Oct. 22, 2007 ANOTHER BARISIC BRACE
Sophomore leads Rutgers over USF, 3-1
Senior Chris Moore gave the Scarlet Knights an early lead but sophomore Tomislav Barisic struck for two goals in the second half as the Rutgers men defeated Red Division rival University of South Florida, 3-1, at Yurcak Field over the weekend.
Oct. 17, 2007 A BARISIC BRACE
Rutgers beats Penn, 2-0
Sophomore Tomislav Barisic scored a pair of goals as the Rutgers men’s soccer team shutout Penn, 2-0, Wednesday night at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knights improved to 6-7-1 on the season, while the Quakers fell to 4-6-2.
Oct. 13, 2007 SAME OLD STORY
Rutgers falls in OT again, 1-0
The Rutgers men's soccer team dropped a tightly-contested match by a score of 1-0 to Big East Red Division foe DePaul Saturday afternoon. The Blue Demon's Alex Mangan scored a game-winner with two minutes remaining in the final overtime period to earn the victory over the Scarlet Knights, which fell to 5-7-1, 3-4-0 in the Big East. DePaul is now 7-4-0 and 3-3-0 in the conference.
Oct. 10, 2007 TEACHER VS. PUPIL
Reasso leads Rutgers over Lopes and NJIT
With a goal and an assist, senior forward Kevin O’Connor lifted the Rutgers men’s soccer team out of a one-goal deficit as the Scarlet Knights defeated instate foe NJIT Wednesday night at Yurcak Field. With the win Rutgers improved to 5-6-1 while NJIT fell to 1-9-1.
Oct. 7, 2007 PERFECT TIMING
Barisic's first college goal lifts Rutgers
Sophomore Tomislav Barisic scored his first collegiate goal in the 85th to help lead the Rutgers men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Syracuse Sunday at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knights improve to 4-6-1, 3-3 in the Big East while the Orange drop to 4-4-3 and 1-4 in the conference.
Oct. 3, 2007 BAD KNIGHT
Rutgers loses late lead in OT loss
Senior Adam Sternberger scored in the 86th minute to give the Rutgers men's soccer team a one-goal lead. However, Villanova (responded with a goal of its own with just 19 seconds remaining in regulation as the 23rd-ranked Wildcats tied the game and posted a game-winner in overtime to defeat the Scarlet Knights, 2-1, Wednesday at Yurcak Field.
Sept. 30, 2007 A BIG (EAST) WIN
Rutgers edges Georgetown, 1-0
Kristie Lang scored her third goal of the season in the second half to give the Scarlet Knights a 2-1 victory over Georgetown Sunday. On the game winning goal, Gina DeMaio made a nice move to get away from the defender and kicked the ball into the box, where Lang was able to gather it and drill it into the net.
Sept. 28, 2007 ZERO HEROES
Rutgers, Villanova play to scoreless draw
The Rutgers women's soccer team returned to Big East play with a 0-0 draw against Villanova. The Scarlet Knights (5-3-1, 0-1-1) were led by sophomore goalie Erin Guthrie, who had four saves. The Wildcats (7-0-3, 1-0-1) were up to the task though, as senior goalie Jillian Loyden saved five shots.
Sept. 28, 2007 SILLY DILLY
Duka nets game winner for Rutgers vs. Hoyas
Freshman Dilly Duka scored his second goal in as many games as the Rutgers men’s soccer team defeated Georgetown Friday afternoon at North Kehoe Field.
Sept. 21, 2007 PACKED HOUSE, EMPTY FEELING
Rutgers falls to No. 3 ND on national TV
The Rutgers men’s soccer team lost in its Big East opener, 2-0, to third-ranked Notre Dame Friday in front of a capacity crowd at Yurcak Field. The bleachers were filled with a sea of red as 6,309 spectators came out to support the Scarlet Knights in their nationally-televised clash on the Fox Soccer Channel. The overflow crowd even spilled into a standing-room only section on the opposite side on the field across from the main bleachers.
