2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team

The 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team represented the Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The program was coached by 1st year head coach, Jim McElderry, who had previously coached Fordham. It was the 82nd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 6th season in the Big Ten Conference.

2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019 record7–8–3 (1–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Wyse (1st season)
  • Tyler Stakiwicz (3rd season)
  • Joe Mortarulo (1st season)
Home stadiumYurcak Field
2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Indiana ‡ 7 –1 –0  15 –3 –4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 –1 –1  12 –4 –3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 –1 –3  11 –5 –6
Maryland + 3 –3 –2  11 –8 –2
Northwestern 3 –3 –2  8 –8 –2
Michigan State 3 –4 –1  3 –12 –3
Wisconsin 1 –4 –3  3 –11 –4
Rutgers 1 –6 –1  7 –8 –3
Ohio State 1 –6 –1  7 –11 –1
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Team

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA James Teal
1 GK  ISR Oren Asher
2 DF  ITA Thomas DeVizio
3 MF  BER Tyejae Burchall
4 DF  FRA Hugo Le Guennec
5 DF  USA Jake Longo
6 MF  USA Andrew Murray
7 MF  USA Kyle Galloway
8 MF  USA Tim McQuaid
9 FW  FRA Thomas Brunaud
10 MF  ESP Pablo Ávila
11 DF  NOR Jørgen Wisth Lie
12 MF  USA Jackson Temple
13 DF  CHN Chris Tiao
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  USA Brandon Golden
16 MF  ITA Vincenzo Pugliese
17 MF  FRA Aaron Acloque
18 FW  USA Brendan Wall
20 MF  USA Nick Cruz
21 MF  ITA Valentino Ambrosio
22 MF  GRE Randis Arronis
23 MF  USA Chris Hawkins
24 DF  USA Vincent Borden
25 MF  USA Anthony O’Donnell
26 MF  USA Keegan Vedder
28 DF  USA Clement Slavick
30 GK  USA Cameron Farrar
32 DF  CYP Niko Lovoulos

Coaching staff
Front office
Head Coach Jim McElderry
Associated Head Coach Gavin Wyse
Assistant Coach Tyler Stakiwicz
Player Development Coach Joe Mortarulo
Director of Operations Ajay Vyas
Sports Administrator Matthew Colagiovanni
Athletic Trainer Kyle Brostrand
Strength and Conditioning Coach Frank Quartucci

Last updated: September 2, 2019
Source: UWBadgers.com

Player movement

Players arriving

The following players were recruited by Rutgers.[1]

Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
Oren Asher
GK
 ISRHerzliya, ISRHayovelMaccabi HerzliyaNR
Hugo Le Guennec
DF
 FRAMessy, FRALycee Privee TechniqueValenciennesNR
Jørgen Wisth Lie
MF
 NORTrondheim, NORN/AKolstad FKNR
Jackson Temple
MF
 USAMillville, PAMillvillePhiladelphia UnionNR
Chris Tiao
DF
 CHNRandolph, NJRandolph (NJ)New York Red Bulls[2]
Randis Arronis
MF
 GRENorth Brunswick, NJNorth BrunswickPDA[3]
Anthony O'Donnell
MF
 USAStaten Island, NYSt. Joseph by the SeaPDA[4]
Keegan Vedder
MF
 USAPerth, NYChristian Brothers AcademyBlackwatch Premier[5]
Clement Slavick
DF
 USAToms River, NJToms River SouthCedar StarsNR
Cameron Farrar
GK
 USAWilton, CTWilton (CT)New York City FC[6]

Transfers
NameNat.No.Pos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Pablo Ávila ESP10MF5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SophomoreTerrassa, ESPTransferred from Escola Túrbula.[1]
Valentino Ambrosio ITA21MF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SophomoreCranford, NJTransferred from Fairleigh Dickinson.[1]

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Rutgers was predicted to finish ninth in the Big Ten Conference.[7]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Michigan
4Michigan State
5Wisconsin
6Penn State
7Northwestern
8Ohio State
9Rutgers

Regular season

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 19*
7:00 p.m.[lower-alpha 1]		 UConn T 2–2 
Yurcak Field
Piscataway, NJ
Non-conference regular season
August 29*
7:00 p.m.		 at Temple W 1–0  1–0–0
 Temple Owls Sports Complex (805)
Philadelphia, PA
September 2*
6:00 p.m.		 at Drexel W 2–1  2–0–0
 Vidas Field (266)
Philadelphia, PA
September 7*
7:00 p.m.		 at Elon W 1–0  3–0–0
 Rudd Field (871)
Elon, NC
September 10*
7:00 p.m.		 Binghamton W 3–2  4–0–0
 Yurcak Field (411)
Piscataway, NJ
September 14*
7:00 p.m.		 Manhattan W 1–0  5–0–0
 Yurcak Field (512)
Piscataway, NJ
September 17*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 24 at Penn T 1–1 2OT 5–0–1
 Rhodes Field (301)
Philadelphia, PA
September 21
3:00 p.m.		 No. 24 at Michigan T 1–1[lower-alpha 2]  5–0–2
(0–0–1)		 U-M Soccer Stadium (903)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 24*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Saint Peter's W 2–1  6–0–2
 Yurcak Field (617)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten regular season
September 27
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Michigan State L 0–3  6–1–2
(0–1–1)		 Yurcak Field (761)
Piscataway, NJ
October 2
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 25 Maryland L 1–3  6–2–2
(0–2–1)		 Ludwig Field (1,003)
College Park, MD
October 6
7:00 p.m., BTN		 Ohio State L 0–1  6–3–2
(0–3–1)		 Yurcak Field (732)
Piscataway, NJ
October 11
7:00 p.m.		 Wisconsin W 3–0  7–3–2
(1–3–1)		 Yurcak Field (422)
Piscataway, NJ
October 15*
7:00 p.m.		 at Hartford T 2–2 2OT 7–3–3
 Al-Marzook Field (609)
Hartford, CT
October 20
2:00 p.m., BTN		 at Northwestern   
Martin Stadium
Evanston, IL
October 25
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 at Indiana   
Bill Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, IN
October 29*
7:00 p.m.		 at Lehigh   
Ulrich Sports Complex
Bethlehem, PA
November 3
3:00 p.m.		 Penn State   
Yurcak Field
Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  1. The game against UConn was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on August 18, but was postponed due to lightning.[8]
  2. The Michigan match was called off in the 71st minute due to inclement weather. The final scoreline was deemed the final score without an overtime period.[9]

References
  1. "Rutgers Welcomes 13 Newcomers To 2019 Roster | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. "Chris Tiao". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. "Randy Arronis". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  4. "Anthony O'Donnell". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. "Keegan Vedder". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  6. "Cameron Farrar". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  7. "Indiana Claims First Place in Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  8. @RUMensSoccer (August 18, 2019). "⚠️ EXHIBITION UPDATE ⚠️ Due to lightening in the area the #RFutbol - UConn preseason exhibition game has been postponed to Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Rudner, Brad (September 21, 2019). "Weather Forces Draw With No. 24 Rutgers In Michigan's Big Ten Opener". mgoblue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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