2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team

2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
	‡ – 2019 B1G Tournament champion; + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA Tournament; As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches; Source: Big Ten

Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer
2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2019 record	7–8–3 (1–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim McElderry (1st season)
Assistant coach	Gavin Wyse (1st season)
Assistant coach	Tyler Stakiwicz (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Joe Mortarulo (1st season)
Home stadium	Yurcak Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

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

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	James Teal
1	GK	Oren Asher
2	DF	Thomas DeVizio
3	MF	Tyejae Burchall
4	DF	Hugo Le Guennec
5	DF	Jake Longo
6	MF	Andrew Murray
7	MF	Kyle Galloway
8	MF	Tim McQuaid
9	FW	Thomas Brunaud
10	MF	Pablo Ávila
11	DF	Jørgen Wisth Lie
12	MF	Jackson Temple
13	DF	Chris Tiao

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Brandon Golden
16	MF	Vincenzo Pugliese
17	MF	Aaron Acloque
18	FW	Brendan Wall
20	MF	Nick Cruz
21	MF	Valentino Ambrosio
22	MF	Randis Arronis
23	MF	Chris Hawkins
24	DF	Vincent Borden
25	MF	Anthony O’Donnell
26	MF	Keegan Vedder
28	DF	Clement Slavick
30	GK	Cameron Farrar
32	DF	Niko Lovoulos

Coaching staff[edit]

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[edit]

Players arriving[edit]

The following players were recruited by Rutgers.^[1]

Name	Nat.	Hometown	High School	Club	TDS Rating
Oren Asher GK	ISR	Herzliya, ISR	Hayovel	Maccabi Herzliya	NR
Hugo Le Guennec DF	FRA	Messy, FRA	Lycee Privee Technique	Valenciennes	NR
Jørgen Wisth Lie MF	NOR	Trondheim, NOR	N/A	Kolstad FK	NR
Jackson Temple MF	USA	Millville, PA	Millville	Philadelphia Union	NR
Chris Tiao DF	CHN	Randolph, NJ	Randolph (NJ)	New York Red Bulls	^[2]
Randis Arronis MF	GRE	North Brunswick, NJ	North Brunswick	PDA	^[3]
Anthony O'Donnell MF	USA	Staten Island, NY	St. Joseph by the Sea	PDA	^[4]
Keegan Vedder MF	USA	Perth, NY	Christian Brothers Academy	Blackwatch Premier	^[5]
Clement Slavick DF	USA	Toms River, NJ	Toms River South	Cedar Stars	NR
Cameron Farrar GK	USA	Wilton, CT	Wilton (CT)	New York City FC	^[6]

Transfers[edit]

Name	Nat.	No.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Pablo Ávila	ESP	10	MF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sophomore	Terrassa, ESP	Transferred from Escola Túrbula.^[1]
Valentino Ambrosio	ITA	21	MF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sophomore	Cranford, NJ	Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson.^[1]

Preseason[edit]

Preseason Big Ten poll[edit]

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

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

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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.

↑ The game against UConn was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on August 18, but was postponed due to lightning.^[8]
↑ 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[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Rutgers Welcomes 13 Newcomers To 2019 Roster | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Chris Tiao". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Randy Arronis". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Anthony O'Donnell". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Keegan Vedder". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Cameron Farrar". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
↑ "Indiana Claims First Place in Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
↑ @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.
↑ Rudner, Brad (September 21, 2019). "Weather Forces Draw With No. 24 Rutgers In Michigan's Big Ten Opener". mgoblue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

External links[edit]

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[9] The game against UConn was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on August 18, but was postponed due to lightning.^[8]

[11] 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]

[roster_changes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "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.

[10] 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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v t e 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
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National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings & awards	Rankings United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans