Rutgers Men's Soccer Returns Home to Face No. 8 Maryland / game against #8 Maryland has been moved to 3:45 p.m. at the Miller Family Soccer Complex

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Men's Soccer Returns Home to Face No. 8 Maryland - Rutgers University Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – In a battle for first place in the Big Ten, the Rutgers men's soccer team (5-1-4, 2-0-1) will welcome No. 8 Maryland (6-1-2, 2-0-1) to Yurcak

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[AreYouNUTS]

Man this one is HUGE both for the season and the program in general. A "W" here, following the tie at OSU, puts us in the driver's seat BUT I'll take another "tie" and run!

 

[snowboarder]

RU soccer is getting back to where it should be
It's hard to appreciate just how incompetent Donigan was as a head coach
Rutgers Soccer is digging out of the mess Dan created
We should be a top 20 program every year
Donigan was a lazy recruiter
Two of the best Academies in the country are within 20 minutes of campus yet Donigan had little or no relationship with the top players and coaches at PDA and NY Redbull

 

[rufeelinit]

The weather will not be great for this match. Could this be an advantage for us?

 

[richthedentist]

RU soccer is getting back to where it should be
It's hard to appreciate just how incompetent Donigan was as a head coach
Rutgers Soccer is digging out of the mess Dan created
We should be a top 20 program every year
Donigan was a lazy recruiter
Two of the best Academies in the country are within 20 minutes of campus yet Donigan had little or no relationship with the top players and coaches at PDA and NY Redbull

Snowboarder been a while yeah agreed and even Reasso was not good at the end so a lot of making up to do but like you said as with the women the soccer talent in NJ is still tops or near the top in the country so I think this coach will have us back to the top 20 by next year I hope
The only thing is I still think you have to recruit internationally which he has done

 

[dconifer]

Man this one is HUGE both for the season and the program in general. A "W" here, following the tie at OSU, puts us in the driver's seat BUT I'll take another "tie" and run!

Yeah, huge game. Reminds me of last spring, when the two newbies were also in the lead in baseball. Kind of cool.

I'm sure the Terrapins are worried about finding a way to slow down super-scorer Jackson Temple...

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Yeah, huge game. Reminds me of last spring, when the two newbies were also in the lead in baseball. Kind of cool.

I'm sure the Terrapins are worried about finding a way to slow down super-scorer Jackson Temple...

Crap weather in New Jersey today into tonight.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

WTF? Apparently game move to 3:45 at Miller Practice Facility and NO fans?

 

[richthedentist]

WTF? Apparently game move to 3:45 at Miller Practice Facility and NO fans?

Don't understand supposed to be less rain later!!! Also how was anyone supposed to know?
Will game be on TV?

 

[Tango Two]

 

[AreYouNUTS]

We put new turf down this summer, right? I still think it’s a horrible excuse, if so, but that’s got to be the reason. Can’t think of another one.

 

[richthedentist]

We put new turf down this summer, right? I still think it’s a horrible excuse, if so, but that’s got to be the reason. Can’t think of another one.

Can't be great turf if you can't play a game there when it rains or are they saying the fields at the Miller soccer complex are better than the field at Yurcak?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Can't be great turf if you can't play a game there when it rains or are they saying the fields at the Miller soccer complex are better than the field at Yurcak?

Either way it shouldn't be the case. If it was laid this summer it SHOULD be good to go by now even with a lot of rain, right?

 

[Degaz-RU]

Anybody know why Ola Maeland hasn't played the last two games?

 

[dconifer]

Don't understand supposed to be less rain later!!! Also how was anyone supposed to know?
Will game be on TV?

Is that also an outdoor field? Does it have artificial turf? Not really understanding this...

 

[mighty_knights]

Anybody know why Ola Maeland hasn't played the last two games?

Curious about Maeland too. However, he did play against Fordham, just missed OSU.

 

[richthedentist]

Is that also an outdoor field? Does it have artificial turf? Not really understanding this...

Yeah the Miller fields are outside and grass

 

[dconifer]

Yeah the Miller fields are outside and grass

Thank you. I'm sure they know what they're doing...

 

[Fat-Tony]

No live TV. Ugh!

 

[dconifer]

I was really hoping to see if the Terps would wear their gold uniforms...

 

[rudad02]

No live TV. Ugh!

Is it on big ten+

 

[Fat-Tony]

Not that I can see. Looks like it may be aired on delay during the 7:00 pm time slot on B1G network (for which it was originally scheduled). I guess I need to avoid seeing the score until then.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

WOW 2-1 in RU only 26 into the match.

 

[richthedentist]

Md tied it up with 25 minutes to go 2-2

 

[richthedentist]

MD up 3-2 at 73 minute mark

 

[ScarletDave]

RU was up 2-0 on #8 at home, now down 3-2 with 17 mins to go. Too bad

 

[biazza38]

Choked it away

 

[RUTrack94]

Feels like 9 times out of 10 that Rutgers is going to Rutgers.

 

[MS-RU]

Absolutely brutal loss

 

[runrutgersrun]

It starts out as we get to play # 8 at home. Then the weather. Then they move it where there is no home crowd advantage. Not sure how the boys could counter all of that...sometimes other things "Rutgers"... other than the Rutgers teams themselves! We'll get 'em in the conference tournament...we got 'em right where we want them! Go RU!

 

[RUJMM78]

RU was up 2-0 on #8 at home, now down 3-2 with 17 mins to go. Too bad

It happens too often with Rutgers teams where they have a lead and let it get away.

 

[SirPerceval]

I didn’t think it was possible to lose a 2 goal lead in soccer.

 

[dconifer]

I don't think you all should feel so crushed about this game. Some of the comments are painting an inaccurate picture of a game in which one team dominated but gave up three late goals at the end. That isn't at all what happened. In fact, the two-goal lead lasted all of three minutes.

The way the game went down was like this, in my opinion. There was an early flurry in which your team scored two goals (one was a fluke-ish deflection), and the opposition scored one goal (fluke-ish as well, and shot that I was surprised the goalie didn't get to). That left over 60 minutes for a fairly capable team to chip away steadily at a one-goal deficit, which they managed to do.

Your team did not choke. Not only that, they are still right there in the hunt for first place in the B1G...

 

[richthedentist]

I don't think you all should feel so crushed about this game. Some of the comments are painting an inaccurate picture of a game in which one team dominated but gave up three late goals at the end. That isn't at all what happened. In fact, the two-goal lead lasted all of three minutes.

The way the game went down was like this, in my opinion. There was an early flurry in which your team scored two goals (one was a fluke-ish deflection), and the opposition scored one goal (fluke-ish as well, and shot that I was surprised the goalie didn't get to). That left over 60 minutes for a fairly capable team to chip away steadily at a one-goal deficit, which they managed to do.

Your team did not choke. Not only that, they are still right there in the hunt for first place in the B1G...

Not only that MD's first two goals were on incredible shots and to me not much you can do to defend that; the last goal our goalie could have played better but thats the way it goes

 

[rubaseball78]

I didn’t think it was possible to lose a 2 goal lead in soccer.

Ask LSU women's team.

 

[Skull83]

I didn't see the game, and I appreciate that giving up a lead is frustrating, but I just want to point out that this wasn't some random opponent. Maryland is a traditional power that has won 4 national championships, the most recent just a few years ago, and is currently ranked No. 8 in the country. I'm not going to lose any sleep over this one.