Here is our weekly recap of how the Rutgers Scarlet Knights olympic sports teams performed over the past week, as well as a look at the teams record and upcoming schedule.
This past weekend was a big one for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights field hockey team as they played in the teams first NCAA tournament game since 1986. The Scarlet Knights traveled down to Maryland on Friday to take on the defending national champion, UConn Huskies in a neutral location. Rutgers ended up losing by a score of 5-0, thus ending the Scarlet Knights season.
On Friday afternoon, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights finally opened up the men's basketball season with a very convincing 90-55 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson University. After that the team also welcomed Drexel to the RAC on Sunday afternoon and won their second game of the season by a score of 95-66.
After a tough season yet again for the Scarlet Knights mens soccer team, athletic director Pat Hobbs made the decision to let go of head coach Dan Donigan. The national search is currently ongoing as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights continue to search for a new man to lead the program back to the top.
The Rutgers women's soccer team similar to the field hockey team also had a Friday night game in the NCAA tournament. The women's soccer team took on the Duke Blue Devils down in Durham, North Carolina. Rutgers suffered a very tough 1-0 loss after a very late 78th minute goal for Duke. The season has now concluded and the Scarlet Knights will finish with 11 wins on the season.
The Rutgers women's hoops team opened up the season last Tuesday against a pretty solid St. Francis (NY) team that ended up making the NCAA tournament last season and won by a score of 96-52. After that the team went on to beat Stony Brook on Friday afternoon, 61-47 and helped to earn C.Vivian Stringer her 999th victory of her career.
OVERALL RECORD: 2-0
NEXT UP: Central Connecticut St (Tuesday) / Charlotte (Friday) / Albany (Sunday)
This week was another tough one for the Scarlet Knights as they traveled out to Illinois to take on the no. 4 Fighting Illini on Friday and ended up losing three sets to none. The very next day the team headed out to Northwestern to take on the Wildcats and also lost by a total of three sets to one.
OVERALL RECORD: 6-23 (0-16)
NEXT UP: Michigan State (Wed.) / No. 4 Illinois (Sat.)
This past Saturday, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team faced off against Appalachian State and Utah Valley University in the Journeyman Duals. In the first match versus Appalachian State, the team won by a score of 26-9. In that second match against Utah Valley University, the Scarlet Knights ended up losing by a score of 24-14. Metzler, Suriano and Ashnault are the only three wrestlers who won both matches versus App State and Utah Valley.
