Men's Soccer Opens BIG EAST Play Friday at Rutgers
9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2010
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Friday marks the opening of BIG EAST Conference play for the Marquette University men's soccer team who will travel to Rutgers to face the Scarlet Knights with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. CT at Yurcak Field.
MU comes into the contest with an overall record of 1-3-2 while Rutgers is unbeaten in its last four matches at 3-1-1 on the season.
Live stats and live streaming video will be available free of charge at scarletknights.com. The game will also be televised regionally on tape delay on FiOS1 Sports (N.J./Long Island, N.Y.).
KEY STORYLINES
- Friday's match at Rutgers marks the opening of the BIG EAST portion of the season for both teams ... Marquette is 0-3-2 in BIG EAST openers since joining the 16-member conference at the start of the 2005 season.
- Marquette has faced Rutgers just one time previous to Friday's BIG EAST opener ... The Scarlet Knights defeated MU 1-0 at Yurcak Field back in 2007.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Rutgers is unbeaten since a 3-0 season-opening loss at Lehigh and unbeaten in four home matches under first-year head coach Dan Donigan ... The Scarlet Knight's four-game unbeaten streak is its longest since 2006.
- The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Hartford ... Bryant Knibbs scored the game-winner in the 104th minute.
- Goalkeeper Adam Klink is 3-0-0 in the team's last three matches, allowing just one goal during that span ... Klink currently leads the BIG EAST in goals against average (0.32 GAA) and save percentage (.909).
- Offensively, RU is led by Yannick Salmon whose three goals ranks fourth among BIG EAST players ... Sam Archer has tallied two points on a pair of goals and Robbie McLarney paces the squad with two assists.
LAST TIME OUT
- Marquette closed out the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge this past Sunday with a 1-1 draw vs. Michigan (Sept. 19) ... Calum Mallace netted the equalizer off a free kick from 25 yards out in the 79th minute of action.
- MU attempted a season-high 19 shots in the match while the Wolverines took a total of 32 shots, the most by an MU opponent since the 2008 season.
EVERYDAY HERRERA
- Marquette junior Amilcar Herrera has appeared in 41 consecutive games which is every match of his collegiate career ... He was one of two MU players, and the only returning Golden Eagle, to see action in all 18 games last season ... Herrera also played in all 17 games in 2008, one of three freshmen to do so.
