The Rutgers men’s soccer team kicks off the 2019 season with a three game roadstand beginning in Philadelphia against Temple on Thursday night. It’s a new era for the program, as head coach Jim McElderry has been on the job since last December preparing for his first season in charge on the banks. After a successful 16 year run at Fordham, McElderry is leading the Scarlet Knights into a new day as the program looks to climb back up the Big Ten standings this fall. The program won just nine times overall the previous three seasons.
His first recruiting class includes 13 prospects that is mixed with international players, local high school and club players, as well as a couple of transfers.