Rutgers men’s soccer ended a four game winless streak (0-3-1) with a 2-1 victory over Northwestern (4-7-2, 1-5-0) on the road on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights are now 8-3-2 overall and 2-3-1 in Big Ten play. The eight victories are the most for the program since winning 12 games in 2015, the last time RU advanced to the NCAA Tournament. That was also the last time Rutgers won at Northwestern before Friday.
In the 21st minute, Matthew Acosta found Jackson Temple, who was able to deliver a tremendous finish from the top of the box for his third goal of the season.