Rutgers men’s soccer primed for another step forward this fall

Rutgers Athletics Oren Asher is a steady presence in the net for the Scarlet Knights.There are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that head coach Jim McElderry’s third season at Rutgers will result in the biggest step forward in his tenure so far. After finishing in fifth place in the Big Ten with a 4-4-1 record overall in a spring shortened season due to COVID-19, the program is primed to make more progress this fall.

The Scarlet Knights return leading scorer Ritchie Barry, who was named Second Team All-Big Ten last season, as well as Jackson Temple, who has scored 7 goals over his first two seasons. In addition, veteran leaders Vince Borden, Pablo Avila and Nick Cruz, key defenders Thomas…