Rutgers men’s soccer releases 2023 schedule

Rutgers men’s soccer announced their 2023 schedule.

With fall quickly approaching, college soccer fans are waiting eagerly for the season to start. On Thursday, Rutgers fans began marking their calendars as the 2023 schedule was released. The Scarlet Knights enter the upcoming season with high expectations and will play eight of their 15 games at Yurcak Field.

Before the regular season begins, Rutgers will host three scrimmages in August. Those games will come against Drexel, Rider, and Villanova. All three scrimmages will begin at 7 p.m.

Rutgers will then begin its regular season on the Road on Aug.24 at Delaware. After their matchup with the Blue Hens, Rutgers returns to Piscataway for their home opener against St. John’s on Aug. 28. They will round out their New York and New Jersey tour with games against Princeton and Saint Peter’s.

The 2023 campaign will also feature matchups against Big Ten teams starting on Sept. 17 with Michigan State. Rutgers heads on the road for two games in a row, taking their talents to Maryland on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Northwestern on Sunday, Oct. 8.

To finish their regular season, the Scarlet Knights will travel to Indiana in a rematch of the Big Ten Tournament Championship on October 29. Once the final whistle in the regular season blows, postseason play will be close behind.

The 2023 Big Ten Tournament is set for the first three weeks of November. The Quarterfinals will be on Friday, November 1, followed by the Semifinals on Wednesday, November 8, and the Championship match on Sunday, November 12.