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Barbie Day: Rutgers women’s soccer host FDU on Monday

Rutgers (1-1-1) will host Fairleigh Dickinson University (0-3) as they prepare for their third promotional event of the 2023 season.

On Monday, Rutgers women’s soccer (1-1-1) will host Fairleigh Dickinson University (0-3) as they prepare for their third promotional event of the 2023 season. For their third promotion of the 2023 season, Rutgers will hold Barbie Day for all fans attending their game on Monday.

Fans are encouraged to bring their favorite Barbie doll and cheer on the Rutgers women’s soccer team.

The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 1-1 draw last week after giving up an early lead to NC State (1-0-2) with just 2:25 left in the contest. The Scarlet Knights captured the disappointing draw after leading most of the game on the road. Still, it was not a bad result given that NC State was an NCAA Tournament team last year.

In the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, the Wolfpack received multiple votes this season and participated in the 2022 NCAA Tournament last year.  

Rutgers Allison Lowrey scored her No. 17 career goal against NC State, but her efforts weren’t enough to capture the Scarlet Knights’ victory. Rutgers led in shot attempts (13-11) and shots on goal (4-3), but the Scarlet Knights did not place a shot on target in the second half.

Rutgers return home with a 1-1 record at Yurack Field. The Scarlet Knights will look to pick up a victory as they prepare to face off against the 2022 NEC Tournament champions at 5 p.m. on Monday.

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Stop ripping FAU’s Alijah Martin for his flashy, meaningless last-second dunk attempt

Was this a good idea? No! But let’s move on.

If the question is if he should have done it, the answer is no. Florida Atlantic sophomore Alijah Martin should have just let the clock expire.

After securing perhaps the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history, No. 16 seed FDU was not able to keep its Cinderella story alive and fell short against No. 9 seed FAU.

Once the game was no longer within reach, FDU coach Tobin Anderson opted not to foul and instead assumed his opponent would just dribble the ball until the final buzzer that would allow FAU a chance to compete in the Sweet Sixteen.

Martin, however, instead used the final seconds of the game to throw down a huge slam. To make matters worse, he missed the 360-degree dunk attempt.

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Following the embarrassing miss, the crowd booed Martin at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Moments after the game, FAU coach Dusty May appeared to apologize on Martin’s behalf to FDU’s Anderson.

Some fans described Martin as a “basketball enemy for life” while others said he was “classless” and the “villain” of March Madness.

Many remain upset at Martin and it is safe to assume that the anger could carry into FAU’s Sweet Sixteen game against Tennessee at Madison Square Garden. But let’s not get carried away.

This was an unfortunate moment that didn’t need to happen but it doesn’t define Martin or the FAU program. It was just a very brief lapse in judgment sparked by adrenaline and the thrill of advancing to the next round.

Martin presumably heard as much from his coach and from his opponents in the handshake line. But that doesn’t make him a bad kid.

Here is how coach May has described Martin (via Palm Beach Post):

“He’s even-keeled, he’s never too up, never too down. He really tries to process everything where a lot of guys take in information and it goes in one ear and out the other,” May said. “We feel like he’s always processing what the coaches ask him to do, what his teammates are saying, and so usually when he opens his mouth, there’s a lot of thought and it’s usually on the money but he’s mature and hard working, he’s a great teammate. He’s just a wonderful person, first and foremost.”

As a two-sport athlete in high school, he was also described as a “good kid” and a leader on the football team as well.

Maybe the dunk wasn’t advisable but relax. We can move on from this.

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The Purdue whiteboard sure looks like someone punched a giant hole through it

Purdue learned the true meaning of the word upset.

While everyone loves the thrill of victory, nothing quite stings like the agony of defeat. Purdue learned this lesson the hard way during March Madness.

As a No. 1 seed who lost to the No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA tournament in the East Region, the Boilermakers learned the true meaning of the word upset on Friday evening.

After the game, as FDU celebrated their historic victory, it certainly seems as if someone was very angry in the Purdue locker room and may have it out on an innocent whiteboard.

WISH TV’s Angela Moryan has photos of the aftermath:

As a No. 1 seed like Purdue was, it would obviously be frustrating for anyone on the team or the staff to lose to a No. 16 seed like FDU.

But the damage done to the whiteboard looks like it took more than just a single move. This probably needed several moments of real impact before eventually looking like that.

Purdue has now lost to a No. 16 seed, a No. 15 seed and a No. 13 seed in the past three NCAA tournaments. That is… not great!

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UMBC celebrates Fairleigh Dickinson’s massive upset of Purdue with series of tweets

The Retrievers have a friend!

No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson’s win over No. 1 seed Purdue shocked the men’s college basketball world and turned the tournament bracket upside down. It also gave the UMBC Retrievers a friend.

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UMBC became the first men’s team to upset a No. 1 seed as a No. 16 seed when the Retrievers knocked off top-seed Virginia in 2018. It’s been a lonely five years and one day for UMBC, but now they have some well-deserved company. Back in 2018, the UMBC Twitter account — @UMBCAthletics — added 100,000 new followers as they gleefully (and respectfully) basked in the glory of making history.

Thursday night, they took to the internet again to celebrate alongside FDU.

They’re already planning a club with Fairleigh Dickinson and Harvard women’s basketball (which upset No. 1 Stanford in 1998).

They leave us with a nice reminder for the evening, though.