No. 24 Rutgers men’s soccer went on the road to face No. 8 Maryland (7-1-1) on Tuesday night in a nationally televised game shown on the Big Ten Network. The result was a scoreless draw as goalkeeper Oren Asher delivered his sixth shutout of the season in making seven saves. The Scarlet Knights earned the program’s first point against a top ten team since battling then No. 4 Indiana to a scoreless draw in 2016.
It was a gutty effort for RU after both captain Pablo Avila and Vince Borden left the game due to injuries. Avila exited in the 33rd minute and Borden, who had played every minute on defense this season to that point, did not return after halftime.