Rutgers men's soccer upsets No. 11 UCLA
(Photo by Michael Franco/OnNJ Sports)
September 11, 2026

IMAGES: Rutgers Men’s Soccer Stuns No. 11 UCLA

By Christopher Shannon

Rutgers Men's Soccer vs. UCLA - 9.11.2026

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Action from Rutgers' men's soccer game against UCLA on Sept. 11, 2026.

UCLA scored first; however, Rutgers countered with three unanswered goals to upset the No. 11 Bruins on Sept. 11, 2026, at Yurcak Field in Piscataway.

Nick Collins, William Pierce, and Erick Ruiz each scored a goal for the Scarlet Knights, and Hector Criado, Francesco Di Ponzio, Simon Gorczowski, Amer Lukovic, Pius Ssebulime, and Devon Stopek each recorded an assist.

With the win, Rutgers improves to 2-3-1 and notched their first win over a ranked opponent since 2024.

About the Author

Christopher is the Photo Editor at OnNJ Sports.  You can often find Christopher along the sidelines at sporting events in Northern Jersey, or at West Point photographing athletic, and other, events there.  Christopher’s favorite events that he has had the opportunity to cover, so far in his career, include Penn State football White Out games and Army-Navy football games.  While Christopher enjoys photographing a wide variety of sports, his favorite to cover include football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, and lacrosse.

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