PISCATAWAY — Antwan Raymond rushed for a career-high 240 yards and Athan Kaliakmanis passed for four touchdowns to keep Rutgers’ post-season hopes alive in a 35-20 win over Maryland on Saturday.
Rutgers (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) plays at Ohio State in two weeks before hosting Penn State on Nov. 29th to try and secure a bowl bid for the third straight season.
Maryland (4-5, 1-5) has lost five straight.
Raymond, who ran for a TD, had 41 carries for a 5.9-yard average. The 240 yards were the third highest in Rutgers’ program history. Ray Rice holds the top two rushing marks for the school.
Ian Strong caught three TD passes for the Scarlet Knights and Kaliakmanis passed for 229 yards. Strong’s 14-yard TD reception in the third quarter increased the Scarlet Knights’ lead to 28-17
Maryland’s freshman quarterback Malik Washington ran for 164 yards on just eight carries, including a 73-yard touchdown run on the second play of the game.
The Terrapins managed 83 total yards in the second half.
Dartmouth 20, Princeton 17
HANOVER, N.H. — Grayson Saunier threw for a touchdown and ran for another, Harrison Keith made an interception for the second straight game, and Dartmouth beat Princeton.
Dartmouth (6-2, 3-2) earned its third straight win over Princeton and fifth in the last six meetings. The Big Green also improved to 4-0 at home this season for a five-game streak dating to last season.
Saunier was 12 of 15 for 152 yards and he carried it five time for 25 yards. D.J. Crowther rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown for Dartmouth.
Crowther capped a 15-play, 88-yard drive early in the second quarter with a 3-yard run to give Dartmouth a 14-0 lead. Saunier’s touchdown pass of 25 yards went to Chris Corbo for a 20-3 advantage with 11:01 left in the third.
Princeton went on an 11-play, 80-yard drive to get within three points with 33 seconds remaining. But Dartmouth secured the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Kai Colón threw two interceptions for Princeton (3-5, 2-3). He was 29 of 46 for 266 yards. Colón and Christian Lynch each rushed for a touchdown.
Men’s Basketball
TCNJ 96, FDU-Florham 71
MADISON — Nick Koch poured in 31 points, David Alexandre added 18 and the Lions (1-0) made Evan Elberg a winner in his coaching debut at the Rose City Tip-Off. TCNJ got off to hot start by putting up 61 points in the first half to lead the Devils (0-1) by 33 at the break.
Women’s Basketball
Arcadia 87, TCNJ 75
EWING — Delaney Bell made 13 of her 20 shots on the way to 33 points and the Knights (1-0) defeated the Lions (0-1) in the season opener for both. Maddie Bernhardt paced TCNJ with 22 points and Amanda Baylock and Izzy Augustine had 19 each.
Men’s Soccer
Princeton 1, Penn 0
PHILADELPHIA — ,Bardia Hormozi scored in the seventh minute, Andrew Samuels made six saves for his 11th shutout and the third-ranked Tigers (13-1-2, 7-0) completed an undefeated Ivy League season by holding off the Quakers (8-4-4, 3-2-2). Princeton will host the Ivy League Tournament this week, with the semifinals scheduled for Thursday and the final on Sunday.
