Matt Freese has been one of the best goalkeepers in MLS this season.
Save percentage: 76.5% (5th-best)
GA per 90: 1.14 (tied for 8th-best)
Saves per 90: 3.7 (4th-best)
Goals prevented: 5.3 (2nd-best)
A thread 🧵of some of his best saves this season below:
Casey Murphy (former
#Rutgers
women’s soccer player) and Alyssa Naeher, the
#USWNT
goalkeepers for the 2024 Paris Olympics, practicing at the Miller Training Complex at Rutgers today.
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#NYCFC
win 2-1! It's their first win against the Red Bulls since September 2022 and its three straight wins for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf and Mounsef Bakrar score, with assists from Tayvon Gray and Malachi Jones. A great team win for New York City.
A little
#Rutgers
and
#USWNT
reunion photo, featuring Casey Murphy, Denise Ruddy (USWNT asst. coach and Rutgers alum) Rutgers head coach Mike O’Neill, former women’s soccer head coach Glenn Crooks and more.
Wow,
#NYCFC
hand Tigres their first loss in seven games, ending an undefeated run that dated back to July. Great game plan and defense.
NYCFC also win their first Leagues Cup game in regulation time. They will now play Columbus on the road in the quarterfinals.
Some Monday morning motivation for you
#NYCFC
fans….
Three points off the Red Bulls and a win this weekend can put New York City in the top half of the Eastern Conference!
Had a great time covering
@RUWrestling
at the Big Ten Championships this weekend for
@TargumSports
. Seeing Dylan Shavwer win a Big Ten title and Rutgers place sixth as a team, it was an amazing experience. Shoutout
@evanleong5
for absolutely crushing it with the visuals as well!
And there it is. The USWNT and
#Rutgers
women's soccer alum Casey Murphy have won the gold medal against Brazil. A great performance from the USWNT all the way through the tournament.
This is
#NYCFC
’s first hat trick since April 17, 2022, when Tay Castellanos scored four against RSL. It’s also the last time NYCFC scored five goals since the 5-4 win over Toronto since April 24, 2022, a week after the win over RSL.
#NYCFC
creeping up on FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami now 👀. Five straight wins really pushing NYCFC up the standings, who now sit in third at the halfway point of the season.
Matt Freese has been, to say it simply, exceptional in every game. Check out my article to see what makes him one of, if not, THE best goalkeeper in MLS currently!
#NYCFC
Is
@Matty_Ice49
the best GK in
@MLS
? We look at the 25-year-old's breakout year — the numbers don't lie.
Haz video! Here's
@MatthewMangam
with
the analysis ⤵️
I am pleased to announce that am now an associate sports editor of the
@daily_targum
. I am looking forward to working with
@CamdenMarkel
and
@JoshCMeyers
! I want to thank
@EllisVGordon
for everything he’s done as well and for all the help he’s provided for me in my training!
Here at SHI Stadium for
@RUmlax
’s season opener against Lehigh. I will be providing live updates right here with a takeaways article for
@TargumSports
to follow later tomorrow!
Matt Freese has been solid between the posts in his four starts this season. His numbers don’t lie, Freese is very consistent. Read why I think he deserves to start against the Red Bulls this Thursday!
#NYCFC
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@hudsonriverblue
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wins 2-1, as Jack Elliott's lateeeeee goal is ruled offsides. It's back-to-back away wins for New York and four straight home losses for Philadelphia. Alonso Martínez and Hannes Wolf with the goals, and Matt Freese with four big saves.
Per his Instagram, the No. 14 ranked 132-pounder Mason Gibson (
@TheMasonGibson
) commits to Rutgers to add to a stacked recruiting class in the Class of 2024.
Gibson is a 5x Pennsylvania state champion and a 2x Fargo champion, as well as a Super 32 champion.
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#NYCFC
scores in stoppage time! Alonso Martínez gets picked out by Santiago Rodríguez and he flicks it in for his 2nd of the season. New York needs to hang out with about three minutes left to play.
Casey Murphy, the Rutgers women's soccer team program shutout leader, was selected to the
#USWNT
Summer Olympics squad. Check out the article to see what she had to say about her time at
#Rutgers
and the call-up!
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#NYCFC
gets the 2-1 win over Charlotte and the curse is over. New York City wins three straight games for the first time since 2022 and now has 14 points on the season. Keaton Parks and Alonso Martínez with the goals tonight..
64' | Mounsef Bakrar scores his first goal of the season!
#NYCFC
takes the lead. Tayvon Gray plays a pass into Bakrar, who taps it past Coronel.
First goal for Bakrar since September 2023.
It was a pleasure to talk to
@CoachGoodale
about his time so far at Rutgers and how he has improved the program tremendously. If there's one Targum article of mine that I think should be read, it is definitely this one.
The “Swedish Sniper”
@oskarpalmquist
is all about doing whatever it takes to help the Rutgers men’s basketball team win. Nothing but respect from Steve Pikiell and a fun article to write, check it out!
'You could always count on Oskar': Palmquist has brought determination, reliability to Rutgers men's basketball
Read
@MatthewMangam
’s profile article on Oskar Palmquist
Photo by Christian Sanchez
Maxi Moralez gets his first goal since joining
#NYCFC
for the second time in 2023, what a great play from the little Magician.
He won the ball back off the Tigres defender and slotted it perfectly into the back of the net.
#Rutgers
picks up its first B1G win of the season with a dominant defensive performance against a red-hot Michigan offense.
Cardin Stoller had another standout performance with 18 saves. The Scarlet Knights remain on the road up next for another tough matchup against Maryland.
𝐁𝟏𝐆 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐍!
#RUMLax
earns a 9-7 victory at No. 15/16 Michigan for the first ranked win and
@B1GLacrosse
win of the season!
RU claims its 9th straight win over the Wolverines
3' | Goal for
#NYCFC
! Malachi Jones picks out Hannes Wolf excellently, who patiently waits to shoot the ball into the back of the net. That's two goals and three assists for Wolf, he has been on fire lately.
Alonso Martinez on his two goals this season that helped
#NYCFC
earn valuable points, with one being at home at Inter Miami and the game-winner tonight against Charlotte.
I started a new podcast about
@NYCFC
and the first two episodes are out now on Spotify! The podcast
@TheBlueBoroughs
will be posted weekly with me,
@datboidavi
, and
@Soccer17Hughes
providing reviews and previews to all games plus our reactions to everything else about the club.
#Rutgers
defeats
#Lehigh
14-12 and makes it 20 wins in 22 season openers. The Scarlet Knights had goals from Jack Aimone, Ross Scott, Shane Knobloch and Dante Kulas to earn the win. A back-and-forth game but goalkeeper Cardin Stoller makes 8 saves in the win for Rutgers.
.
@RUmlax
is a perfect 2-0 to begin the season and are ranked No. 11, but have a tough game against No. 6 Army in Piscataway on Saturday. I sat down with
@RUlaxCoach
to preview the matchup and discuss the Scarlet Knights' strong start. Check it out below!
Back at Yurcak Field for some Thursday night soccer, as
@RUMensSoccer
open its season against Northeastern.
Head coach Jim McElderry is looking for his 5th season-opening win in his tenure at Rutgers.
I’ll be posting game updates with a recap article to follow later tonight.
Santi Rodriguez has been TERRIFIC tonight, back-to-back games with goals for the Uruguayan and he now has a team-high 11 goals this season.
Once again
#NYCFC
win the ball back and pass accurately, fast, and direct to find Santi open in space for the go-ahead goal against Tigres.
After watching this goal again, it really shows how
#NYCFC
was able to play out of the back and beat the press starting from Freese.
Great through ball to Malachi, who then plays an excellent pass across the face of goal for Wolf who doesn’t hit it first time but is patient.
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wins 3-2 on the road against Toronto.
It's the first road win of the season for New York and their first 3-goal game since the 3-0 win over Toronto last season, ironically. A team performance with goals from Jones, Santi, and Perea. Matt Freese with 9 saves.
Caroline Ling will join the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team for the 2025 season. The class of 2024 recruit scored a nation-leading 167 goals last season and was named an All-American twice. Huge recruitment from Melissa Lehman for
@rutgers_wlax
@TargumSports
#NYCFC
exploded for a 5-1 win against San Jose, featuring an Alonso Martinez hat trick and Maxi Moralez return. It’s now five straight wins for NYCFC. My instant reaction for
@hudsonriverblue
.
@RUmlax
started off its 2024 season with a 14-12 win over Lehigh. Read my recap article for
@TargumSports
to hear what
@RUlaxCoach
and Jack Aimone had to say on the win:
John Poznanski has been a standout figure for
@RUWrestling
, finding immense success during his time on the Banks. Check out my interview article with him below!
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defeats Montreal 2-0 for their 11th win this season. Alonso Martínez with a brace to tie Santi Rodríguez for a team-high 8 goals this season. Hannes Wolf with assists on both goals. Matt Freese with four saves and his 4th clean sheet this year. NYC up to 4th.
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#NYCFC
goes up 2-0! Hannes Wolf finds Malachi Jones, who hits it first-time off the post and past Sean Johnson. It's Jones' first MLS goal in his first start for New York City.
Check out my article about
@NYCFC
’s newest striker where I interviewed his brother and a fan of the Croatian league who gave me a overview of what to expect from Mounsef Bakrar!
@NYCFCSOURCE
Welcome To NYCFC Monsef Bakrar
We interviewed Monsef's brother and a big fan of the Croatian League on who Monsef is, the type of player Monsef is, and what to expect from Monsef.
#NYCFC
@MedBkr11
@CroatiaFooty
#NYCFC
have not had more than one striker on their roster all year. With Gabriel Segal gone, the club could use a backup for Mounsef Bakrar. Meanwhile,
@RUMensSoccer
alum MD Myers has scored 17 goals for
@NYCFCII
Read why I think he deserves a 1st team call up
@hudsonriverblue
While
#NYCFC
struggled in front of goal this season.,
#NYCFCII
striker MD Myers is leading the race for the Golden Boot in
@MLSNEXTPRO
Is he ready to make the jump to
#MLS
? Here's
@matthewmangam
with the analysis
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#NYCFC
gets the narrow 1-0 win. The late goal from Keaton Parks from Gray's assist in two straight games makes it three straight-away wins for the first time since 2019. New York City now on a four-game winning streak.
Here at Yankee Stadium as
@newyorkcityfc
takes on the New England Revolution, a team that is struggling just as much as NYCFC.
I’ll be providing live updates for
@hudsonriverblue
throughout the night!
This is sad to see. Malachi Jones collides with Orlando goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar. Jones coming off for Agustín Ojeda. Really hope it's a speedy and healthy recovery for Jones and Stajduhar.
It’s time for Big Ten competition at Jersey Mike’s Arena for
@RUWrestling
, who face No. 21 Indiana at 7 pm. Starters Mitch Moore (141 pounds) and Andy Clark (157) did NOT weigh in tonight. Follow along for live updates as well as my
@TargumSports
article to follow later tonight!
That goal was Hannes Wolf's first goal for
#NYCFC
. The Austrian has two assists and one goal in the last two games now. He also has the 3rd-most big chances created in MLS.
An important three points at stake for
@NYCFC
against
@TorontoFC
if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive. Follow along this thread for live updates during the game!
#NYCFC
|
@hudsonriverblue
After all is said and done of the Saturday night Eastern Conference fixtures,
#NYCFC
sits in 5th place with 17 points.
A win against Philadelphia and barring other results could put New York City up to 3rd in the conference before its derby with the Red Bulls next weekend…
Dylan Shawver gets the 6-3 win over Brody Teske and is an All-American for the first time in his collegiate career. Shawver moves on in the wrestlebacks.
#Rutgers
has one All-American now, but John Poznanski and Yaraslau Slavikouski will look to earn the honors later tonight.
61' | Jovan Mijatović has his first goal for
#NYCFC
! Maxi Moralez plays it to Santi, who plays into Christian McFarlane, who goes for the shot which is saved by Paul Walters but Mijatović pounces on the rebound and buries it into the top of the net to make it 2-0.
#NYCFC
really going for the win here. Alonso up top; Santi, Maxi, Wolf attacking as well.
As for the defense, Birk Risa still out and Tana goes in. McFarlane starts at left-back yet again over O’Toole for the seventh straight game.
Absolutely huge match for
#Rutgers
tomorrow, who is looking to earn its first win against a top-10 team since January 11, 2019. The Scarlet Knights also remain winless against the Big Five, but a victory tomorrow would be a huge statement from
@CoachGoodale
and RU.