Rutgers Prep Athletics

Hosts Ethan Nepomuceno ’26 and Kaya Roy ’26 break down another outstanding week for Rutgers Prep athletics in episode seven of Golden Fleece Gameday. Let’s get into it!

⚽ Girls Soccer
stays perfect at 14-0 after wins over Bernards (2–0), Bridgewater-Raritan (3–1), and Newark Academy (3–1). Those three Ws extend the team’s win streak to 41 games! 👏🔥

🏐 Volleyball
swept Immaculata (3–0) in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament to keep their sweep streak going.

Standouts: Peilin Xu ’27 with 11 service points, Aubrey Franz ’27 with 15 kills, and Rebecca Panacek ’29 with 26 assists. 🙌

🎾 Girls Tennis
History was made! 🏆 captured the program’s first-ever Sectional Championship with a 4–1 win over Red Bank Catholic. Way to go, girls! 🎉

🏃 Cross Country
xc had a strong showing at the Skyland Conference Championship: Girls JV won the JV Valley Division, and Boys Freshmen took first in their division! 🥇

🏈 Senior-Faculty Football Game
The seniors defeated the faculty 7–0, just the second win for the student team in the game’s long history.
The game-winning pick-six came from Ryan Lachs ’26, this week’s Golden Fleece Spotlight Athlete.🏅

💬 Ryan on the big moment:
“When that ball went up, I was like, ‘Don’t drop it.’ After that, I had Coach Klipstein right behind me, so I needed to run.” We’d be running, too, Ryan!

Be sure to check out the upcoming schedule in the video and get out there to support your Argonauts in their big games and matches this week!

🔥 Episode 6 of Golden Fleece Game Day is HERE — and the Argonauts are UNSTOPPABLE.

⚽️ had a massive week — 5️⃣–1️⃣ over Bayonne, 2️⃣–1️⃣ double OT thriller vs. Immaculata, and a 3️⃣–0️⃣ shutout over Strongsville (OH) on Welcome Weekend! 🙌

💥 Shoutout to Alexa Lee for her nearly midfield free-kick game-winner and for hitting 💯 career points! 🎯👏

🏐 is on a TEAR — three straight sweeps (Montgomery, Voorhees, St. Elizabeth) for a 6️⃣-game win streak without dropping a single set since Sept 22 😤🔥

🎾 has a dominant week including the school’s FIRST EVER Sectional Championship — Lyra Patel remains undefeated in team play! 👑

🌟 Golden Fleece Spotlight: Senior Alexa Lee — a game-winning goal, a milestone moment, and total leadership on display.

Plus, big love to everyone who made Homecoming an unforgettable night 💃🎶 Huge shoutout to Ryan Lacks & Student Council for the vibes! 🎉

🔥 Episode 5 of Golden Fleece Game Day is LIVE — and the Argonauts are on a tear!

⚽️ The Nations #1 keeps rolling with back-to-back wins — 3️⃣–1️⃣ over Bridgewater and 3️⃣–0️⃣ over Owen J. Roberts on Senior Day! Brooke Bredeson & Savannah De Barros both scored in both games 💪

⚽️ pulled off an OT THRILLER vs. Immaculata! Paul Okereke & Jais Roy scored in regulation before Arun Gokhale buried the golden goal 🥇🔥

🏐 swept Gil St. Bernard’s 2–0 — Laila Domanski led with 12 digs and Anushka Gabala served up 10 points + 4 aces 💥

🎾 dominated states — sweeping Immaculata, Voorhees, and Gil St. Bernard’s! Big shoutout to Lyra Patel, who remains UNDEFEATED through her first 10 matches 👑

🏃‍♀️ .xc showed out at the Short Coaches Invitational — Layla Rasool 🥇 won her division & Ibrahim Rasool medaled as well!

🌟 Golden Fleece Spotlight: Lyra Patel — flawless week, undefeated season, and total domination on the court 🎾✨

Plus, special shoutout to Olivia Robinson for being called up to the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team 🇺🇸⚽️ — she’s heading to the World Cup in Morocco! 🌍💫