Box Score Langhorne, PA - In the midst of a five-game skid and injury crisis, the last thing you want to see is a nationally ranked team as your next opponent, but that's what the Highlanders faced on Tuesday as Cairn faced #4 Rutgers-Camden.

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Despite the different fortunes of the two teams at play, it took 43 minutes before someone broke the deadlock. After defending wave after wave of attack, it was rather a simple ball that unlocked the Cairn defense. At the 42:02 mark, Rutgers-Camden's Guiseppe DeLuca chipped Cairn's goalkeeper from 20-yards out following a straight-forward pass from midfield over the top. 

Although the visitors held a big advantage in possession and territory, the Highlanders were heading into the break only down 1-0.

There was no relief in the second stanza and only took the Scarlet Raptors 3:33 into the half to double their lead. Stevan Austino converted a cross from Mitch Grotti to put Rutgers up 2-0. 

It was a similar story for the remainder of the game, with the Highlanders defending brilliantly, sometimes bending but not breaking under the pressure of the fourth-ranked Raptors.

Dave Shaffer made several big saves throughout the game in making a season-high 13 saves to keep Cairn competitive.

Cairn falls to 7-9 on the season while Rutgers-Camden remain undefeated at 15-0-2.

The Highlanders will travel to Clarks Summit, Pa this Thursday to square off with Baptist Bible in the NCCAA East Region semifinal.