Second Half Baruch Rally Falls Short, Fall to NJCU (3-2), 1st Loss Since Sept. 15
The Baruch College Bearcats lost a 3-2 non-conference contest to the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University on a rainy Monday night at the Met Oval in Maspeth, New York.
The Bearcats suffer their first loss in their last 10 matches. They drop to 7-5-3 overall, while their opponents from the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) improve to 11-6.
The Gothic Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead at halftime, but the Bearcats scored twice to get as close as 3-2 with 14 minutes left. The Bearcats had several more scoring opportunities in the final minutes, but could not connect on the tying goal.
Overall, the Bearcats outshot their opponents, 26-7, which included a 17-2 advantage in the second half, but the comeback fell short.
The Gothic Knights only had four shot opportunities in the first half, but still managed to score three goals.
Christopher Peraltascored the two goals. His first goal came at 57:16 off an assist from Akil Georgeon a free kick. His second goal came 19 minutes later on a Victor Tlepshevcorner kick into the box that found an unmarked Peralta to score the goal.
Gothic Knights goalkeeper Kevin Fuentes was the defensive star this evening for the visitors with nine total saves.
Baruch will look to bounce back on Wednesday, October 17, with a CUNYAC home match against CCNY. Please note the start time has been moved to 5:30 pm.
