NJCU OPENS 2013 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WITH 2-1 ROAD WIN AT WILLIAM PATERSON
WAYNE, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Junior center mid KELVIN FLORES (Hightstown, NJ/Hightstown) scored his first goal as a member of the New Jersey City University men's soccer team in the 59th minute before sophomore midfielder ABOUBACAR DIAWARA (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) netted his fifth of the season in the 74th minute to stake the Gothic Knights to a 2-0 margin before NJCU defeated host William Paterson University, 2-1, in the 2013 New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both schools on September 21 at the Pioneer Soccer Park.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
WPU |
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Score |
2 |
1 |
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Halftime |
0 |
0 |
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Shots |
14 |
12 |
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Shots On Goal |
4 |
6 |
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Saves |
5 |
2 |
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Corner Kicks |
3 |
9 |
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Fouls |
16 |
15 |
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Offsides |
3 |
3 |
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Caution Cards |
2 |
2 |
NJCU, selected 10th in the 2013 NJAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll, pick up an important early conference road victory, improving to 4-3-0 (1-0-0 NJAC) on the season. NJCU snapped a five-game losing streak dating to 2008 against the Pioneers.
WPU (5-2-1, 0-1-0 NJAC), picked fifth in the same poll, and receiving votes in the most current National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III South Atlantic Region poll, dropped its second straight game after a six-game unbeaten streak to start the season.
A well-rested Gothic Knight squad, playing its first game in 10 days, may have been a little rusty in a scoreless first half, being outshot, 7-5. But NJCU controlled the tempo in the second half, outshooting the Pioneers, 9-5, to finish with a 14-12 advantage for the contest. WPU held a 9-3 differential on corner kicks.
Junior goalkeeper RUBEN MORALES (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) made five saves to preserve the victory in his first NJAC start. All-Region senior defensive midfielder MOHAMED CONTEH (Trenton, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro North) chalked up his fourth assist of the year on the eventual game-winner.
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