NJCU'S MEN'S SOCCER SEASON ENDS IN 5-0 LOSS TO #3/4 RUTGERS-CAMDEN
CAMDEN, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Rutgers University-Camden, ranked No. 3/4 in Division III in a pair of national polls, scored four times in the first 26 minutes of the game and extended its unbeaten streak to 31 consecutive games, with a 5-0 win over New Jersey City University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer game on October 30 under the lights at Rutgers-Camden Community Park. With the win, the Scarlet Raptors capture the 2013 NJAC regular season championship.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
RUC |
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Score |
0 |
5 |
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Halftime |
0 |
4 |
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Shots |
14 |
25 |
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Shots On Goal |
4 |
16 |
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Saves |
11 |
4 |
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Corner Kicks |
4 |
6 |
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Fouls |
8 |
11 |
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Offsides |
2 |
7 |
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Caution Cards |
1 |
0 |
NJCU's 55th season of intercollegiate men's soccer ends with a record of 7-10-1 and 2-7 in the NJAC. The Gothic Knights lost their final six conference games after opening the year 2-1 in the league.
Camden (17-0-2, 7-0-2 NJAC), ranked No. 3 nationally by D3soccer.com, No.4 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and No. 1 in the NSCAA Division III South Atlantic Region, improves to 26-0-5 in its last 31 games—the 10th longest unbeaten streak in Division III history. Camden, the two-time defending conference champions, completed a regular season undefeated for the first time in its history and will be the No. 1 seed in next week's NJAC Tournament.
RU-Camden outshot NJCU, 25-14, including 16-4 on net. In defeat, junior goalkeeper RUBEN MORALES (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) made 11 saves—three more than his previous career high.
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