ALICIA WEBER MAKES 16 SAVES IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT BUT #21 MONTCLAIR TOPS NJCU, 5-2
JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University freshman ALICIA WEBER (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) made 16 saves in her first collegiate action in goal, including numerous breakaway stops, but #21 ranked Montclair State University was too strong as the Red Hawks defeated NJCU, 5-2, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference women's soccer game on October 13 at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field.
Weber, who had not seen a second of action in goal as a rookie while playing behind All-Conference sophomore goalkeeper BRITTANY HOFFMAN (McMurray, PA/Peters Township), and had been converted to a forward, faced 21 shots on goal as Montclair (13-1-1, 6-1-1 NJAC) outshot the Gothic Knights (5-9-2, 1-6 NJAC), 32-13, including 12-0 in the first half.
Montclair, ranked #21 in the latest D3soccer.com national poll—and as high as 17th in the country earlier this season—and the #8 ranked school in the NSCAA NCAA Division III South Atlantic Region poll, entered in a three-way tie with The College of New Jersey and Rowan University in the NJAC standings. MSU leads the all-time series, 17-2.
Montclair had entered the game outscoring opponents 50-8 this season. Despite NJCU dealing with a number of injuries, the Knights became just the third school in 15 games to score multiple goals against the Red Hawks this season.
On a day where players from Kearny, NJ dominated, Montclair received a hat trick and seven points (three goals, one assist) from rookie forward Stefanie Gomes (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) while NJCU rookie midfielder KAITLYN LIMA (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) contributed to both Gothic Knight goals, netting her seventh goal and NJAC-leading seventh assist of the season.
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