CAMDEN OUTLASTS NJCU, 2-1, IN DOUBLE OVERTIME SEASON FINALE

CAMDEN, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University led 1-0 at the half before Rutgers University-Camden tied it early in the 61^st minute, and scored a golden goal winner just over four minutes into double overtime as the Scarlet Raptors upended NJCU, 2-1, in the 2012 New Jersey Athletic Conference and season finale for both schools on October 24 under the lights at Rutgers-Camden Community Park.
 
NJCU's 20^th season of women's soccer ends with a 6-11-2 mark (1-8-0 NJAC) as the Knights dropped five of their final six games. Camden snapped a six-game losing streak to close the season with a 4-14-1 record overall (1-7-1 NJAC) and leapfrogged NJCU in the final conference standings. NJCU had its three-game winning streak against the Raptors snapped; R-C leads the all-time series, 10-3.
 
NJCU outshot the Raptors for the fourth straight season and the Knights fell despite outshooting the Raptors, 19-10, with a 9-5 edge in the first period, 8-4 in the second half, and 2-0 in the first overtime. The winning goal was Camden's only shot of the two overtimes and its first attempt since the 71:38 mark of the second half—a span of 33:32 between shots.
 
The shot in the 72^nd minute was by junior midfielder Dawn Dixon (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional), and she was responsible for the winner at 104:10 of the second OT, scoring in a one-on-one breakaway against NJCU sophomore keeper BRITTANY HOFFMAN (McMurray, PA/Peters Township), off a feed from Camden junior forward Leighanna Milby (Blackwood, NJ/Highland Regional), who had earlier scored the game-tying goal.

READ MORE: CAMDEN OUTLASTS NJCU, 2-1, IN DOUBLE OVERTIME SEASON FINALE -ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'>) | New Jersey City University led 1-0 at the half before Rutgers University-Camden tied it early in the 61^st minute, and scored a golden goal winner just over four minutes into double overtime as the Scarlet Raptors upended NJCU, 2-1, in the 2012 New Jersey Athletic Conference and season finale for both schools on October 24 under the lights at Rutgers-Camden Community Park.
 
NJCU's 20^th season of women's soccer ends with a 6-11-2 mark (1-8-0 NJAC) as the Knights dropped five of their final six games. Camden snapped a six-game losing streak to close the season with a 4-14-1 record overall (1-7-1 NJAC) and leapfrogged NJCU in the final conference standings. NJCU had its three-game winning streak against the Raptors snapped; R-C leads the all-time series, 10-3.
 
NJCU outshot the Raptors for the fourth straight season and the Knights fell despite outshooting the Raptors, 19-10, with a 9-5 edge in the first period, 8-4 in the second half, and 2-0 in the first overtime. The winning goal was Camden's only shot of the two overtimes and its first attempt since the 71:38 mark of the second half—a span of 33:32 between shots.
 
The shot in the 72^nd minute was by junior midfielder Dawn Dixon (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional), and she was responsible for the winner at 104:10 of the second OT, scoring in a one-on-one breakaway against NJCU sophomore keeper BRITTANY HOFFMAN (McMurray, PA/Peters Township), off a feed from Camden junior forward Leighanna Milby (Blackwood, NJ/Highland Regional), who had earlier scored the game-tying goal.

-time All-NJAC performer and center midfielder EDUARDO TEJADA (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington).