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JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University outshot Rutgers-Newark 21-17, including 14-6 in the second half, but suffered its sixth loss by one goal this season, dropping a 1-0 decision to the host Scarlet Raiders in New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer action on Wednesday night at Alumni Field.
 
The Raiders improved to 10-5 overall and 3-2 in the league. NJCU (3-9-1, 0-4-0 NJAC) dropped its sixth game in a row and third by a one-goal margin. Five of NJCU's last six losses have been by one goal.
 
Newark leads the all-time series, 18-17-2, although NJCU is 10-3-1 in the last 14 meetings. However, it was the second year in a row that NJCU outshot Rutgers-Newark but failed to score. The Gothic Knights have lost five times this year when outshooting an opponent.
 
Newark scored the only of the game early in the 33^rd minute (32:09) when freshman midfielder Patrick Dawidczyk (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) collected a loose ball in the middle of the box and fed it outside to junior midfielder Nick Kyprianou (Morganville, NJ/Marlboro) who stuck a low shot from the right corner of the 18 inside the near post for his fifth goal of the year.
 
In a game where each squad had a number of quality scoring chances, senior keeper MANNY LOJO (Clark, NJ/Union Catholic) finished with three saves for NJCU while junior Jonathan Frances (Chandler, AZ/Hamilton) made six saves for his fifth shutout of the season for the hosts.
 
NJCU's best scoring chance came midway through the 78^th minute. After a corner kick by senior midfielder TOM KRYCHKOWSKI (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington), senior forward ALEX CERON (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) had a point-blank shot blocked by the Newark defense. Rookie forward DANIEL SEQUEIRA (South River, NJ/South River) was there to collect the rebound and fire back a shot before Frances made a game-saving stop in net.
 
Ceron was one of three NJCU players with four shots in the game, including three on goal. Senior forward WALTER AVANS (Roselle Park, NJ/Union Catholic) and junior defender EDUARDO TEJADA (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) each added four shots. Kyprianou had a game-high seven shots (four on goal).
 
NJCU will next host Montclair State University in an NJAC game on Saturday, October 15 at 12 p.m. at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field.