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NEW YORK, NY (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University took advantage of an early own goal before sophomore forward RAPHAEL ARAUJO (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) scored for the third consecutive game to open the season as the Gothic Knight men's soccer team blanked City College of New York, 2-0, in a non-conference  contest on Wednesday on Randall's Island Field #51.
 
NJCU improves to 2-1 on the season while handing CCNY (1-1) its first defeat, outshooting the Beavers, 19-11. NJCU leads the all-time series, 9-1 (39-10 goals differential).
 
Araujo, who now leads the club with four goals after scoring twice as a rookie in 2011, was on the receiving end of a long throw in from rookie midfielder ALEC METSCH (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) late in the 42^nd minute and knocked in the throw among a defensive scramble for the 2-0 lead at the 41:50 mark. Metsch earned his first career assist on the play.
 
Freshman goalkeeper KEVIN FUENTES (West New York, NJ/Memorial) made his second consecutive start and stopped four shots to record his first collegiate shutout while improving to 2-0.
 
Sophomore defender EDWIN UMANZOR (Linden, NJ/Linden) played a full 90 minutes in the back to help lead a defensive contingent that allowed just four shots on goal while contributing to the shutout.
 
CCNY senior keeper Tayfun Kucuk (Paterson, NJ/John F. Kennedy) made five saves for the Beavers to keep the deficit at two.
 
NJCU had quickly gained a 1-0 lead just 2:03 into action when another long throw in by Metsch deflected off the heel of a defender on a failed clear attempt and found its way in for an own goal.
 
The Knights led 2-0 at halftime on a 10-5 shots advantage before maintaining the two-goal shutout in the second half. Overall, 19 of 22 total players saw action in the victory for NJCU.
 
NJCU makes its 2012 home debut on Saturday, September 8 as the Knights host the two-day Liberty Cup Tournament at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field. NJCU will face Keystone College in the 3:30 p.m. game after Baruch College and FDU-Florham square off in the 1 p.m. opening game.