MAHWAH, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Freshman forward Nelson Sosa (West New York, NJ/Memorial) came off the bench to tie the game in the 56^th minute before Ramapo College struck for the go-ahead goal in the 79^th frame and added an insurance tally six minutes later as the Roadrunners downed New Jersey City University, 3-1, in New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer at the Ramapo Athletic Center on October 15.
 
Ramapo (7-6-3, 1-4-1 NJAC) won its first conference game of the year while snapping a four-game losing streak. NJCU (1-13-3) lost its eight in a row and the Gothic Knights are winless in their last 13 outings. RCNJ outshot NJCU, 18-6, including 12-4 in the second half.
 
Sosa's game-tying goal—the first points of his collegiate career—came at 55:29 off the first career assist or point from freshman midfielder Marco Campos (Union, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep). Campos switched the ball across the field to Sosa on the left who cut inside a defender and hammered a shot from about 18 yards inside the far post.
 
Dan Boffa, who had a goal and an assist in the contest, got Ramapo on the board in the ninth minute with his sixth goal of the season—heading home a chip from Kevin Monaghan off the rebound of his own saved shot. Ramapo led 1-0 at the break.
 Ramapo got the eventual game-winner at 78:10 as Zach Savacool, finished his second goal of the season off an assist from James Merges before Boffa fed Lucas Tasci for his third tally of the year at 84:17 to seal the win.
 
NJCU junior converted goalkeeper Tyler Krychkowski (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) stopped five shots in defeat. RCNJ's Brady O'Connor made one save.
 
OF NOTE:

• The all-time series is now even at 19-19-5 (43 games).
• The game was NJCU's final road game of the season. NJCU finished the 2014 season with a mark of 1-7-1 on the road and 0-2-2 on neutral fields—a combined 1-9-3.
• NJCU snapped a three-game streak of being shutout and a scoreless minutes string of 331:40.
• NJCU has been outscored, 31-10, on the season and outshot, 299-202.
• NJCU's eight-game losing streak surpassed the previous long of seven straight from September 16 to October 6, 1995 and is now the longest losing skids since losing 11 in a row from September 25 to October 30, 1991.
• NJCU's 13-game winless streak it its longest since a 13-game stretch—11 losses followed by two ties—from September 25 to November 6, 1991.
• Ramapo was whistled for 11 offsides in the game. NJCU was signaled for 16 fouls.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The next game is Saturday, October 18 at 1 p.m. when NJCU hosts Richard Stockton College on Alumni Day in Jersey City, NJ. It will be NJCU's final game against long-time Stockton coach Jeff Haines, who is stepping down as the Osprey coach after 17 years after the season. It will be the first of three straight home games to conclude the season with additional contests against Rowan (October 25) and William Paterson (October 29). NJCU is 0-4 at home.