GALLOWAY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Richard Stockton College led 1-0 at the half before scoring three times in a span of 5:19 early in the second half as the Ospreys downed the
New Jersey City University women's soccer team, 6-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game on October 18 at G. Larry James Stadium. Stockton (10-7-0, 6-2-0 NJAC) outshot NJCU (3-8-2, 0-7-0 NJAC) by a 20-1 margin and held a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. It was NJCU's sixth straight loss; the Knights are winless in their last eight contests (0-7-1).
After an own goal in the 17
th minute was all the offense in a first half in which Stockton had a 7-0 edge in shots, the Ospreys tallied goals at 48:25, 51:03 and 53:44 to pull away. Stockton added goals in the 71
st and 81
st minute to cap its scoring effort.
Team Stat Comparison |
| NJCU | STOCK |
Score | 0 | 6 |
Halftime | 0 | 1 |
Shots | 1 | 20 |
Shots On Goal | 0 | 10 |
Saves | 4 | 0 |
Corner Kicks | 1 | 6 |
Fouls | 15 | 6 |
Offsides | 9 | 7 |
Caution Cards (Y/R) | 0/0 | 0/0 |
In defeat under, three-time All-New Jersey Athletic Conference goalkeeper
Brittany Hoffman (
McMurray, PA/Peters Township) made four saves. Two-time NJAC Rookie of the Week and freshman forward
Laura Bustamante (Rockaway, NJ/Butler) had NJCU's lone shot.
Melissa Trafton netted the third and fourth goals of the game in a span of 2:41—her first two goals of the season—and was Stockton's lone multi-goal producer.
Lindsey Thomas netted the second goal—her first of the year—in the 49
th minute while
Alexa Masino and
Mairead McKearny each chipped in a tally.
Alexa Rubino assisted on the final two goals.
Keara Homan, Brooke Southard and
Chelsea James each contributed an assist.
Lauren Haynes played the first 51:03 in net before
Erin Kinneman (19:31) and
Dionia Henderson (19:26) split the final 39 minutes without facing a shot on target.
OF NOTE:- Stockton leads the all-time series, 22-0.
- Brittany Hoffman upped her career saves total to 561.
WHAT'S NEXT?The Gothic Knights play their first home night game in program history on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. against Yeshiva University. That non-conference tilt will be played at Jersey City's Caven Point Athletic Complex. It will be Senior Night for
Hoffman and injured back
Alejandra Reynoza (Union City, NJ/Union City). —www.njcugothicknights.com—
