The Basics: |
The Matchup: | New Jersey City University Gothic Knights (1-7-0, 0-1 NJAC, Lost 5) vs. |
| Montclair State University Red Hawks (7-1-0, 0-0 NJAC) |
Date: | Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
Time: | 3 p.m. |
Place: | Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field |
Series: | Montclair State leads, 47-11-3, and has won the last five meetings |
Last Meeting: | September 24, 2014 in Montclair, NJ |
Last Result: | Montclair State (unranked), Won, 2-0 |
Last NJCU Win: | October 30, 2009 in Jersey City, NJ. NJCU def. #3 Montclair State, 2-1 (1 OT) |
Rankings | Montclair State is ranked #12 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and #13 by D3soccer.com. |
NJCU Twitter: | @NJCU_Athletics |
NJCU Instagram: | @NJCUGothicKnights |
Montclair Twitter: | @MSURedHawks |
Preferred Hashtags: | #NJCUMSOC | #GothicGameDay | #NJCUvsMSU | #FortressOn440 |
Live Stats Coverage: | http://sidearmstats.com/njcu/msoc/ or http://sidearmstats.com/njcu/msoc/media |
NJCU looks to snap a five-game losing streak against the defending New Jersey Athletic Conference champions. This will be the first home NJAC game of the season.
At Home:NJCU is 1-2 at home this season. The Knights last home game was two weeks ago (September 9) against Baruch, but was abandoned just before kickoff due to lightning.
#GothicRewind—24th ranked Camden Edges NJCU:The Gothic Knights, behind rookie goalkeeper
Anthony Moyano, took #24 ranked Rutgers-Camden to the half scoreless and gained a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute when
Mohamed Elamin scored off a
Nicholas O'Neill assist. But the 24th ranked Scarlet Raptors bounced back, as two-time All-American
Mike Ryan tied it in the 75th minute before RUC moved in front in the 80
th and prevailed, 3-1.
Scoreless at the Half:NJCU has taken an opponent to the half scoreless four times this season and in two straight games. However, the Knights have lost all four of those games (9/4/2015 vs. John Jay, 9/12/15 vs. #1 Christopher Newport, 9/19/15 at NYU and 9/21/15 at Rutgers-Camden).
Montclair Notes:The defending NJAC champion Red Hawks, winners of five of the last nine league titles since 2006, will be playing their first conference game of the season. In addition to No. 12 and No. 13 national rankings, MSU is second in the South Atlantic Region.
Montclair, the preseason NJAC favorite in the coaches' poll, ranks second in the NJAC in points (9.62), goals (31) and goals per game (3.88) and has pitched three shutouts in eight games, allowing just eight total goals so far.
Mike Olla is second in the league in goals per game (5, 1.00).
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