JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University outshot John Jay College, 25-10, but senior forward Graysen Carlson burned the Gothic Knights with goals in the 50th, 70th and 84th minutes as his hat trick lifted the Bloodhounds to a 3-1 non-conference men's soccer decision on September 4 at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field.
 
Trailing 2-0, senior forward Tyler Krychkowski (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) made it a one-goal game in the 76th minute when he scored off a double assist from sophomore midfielder Luis Cruz (Princeton, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and junior back Davauni Brown (Newark, NJ/Newark Tech).
 
John Jay, which defeated NJCU for only the second time in 17 meetings, evened its mark at 1-1. NJCU dropped to 0-2, losing both opening-week contests by 3-1 margins to opponents from the neighboring CUNYAC conference.

Junior Sehad Mujovic started the game at midfield for but due to an emergency situation where JJC sophomore keeper Daniel Hoyte could not continue, entered in relief and played the final 61:09 in net for the win, making four saves. Freshman goalkeeper John Riggs (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) made three stops in defeat.
 
NJCU had twice as many shots as John Jay (10-5) in the scoreless, opening half. But John Jay struck twice in the second half before the Knights could get on the board. At 49:06, Carlson, who scored John Jay's only goal in its opening-game loss on September 2, stole the ball from an NJCU defender at the 18, dribbled in an unleashed a rocket one-timer that caromed off the left post, caught a piece of Riggs and rolled in.
 
Carlson added to the lead at 69:30 as Tosin Abudiore slipped a thru ball from midfield onto his feet. He made two touches and chipped the ball over the head of NJCU's backpedaling keeper into a wide open net.
 
Krychkowski gave NJCU life less than six minutes later (75:14). Brown aired out a long pass from the left of the midfield circle to Cruz on the right side of the box. He headed the ball onto the left post where Krychkowski ran onto the ball, scoring a pretty marker with a one-timer.
 
But the Bloodhounds put the game away at 83:17. Drew Guerra won possession inside the midfield circle, slipped a thru ball past the NJCU defense and Carlson ran onto the ball with speed, finishing a 1-on-1 breakaway to the right.
 
John Jay was aggressive the entire game, but impatient at times, being whistled for 13 offsides.
 
OF NOTE:

• NJCU leads the all-time series, 15-2 (86-12 goal differential).
• First meeting since September 17, 2012.
• It was John Jay's first win over NJCU since a 3-2 road win on October 10, 2011 in Maspeth, NY and first-ever victory in Jersey City.
• Luis Cruz' assist was the first point of his collegiate career.
• Tyler Krychkowski, who was NJCU's starting goalkeeper in 2014, scored his first goal since September 25, 2013 (vs. Ramapo) and the second of his career.
• NJCU falls to 0-2 to start a season for the first time since 2008.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
NJCU plays the third of four straight home games to open the season on Tuesday, September 8 at 3 p.m. against York College (NY). NJCU owns a 9-1 series lead and has outscored the Cardinals, 50-8. It will be the first meeting since September 10, 2009 in Jersey City (5-1 NJCU win).