Box Score BETHLEHEM, Pa. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Moravian College scored mid-way through the fifth minute of its non-conference men's soccer game against New Jersey City University and the Greyhounds made the lead hold up for the next 85 minutes in a 1-0 result under the lights on October 19. It was the first-ever meeting between the schools in men's soccer.
 
In his first game back in Bethlehem after two years as the assistant coach for Moravian, first year head coach Joseph Cullen's Gothic Knight squad battled to the end in the one-goal affair but the Greyhounds (6-4-2) had 10 shots in each period and outshot NJCU (8-8-1), 20-7. After winning its first seven games of the season, the young NJCU side has now dropped its last seven outings.
 
In defeat for NJCU, freshman goalkeeper Adam Cassidy (Jersey City, N.J./Dickinson via County Prep) thwarted eight shots—seven in the second half— while the Knights had one team save in the 79th minute. Moravian's Bryan Yaskowski (Hillsborough, N.J.) made two saves to give the Landmark Conference school its fourth shutout of the season.
 
The lone score came just 4:36 into the contest when Connor Phillips (Brodheadsville, Pa.) tapped in a crossing pass from Koshane Marshall (Montclair, N.J.) for his seventh goal of the season. Moravian had a 10-2 edge in shots at halftime.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
NJCU will play the final home game of the 2016 campaign when it hosts Stockton University on Saturday, October 22 at 1 p.m. at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field. The Ospreys lead the all-time series, 30-7-6. Prior to the game NJCU will honor its four-man senior class—former All-NJAC back Gabriel Freitas (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) and midfielders Juan Arango (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield),  Davauni Brown (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) and Kevin Cavalcanti (Teaneck, N.J./Paramus Catholic).