CAMDEN, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Freshman midfielder Jonathan Franco (South River, NJ/South River) scored his second goal of the season exactly seven minutes into the game to give the New Jersey City University men's soccer team a 1-0 lead but Rutgers-Camden tied it just 80 seconds later and scored four times in the second half to pull away from NJCU, 5-1, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game on October 7 at Rutgers-Camden Community Park.
 
Rutgers-Camden (6-5-3, 2-2-1 NJAC) ran its unbeaten streak in the series to 15 consecutive games while NJCU dropped to 4-6-2 (0-4-1 NJAC). Rutgers-Camden had a 20-9 differential in shots and nine of 12 corner kicks.
 
Junior midfielder Vincenzo Masitti (New Egypt, N.J.) tied the game and assisted on the eventual game-winner early in the 49th minute. Freshman forward Joni Gjyleri (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) scored the game-winner while adding an assist on the fourth goal.  Sophomore Cristian Ognibene (Marlton, N.J.) scored his first two goals of the season—netting tallies late in the 85th minute then another with three seconds remaining.
 
Franco gave NJCU a 1-0 lead when he collected a loose ball outside the top of the box and fired a shot into the left of the net. Just 1:20 later, Guyer crossed a ball from the left and Muse touched it to Masitti for a shot inside the right post to tie it at 1-1 on the double assist. Tied 1-1 at halftime, Masitti returned the favor, setting up Gjyleri just 3:04 into the second half.
 
Senior mid Clayton Taylor (Mendham, N.J.) produced his sixth goal of the season in the 74th minute to break open what was a one-goal game before RUC added the two late goals.
 
Senior back Aaron Muse (Lumberton, N.J.), senior forward Shane Guyer (Hammonton, N.J.), junior mid Walter Barreto (Hightstown, N.J.) and senior mid Aaron Williams (Wollongong, Australia) all contributed single assists. Eight different players contributed to the scoring for RUC.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Eric Lopes Silva (Newark, NJ/Newark East Side) and junior James Brett (Palmyra, N.J.) each made three saves for their respective teams.
 
OF NOTE:

• Series: 41st meeting; Rutgers-Camden leads, 25-8-8.
• Rutgers-Camden is unbeaten in the last 15 meetings (11-0-4).
• Rutgers-Camden has won the last two meetings by 5-1 results.
• NJCU was playing its fourth consecutive road game.

 
UP NEXT:

• NJCU is back at home on Wednesday, October 11 at 3 p.m. when it hosts Kean University in an NJAC game at the Robert L. McNulty Soccer Field. It will be the 59th meeting in the series that Kean leads, 37-18-3, and has won the last three meetings, including 3-0 last season.

 
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