JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's soccer team scored a season-high nine goals in the match-up against York College (N.Y.). York, able to put one goal on the scoreboard, traveled to NJCU's Robert L. McNulty Memorial Field at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex on Monday afternoon, Oct. 11.



The Gothic Knights (8-5-1) dominated possession in today's game against the Cardinals (1-6-1), ending in a 9-1 victory. NJCU also had a season-high 47 total shots, including 23 on goal, throughout the game. Individual records were broken as well, as freshman Miguel Rodriguez (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) took seven shots to introduce new career-high. Right off the bat, Gothic Knight sophomores Gabe Cruz (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) and Maximo Vargas (Montevideo, Uruguay/The British Schools), freshman Jaime Bimboza (Jersey City, N.J./William L. Dickinson) and senior Luis Laing (Jersey City, N.J./William L. Dickinson) all had shot opportunities — Laing and Vargas took shots on goal, but they were saved by the Cardinals' goalkeeper. Following a missed shot by York in the eighth minute, junior Christopher Castillo (North Bergen, N.J./High Tech), Bimboza and Laing fired shots back. Sophomore Thiago Duarte (Newark, N.J./Newark East Side) scored the first goal for the Gothic Knights following an assist from Laing in the 13th minute. Not long after, Jersey City's rookie Jeff Sanchez (Carteret, N.J./Carteret) scored the second goal for the Green and Gold.

The Gothic Knights led 2-0 just 20 minutes into the game. Vargas, Duarte, Cruz and Sanchez all proceeded to take additional shots against the Cardinals, applying heavy pressure on the visitor's defense. In the 28th minute, junior Ryan Evande (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) scored the third goal of the afternoon, assisted by Rodriguez. Senior captain Nelson Segovia (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen), freshman Edgar Porres (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne), Duarte and Evande each took shots on goal before Segovia pushed the next one through York's defense to score NJCU's fourth goal.

The fifth and six goals were scored during the last five minutes of the first half. Porres' was assisted by Joey Velasquez (Clifton, N.J./Clifton) at the 41:17 mark, with Evande's goal following soon after — assisted by freshman Mauricio Julio.

NJCU rookie goalkeeper Diego del la Cruz was substituted in for senior goalkeeper Aldahir Cazun (Jersey City, N.J./William L. Dickinson), who originally started in goal for Jerey City. York took the first shot of the second half, missing high. Sophomore Aytor Valdez (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) and Laing followed with missed shot opportunities, but freshman Danny Gonzalez (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove), assisted by Valdez, was able to score the seventh goal for NJCU in the 52nd minute of the game. Moments after, York's Abdul Bassa broke through the Gothic Knights' defense to score the first and only goal for the visiting team. Laing, Rodriguez and Porres all had shot opportunities in the next 20 minutes, ending with the eighth a goal by Rodriguez, assisted by sophomore Dylan Leon (Harrison, N.J./Passaic County Tech), at the 68:27 mark. The final goal of the game was scored by Porres, assisted by senior Samuel Ansah (East Orange, N.J./Newark Tech), leaving the Gothic Knights victorious at 9-1.

UP NEXT:
The Gothic Knights remain home to host their next New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match-up against Kean University. The game will commence at McNulty Field on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 13, at 3:00 p.m. Watch all the action live on GothicVision.