JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey City University women's soccer team, led by a career-high five tallies from junior forward
Kim Brites (Carteret, N.J./Carteret), dominated Pratt Institute on Sunday, Oct. 23, for the 6-3 victory in the Gothic Knights' penultimate home matchup of the season. Additionally, senior co-captain midfielder
Victoria Gil (South River, N.J./South River) was honored pregame as the program's lone graduating member on Senior Day.
The three-year team member, who has held the captaincy throughout her tenure, played in her 33rd-career NCAA contest on Sunday for Jersey City (5-9-3), making her 25th-career start. She played two seasons at the NJCAA level with Middlesex Country College before joining up with the Gothic Knights.
Gallery: (10-23-2022) 2022 NJCU WSoccer Senior Day
Once play began, Brites got NJCU off and running against Pratt (7-6), wasting no time and scoring just 14 seconds in. Freshman forward
Ariana Flores-Ortiz (Little Falls, N.J./Passaic Valley Regional) got tied up at the top of the box before sneaking a pass out to Brites, who put the ball into the left side of the net to make it 1-0 in the first minute. Brites struck once again in the seventh to record her sixth-career multi goal game and made it 2-0. Freshman midfielder
Nyrohah Alvarenga (North Bergen, N.J./High Tech) sent a cross from the far side all the way over to the near side to junior midfielder
Rayanna Lima (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) inside the box. She then sent one in front and it was headed into the back of the net by Brites.
The Carteret native then wasted no time making it 3-0, forcing a turnover in front on her own in the ninth to notch her second-career hattrick. Brites then made it 4-0 in the 11th as Flores-Ortiz once again found her teammate in front to extend NJCU's lead. Pratt scored once in the 25th and the Gothic Knights took a 4-1 advantage into the half.
After the Cannoneers scored late in the 56th to start the second half and make it a two-goal game at 4-2, freshman midfielder
Natalia Jaramillo (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) scored the second goal of her career early in the 65th. The rookie handled a header just inside the box, settled the ball and then ripped a shot with her left foot and put it into the top left to make it 5-2. Moments later, Brites scored her fifth goal of the day to make it 6-2. She took the ball down the far side, made a nice inside move and then ripped a left-footer of her own to the upper-left corner, as well.
Up Next:
The Gothic Knights return to action tomorrow afternoon, Monday, Oct. 24, as they make-up a previously postponed matchup with Medgar Evers College. Kickoff at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. against the Cougars.
