2008 Highlights: (08/29 at RPI): Scored twice in the first 18:18 of the first half to stake #12 NJCU to a 2-0 lead...His two goals give him 85 career points, one behind Adrian Ruiz (2001-04) for second place in scoring in school history...He also tied Hall-of-Famer Thomas Briscoe (1963-66) for fifth in school history in goals with 27...It is his second consecutive two-goal game and his fifth career multiple-goal contest... (09/03 vs. Medgar Evers): Scored twice to move into second place in the 50-year history of the NJCU men's soccer program with 89 points...Now has four goals in three games this year...Scored the second and third goals of the game, giving him 29 career goals and 89 points, passing Adrian Ruiz (2001-04, 86 points) for second place in school history...His first goal of the game proved to be his eighth career game-winner, becoming one of just five players in program history with at least that many...(09/04): Named NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week for the sixth time in his career...(09/07 vs. College of Mount Saint Vincent in the TCNJ Soccer Classic): Became all-time assist leader in the 50-year history of NJCU soccer with his first of the season...The assist- his 32nd- broke the tie he had held with former teammate Johan Gonzalez, who had 31 assists between 2002-05...(09/08): Named NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week and the seventh time in his career...Became the program's all-time leader in assists with 32 and moved into second place in the 50-year history of the program with 90 points...(09/11): Ranked 46th nationally at 1.00 goals per game by the weekly NCAA Division III national statistical report...(09/20 vs. Richard Stockton College): Scored twice, tallying his second multiple-goal game of the season and sixth of his career, giving him 31 career netters, tied for third in program history...(09/22): Named NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week for the third time in four weeks and the eighth time in his career...Is tied as the NJAC leader in goals with six, and is second only to teammate Travis Mckoy in goals per game at 0.75...In other NJAC categories, Acuna ranks third in points (13), fourth in points per game (1.62), tied for sixth in shots (22), and tied for eighth in shots per game (2.75)...(09/24 at Kean University): Tied the game with his seventh goal of the year...(10/1 at Ramapo College): Scored his eighth goal of the season to bring NJCU to a 1-1 double-overtime tie with the Roadrunners...(10/2): Is ranked 71st in goals per game at 0.71 in the fourth weekly Division III men's soccer national statistical report (10/4 at TCNJ): With a goal and an assist became the second men's or women's player in NJCU history to record 100 career points...(10/6): Named NJCU's Men's Athlete of the Week for fourth time this season and the ninth time in his career...(10/13 vs. Brooklyn College): Gained his 34th career assist and third of the year...(10/15 vs. William Paterson University): Tallied his 35th career assist and his fourth of the year...(10/18 vs. Rowan University): Notched his 10th goal of the season to tie the game...(10/20): Named the NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week for the 10th time in his career and the fifth time this season after he contributed a point in all three games as the #23 ranked men's soccer team went 2-1 overall...
2007 Highlights: (09/02 at Clarkson University): Tagged single assists... (09/08 vs. College of Staten Island): Scored his first two goals of the season and added an assist for five points... (09/09 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan College): Had an assist in the first half leading the game 1-0. Named to the All-Tournament Team of the 4th Annual NJCU Liberty Cup... (09/15 at William Paterson University): Added a goal in the 3-0 victory... (09/16 vs. St. Joseph's College): Contributed to all four of New Jersey City University's goals, scoring three
himself, and assisting on the eventual game-winner to move into fifth place in school history in points. His seven points give him 63 for his career, with 19 goals and 25 assists, and he moved into third place in program history in assists-one shy of matching former NJCU All-American...(09/17): Selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his brilliant collegiate career. On the season, he leads the NJAC in points (19) and points per game (3.17), ranks second in goals (7) and goals per game (1.17), third in assists (5) and assists per game (0.83), tied for third in shots per game (3.67), and tied for fourth in shots (22)... (09/17): Named New Jersey City University Male Athlete of the Week...(09/18): For the second time in his career, he has been selected to the D3Kicks.com National team of the Week. Also he has secured his third major award of the week after the Eastern College Athletic Conference tabbed him the ECAC Division III Metro Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career... (09/19 vs. Ramapo College): Scored his eighth goal of the season which extended NJCU’s lead to 2-0 at 41:42 and added an assist to move into second place in school history... (09/22 at Rowan University): Scored his ninth goal of the season and now has 16 points in his last four games, increased his career totals to 21 goals, 28 assists and 70 points. He needs three more assists to equal NJCU’s all-time record, and moved into 10th place in school history in goals. He netted his fifth career game-winning goal in the victory as he chipped a shot over his head for the eventual winner... (09/24): Selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. For the week he contributed to four of the five goals NJCU scored last week, and had the game-winner in each win, finishing with two goals, two assists and six points. Overall in the NJAC statistic standings through September 23, Acuna leads the conference in points (25) by seven over any other player in the league, and is the NJAC leader in points per game (3.12), assists (7) and assists per game (0.88). He is tied for the NJAC lead in goals (9) and goals per game (1.12), ranks third in shots (29) and shots per game (3.62), and tied for fifth in game-winners (2)... (09/24): Named New Jersey City University Male Athlete of the Week... (09/25): ranks among the NCAA Division III national leaders in points, goals and assists per game, specifically, he is seventh in the country in points per game (3.13), tied for seventh in assists per game (0.88) and tied for 23rd in goals per game (1.13). He is also seventh in total points. His seven assists are tied for third most in the nation... (09/26): Selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row after he helped lead the Gothic Knights to a pair of conference wins during a historic week for the program... (10/01 vs. Keystone College): Scored the game-winner as he opened the scoring just 3:22 into the game, the goal was his fourth game-winner of the season. As he knocked in his 11th goal of the season from the left wing, the goal gave him 23 goals and 74 points in three years, and moved him into a tie for fourth in career points... (10/04): Continues to rank among the NCAA Division III national leaders in points, goals and assists per game. He is 10th in the country in points per game (2.70), tied for 19th in assists per game (0.70) and tied for 21st in goals per game (1.00)... (10/09): Now with 11 goals, seven assists, and 29 points in 11 games, is tied for eighth in the country in points per game (2.64), tied for 20th in goals per game (1.00) and tied for 24th in assists per game (0.64)... (10/31 vs. Ramapo College; NJAC Semi-Finals): Created a breakaway on the top of the box with a thru ball from midfield, and Marin slipped a shot from 20 yards out which gave NJCU a 3-0 lead at the intermission with a 7-1 shots advantage... (11/06): Earned First-Team All-NJAC along with being honored with NJAC Offensive Player of the year. He is currently second in school history with 30 assists, fourth in NJCU's annals in points (76), tied for fifth in game-winners (7), and tied for seventh in goals (23)... (11/10 vs Castleton State College (VT) at NJIT; NCAA First Round): Acuna won the ball on the right wing, beat a defender, and dribbled along the right endline. From there, he aired out a perfect cross into the box. Bilbao made a spin move to elude a defender and pinpointed a beautiful header inside the left post at 29:59. The assist for Acuna was the 31st of his career, tying the all-time program record that Johan Gonzalez had set in four years from 2002-05. It was also his 77th career point, one shy of third place... (11/17 vs. Montclair State University; NCAA Second Round): Scored perhaps the biggest goal in NJCU men's soccer history at 88:08 with a game-tying goal-his second of the game-with 1:52 remaining in regulation. That goal moved Acuna into third place in school history and his score later in the contest were his 25th goal and 81st point; he is now fifth in career goals...
2006 Highlights: (09/06 vs. John Jay College): netted his first goal of the season. Awarded a penalty kick for NJCU in the 58th minute after a handball in the box, and the 2004 New Jersey High School Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year deposited the opportunity for a 3-0 lead...(09/10 vs. City College of New York): Named Liberty Cup All-Tournament Team, Awarded a penalty kick and was successful. He has two goals this season—both on penalty kicks (2-for-2), Received an assist after setting up the play with a pass from the right wing...(09/13 vs. Keystone College): Netted two goals and added three assists for a seven-point outburst which marked the 15 th time in school history a player has notched that many points in a contest, and were just two shy of matching the single-game school record of nine. Acuna put back a rebounded shot at 54:05 for his fourth goal of the season, before returning the favor 1:39 later with an assist...Also set up the last goal of the game... 09/18): Named New Jersey City University Male Athlete of the Week...(09/20): Four total points currently rank seventh on the club statistics...(09/23 vs. Rowan University): Buried a penalty kick with 3:23 remaining in the second overtime to lift NJCU to its first win over Rowan since 1975...Finished the game with a goal and an assist. Assisted on the game-tying goal...(09/25): Named New Jersey City University Male Athlete of the Week...(09/27 vs. Kean University) Sent a free kick pass that assisted on NJCU's go-ahead goal...(09/30 vs. Richard Stockton College): Scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute. Gathered a pass on the deep right wing, took a few dribbles, and lobbed a high shot over the visiting keeper...(10/04 vs. William Paterson University): Notched his team-leading seventh assist of the season and moved into seventh place in school history in the category on the play. Used a burst of speed to beat a Pioneer defender on the right sideline and crossed an assist...(10/05): Named to the D3Kicks.com National Team of the Week. Thru October 1, Acuna ranks second in the NJAC in points per game (1.80), assists (6) and assists per game (0.60), tied for second in the league in points, tied for sixth in goals, and tied for seventh in goals per game (0.60)...(10/09 vs. Farmingdale State University): Sent a beautiful cross towards the net, for his team-best eighth assist of the season and 16th of his young career, and gave NJCU a 3-1 edge at the half...(10/11 vs. Rutgers-Newark University): Lifted his team-best assist total to 10, while notching his second multiple-assist game of the season and the fourth of his career. Began closing in on the single-season school record of 14 helpers. Against Newark he helped put NJCU on the board just 25 seconds into the game with a perfect cross from the endline into the box, leading to a header...(10/19 vs. Mount Saint Mary College, NY): Recorded a goal and an assist to bring his season totals to seven goals, 11 assists and 25 points. He becomes the 17th player in NJCU history to record at least 25 points in a season and moves into a tie for third on the single-season assists list. At 71:11 he put NJCU up 3-0 with his seventh goal of the season as he buried his fourth penalty kick to win over St. Mary's... (10/25 vs. Rutgers-Camden University): Scored once and assisted on another, to give him eight goals, 12 assists and 28 points overall this season...(10/31 vs. Rutgers-Camden University): Sucessfull in the first penalty kick by tucking the shot inside the left post for battle of shootouts versus Camden...(11/03 vs. Montclair State University; NJAC Finals): Made several spin moves to fool MSU backs as he sprinted along the right endline, and lifted a pass over the MSU defense and to the left side of the box, where PatrickThomas headed a shot into the upper left corner to give NJCU a 1-0 lead 7:12 into the second half...(11/12 vs. Rutgers University-Camden): Sophmore midfielder holds the lead in assists for the New Jersey Athletic Conference for 2006.
