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Lucas
John Ewen
2
Winner Rutgers-Newark RUTGERS (5-1-1, 0-0)
1
Manhattanville MVILLE (2-6-1, 0-0-1)
Winner
Rutgers-Newark RUTGERS
(5-1-1, 0-0)
2
Final
1
Manhattanville MVILLE
(2-6-1, 0-0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rutgers-Newark RUTGERS 1 1 2
Manhattanville MVILLE 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Mallory Agner, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Men's Soccer Efforts Halted by Scarlet Raiders

PURCHASE, N.Y. – Manhattanville men's soccer's efforts were halted by Rutgers-Newark in a 2-1 loss on Wednesday afternoon at GoValiants.com Field.

The Valiants (2-6-1, 0-0-1 SKY) suffer its third straight loss at home. The Scarlet Raiders (5-1-1) earn its first road victory.

FIRST HALF – RUTGERS-NEWARK 1, MANHATTANVILLE 0

The Valiants were able to put up five shots to the board to no avail. The point of the back diamond on the field, AJ Lucas (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon), posted three saves while the rest of the defense blocked an additional two shots during the half.

The Scarlet Raiders reached the back of the net on its third shot of the game. In a mishandle of the ball, Esteban Hidalgo was able to move the momentum towards scoring, finding Erick Cortes for a one-on-one in front of the Valiant cage and ripping the ball past laid-out Lucas.

SECOND HALF – RUTGERS-NEWARK 2, MANHATTANVILLE 1

Manhattanville found its way into the cage thanks to a squabble within the defense after a shot by Nickolas Pagan (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North) was blocked, allowing the ball to sneak past the Scarlet Raider keeper and posting the Valiants on the board (51').

While the Valiants were able to rip five additional shots towards the net, overall, the efforts came up short in the hard-fought offensive battle.

Rutgers-Newark was able to reclaim the lead just over five minutes after the tie was set (56') with Cortes' second of the night. Defense was able to shut down any offensive movement for the Valiants, only allowing four shots and demanding possession for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

  • Lucas recorded six saves in the match, coming in for the second most this season, only to New Paltz on Sept. 13, where he notched seven.
  • Lucas Fernandez (Stamford, Conn./Stamford) and Nickolas Pagan (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North) fought to get four shots off a piece. Both now marking season highs, with Pagan now sitting at eight on the year and Fernandez at nine.

Up Next – The Valiants wrap up the four-game homestead with Purchase College (3-4, 0-1 SKY) on Sept. 24, at 4 PM.

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