NEWARK, NJ – Head coach Kevin East reached the 200-victory plateau as Rutgers-Newark stormed past the College of Staten Island, 7-0, on Alumni Field.

The torrid Scarlet Raiders (6-1-0), who reeled off their sixth straight victory, poured in five goals in the opening 23 minutes of the contests behind junior forward Raphael Araujo's second hat trick of the season. It marked the third consecutive match in which the Raiders have scored five goals in the opening 32 minutes of a contest.

Junior midfielder Patryk Dawidczyk hammered in a free kick from just outside the 18 on the right side into the left side of the net to record the game winning goal just 1:13 into the contest.

Araujo then scored consecutive breakaway goals over the span of nine and a half minutes on feeds from senior forward Daniel Naranjo, senior defender Robi Rosario and junior defender Pat Holliday to make it 4-0 with just 12:46 gone in the contest.

Naranjo put away a cross from deep on the left side by freshman midfielder Anthony DeRisi in the 23rd minute to make it 5-0 at the break.

Junior forward Nick Bucciero netted a goal on a crossing pass from junior forward Colin Fixter in the 69th minute and rookie defender Zakaria Sodki scored on a give-and-go feed from freshman midfielder Christopher Bini in the 73rd minute to close out the onslaught.

Sophomore Matt Broomall (6-1-0) made four saves in 81:29 in goal to post the victory before giving way to rookie Andrew Gavrun who saw his first varsity action to complete the shutout – the third in four matches for the Raiders.

Rutgers-Newark out-shot the Dolphins (1-5-0), 28-8, scoring three goals on starting goalkeeper John Gioeli before freshman Antonio Lynch closed out the match by making six saves against four goals allowed over the final 82 minutes.

East has piled up a 200-105-22 overall record in nine seasons at New Jersey City and seven years at Rutgers-Newark for a sparking 64.5 winning percentage. Last fall, he became the first Scarlet Raider men's soccer coach to be named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

"This is about the players I have coached and the people around me," stated East. "No one does this alone. I particularly want to recognize (assistant coach) Alex Moreyra who has been with me since my first days at New Jersey City. He's been a tremendous part of the success at both schools."

His impact on the Scarlet Raiders has been remarkable, taking a program which had never made the NJAC Championship Tournament field and had only played in two post-season ECAC playoffs and turning it into a perennial contender. In Newark, East is 77-51-11 (59.4 winning percentage) with two victories in three NJAC playoff appearances and the program's first ECAC Metro Championship in five consecutive trips to the annual event.

Rutgers-Newark notched its first NJAC playoff win in 2009 with a 1-0 overtime decision over Richard Stockton and also reached the league semifinals last season with a 1-0 overtime victory over Kean. The Raiders have reached a pair of ECAC Metro title matches, falling in a shootout to William Paterson in 2008 before turning the tables on the Pioneers in a shootout in the 2011 championship contest. It marked the Raiders' first post-season championship in men's soccer.

After the Raiders finished a game below .500 (9-10-1) in 2007, East has guided Rutgers-Newark to five straight winning records. Last fall, Rutgers-Newark posted a program high for victories in a season with 14 and NJAC wins in a season at five. The Raiders won 13 matches in 2009, 12 in 2010, and 13 in 2011.

Player development and performance has also become a trademark with honors coming and records falling at a frenetic pace. In 2012, freshman goalkeeper Matt Broomall became the first Scarlet Raider to be named the NJAC Goalkeeper of the Year and joined senior midfielder Gabriel Avans on the league's first team all-star roster. In 2009 for the first time in program history, two Rutgers-Newark players – senior sweeper Luis Valle and junior midfielder Estiven Benitez – were named to the All-NJAC first time in the same year. The Raiders led the NJAC in points, goals and shots in 2009 for the first time in program history while junior goalkeeper Matt Zielyk led the 10-team league with nine shutouts. Twelve team shutouts were a program record as the Raiders yielded just .90 goals per game.

East was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player for the Final Four as Kean claimed the 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship. The three-time first-team All-NJAC goalkeeper still holds the Cougar record with 29 career shutouts for his mentor and legendary coach Tony Ochrimenko. The Cougars went 61-16-2 during his three seasons as starting keeper, reaching the NCAA Tournament each year.

East was drafted by the Columbus Crew in the inaugural season of Major League Soccer in 1996, and he served as back-up goalkeeper for the Metro Stars in 1998 and 1999. He started in goal professionally in the United Soccer League for the Jersey Dragons (1994-95), the Central Jersey Riptide (1996-97), the New Jersey Stallions (1998), and the North Jersey Imperials (1999).

At Montgomery High School, East was an all-state, All-Somerset County and All-Skyland Conference keeper who helped his team to a Central Jersey state sectional title.

After earning a bachelor of arts in political science and criminal justice from Kean in 1993, East began his coaching career as the goalkeeper assistant for Ochrimenko for four seasons. The 1997 Cougar team went 20-2 and did not give up a goal in nine NJAC matches – the only time that feat has been performed in conference history.

Rutgers-Newark hosts Mount St. Mary at 5 p.m. on Sunday on Alumni Field.