Tournament Bracket | R-N By the Numbers (10.28.16) | Men's Soccer Highlights
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NEWARK, N.J. (October 31, 2016) – The seventh-ranked and top-seeded Rutgers University-Newark men's soccer team will take on fifth-seeded Montclair State University Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament semifinals on Alumni Field.
The Scarlet Raiders earned a bye into the semifinal round by way of an 8-1-0 league ledger, with Montclair State topping Rutgers University-Camden by a score of 4-2 in the tournament's opening round Saturday.
Rutgers-Newark brings an overall record of 18-2-0 into the postseason and the 18 wins are already a program-record for the Scarlet Raiders. The team has won 12-straight matches overall dating back to September 19, and R-N has pitched an excellent 11 shutouts as a team.
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The Red Hawks are 14-5-1 overall and were 4-4-1 in league play this year. They boast a high-octane offensive attack that erupted for four goals five different times this season, including four in the tournament's opening round on Saturday.
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How they stack up...
| Rutgers-Newark |
Stat |
Montclair State |
| 2.65 GPG |
Scoring Offense |
3.15 GPG |
| .60 GPG |
Scoring Defense |
1.40 GPG |
| Plus-2.05 GPG |
Scoring Margin |
Plus-1.75 GPG |
| 157 |
Shots on Goal |
185 |
| 111 |
Shots on Goal Against |
111 |
| 117 |
Corners |
120 |
| 84 |
Corners Against |
75 |
Last Meeting: These two teams met back on October 22 in Newark, and the host Scarlet Raiders came away with a hard-fought 1-0 shutout win that locked up the team's first-round bye in the tournament. Sophomore
Stefano Muniz scored the game-winner early in the second half, and freshman
Andres Medina made eight saves to lift Rutgers-Newark.
Last Five Meetings:
October 22, 2016 – Rutgers-Newark 1, MSU 0 – Newark, N.J.
October 28, 2015 – MSU 6, Rutgers-Newark 0 – Montclair, N.J.
October 29, 2014 – Rutgers-Newark 2, MSU 1 – Newark, N.J.
November 6, 2013 – Rutgers-Newark 4, MSU 1 – Montclair, N.J.*
October 2, 2013 – MSU 5, Rutgers-Newark 2 – Montclair, N.J.
*NJAC Championship Tournament
Fans unable to make Tuesday night's NJAC semifinal can follow all the action from Alumni Field. Live stats and FREE live video will be available at
www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com. The winner will battle the winner of second-seeded Rowan University and sixth-seeded The College of New Jersey Friday for the NJAC title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship. TCNJ topped third-seeded Stockton, 2-1, in overtime in the other opening round matchup Saturday.
Admission to Tuesday night's NJAC Tournament match between MSU and R-N is $5.
