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#1 (pod 3) R-N Schedule I Stats; #4 (pod 2) William Paterson Schedule I Stats

#1 (pod 1) Drew Schedule I Stats; #3 (pod 4) Wesley Schedule I Stats

NEWARK, N.J. (November 14, 2018) – On Saturday and Sunday the Rutgers University-Newark men's soccer team will host the semifinals and championship match of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championships on Frederick Douglass Field.

The ECAC switched to a national tournament in 2016 from a regional format so 16 teams were selected for the postseason competition on Tuesday and were broken into four pods. The Scarlet Raiders (11-8-1) earned the top seed in pod 3 and will host overall top-seed Drew University (13-6-0) from pod 1, third-seed Wesley College (16-4-1) from pod 4, and fourth-seed William Paterson University (14-7-1) from pod 2 for the weekend.

Drew faces off against Wesley at 5 p.m. while Rutgers-Newark takes on William Paterson at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday with the winners playing for the 2018 ECAC Division III Championship on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, seniors, and students with ID while all Rutgers-Newark students, staff, and faculty with ID can attend for FREE.

This is the Raiders seventh trip to ECACs since 2008 and its 11th consecutive postseason berth with appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. Newark's previous six ECAC experiences came under the regional format in the ECAC Metro/Upstate Championships where Head Coach Kevin East's side won two titles in 2011 and 2015.

The Scarlet Raiders advanced to the second weekend of this tournament as the victor of pod 3 after defeating #4 Maritime College 5-0 on Saturday and then earning a 4-2 win over #3 Manhattanville College on Sunday.

Rutgers-Newark was led during the 2018 regular season by rookie Franco Catania who earned a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) honorable mention award after 11 goals and three assists for a team-high 25 points in 15 appearances. Sophomore Joshua Breton-Jones, freshman Ariel Parada, and classmate Anthony Oliveira all netted five scores while Breton-Jones' four assists are tied for squad-best with senior Bryan Rodrigues. Rookie Christian Andrach has had a very strong fall in net with 107 saves, seven shutouts, and a 1.64 goals against average in 17 starts. 

The Scarlet Raiders are undefeated in their last five home appearances against William Paterson with three straight victories by an aggregate 10-4 score. Most recently, R-N defeated WPU 6-2 in 2017 in Newark. Overall, the Raiders are 6-2-2 in their last 10 meetings with the Pioneers but lost earlier this season at William Paterson in a thrilling 4-3 double OT decision.

#1 (Pod 1) Drew University, Landmark Conference
The Rangers emerged as the victors of pod 1 after defeating #4 The College of New Rochelle 7-0 and #2 Grove City College 4-2.  

Drew is led offensively by Aidan Cserhat who had a great season with 15 goals and five assists to rack up a team-best 35 points. Max Correa was the top distributor with nine assists and added two markers for 13 points. Keeper Jason Adamo made 58 stops over 18 starts while recording five shutouts and a 1.20 goals against average.

#3 (Pod 4) Wesley College, Atlantic East Conference
The Wolverines emerged from pod 4 after back-to-back upsets, first edging Penn State University-Harrisburg 1-0 in double OT and then unseating the pod's top-seed Stevenson 3-2.

Chimaobi Ikwuagwu leads the attack with 14 tallies and three helpers this fall for a team-best 31 points. Danny Garza aided an offense that has scored twice per game with a team-best seven assists and chipped in six goals for 19 points. Kyle Springsteen leads a trio of goalies and has had a strong season with a 0.74 goals against average, six shutouts, and 34 saves in 14 starts.

#4 (Pod 2) William Paterson University, New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC)
The Pioneers made it out of pod 2 by upsetting #1 Neumann University 2-1 and then facing NJAC rival Rutgers-Camden for the third time this fall and defeating the second-seeded Scarlet Raptors 2-0.

Cameron Allen topped WPU with 23 points on squad-highs of eight goals and seven assists. The Pioneers had a balanced attack with six players recording at least 10 points. Goalkeeper Kyle Quigley made 18 starts and earned three clean sheets to go with a 1.47 goals against average while making 69 stops.