Montclair, NJ (10/18/06) – Senior midfielder BILL ANTHES (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) had a hand in all three goals scoring twice and assisting on a third as 13 th-ranked Montclair State won its fourth straight with a 3-0 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in NCAA Division III men's soccer action at Sprague Field on Wednesday evening.

Joe Cullen (Clementon, NJ/ Highland) had an assist as the Red Hawks improved to 15-1 on the year and 8-1-2 against Kings Point all-time with their first win over the Mariners since 2001.

Joseph Halverson ( San Antonio, TX/W.H. Taft) made 10 saves for the Mariners, who suffered just their third loss in 16 games this season (12-3-1).

Anthes, the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week, continued his scoring touch as he recorded his 14 th and 15 th goals of the season, giving him 11 points in the last three contests. Anthes also boosted his conference-leading total to 34 points this year and he moved into a tie for 10 th place on the Montclair State all-time scoring list with 75 points. Anthes tied Tom Estes, who had the same amount from 1990-91.

Sophomore TYLER MASTERSON ( Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) got the Red Hawks on the board 2:10 into the game as he netted his eighth of the season. Cullen had a throw-in that could not be cleared. The ball came out to Anthes who flicked a header to Masterson. Masterson then headed in a shot past Halverson.

Anthes would extend the lead to 2-0 at the 33:19 mark with the first of his two tallies. Cullen fed a ball to freshman RUDSON CRISOSTOMO ( Newark, NJ/ East Side). Crisostomo moved the ball over to Anthes, who let loose a shot from the right side of the 18-yardline for the goal as MSU took the two-goal lead into halftime.

In the second half, Anthes capped the scoring at 51:57 scoring off assists from OWEN NICHOLS (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) and RYAN MORGAN ( Princeton, NJ/ Princeton). The assist gave Morgan 98 career points, two points shy of becoming the fifth player in MSU history to reach 100 career points.

Sophomore goalkeeper NICK MELE (Delran, NJ/Delran) made three saves as he recorded his fifth shutout of the season.

MSU outshot the Mariners, 19-6 and held a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Montclair State returns to action on Saturday, October 21 as they travel to Galloway Township, NJ to face conference foe Richard Stockton College at 2:00 pm. The Red Hawks currently lead the NJAC standings at 7-0.