Camden, NJ (10/4/08) – Sophomore midfielder KATIE MINERVINI (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional) scored the lone goal of the game midway through the first half to lift the Montclair State University women's soccer team over Rutgers University-Camden, 1-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game Saturday night at Rutgers-Camden Community Park.

Minervini scored her first goal of the season at 24:50, sending a shot into the upper left corner after taking a cross from the left side to the top of the box by senior midfielder JENNIFER KELLEHER (Englishtown, NJ/Old Bridge). The assist was the first point of the year for Kelleher.

Montclair State improves to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in the NJAC with its fourth win in five games. The Red Hawks also improved their all-time record against Rutgers-Camden to 10-0-1, including three straight shutout victories.

Despite another strong defensive performance, the Lady Raptors lost their fifth straight game and extended their program record scoring drought to five consecutive shutouts. The fifth straight loss tied the program record set Sept. 20-Oct. 3, 2000 and dropped Rutgers-Camden to 6-7 overall and 0-5 in NJAC play.

Rutgers-Camden also broke the previous program record for most consecutive scoreless minutes, a mark of 417:24 set in 2006. Rutgers-Camden has been held scoreless for 486:15, since notching the last goal of a 6-0 victory over Neumann College Sept. 16.

The Raptors' current five-game slump has included three 1-0 defeats, including one in the second overtime.

Montclair State had a potential insurance goal negated by an offsides call with 20 minutes remaining in the game. With five minutes left, the Raptors' Samantha Sharp (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Heights) nearly tied the game, but her shot his off the bottom of the crossbar and bounded out.

Senior goalie Jayme Gatti (Delran, NJ/Delran) made two saves for the Lady Raptors, who also collected a backsave. Junior keeper LEAH TEPPERMAN (North Andover, MA/North Andover) had one save to post her third shutout of the season.

Both teams return to action early next week with non-conference games. The Red Hawks play at Eastern University Monday at 4 p.m. The Lady Raptors host Arcadia University Tuesday at 7 p.m.