Camden, NJ – The Montclair State men's soccer team saw its three-match winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Red Hawks fell at Rutgers-Camden in its NJAC opener, 2-0.

The Scarlet Raptors (7-2, 1-0 NJAC) struck early when senior midfielder Chris Taraska picked off a clearing kick by Montclair State goalie MICHAEL MEJIA and sent a through ball to junior forward Skyler Diggs. Diggs beat Mejia to the pass and finished off his team-leading seventh goal of the season. The tally turned out to be his fourth game-winning goal this season and the ninth of his career

Montclair State (6-3, 0-1 NJAC) nearly tied the game in the 15th minute, but an offside call waved off the tying goal.
 
Rutgers-Camden held a 7-5 advantage in shots in the opening half and both teams had four corner kicks. Montclair State held the statistical lead in the second half while pressing for the tying goal, out-shooting Rutgers-Camden, 5-1, and leading in corner kicks, 5-2. It was the Scarlet Raptors' one shot, however, that clinched the game. Freshman midfielder Enrique Sanchez slipped a pass to junior midfielder Luis Rivadeneira on the right side and Rivadeneira broke into the box and fired a high shot across the net into the upper left side. It was his second goal of the year and the assist was the first collegiate point for Sanchez.
 
Junior Kernan Burns collected four saves in the Raptor goal to raise his season record to 3-0. Mejia had two saves in the Red Hawks' net.

Montclair State will look to bounce back on Tuesday, September 24 with a non-conference contest at Keystone College. Kickoff in LaPlume, PA is set for 7:00 pm.