Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's soccer team hosts No. 1 The College of New Jersey in New Jersey Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.
GAME INFO
Game time is scheduled for 1 pm and live stats and video are available on montclairathletics.com, with video also available on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair State (7-2-0, 3-0-0 NJAC) picked up their second consecutive clean sheet as they blanked Kean University 5-0 Wednesday. Five different Red Hawks tallied goals, and graduate student
ZOE STECK recorded a goal and an assist. Goalkeepers
HALEY MARTIN and
LINDSAY FREEWALT combined on the shutout, making five saves.
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals:
ZOE STECK, 6
Assists:
EMMI DENOVELLIS, 3
Shots:
ZOE STECK, 20
Saves:
HALEY MARTIN, 13
Wins:
HALEY MARTIN, 5
TCNJ
Goals: Sophie Vieira, 5
Assists: Gianna Minerva, 3
Shots: Gianna Coppola, 38
Saves: Alexandra Panasuk, 6
Wins: Alexandra Panasuk, 8
SCOUTING TCNJ
The Lions (8-0-0, 3-0-0 NJAC) are coming off a 3-1 victory over Rowan on Wednesday. In the game, the Lions surrendered their first goal of the season, snapping a streak of 670:56 minutes without giving up a goal to open the year. TCNJ is outshooting their opponents 224-30 and has only allowed nine shots on target all year.
LAST MEETING
The Lions and Red Hawks met for the 2019 NJAC Championship, and it was the host Lions who escaped with a 3-2 victory. TCNJ opened the game with two goals in the first 21 minutes, but Emily Beenders and Tori Rolls tallied second-half goals to force overtime. TCNJ was awarded a penalty kick in the second extra session, and Amelia Curtis converted to give TCNJ the Championship Game victory.
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair 5-32-5 all-time against TCNJ, but gained either a win or draw in five straight games from September 22, 2012, through November 8, 2014. Montclair won three matches during that stretch while the other two went to penalty kicks, with each side gaining a win.
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit Stockton University next Saturday, with the first kick scheduled for 1 pm in Galloway, NJ.
