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Men's Soccer: Gameday Preview vs. Gordon (NCAA First Round)

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's soccer team hosts Gordon College in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFO
The first kick at MSU Soccer Park is scheduled for 1 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.

HOW WE GOT HERE
Despite falling to Rowan in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Semifinals, the Red Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They are currently 16-3-1 on the season, including an 8-1-0 mark within the NJAC. Freshman AMER LUKOVIC was tabbed as the NJAC Rookie of the Year to highlight seven All-NJAC selections this season.
 
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals: AMER LUKOVIC, 16
Assists: JOSIAH CRAWFORD, 6
Shots: AMER LUKOVIC, 79
Saves: ANDRES LEZME, 27
Wins: SHANE KEENAN, 10

Gordon
Goals: Chase Gwynn, 19
Assists: Jarvin Ramirez, 6
Shots: Chase Gwynn, 68
Saves: Brody Veleber, 72
Wins: Brody Veleber, 11

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING SCOTS
Gordon enters the NCAA Tournament at 12-5-2 and finished 5-3-1 within the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Scots, who entered the CCC Tournament as the No. 4 seed, topped No. 5 Western New England, No. 1 Endicott, and No. 3 Salve Regina to claim the automatic bid. Luckson Dambo sent the Scots to a championship as he scored with six seconds remaining in the second overtime to give Gordon a 2-1 victory over Salve Regina. They placed five team members on the CCC All-Conference Team this season, with Chase Gwynn, Dambo, and Casey Torres gaining First Team honors.

ON THE OTHER SIDE
Washington College (Md.) will face St. Lawrence University at 3:30 pm in Saturday's other matchup. St. Lawrence won the Liberty League this season and topped Ithaca 3-1 in the championship game. The Shoremen claimed their first Centennial Conference title, knocking off Gettysburg 2-0 in the final. The Saints are in the NCAA Tournament for the 23rd time in program history, while Washington College makes their second trip to the tournament.
 
NCAA HISTORY
Montclair is making its 20th overall appearance in the Division III Tournament and 14th in the last 17 seasons. MSU made three trips to the College Division Tournament in 1968, 1969, and 1972. Montclair State is 26-22-1 overall in those previous 23 appearances, including a 24-19-1 mark in its Division III berths. That record includes a trip to the Final Four in 2011 and Elite 8 berths in 2007, 2012, 2013, 2018, and 2019.
 
LAST MEETING
Montclair and Gordon met once before, with the Red Hawks winning 1-0 on September 1, 2017. DIMITRI MATARAS score the game-winning goal in the 84th minute, with Mike Saalfrank earning the clean-sheet with three saves.

UP NEXT
The Montclair State/Gordon clash winner will face off with the winner of St. Lawrence, and Washington will meet on Sunday at 3 pm. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Dimitri Mataras

#16 Dimitri Mataras

FWD
5' 11"
Senior
Shane Keenan

#1 Shane Keenan

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Andres Lezme

#00 Andres Lezme

GK
5' 10"
Senior
Josiah Crawford

#9 Josiah Crawford

FWD
6' 0"
Junior
Amer Lukovic

#11 Amer Lukovic

MID
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dimitri Mataras

#16 Dimitri Mataras

5' 11"
Senior
FWD
Shane Keenan

#1 Shane Keenan

6' 0"
Senior
GK
Andres Lezme

#00 Andres Lezme

5' 10"
Senior
GK
Josiah Crawford

#9 Josiah Crawford

6' 0"
Junior
FWD
Amer Lukovic

#11 Amer Lukovic

6' 1"
Freshman
MID