Men's Soccer: Gameday Preview vs. Rowan (NJAC Semifinals)

Montclair, NJ – On Wednesday evening, the No. 1 seeded Montclair State men's soccer team hosts No. 4 Rowan University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Semifinals.

GAME INFO
The first kick at MSU Soccer Park is scheduled for 7 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (16-2-1, 8-1-0 NJAC) suffered only their second blemish of the season last Wednesday, falling to Rutgers-Newark 3-2 in overtime. IAN CHESNEY and RYAN CATALANO tallied goals while ANDRES LEZME made a career-high eight saves in the setback.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals: AMER LUKOVIC, 16
Assists: JOSIAH CRAWFORD, 6
Shots: AMER LUKOVIC, 76
Saves: SHANE KEENAN, 27
Wins: SHANE KEENAN, 10

Rowan
Goals: Wilby Alfred, 8
Assists: Two Tied with 4 (Alfred and Montesinos)
Shots: Wilby Alfred, 43
Saves: James Weinberg, 51
Wins: James Weinberg, 11

SCOUTING THE PROFS
The Profs are 11-3-1 overall and posted a 5-3-1 mark within the New Jersey Athletic Conference. They hosted No. 5 Stockton University in the Quarterfinals on Saturday and defeated the Ospreys 1-0. Wilby Alfred collected his team-leading eighth goal of the year in the 39th minute, while James Weinberg made four saves to get his sixth clean sheet of the season.

NJAC HISTORY:
This will be the Red Hawks 19^th appearance in the NJAC Tournament with Montclair posting a 23-8-2 mark during that time. MSU has won eight championships in the tournament era, including four straight from 2006-2009 in addition to three of the last four (2016, 2018, 2019).

LAST MEETING
Montclair tallied a 2-1 victory over Rowan on October 23. After a scoreless first half, JANBI KAGHADO scored twice, once in the 56th minute and once in the 64th, to help Montclair clinch the No. 1 seed. Matias Carrion scored in the 79th minute for Rowan, who was unable to find the equalizing tally.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 33-35-6 all-time against Rowan but has notched victories in four of the last five matchups. Montclair picked up eight straight victories over Rowan from October 15, 2005 – September 16,2010, while Rowan won seven consecutive matches from October 19, 1990 – September 27, 1995.

UP NEXT
The winner of this semifinal will face the winner of the Kean/Rutgers-Newark Semifinal on Saturday at the site of the highest remaining seed in the NJAC Championship Game.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Ryan Catalano: D/M; 5' 11"; Senior

#19 Janbi Kaghado: FWD; 5' 10"; Junior

#1 Shane Keenan: GK; 6' 0"; Senior

#00 Andres Lezme: GK; 5' 10"; Senior

#14 Ian Chesney: DEF; 6' 2"; Freshman

#9 Josiah Crawford: FWD; 6' 0"; Junior

#11 Amer Lukovic: MID; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#3 Ryan Catalano
: 5' 11"; Senior
: D/M

#19 Janbi Kaghado
: 5' 10"; Junior
: FWD

#1 Shane Keenan
: 6' 0"; Senior
: GK

#00 Andres Lezme
: 5' 10"; Senior
: GK

#14 Ian Chesney
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: DEF

#9 Josiah Crawford
: 6' 0"; Junior
: FWD

#11 Amer Lukovic
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: MID