Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's soccer team hosts Keystone College in a non-conference match Wednesday evening.
GAME INFO
First kick is scheduled for 7 pm at MSU Soccer Park, with live stats and video available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.
LAST TIME OUT
On Saturday, the Red Hawks notched a win in their New Jersey Athletic Conference opener, blanking Rutgers-Camden 2-0.
GENE CARLO ALTAMIRANO broke a scoreless game in the 30th minute before
JOSIAH CRAWFORD scored in the 82nd minute.
ANDRES LEZME made two saves to earn the shutout for the Red Hawks,
AWARD SEASON
After earning an assist on the game-winning goal, freshman defender
IAN CHESNEY was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week. Chesney was also part of the backline that allowed just one goal over two matches last week.
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals:
AMER LUKOVIC, 5
Assists:
AMER LUKOVIC, 4
Shots:
AMER LUKOVIC, 25
Saves:
ANDRES LEZME, 12
Wins:
ANDRES LEZME, 4
Keystone
Goals: Axel Gonzalez, 3
Assists: Luis Oaxaca, 2
Shots: Two Tied with 18 (Axel Gonzalez and Franck Rutabara)
Saves: Erick Gomez, 23
Wins: Erick Gomez, 2
SCOUTING KEYSTONE
The Giants come into the matchup at 3-3-1 overall, with all three setbacks coming by one goal. They fell by identical 2-1 margins to King's and Wilkes last week and fell to Elmira 3-2 in overtime on September 8. In their three victories, they outscored their opponents 10-0.
LAST MEETING
In the lone previous meeting, the Red Hawks notched a 2-1 victory over the Giants on September 24, 2019. Nixon Soglo and DeVaughn Foster tallied goals for Montclair, while Carlos Bonilla added a goal for Keystone. Michael Meija made two saves in goal to earn the victory.
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks resume NJAC play Saturday, as they travel to face New Jersey City University at 1 pm.