Men's Soccer: Gameday Preview vs. Rutgers-Newark

Montclair, NJ – The No. 13/13 Montclair State men's soccer team visits Rutgers-Newark in New Jersey Athletic Conference play Wednesday.

GAME INFO
Game time in Newark, NJ, is scheduled for 7:30 pm, with live stats and video available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (9-1-3, 4-0-0 NJAC) scored three times in the first 16 minutes en route to a 3-0 win over Rowan Saturday. AMER LUKOVIC scored in the third minute with a free-kick before JOSIAH CRAWFORD tallied the final two goals. SHANE KEENAN made four saves in goal to pick up the clean-sheet victory.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals: IAN CHESNEY, JOSIAH CRAWFORD, and AMER LUKOVIC, 5
Assists: IAN CHESNEY and JOSIAH CRAWFORD, 2
Points: IAN CHESNEY and JOSIAH CRAWFORD, 12
Shots: JOSIAH CRAWFORD, 46
Shutouts: BORIS DEL VALLE, 4
Saves: BORIS DEL VALLE, 19
Wins: BORIS DEL VALLE, 5

Rutgers-Newark
Goals: Franco Catania, 12
Assists: Two Tied with 3
Points: Franco Catania, 27
Shots: Franco Catania, 79
Saves: Christian Andrach, 50
Wins: Christian Andrach, 6

SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
The Scarlet Raiders sit at 6-4-3 overall with a 3-0-1 mark in the NJAC. They snapped a two-game winless skid on Saturday as they clipped TCNJ 2-1 on the road.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are 36-10-2 against the Scarlet Raiders but have fallen in three of the last five games. Their last win in Newark was on September 29, 2018, as they topped the Scarlet Raiders 7-2 as six different Red Hawks tallied goals.

LAST MEETING
Rutgers-Newark topped MSU 3-2 in double-overtime on October 27, 2021. IAN CHESNEY opened the scoring by heading in a corner kick in the 56th minute before the Scarlet Raiders tallied the next two. RYAN CATALANO equalized in the 75th minute, but Rutgers-Newark notched the game-winner in the 109th minute to claim the win.

UP NEXT
Montclair State hosts The College of New Jersey Saturday at 7 pm at MSU Soccer Park.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#0 Boris Del Valle: GK; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

#0 Boris Del Valle
: 6' 0"; Senior
: GK