Montclair, NJ – The No. 3 Montclair State University men's soccer team hosts Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday.
 
GAME INFO  
Game time 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 (10-1-1) downed Rowan University 4-1 on Saturday. OWEN MURPHY and AMER LUKOVIC tallied a goal and an assist each, with IAN CHESNEY and ANTHONY VIOLA adding goals. SHANE KEENAN preserved the victory with a season-high six saves.
 
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State 
Goals: AMER LUKOVIC, 18
Assists: IAN CHESNEY/OSBIN MENDEZ, 5
Points: AMER LUKOVIC, 39
Shots: AMER LUKOVIC, 78
Saves: SHANE KEENAN, 14
Wins: SHANE KEENAN, 7
 
Rutgers-Newark
Goals: Two Tied with 4
Assists: Erick Cortes, 3
Points: Erick Cortes, 11
Shots: Erick Morales, 23
Saves: Pedro Flores, 29
Wins: Pedro Flores, 3
 
SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
The Scarlet Raiders are 4-6-3 on the year, including a 2-1-1 mark in the NJAC. They snapped a two-game losing skid on Saturday as they topped TCNJ 2-1 at home.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 37-10-6 against the Scarlet Raiders. The two sides are 3-3 over their last six games, with all three of Montclair's wins coming by multiple goals. Newark has never won more than three straight games, with Montclair earning 17 consecutive wins from 1984 – 2000.
 
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks tallied a 2-0 victory in Newark on October 12, 2022. ADAN FRANCO and JOSIAH CRAWFORD registered goals for Montclair as goalkeeper SHANE KEENAN notched a clean sheet with five saves.
 
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit TCNJ on Saturday, with the game time in Ewing, NJ, scheduled for 12 pm.