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Carlos Bedoya
4
Rutgers-Newark RUN (7-6-1, 1-3-0)
6
Winner Montclair St. MSU (10-1-2, 3-1-0)
Rutgers-Newark RUN
(7-6-1, 1-3-0)
4
Final
6
Montclair St. MSU
(10-1-2, 3-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rutgers-Newark RUN 2 2 4
Montclair St. MSU 3 3 6

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

#23 Men's Soccer Tops Rutgers-Newark 6-4 in High-Scoring Thriller

Montclair, NJ – The #23 Montclair State University men's soccer team took down Rutgers-Newark 6-4 in a high-scoring thriller at MSU Soccer Park on Saturday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks (10-1-2, 3-1-0 NJAC) fell behind in the fourth minute, as the Scarlet Raiders caused a turnover in the final third, ripped a shot on goal, and capitalized on a loose ball in front of the frame. Montclair countered in the 27th minute, as CARLOS BEDOYA bent in an in-swinging service off a restart that found KENNETH NEVES unmarked at the back post, who flicked a header past the keeper.
  • Four minutes later, Rutgers-Newark regained the advantage on a ball served in off a free kick from the near edge of the box that was headed into the near corner of the net. Shortly after, TOMAS MONTEIRO collected the ball on the far touch line and surged ahead towards goal, poking a shot past the keeper as the keeper surged off his line into the back of the net to equalize. 
  • One minute later, KYLE MOORE headed a pass towards Monteiro right in front of goal, who chested the ball out towards KENET LOPEZ. The midfielder ran towards the ball and flicked a right-footed shot into the back of the net to put Montclair up at the break. Coming out of the break, the Red Hawks doubled their advantage in the 49th minute, as KEVIN CONTRERAS ripped a shot from well outside the box off a feed from Lopez.
  • The Scarlet Raiders cut into the deficit in the 58th minute on a shot from just inside the box, but Montclair countered six minutes later as Contreras found DANNY TOBON on the edge of the box. The striker collected the ball, cut towards the center of the frame, and sent a right-footed shot towards the far post. In the 71st minute, the Red Hawks added their final goal of the contest as Bedoya played a ball over the top of the defense to Moore, who cut around the keeper and slotted a shot in. Rutgers-Newark notched a goal in the waning moments of the match, but Montclair held on for the victory.
INSIDE THE RESULTS
  • Monteiro and Tobon each notched their team-leading seventh goals of the campaign. With the goal and assist, Monteiro has tallied eight goal contributions over his last four contests, including six goals.
  • Lopez, Conteras, and Moore each notched a goal and assist, with the goal for Neves marking the first of his collegiate career.
  • Bedoya recorded his second multi-assist appearance of the season, pushing his team lead to six.
  • PIERRE SOUMEILLANT recorded a career-high five saves and his fourth victory of the season in goal for Montclair.
  • The Red Hawks have amassed 11 goals over their last two games, the most since 2019, when they tallied a combined 14 goals against St. Joseph's Brooklyn and Hunter. Montclair has scored four or more goals in four games this season.
  • With the victory, the Red Hawks secured their 23rd consecutive season with double-digit victories dating back to 2001 (excluding the shortened 2020 spring campaign).
  • Montclair held a slight 21-17 advantage in shots, including a 11-9 edge in shots on goal. The Red Hawks saw six different goal scorers for the first time since September 23, 2024 against John Jay, when they had eight.
FROM THE FIELD

"It was good to see us go down by a goal and not let the game get away from us. I was happy with how well we played offensively. However, our team defending was not good enough. We will get back to practice next week in the hopes of improving going forward." - Head Coach Todd Tumelty

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will wrap up their three-game homestand on Wednesday, October 15 against William Paterson. Kickoff from MSU Soccer Park is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
 
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