Montclair, NJ – Riding high after finishing their road trip in Tennessee with a dominating 4-1 victory over Rhodes College, the Montclair State University men's soccer team now sets its sights on a non-conference matchup against Swarthmore College on Friday night.
 
GAME INFO
The home-opener will take place at 7:00 pm at MSU Soccer Park. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair notched its first win of the season on Sunday when it upended Rhodes College, 4-1. The Red Hawks started hot offensively, as DANNY TOBON ripped a shot towards the top of the net that had to be saved by the Lynx keeper in the 10th minute. Shortly after, JAKE WINCHOCK notched an attempt from that was collected once again by Rhodes. Montclair broke the scoring open in the 27th minute, as CARLOS BEDOYA served an in-swinging corner kick that was initially cleared by the Lynx, but not out of the box as Winchock flicked a header to Tobon who rocketed a ball past the keeper. The Red Hawks doubled their advantage nine minutes later, as KEVIN CONTRERAS surged down the field on a counterattack and played the ball to Winchock, who had his shot rebound back to Contreras, who ripped a right-footed shot into the back of the net. Montclair added to their lead less than 10 minutes into the second half, as Tobon collected a ball that bounced off the foot of a defender and tucked a shot past the keeper coming off the line to attempt and make a save. Rhodes recorded their lone goal of the afternoon in the 74th minute on a long rebound following an initial shot on goal. The Red Hawks answered with their final strike of the game in the 85th minute, as LOGAN NENO looped a ball on a free kick to JAYDEN WESLEY, who maneuvered along the near-side edge of the box and tucked a shot into the near corner.

2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (1-0-1)
Goals: DANNY TOBON, 2
Assists: Two Tied for 1
Points: DANNY TOBON, 4
Shots: Two Tied for 3
Saves: DIESEL FIORE, 5
Wins: DIESEL FIORE, 1
 
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE (2-0-0)
Goals: Jackson Haynes, 2
Assists: Four Tied for 1
Points: Jackson Haynes, 4
Shots: Adrien Marcelli, 9
Saves: Colin Crowe, 5
Wins: Colin Crowe, 2

SCOUTING SWARTHMORE
The Garnet enters this matchup off a hot 2-0 start to the season, with its last victory coming this past Sunday with a 2-1 triumph over Redlands. In 2024, Swarthmore saw itself ranked three times in the United Soccer Coaches, being ranked as high as 13^th in the nation on September 24. They finished 10-5-2 with a 3-5-1 record in the Centennial Conference. According to the 2025 Centennial Preseason Poll, the Garnet are predicted to finish sixth this season.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Garnet have only met once in their school's history, which ended in a scoreless draw.

LAST MEETING
The lone matchup took place on September 8, 2007, in Saratoga, NY, where, after two halves and two overtime periods, the game ended in a scoreless draw.

UP NEXT
Montclair State University will remain home to welcome Manhattanville on Sunday, September 7, for a night tilt set for 7:00 p.m.