Montclair, NJ - The top-seeded Montclair State University Men's Soccer team will host the fourth-seeded Rutgers-Newark in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals on Tuesday night.

GAME INFO
Kickoff from MSU Soccer Park is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.

TICKET INFO
Tickets are available for purchase online only. To purchase tickets and for additional tournament information, visit njacsports.com/tickets. No cash tickets can be purchased at the venue. The first 50 Montclair students will be admitted for free to the event.

SCOUTING THE RED HAWKS
Montclair enters the postseason with a 15-2-2 record, posting an unbeaten 6-0-2 mark within league play for the first time since 2023 and the ninth time in program history. They finished the regular season second in the nation in goals with 66 across 19 games, outscoring opponents by 55 goals. The Red Hawks have scored 24 more goals than the next-highest NJAC program and have accounted for over 20 percent of the total goals scored in the 10-team conference. Montclair's attack is headlined by TOMAS MONTEIRO, who leads the NJAC in goal contributions with 14 goals and nine assists, along with the pair of KEVIN CONTRERAS (nine goals) and SEBASTIAN LAPCZYNSKI (seven goals). Defensively, the Red Hawks collected 11 clean sheets this season, sitting atop the league and finishing tied for third in the nation in the category.

SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
The Scarlet Raiders registered a 9-3-5 mark during the regular season, including a 5-2-2 record within conference play. They opened the campaign with six games unbeaten, including a win over Johns Hopkins in early September. Within NJAC play, their banner win came on October 24 against #2 Rowan, rattling off four-straight unanswered goals. Rutgers-Newark is coming off a 3-2 overtime victory against New Paltz in the NJAC Tournament Quarterfinals on October 31. The Scarlet Raiders are led by Zahradeen Amadou, who has posted 11 goals and four assists, along with Augusto Vieira, who has amassed seven goals and a pair of assists. 

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair holds a 41-10-2 all-time record against Rutgers-Newark, including five consecutive victories. The two sides will meet in the postseason for the first time since November 1, 2017.

LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks took down the Scarlet Raiders 4-2 on Saturday, October 3, powered by a brace from KEVIN CONTRERAS.

UP NEXT
The winner of the contest will take on either the second-seeded Rowan or third-seeded TCNJ on Friday, November 6, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 PM.