Men's Soccer Drops Result at Rutgers-Newark

NEWARK, N.J. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) men's soccer team was handed a 6-1 defeat by Rutgers University-Newark on Tuesday night.

How it Happened

The Scarlet Raiders (1-1-1) opened the scoring courtesy of Ryan Caruso's header in the 19th minute, doubling their lead in the 36th minute. Four minutes before the intermission, Victor Naci (Bordeaux, France/Bernard Palissy) brought the Bears' (0-2) deficit back down to one courtesy of a free kick.

The hosts were unable to find the back of the net for much of the second half. However, the 73rd minute saw Rutgers-Newark score four goals in 13 minutes to clinch the 6-1 full-time result.

For the Bears

• Naci scored his second goal in as many matches. He earned a place on the Skyline Conference weekly honor roll entering tonight's contest.

• Diego Volpe (Long Branch. N.J./Red Bank Catholic) and Bryan Lucero (Brooklyn, N.Y./High School of Telecommunication Arts & Technology) also had shots on goal.

• Christian Chimborazo (Elmhurst, N.Y./Queens Technical) made 16 saves in his first collegiate match between the sticks.

Up Next

The Bears continue their September road swing against borough rivals Brooklyn College on Saturday, September 9 at noon. Live stats and video can be found on sjbkathletics.com/live.