Box score

Jersey City, NJ … The College of New Jersey men's soccer team dropped a 5-1 decision to New Jersey City University on Saturday.
 
The Lions (5-7-4, 0-5-2 NJAC) trailed just 1-0 at the half, but the Gothic Knights (5-10-1, 1-5-0 NJAC) tallied three straight goals to put the game out of reach. Sophomore Sean Casey (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) got TCNJ on the scoreboard with just over five minutes remaining in the game taking a feed from junior Kevin Shaw (Brookside, NJ/West Morris Mendham), but NJCU scored one more to register a 5-1 win.
 
It was the second goal of the season for Casey
 
Forward Walter Avans registered a hat trick, scoring the first three goals for NJCU. He now has 11 goals on the season.
 
Junior Aaron Utman (Hopewell, NJ/Hopewell Valley) had seven saves in the game.
 
TCNJ plays the season finale at Rowan University on Wednesday, October 28 at 7 p.m.