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Mike Recchia

Men's Soccer

Late goal by Recchia gives TCNJ 2-2 tie at #18 Salisbury

Senior Mike Recchia scored with 2:01 remaining in regulation.

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Salisbury, MD … The College of New Jersey men's soccer team received a late goal from senior Michael Recchia (Wayside, NJ/Ocean Twp.) with two minutes remaining in regulation as the Lions played 18th-ranked Salisbury University to a 2-2 draw on Saturday afternoon.
 
TCNJ (4-5-4) tied its second straight non-conference game of the week. The tie snapped a three-game winning streak for the Sea Gulls (7-2-2).
 
Trailing 2-1 in the waning minutes, Recchia took a pass from junior Taylor Gregory (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall) and knocked in the equalizer at the 87:59 mark. It was Recchia's second goal of the season.
 
The Lions got off to a quick start taking a 1-0 lead on Salisbury in the opening minutes of the contest. Senior Dan Constants (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) scored his first goal of the season when he beat the keeper up top to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.
 
The Sea Gulls evened the score 10 minutes later when Trevor Sharpe netted his sixth tally of the season. Salisbury then went up 2-1 at the 29:59 point in the match when Matt Greene converted a two-on-one for his fourth goal of 2011.
 
Junior Matt Frederick (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) had a busy day between the pipes as he was forced to make eight saves in the game. Salisbury held a 23-19 advantage in shots on the day.
 
TCNJ returns to New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, October 12 when they host William Paterson University in TCNJ's Soccer Complex at 4 p.m. 
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