Box score

Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting Montclair State University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference match on Saturday night.
 
The Lions fall to 4-4-1 overall and are now 0-2-1 in the conference. The Red Hawks used a pair of first half tallies to raise their season record to 6-1-2 and are 2-0-1 in the NJAC.
 
Junior Kevin Shaw (Brookside, NJ/West Morris Mendham) brought TCNJ within striking distance when he scored off a cross from senior Ed Kozic (Raritan, NJ/Immaculata) with 17 minutes remaining in the game. But the Lions came up short as Montclair was able to stave off intense pressure from the Lions in the final 15 minutes of play.
 
Sophomore Dan Mendoza (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack) opened the scoring for the Red Hawks just over ten minutes into the match. He first-timed a rebound from just inside the box for his seventh tally of the year.
 
Just after the 30-minute mark, freshman Brian Cullen (Clementon, NJ/Highland) netted his second goal of the season. He lofted a well-placed shot from right-corner of the box to give Montclair a 2-0 lead.
 
In a contest that grew more physical as the game progressed, TCNJ had several quality scoring chances after the 25-minute mark of the second half. Junior Vince McEnroe (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) hit Sean Casey (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) with a pass in transition. Casey then fed Chis Pisano (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen), who ripped a shot that just cleared the crossbar. Minutes later, Casey found Shaw in front, but Red Hawks goalkeeper Anthony Rogic (Boonton, NJ/Morris Catholic) was there to make a point-blank stop.
 
Just minutes after having a goal called back, the Lions final broke through when Shaw volleyed a cross from Kozic for a spectacular goal.
 
TCNJ had a couple more good looks, but Montclair held on for its second conference win. Rogic had three stops in net for his sixth victory.
 
The Lions are back on the turf at Lions' Stadium on Wednesday night when they host Rutgers University on Wednesday, September 28^th at 7:30 p.m.
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