Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey men's soccer team notched its fifth shutout and sixth win of the season, defeating Ramapo College 1-0 in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at TCNJ's Soccer Complex.
 
The victory keeps the Lions (6-8-1, 2-5 NJAC) in contention for a spot in the NJAC playoffs. The three points gained in the win puts TCNJ in seventh place with two games to play. The Lions visit William Paterson University next Saturday before hosting Rowan University in the regular season finale on Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Lions Stadium.
 
Junior Ryan Sullivan (Hillsborough, NJ/Immaculata) scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick in the 32^nd minute. Classmate Maciej Libucha (Woodland Park, NJ/Passaic Valley) recorded his second solo shutout of the season.
 
The Roadrunners dropped to 7-7-2 overall and 1-5-1 in conference play.
 
A Ramapo handball in the box gave the Lions a penalty kick. Sullivan converted for his second goal of the season with 8:28 to play in the first half. It was also his second game-winner of 2014.
 
TCNJ had a great scoring chance 13 minutes into the second period. Sullivan made a run with the ball from midfield and slid a pass to a slashing Nick Costelloe (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Twp.). Costelloe fired a shot, but Brady O'Connor (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) made a clutch save to keep it a one-goal game.
 
The Roadrunners applied some pressure in the offensive third in the second half, but the Lions backfield to not give in. Sullivan, senior Steve Cukar (Boonton Twp, NJ/Mountain Lakes), junior Andrew Kimball (Seaville, NJ/Ocean City) and senior David DeLooper (Hopewell, NJ/Hopewell Valley) played very solid defensively.
 
Libucha made four saves in the game and cut off several would-be scoring chances off crosses.
 
O'Connor made one save in net for the Roadrunners..
 
The Lions take on Muhlenberg College this Wednesday in the soccer complex at 3 p.m. Ramapo hosts Western Connecticut State University at 3 p.m. on Wednesday