NEWARK, NJ - Three second-half goals by Rutgers-Newark gave the Scarlet Raiders a 4-1 win over #2 Rowan in men's soccer, handing the Profs their first loss of the season. Rowan is now 11-1-3 and 5-1-2 in the NJAC.
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Rowan's
Evan Vilaboy notched his team-best 10th goal of the season to open the scoring at 9:45, with the assist from
Christian McGillen.
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But the Rutgers-Newark (7-3-5; 4-1-2) knotted the score in the 35th minute on a goal by Erik Cortes.mCortes struck again in the 53rd minute to give the Scarlet Raiders a 2-1 lead.
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The home team added two more in the 68th and 82nd minutes for the most goals scored against the Profs this season.
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Rowan outshot Rutgers-Newark, 15-8, but the Scarlet Raiders' keeper David Bejarno made 11 saves.
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Rowan returns home on Wednesday, October 28 to host Rutgers-Camden in the regular-season finale at 6 p.m.
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The NJAC Men's Soccer Championship begins with the quarterfinals on October 31 with the semifinals taking place on November 3, and the final set for November 6. All matches will be held at the site of the higher seed.
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