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2014 PRESIDENT CUP CHAMPS

Men's Soccer

MERGES NETS GAME WINNER; PINTON GETS 100TH WIN

| Box Score 2 Mahwah, NJ:  Sophomore James Merges scored what turned out to be the game winner in the Ramapo College men's soccer team's 4-1 victory over UMass-Dartmouth today at the Athletic Center.  With the victory the Roadrunners took home the 2014 President's Cup Championship crown, and improve to 2-0 on the year.  Today's win marked the 100th career coaching victory for Head Coach DJ Pinton.
 
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UMass Dartmouth (1-1) got on the scoreboard first at 28:20 when Max Deulofeu posted an unassisted goal to take a 1-0 lead.  The score remained until the halftime buzzer, where Ramapo outshot UMass Dartmouth 7-2.  Luis Carranza made two saves in goal for UMass while Ramapo's Matthew Hernandez collected one.
 
In the second half, it was Dan Boffa, off a dish from Zach Savacool, who tied up the game for the Roadrunners, the goal coming just over five minutes into the half.  The Roadrunners took a 2-1 lead with a goal from James Merges.  He was assisted by rookie Kevin Villanueva with 18:02 left to play in the game.  Rookie Modou Sowe capitalized on a penalty kick with 8:57 left in the game after being taken down on a break away, before rookie Justin Olaya scored one of his own with under two minutes on the clock to wrap up the non-conference 4-1 win.  Ramapo again out shot UMass, 12-3.
 
In the consolation match-up, DeSales defeated John Jay College,3-0, collecting their first win of the 2014 season.  With the loss, the Bloodhounds fall to 0-2 overall.

Wes Frebel opened the scoring for the Bulldogs at 6:17 on an unassisted goal, to put DeSales up 1-0. At 30:21, Alex Peek placed a corner for Mike Lawler, who ripped a shot past the John Jay netminder to go up two goals to none.   The Bulldogs went up 3-0 with a goal from Damian Grycel, off an assist from Patrick Roche with just over seven minutes remaining in the half.

DeSales held a 9-5 edge in shots for the half, while also collecting a 4-1 advantage in corners.
 
In the second half of play, the game remained scoreless, giving DeSales the 3-0 victory in the consolation match-up of the tournament.  DeSales finished the game with a 12-9 advantage in shots over John Jay.
 
The Roadrunners return to action on Wednesday, September 7th when they travel to FDU-Florham for a 7pm match-up.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Dan Boffa

#10 Dan Boffa

MF
5' 9"
Senior
James Merges

#6 James Merges

D
6' 1"
Sophomore
Zach Savacool

#7 Zach Savacool

MF/D
5' 10"
Senior
Matthew Hernandez

#1 Matthew Hernandez

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Justin Olaya

#23 Justin Olaya

F
5' 9"
Freshman
Kevin Villanueva

#11 Kevin Villanueva

MF
5' 9"
Freshman
Modou Sowe

#5 Modou Sowe

D
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dan Boffa

#10 Dan Boffa

5' 9"
Senior
MF
James Merges

#6 James Merges

6' 1"
Sophomore
D
Zach Savacool

#7 Zach Savacool

5' 10"
Senior
MF/D
Matthew Hernandez

#1 Matthew Hernandez

6' 0"
Sophomore
GK
Justin Olaya

#23 Justin Olaya

5' 9"
Freshman
F
Kevin Villanueva

#11 Kevin Villanueva

5' 9"
Freshman
MF
Modou Sowe

#5 Modou Sowe

6' 4"
Freshman
D