Mahwah, NJ: The Ramapo College men's soccer team battled Rutgers-Newark to a 2-2 tie in NJAC action tonight at the Athletic Center. The Roadrunners move to 8-4-3 overall and 3-2-2 in the conference while the Scarlet Raiders now stand at 6-3-5 overall and 3-1-2 in the NJAC.
Emanuel Lazor put Ramapo on the board just 2:58 into the game with his second goal of the season off an assist from
Gianfranco Ponce. Rutgers-Newark evened the score in the 40th minute (39:49) when Ethan Geronimo scored his fifth goal of the year off a pass from Gabe Gomez, sending the teams into halftime tied, 1-1.
The two teams remained tied until the 88th minute (87:46) when Ponce netted his first goal of the season off an assist from
Kyle Allen to give Ramapo a late 2-1 lead. Just 41 seconds later, Rutgers-Newark's Erick Cortes scored the equalizer (88:27) for the 2-2 final.
Zachary Natt recorded 13 saves for the Roadrunners, including 11 in the second half. Rutgers-Newark held a 15-5 advantage in shots on goal, while the Scarlet Raiders also held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. Ilan Golden collected three saves for Rutgers-Newark.
The Roadrunners return to NJAC action on Saturday, Oct. 24th when they travel to The College of New Jersey for a key NJAC matchup set for 1:00pm.
