Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer Shuts Down NYU, 2-0

Hillside, N.J. (9/9/09) - Junior Thiery Gustave (Elizabeth, N.J.) scored the game-winner just over 10 minutes into the action as Kean University defeated visiting New York University, 2-0, Wednesday afternoon at the East Campus Soccer Complex.

Gustave (pictured right) took a shot that fired off the left post and after recollecting the rebound bend the ball inside the right side of the net for what would be the game winner at 10:30.

The Cougars (2-1-1) added insurance late in the match as sophomore Erick Solis (Summit, N.J.) released a hard shot off the keeper that was collected by freshman Tiago Goetzke (Curitiba, Brazil) and shot right back into the net for the final tally of the afternoon.

Junior Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) recorded three saves in his second shutout of the season while senior Marek Urbanski (Burlingame, Calif.) tallied nine saves for NYU (1-2) in the loss.

Kean held an 18-11 advantage in shots while the Violets held a slight 4-3 edge in corner attempts.

The Cougars return to action on Saturday, September 12^th when they travel to Rutgers-Newark to take on Medgar Evers College at 11 a.m. while NYU travels to take on R.P.I. in the Manhattanville College Classic on Friday at 5 p.m.