Boxscore

Union, NJ – Richard Stockton (10-4-4, 3-2-3 NJAC) strengthened its NJAC playoff positioning with a 4-0 victory over Kean (10-6-1, 4-4) that moved the Ospreys into a tie with the Cougars for fourth place in the conference. Stockton now owns the tiebreaker over Kean, if needed, on the basis of the head-to-head win. Anthony Colofranson (Woodbury Hts./Gateway) led the Ospreys with a hat trick.
 
Colofranson needed just 3:13 to get his goal explosion started as he converted a penalty kick that gave Stockton the early lead. Just under seven minutes later, the sophomore struck again, scoring on his own rebound at the 10-minute mark after his initial shot was stopped by Kean goalkeeper Nick Pavlichko. The Ospreys settled for a 2-0 lead at the break on the strength of the two early markers.
 
The teams were scoreless for 25 minutes of the second half before Colofranson completed the natural hat trick with his team-leading 15th goal of the season at 70:45. Bobby Spracklin (Eastampton/Rancocas Valley) earned an assist with the setup. With just 3:18 remaining, Chimaobi Ikwuagwu (Camden, DE/Caesar Rodney) added the exclamation point with his second goal of the year to cap the 4-0 triumph. Jose Islas (Bridgeton/Bridgeton) notched the assist by sending Ikwuagwu in on a breakaway.
 
Stockton goalkeeper Bobby Varga (Toms River/TR East) recorded his ninth shutout of the season with nine saves as Kean outshot the Ospreys 19-17.
 
Stockton will hit the road on Saturday for a non-conference game at Farmingdale State at 3 pm.