Mahwah, NJ – Stockton University (0-2, 0-2 NJAC) went down to defeat for the second straight match, as Ramapo College (1-0-1, 1-0-1 NJAC) took a 3-1 decision on Saturday afternoon.
Ian Byrne (Lanoka Harbor/Lacey Twp.) scored his first career goal fort the Ospreys in the loss.
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The home team got on the board, just over 10 minutes into the match for a 1-0 lead. The Ospreys tried to knot the game but a header by
Michael Echeverria (Linden/St. Joseph's), with 34 seconds left on the half, was knocked away and the Roadrunners had the one goal margin at the half.
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It took Byrne just 4:26 to notch his first goal of his Stockton career to forge a 1-1 tie. The sophomore was able to slip his shot under the Ramapo netminder for the score.
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Unfortunately for Stockton, that lasted less than three minutes, as the Roadrunners tallied the eventual game winner from 25 yards out for the 2-1 margin. In the 88th minute, Ramapo added the insurance tally to set the final score at 3-1.
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Stockton played tough throughout the contest, as Ramapo held a slim 6-4 advantage on shots on net.
Dino Gromitsaris (Bordentown/Bordentown) made three saves in net for the Ospreys, while Joshua Schaffer earned the win for Ramapo with a three save effort.
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Stockton will play on the road for the second straight match on Wednesday for their next tilt. The Ospreys will face Kean in Union, NJ for a 7:30 pm start.
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