Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (8-4-3, 5-3-0 NJAC) dropped their second straight game with a 1-0 loss to New Paltz (8-6-0, 4-4-0 NJAC) on Saturday afternoon. The Ospreys had 10 shots on the day, led by
Makayla Jaffe (Middletown/Middletown South) with four attempts.
The contest started slowly until the Hawks broke through for the lone goal of the match. At 26:47, Kara Jahrsdoerfer found Alyssa Deutsch through a crowd in front of the Osprey's net. Her shot to the lower right corner made it 1-0. The Ospreys held a 5-2 margin in shots in the first half but only one found its way to the net.
Stockton tried to find the equalizer and had two good opportunities by Jaffe within a 10 minute span late, but could not find the back of the net and Stockton came away on the short end of the one-goal defeat.
Tori Vliet (Marmora/Ocean City) did not have to make a save but took the loss in net for Stockton.
Jess Centeri made three stops for the Hawks.
Stockton will finish the regular season on Wednesday night at 6pm, when the Ospreys will face The College of New Jersey at home. The Lions are ranked #7 nationally by the United Soccer Coaches.
