Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University (6-1-3, 3-0 NJAC) downed Rutgers-Newark (5-3-3, 1-2 NJAC) 1-0 at G. Larry James Stadium for its fifth straight win and fifth consecutive shutout. As a team, the Ospreys have not allowed a goal in the last 510 minutes.
Stockton controlled the play throughout the game, outshooting the Scarlet Raiders 14-3 and generating seven corner kicks, yet the match was scoreless for more than 81 minutes.
The Ospreys finally capitalized on their sixth corner kick of the night.
Megan Morris (Sicklerville/Bishop Eustace) took the kick and
Bella Bednarz (Keyport/Keyport) pounced on the loose ball in the box and volleyed it home with 8:02 remaining in the contest.
The goal was the first of the season for Bednarz, and the game-winner in the 1-0 triumph. Stockton goalkeeper
Tori Vliet (Marmora/Ocean City) extended her personal shutout streak to 420 minutes and recorded her league-leading sixth shutout of the season with two saves, both in the second half.
Rutgers-Newark goalie Maura Chawner kept her team in the game with 13 saves, including several acrobatic stops.
Stockton's next game will be at Montclair State on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Red Hawks are third in the Also Receiving Votes section of the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches Division III poll.
