Kean, NJCU Battle to 1-1 Tie in NJAC Action

UNION, N.J. (9/27/06) - Kean University junior goalkeeper Kyle Crego (Ocean City, Md.) made nine saves, and New Jersey City University junior goalkeeper Bruce Neves (Newark, N.J.) stopped seven shots, as Kean and NJCU battled to a 1-1 tie in New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer action on Wednesday evening. The Cougars record stands at 4-2-3 overall, 1-1-2 in the NJAC, while the Gothic Knights are 7-1-1 overall, 2-0-1 in the conference.

The Gothic Knights took a 1-0 lead in the first half, as sophomore midfielder Edison Bilbao (Carteret, N.J.) took a pass off the free kick from sophomore midfielder Cristhian Acuna (East Newark, N.J.) and fired a shot off of Crego's hands in the 30th minute.

Kean tied the score early in the second half, when junior midfielder Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) scored his fourth goal of the year. After taking the team's corner kick, Kruczek took received a quick pass back from junior forward Anthony Tuesta (Clifton, N.J.) and fired a shot from the left side into the back of the net at 55:00.

Kean held an 18-16 edge in shots and a 7-6 advantage in corner kicks.

The Cougars return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they face Ramapo College in NJAC action at 1 p.m.