Maggio Nets Game-Winner in 2-1
Victory over Rutgers-Newark
UNION, N.J. (10/18/08) - Junior
Nicolette Maggio (Tenafly, N.J.) scored the
game-winning goal with less than 10 minutes remaining to lift the
Kean University women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over
Rutgers-Newark on Saturday evening. The win gave the Cougars
their 10th victory of the season (10-4, 4-3 NJAC), while
the Scarlet Raiders fell to 8-6-2, 2-4-1 in the conference.
With just 8:20 remaining, Maggio (pictured right) fired a shot
that a Rutgers-Newark defender attempted to clear but was unable to
prevent it from finding the back of the net.
After a scoreless first half, the Cougars took the 1-0 lead
early into the second half when sophomore Samantha Ciccone
(Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) collected her own rebound off
the goalkeeper and scored on the second chance just 2:39 into the
half.
Playing down a man for a majority of the second half,
Rutgers-Newark tied the game on a penalty kick by freshman
Julia Caseres (Union, N.J.) in the 70th minute.
The Cougars held a 21-5 edge in shots and a 4-1 advantage in
corner kicks.
Scarlet Raider goalkeeper Kat Renteria (North Bergen,
N.J.) made eight saves, while sophomore Leandra Russo
(Galloway, N.J.) stopped three shots in the victory for
Kean.
The Cougars return to action on Tuesdsay, October 21, when they
host Western Connecticut State University in non-conference action
at 7:30 p.m.
