HILLSIDE, N.J. (9/16/19) – A goal in each half lifted the Kean University men's soccer team to their second straight victory with a 2-0 shutout of Brooklyn College at the East Campus Field on Monday afternoon.

Alex Nicol and Fanor Arango each notched a goal for the Cougars who improve to 5-2 overall. Menelik Kaza-Amlak and Alex Sosa both tallied a shot for the Bulldogs who remain winless at 0-4 overall.

Nicol got Kean on the scoreboard in the 9^th minute, with his first career goal as a Cougar, after receiving a quick feed from Nick Kovach and ripped it past the keeper for the 1-0 advantage.

Kean held Brooklyn shot less for the first half and were still held shot less, when Arango scored off a deflected ball in the box for the 2-0 lead in the 69^th minute.

The Bulldogs wouldn't record a shot until the 77^th minute, as a ball clanked off the crossbar from a free kick situation

Kean dominated on shots, 34-2, including 14-1 on goal and the Cougars held the advantage in corner kicks, 4-0. Nicol tallied a game-high eight shots, while Kovach took six and Arango recorded three. Christian Estremera, Dylan Evande, Danny Guillen, Matthew Almeida, Calvin Carbajal, Felipe Lucas and Shervand Hippolyte all recorded two shots apiece. Malcom Moreira played all 90 minutes and made one save in his first career victory in net,

Head Coach Peter-John Falloon and the Cougars will return to action in Galloway, N.J. on Saturday, Oct. 21^st, against the Ospreys of Stockton University in their NJAC opener at 1:00 p.m.