UNION, N.J. (10/30/21) – Two first-half goals helped the third seed Kean University men's soccer team advanced to the New Jersey Athletic Conference semifinals with a 3-1 victory over sixth seed TCNJ on Saturday afternoon.

Erick Chicas, Sadeiki Roberts, and Raonne Dias scored for the Cougars who improve to 12-4-1 overall and advance to Wednesday's NJAC semifinals against second seed Rutgers-Newark.  Justin Dominique scored for the Lions who finish their season at 8-10-1 overall.

Chicas tallied the first goal in the 27^th minute as the junior scored at the near post on a wide-open net. The junior ran onto a through ball from Isaac Guerrero, which pulled the keeper out and allowed Chicas to score undefended.

Roberts notched the second goal of the afternoon in the 34^th minute as the sophomore took a through ball from David Garcia, made a defender fall, and scored on the far post for the 2-0 lead.

The Lions answered with a goal just before halftime as Kean led 2-1 at intermission.

The Cougars added an insurance goal in the 69^th minute as Dias scored near the far post after the ball was served in from Guerrero during a corner kick.

Kean led on shots (15-5), shots on goal (5-4), and corner kicks (6-2).

Dias tallied a team-high three shots for the Cougars. Dominic Ridge made three saves in 90 minutes of work.

Head Coach Peter-John Falloon and the Cougars will return to action in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 3^rd, against the second seed Scarlet Raiders of Rutgers-Newark in the NJAC semifinals at 7:30 p.m.