MAHWAH, N.J. (10/12/22) – Fanor Arango and
Erick Chicas scored as the Kean University men's soccer team dropped a New Jersey Athletic Conference match to Ramapo College, 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
Damian Zurawski notched a goal and an assist for the Roadrunners who improve to 2-6-2 overall and 2-2-1 in the NJAC.
Dominic Ridge made five saves for the Cougars who fall to 5-6-3 overall and 1-3-2 in the NJAC.
After Ramapo opened the scoring on the afternoon with a goal in the 16
th minute, Kean answered with an Arango goal in the 24
th minute. The contest remained deadlocked at 1-1 into halftime.
In the second half, the Roadrunners scored twice within a four minute span to push their advantage to 3-1 in the 83
rd minute. The Cougars would get a goal back late as Chicas scored from 20 yards out on a free kick.
Despite the loss, Kean and Ramapo were even on shots (15-15), while the Roadrunners held a slight edge on shots on goal (8-7) and corner kicks (6-3).
Arango and
Felix Pereyra both recorded three shots apiece.
Head Coach
Peter-John Falloon and the Cougars will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 15
th, hosting the Pioneers of William Paterson University at 7:00 p.m.