| Game 2 |
NJIT (1-0) vs Fordham (0-1) |
| Date | Time |
Monday, September 2, 2019 | 7pm |
| Location | Arena |
Newark, NJ | Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium |
| All-Time Series |
Fordham leads 1-0-3 |
| Live Stats |
In-Game Statistics |
| Live Video |
Highlander Sports Network |
NEWARK, NJ--The NJIT men's soccer team will open its home slate on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, welcoming Fordham to Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
New Era for NJIT Athletics
NJIT Highlander Athletics will enter a new era this Fall after the completion of its highly anticipated outdoor multipurpose facility, Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The state-of-the-art facility will be the home for NJIT men's and women's soccer and men's lacrosse programs. When paired with the Wellness and Events Center, it gives the Highlanders one of the elite athletic venues in the Northeast.
Last Time Out
The NJIT men's soccer team opened the 2019 campaign with a 7-0 shutout victory at Sacred Heart Friday evening behind six different goal scorers in men's soccer non-conference action at Park Avenue Field.
NJIT scored four goals in the first half and three in the second, picking up its first road win of the season and capturing its fifth-straight win over the Pioneers.
The seven goals scored are the most scored by a Highlander team in the Division I era since the 2013 season when NJIT scored six goals against Howard on November 10. The program mark stands at nine, accomplished in 2006.
2019 NJIT Outlook
After finishing with a 6-11-0 overall mark last season, fourth-year head coach
Fernando Barboto will feature 11 newcomers as the Highlanders open the brand new state-of-the-art facility, Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
Rene White, named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference team, returns after a 2018 season which saw him lead the team in goals (11) and points (24). His totals in both statistical categories ranked him third in the ASUN for the season and helped him earn an ASUN All-Conference Second Team selection.
All-Time Series
Monday's match will be the fifth meeting between the Rams and the Highlanders, and first since 2015. Three of the previous four match-ups have ended in draws with the lone decision being a 3-0 win in favor of Fordham in 2006.
Scouting Fordham
Fordham enters Monday's match in search of its first win of the 2019 season. Under the direction of first-year head coach Carlos Acquista, the Rams dropped the season opener at Hofstra, 1-0, on a penalty kick in the tenth minute.
United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club announced the initial list of NCAA Division I players named to the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists in early August and on that list was Fordham senior defender Joergen Oland.
A Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Conference team for the third consecutive year, Oland was the 2018 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection as a junior, after garnering Second Team honors as a sophomore. He also was named United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Southeast Region last season, after earning Third Team All-Midwest honors in 2017.
Labor Day Weekend Athletic Home Events
Come out to support your Highlanders this weekend by donating a non-NJIT collee t-shirt at one of the below games and receive a FREE #RollTech t-shirt.
Sept. 2 - MSOC vs. Fordham - 7pm
Sept. 3 - WVB vs. St. John's - 7pm
Sept. 5 - WSOC vs. Rider - 6pm
Up Next
The Highlanders will play two straight on the road at first-time opponents – Old Dominion on September 6 and VCU on September 8. Old Dominion, which plays in the C-USA combined for 11 wins in 2018 while VCU, competing in the Atlantic 10, finished with 10 wins.
