Game 4	NJIT (1-1-1; 6-12-1 in 2021) at Iona (0-2-0; 6-9-2 in 2021)
Date | Time	Tuesday, September
Location | Field	New Rochelle, NY | Mazzella Field
All-Time Series	Iona leads 6-1
Live Video	Watch
Live Stats	In-Game Statistics

NEWARK, NJ–NJIT will visit Iona on Tuesday, September 6 in a midweek non-conference men's soccer matchup at Mazzella Field.  Kickoff is slated for 1pm.

Game Information
In-game statistics will be available for free on IonaGaels.com.

All-Time Series
Iona leads the all-time series, 6-1.  Last season in Newark, Iona defeated NJIT, 5-2, scoring three goals in the first half and two in the second.  NJIT scored a pair of goals in the second half of the contest.

Last Time Out
The NJIT men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season as UConn defeated visiting NJIT, 3-1, at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium at Rizza Performance Center on Friday evening.

NJIT, ranked No. 4 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Northeast Region poll last week, moves to 1-1-1 on the season with its lone goal scored by sophomore co-captain Goncalo Franco. 

NJIT Notes
NJIT's Fernando Barboto enters his seventh season at the helm of the Highlanders.  

In 2019, Barboto guided the NJIT men's soccer program in capturing the ASUN Tournament and Regular Season title.  The 2019 ASUN Conference Coach of the Year along with his coaching staff, who was named United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year,  led the Highlanders to the first NCAA appearance at the Division I level (first round; at Providence on November 21, 2019).

Under Barboto, the Highlanders have made postseason appearances in five-out-of-six seasons (2021, 2020 in AE; 2019, 2018, 2017 in the ASUN Tournament).

The 32-man roster consists of 18 returners from the America East semifinals team and 13 newcomers.

Sophomore Goncalo Franco is the lone Highlander returning for the 2022 season who earned 2021 America East All-Conference accolades (All-Rookie Team).

2022 Captains
NJIT head men's soccer coach Fernando Barboto has announced senior goalkeeper Samuel Reisgys and Franco, NJIT's midfielder, as team captains to lead the Highlanders in the 2022 season.

Reisgys was named to the 2021 America East All-Academic team, starting every match (18) but one while Franco was selected to the America East All-Rookie team, netting a pair of goals in his first season at NJIT.

America East Conference
This will also be NJIT's third season in the America East after the school joined the league in July 2020. However, it will be the Highlanders' first AE campaign after a proper offseason (2020 was played in Spring 2021 due to COVID and 2021 was played the following fall). The Highlanders were selected to finish fifth in the 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll.

Scouting Iona
Iona enters Tuesday's contest in search of its first win of the season with a 0-2-0 record.  The Gaels opened the 2022 season against Syracuse on August 25 and at LIU on August 29.

The Gaels were selected to finish ninth, as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. Senior Camil Azzam Ruiz was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-MAAC Team.

Next Up
NJIT will continue its seven-match road swing on Saturday, September 10 when the Highlanders visit La Salle in Philadelphia.  Kickoff is slated for 7pm on ESPN+.