NEWARK, NJ–Coming off back-to-back wins at home, the NJIT men's soccer team will make a trip north and visit UMass Lowell.
America East Men's Soccer Highlights Heading into the Weekend
First, Vermont is the only team which can clinch a playoff berth this weekend. Below are the scenarios
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All eight teams will still be in playoff contention after this weekend.
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Over the last ten years in which we had eight MSOC programs the #6 seed has had at least 7 points eight times
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The lowest point total to win a regular season title has been 15 points, which occurred in 2023 and 2015.
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The closest playoff race over this span was in 2015 when the top 6 teams were separated by 5 points (15, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10)
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Teams which accumulate nine points have reached the championship field in 9 of the last 10 years (lone exception being 2015)
Game Information
Saturday's match is slated for 6:00pm at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with in-game statistics available on GoRiverHawks.com.
All-Time Meeting
NJIT leads the all-time series, 3-1-1 and won the last meeting on September 23, 4-1 in Newark.
Highlanders Streak
NJIT is undefeated in the last four-out-of-five matches, including back-to-back wins at home over UAlbany (W, 2-1) and Drexel (W, 2-1). The Highlanders started off the stretch with a tie against Delawre to open the month of October, dropped a 2-0 decision at Vermont after the match was held scoreless for 75 minutes.
Last Time Out
Sophomore Jake Rubis scored the go-ahead goal in NJIT's 2-1 win over visiting Drexel to wrap up the 2024 non-conference slate Tuesday evening at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
NJIT picks up its second straight win of the season, moving to .500 (6-6-2 overall) while Drexel, who is ranked No. 62 in the latest NCAA Men's Soccer Division I rankings falls to 7-5-1.
The Highlander goal scorers on the night were: Sokol Ymeraj (30:01) and Jake Rubis (63:37). Devin Armstrong registered the win in goal, making two saves.
Highlander Records
6-6-2 Overall (.500)
5-1-2 at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium
2-2-0 America East (.500)
Highlander Leaders
–Sergio Martinez Cubel has four goals this season (three out of four coming of PK's this season), adding one assist for nine points.
–Asembo Augo with three goals and two assists for eight points
–Graduate transfer Sokol Ymeraj has combined for three goals and one assist for seven points
–Four different Highlanders netted two goals this season
–Devin Armstrong has 45 saves on the season in 13 matches
America East Conference Weekly Honors
Sergio Martinez Cubel - America East Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26)
Andrew Araya - America East Rookie of the Week (Sept. 3)
Devin Armstrong - America East Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)
Andrew Araya - America East Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9)
Eric Sadlocha - America East Rookie of the Week (Oct. 7)
Scouting UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell enters Saturday with a 6-3-4 overall record, 1-2-1 in the America East with its lone conference win over UAlbany while tying UMBC.
The River Hawks are on a two-match skid with back-to-back losses vs. Bryant (L, 1-2) and Binghamton (L, 0-1).
Oliver Holmstrom paces the team with four goals followed by Guillermo Frances Poquet and Yanis Lakhlifi with three goals.
Keeper JR Gawl is 5-3-4 overall, including four shutouts, 50 saves and a 1.25 GAA.
Next Up
NJIT will wrap up the home portion of its schedule on Friday, November 1 at 7pm, hosting New Hampshire. In pregame ceremonies, NJIT will honor its graduating seniors – Amit Magoz, Asembo Augo, Goncalo Franco, Justin Aguirre-Rosas, Matt Moran, Raz Amir and Sokol Ymeraj. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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