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(10/28/07 11:00pm)
Wayne, N.J. (10/22/07) - The Kean University women's tennis team concluded the fall season with a 7-2 win at William Paterson University Monday afternoon in a makeup match. The Cougars swept at doubles while taking home victories at second, third, fourth and sixth singles. Highlighting the wins, freshman Lisette LaForge (Roselle Park, N.J.) won at second singles (7-5, 6-0) while freshman LaShanna Armour (Union, N.J.) was victorious at third singles (6-1, 6-0).
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
UNION, N.J. - The Kean University softball team earned academic recognition by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for their efforts in the classroom. Under Head Coach Margie Acker, the Cougars posted the 33rd highest cumulative grade point average of the more than 400 NCAA Division III schools that sponsor softball.
Individually, seniors Johanna Hedler (South Plainfield, N.J.) and Katie Hicks (Medford Lakes, N.J.), junior Jasmyne Vargas (Carteret, N.J.), sophomores Sara Steinman (Springfield, N.J.) and Melissa Dietrich (Carteret, N.J.) were all named NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes after posting a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
The Cougars finished the 2007 season as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championships Runners-Up after posting a 24-15 overall record.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
UNION, N.J. (10/20/07) - Senior quarterback A.J. Roque (Matawan, N.J.) connected with junior James Felton (Plainfield, N.J.) on a 14-yard touchdown in overtime, as the Kean University football team erased a two touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Rowan University in overtime, 35-28, in front of 2,795 Homecoming fans at Kean Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Trailing 28-14 entering the fourth quarter, Roque orchestrated the comeback, as he completed 13-of-19 passes for 185 yards in the final quarter, for the Cougars (3-4, 1-3 NJAC) first victory over Rowan (4-3, 2-2 NJAC) since 1994 and only the fifth win in 36 all-time meetings between the two programs.
UNION, N.J. (10/20/07) - Senior quarterback A.J. Roque (Matawan, N.J.) connected with junior James Felton (Plainfield, N.J.) on a 14-yard touchdown in overtime, as the Kean University football team erased a two touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Rowan University in overtime, 35-28, in front of 2,795 Homecoming fans at Kean Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Trailing 28-14 entering the fourth quarter, Roque orchestrated the comeback, as he completed 13-of-19 passes for 185 yards in the final quarter, for the Cougars (3-4, 1-3 NJAC) first victory over Rowan (4-3, 2-2 NJAC) since 1994 and only the fifth win in 36 all-time meetings between the two programs.
In overtime, the Cougars had the ball first and immediately went to work, as sophomore running back Jared Chunn (Tinton Falls, N.J.) carried the ball 11 yards on the first play of overtime. After an incomplete pass, Roque hit Felton for the Cougars first lead of the afternoon.
On Rowan's possession in overtime, the Profs moved inside the Cougars' five-yard line, as senior superback Ulysses Encarnacion (Little Ferry, N.J.) rushed the ball three times for 16 yards, including a one-yard rush down to the Kean three-yard line on first and goal. On the next play, Rowan rookie quarterback Tim Hagerty (Glassboro, N.J.) carried the ball down to the one-yard line where Kean senior defensive end Brian Cilento (Dunellen, N.J.) ripped the ball away to force and recover the fumble for the Cougar victory.
In the fourth quarter, the Cougars cut the Prof lead to one touchdown midway through the quarter when junior wide receiver Durell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.) punched the ball in from the three-yard line and senior kicker Jonathan Robinson (Brick, N.J.) converted the point after attempt to pull within 28-21. On the 10-play, 87-yard drive, Roque completed six straight passes, including four more than 10 yards apiece.
After Kean forced the Profs into a three and out on their next possession, Roque hit sophomore Derric Harris (Freehold, N.J.) on a 67-yard touchdown reception on the third play of the ensuring drive to tie the game with 5:33 remaining in regulation.
Rowan would threaten with two minutes remaining, as Hagerty completed a 12-yard pass to junior wide receiver Adam Preciado (Hillsdale, N.J.) to move into Kean territory. On the very next play though, Kean senior inside linebacker Clarence Goodman (Old Bridge, N.J.) sacked Hagerty back into Rowan territory for an 11-yard loss.
The Profs took a 7-0 lead after the opening drive when senior superback Rob Richardson (Hackensack, N.J.) capped a 12-play, 67-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 10:19 left in the first quarter. On the drive, Hagerty had a 34-yard rush on a long third down and the Profs took advantage of a fresh set of downs at the Kean six yard line following a defensive pass interference penalty in the endzone.
Kean tied the game late in the quarter, as Chunn had a 20-yard touchdown run on a four-play, 32-yard drive that was set up by a 15-yard punt return by senior Ryan Staton (Mays Landing, N.J.).
A Cougar fumble deep inside their own territory set-up Rowan's next touchdown, as Hagerty carried the ball himself in from the one-yard line for the 14-7 lead with 11:58 left in the second quarter. The Cougars answered back two possessions later to tie the game heading into halftime, as Felton had a four-yard rushing touchdown with four minutes remaining.
In the third quarter, the Cougars looked to capitalize on a Rowan fumble, however the 41-yard field goal attempt by Robinson fell short and the Profs regained possession at their own 24-yard line. On the ensuing drive, Rowan moved the ball down field to the red zone where Hagerty hit sophomore Vinnie Graff (Fair Lawn, N.J.) with the 20-yard touchdown pass for the 21-14 lead following the point after by sophomore Andrew Smith (Howell, N.J.) with 8:08 left in the third quarter.
The Profs quickly built the two touchdown lead when sophomore linebacker Andrew Yezzi (Franklinville, N.J.) intercepted the Roque pass and returned the ball 30-yards for the touchdown just 64 seconds later.
In the victory, Roque completed 28-of-47 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Harris had all four of his receptions for 96 yards in the game-turning fourth quarter, while Felton and Dukes each added seven receptions for 84 and 53 yards, respectively.
Defensively, Goodman finished with a career-high 16 tackles, including two sacks and three tackles for a loss of 22 yards. Staton added 12 tackles and one pass breakup, while linebackers Matt Ali (Keasbey, N.J.) and Jordan Cagle (Mount Holly, N.J.) had 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
Union, N.J. (10/15/07)- Kean University used a combination of six players to combine on their fourth shutout of the season as the Cougars defeated visiting City College of New York, 8-0, Monday night at Kean Alumni Stadium. The Cougars (6-10) jumped on the board with two quick goals in the first two plus minutes of play as senior Anthony Tuesta (Clifton, N.J.) notched the game-winner with a header off a pass from senior Damien Serafin (Wallington, N.J.) at 1:54. Thirty seconds later, sophomore Paulo Brandao (Rahway, N.J.) took a pass from Tuesta to give Kean an early 2-0 advantage.
Kean tacked on six goals off 16 shots in the first half on their way to the win.
Senior Thomas Fink (Hamilton, N.J.) had a goal and assist on the night while sophomore David Scott (Orlando, Fla.) finished with two goals.
The Cougars outshot CCNY, 34-7, while also holding a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Senior Kyle Crego (Ocean City, N.J.), freshman Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) and sophomore Jeff Soares (Ocean Township, N.J.) combined for four saves in goal for the Cougars.
Freshman Taiwo Alabi (Queens, N.Y.) had nine saves for the Beavers (3-11).
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
UNION, N.J. (10/13/07) - Sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Groszew (Denville, N.J.) made 16 saves, however the Kean University women's soccer team dropped a tough 2-1 game to third ranked The College of New Jersey in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday evening. TCNJ junior forward Jamie Kunkel (Mount Laurel, N.J.) scored the game-winning goal with just over 21 minutes remaining, as the Lions (12-0-1, 5-0-1) held a 32-2 advantage in shots over the Cougars (7-6-2, 3-3-1).
After a scoreless first half, the Lions got on the board early in the second half as senior Dana DiBruno (Cherry Hill, N.J.) picked up the loose ball in the box and found the back of the net for the 1-0 lead in the 48th minute.
The Cougars tied the game up just over five minutes later, as senior forward Michelle Fischer (Scotch Plains, N.J.) scored off the assist from sophomore forward Kristin Cizek (Manalapan, N.J.) in the 53rd minute.
In the 69th minute, Kunkel netted the game-winner from the right side as the Lions remain undefeated this season.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
Montclair, N.J. (10/13/07) - Sophomore running back Jeff Bliss (New Milford, N.J.) came off the bench to rush for 167 yards and a touchdown while starter Ryan McCoach (Rockaway, N.J.) ran for 88 yards and two scores as Montclair State, ranked 19th in the latest D3Football.com Top 25 poll, defeated Kean University with a 27-12 victory at Sprague Field on Saturday evening. Senior quarterback Michael Jump (Toms River, N.J.) threw for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Red Hawks improved to 5-1 overall, 2-1 in the NJAC with their second straight win.
Senior quarterback A.J. Roque (Matawan, N.J.) threw for 194 yards and also caught a touchdown as Kean fell to 2-4 overall, 1-3 in the NJAC with their third consecutive defeat.
Kean had the first two real scoring opportunities as the Cougars started their second drive at the MSU 21 but came away empty as Mike Ajadi (Bloomfield, N.J.) blocked a 31-yard field goal attempt by Jon Robinson (Brick, N.J.). Kean would get another chance taking over at the MSU 37, but again were halted. Late in the first quarter, Montclair put the first points on the board taking advantage of a short field. Getting the ball at the Kean 27, Jump hit Omar Sevilla (North Bergen, N.J.) for 20 yards to the Kean 3 and on the next play, McCoach scampered the final yards to give Montclair a 7-0 lead with 28 seconds left in the first.
MSU would extend its lead early in the second quarter with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that took just over five minutes. McCoach bulled the last five yards of the drive as the Red Hawks built a 14-0 advantage.
Kean would get the score back late in the first half as Roque found Shane Meyer (Hazlet, N.J.) on a 36-yard play to the MSU 14. Following an incompletion, Roque handed the ball to Durrell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.) on an option pass. Duke eluded two tackles and then threw back across the field where Roque made a leaping catch for the touchdown as the Cougars closed the gap to 14-6.
After Montclair State missed a field goal late in the half, Kean had a golden opportunity to tighten the score further. Roque hit Dukes with a 39-yard completion and then found Brian Williams (Pleasantville, N.J.) for 20 yards to the Montclair 11. A Roque pass to Rick Jaeger (Hazlet, N.J.) with one second left gave Kean the ball at the MSU 1 and the Cougars elected to go for the touchdown. But after calling successive timeouts, the exchange from center was mishandled and MSU took a 14-6 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, Jump found Sevilla on the right side for a 30-yard touchdown as Montclair increased it lead to 20-6 with 12:37 to go.
The Red Hawks looked to add more on their next possession moving to the Kean 24, but Chris Lauda (Staten Island, N.Y.) intercepted a pass and raced 80 yards for the touchdown as the Cougars got back to 20-12. That run puts him at second on the all-time single game listt. Kean would look to close the gap even more and attempted a fake punt on fourth-down from its own 44, however the trick play was spoiled as Ajadi deflected the pass attempt away.
Montclair used just two plays to capitalize as Bliss accounted for all 44 yards, including a 30-yard run with 2:23 to play in the third as the Red Hawks led 27-12.
Roque completed 12-of-34 attempts while Jared Chunn (Tinton Falls, N.J.) had 12 rushes for 29 yards. Defensively for Kean freshman Jordan Cagle (Mount Holly, N.J.) finished with a game-high 13 tackles. Lauda had nine stops for the Cougars.
Kean is back in action on Saturday, October 20th when they celebrate Homecoming against Rowan beginning at 2:00 pm.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
Pitman, N.J. (10/15/07) - Freshman Chris Lauda (Staten Island, N.Y.) was selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Defensive Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday, October 15th.He earns NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after collecting nine tackles in Kean's 27-12 NJAC road loss to rival Montclair State.
Lauda notched five solo stops and garnered an interception that he returned 80 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to put the Cougars within one score of the Montclair lead.
In six games played for Kean on the season, Lauda has recorded 22 tackles, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (10/13/07) - Senior Alli Green (West Deptford, N.J.) and freshman Nuran Onal (Cinnaminson, N.J.) each recorded a hat trick, as the Kean University field hockey team defeated host Cedar Crest College, 8-0, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.Kean (8-4) scored two goals in a 30 second span early in the first half en-route to a 4-0 halftime advantage.
Junior Stephanie Cirino (Warminster, Pa.) scored two of the Cougars first three goals, while Onal netted three straight goals spanning the first and second halves.
Green and Cirino each added an assist in the victory, as the Cougars did not allow a shot by Cedar Crest.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (10/13/07) - The Kean University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the DeSales University Invitational on Saturday morning. The men's team finished 14th overall, while the women had four runners among the 203 finishers. Sophomore Ashwin Anatharaman (Hightstown, N.J.) was Kean's top finisher, as he placed 52nd overall, finishing the 8,000-meter race in 29:10.07. Freshman Rolland Ying (East Brunswick, N.J.) cracked the top 100, as he was 93rd (30:55.48), while junior Ezra Schwartz (Bloomfield, N.J.) was 114th in 31:51.34.
Freshman Justin Schulte (Pennsville, N.J.) finished 129th (32:39.34), junior Jason Guznay (Orange, N.J.) was 137th (33:29.54), freshman Steve Novak (Roselle, N.J.) placed 139th (33:35.42) and freshman Matt Young (Montville, N.J.) was 143rd (34:07.77) to round out the Cougar finishers.
In the women's 6,000-meter race, senior Anna Khorosheva (Ocean, N.J.) finished in 27:46.28 to place 88th overall. Freshman Sarah Kovolisky (Cranford, N.J.) placed 123rd (28:58.40), freshman Asha Winters (Ewing, N.J.) was 164th (31:43.34) and freshman Alejandrina Canelo (Newark, N.J.) finished 182 (34:15.10).
The Cougars have a week off in preparation of the New Jersey Athletic Conference championships on Saturday, October 27, at Richard Stockton College.
(10/21/07 10:00pm)
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (10/13/07) - The Kean University volleyball team fell to Centenary College and Cabrini College in a tri-match at Hackettstown High School on Saturday afternoon.In a tight three-game loss to Centenary (29-31, 28-30, 26-30), senior Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) posted a double-double with 18 kills and 22 digs, while senior Corinne O'Toole (Garfield, N.J.) dished out a career-high 33 assists to go along with eight digs. Rookie Nicole Bolash (Clinton, N.J.) also added a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs.
Against Cabrini (16-30, 8-30, 10-30), Ciastoch had six kills and five digs, while Bolash added five kills and five digs.
The Cougars return to action on Friday, October 19, when they host the Cougar Classic to kick-off Homecoming festivities.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
NEWARK, N.J. (10/07/07) - The Kean University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Fourth Annual Highlander Invitational hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology at Branch Brook Park on Sunday morning. The Cougar men finished eighth in the Division II/III race, while the women placed four runners among the 61 runner field. Sophomore Ashwin Anatharaman (Hightstown, N.J.) placed 15th in men's 8,000-meter race, finishing in 29:26.55. Freshman Rolland Ying (East Brunswick, N.J.) finished 29th (30:32.91), junior Ezra Schwartz (Bloomfield, N.J.) was 52nd (32:00.42), junior Jason Guznay (Orange, N.J.) placed 55th (32:15.85) and freshman Justin Schulte (Pennsville, N.J.) was 58th (32:25.94) to round out the team's top five finishers.
In the women's 5,000-meter race, senior Anna Khorosheva (Ocean, N.J.) continued her best season in a Cougar uniform, as she finished 11th in 21:47.00. Freshman Sarah Kovolisky (Cranford, N.J.) finished 21st (23:03.00), freshman Asha Winters (Ewing, N.J.) was 37th (25:37.00) and freshman Alejandrina Canelo (Newark, N.J.) placed 47th (27:22.00).
The Cougars compete at the DeSales Invitational in Center Valley, Pa., next Saturday, October 13.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
HILLSIDE, N.J. (10/07/07) - The Kean University men's soccer team fell to fifth-ranked and unbeate North Carolina Wesleyan College in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon. The Battling Bishops (13-0) took an early 1-0 lead on a breakaway goal by senior forward Alimamy Kargbo (Woodbridge, Va.) just 4:22 into the contest. North Carolina Wesleyan extended the lead to 2-0 in the 26th minute, as freshman midfielder Marco Kirsch (Celle, Germany) scored on a breakaway off the assist from sophomore midfielder Edgar Zaldivar (Alexandria, Va.).
Kean (5-8) cut the deficit in half, as senior midfielder Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) found the back of the net on a deep shot from the right side with 6:51 left in the opening half.
In the second half, the Bishops added the insurance tally, as Kirsch converted the penalty kick following a foul in the box in the 72nd minute.
Kean rookie Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) stopped four shots in goal, while Bishops freshman Alberto Faisca (Brunswick, Md.) also made four saves in the victory.
The Bishops held a 15-12 edge in shots and a slight 8-7 advantage in corner kicks.
The Cougars return to New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, October 10, when they travel to Montclair State University for a 3 p.m. contest.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
Pomona, N.J. (10/6/07) - Richard Stockton College (9-1, 2-1 NJAC) won their fourth straight match as they defeated Kean University, 8-1, in women's tennis action Saturday afternoon. The Cougars (3-6, 0-4 NJAC) lone victory of the afternoon was at sixth singles as freshman Jessica Oquendo (North Bergen, N.J.) defeated Nicole Rodriguez by scores of 6-4, 6-4.
Kean remains on the road and will face the Pioneers of William Paterson University on Tuesday, October 9th at 3:30 p.m.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (10/07/07) - The Kean University women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to NCAA Division II LeMoyne College on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore forward Jen Behrens (Ringwood, N.J.) tallied the Cougars (7-4-2) lone goal in the opening half.
LeMoyne(8-6) took an early 1-0 lead just 2:22 into the contest, as freshman forward Riane Fletcher (Lisbon, N.Y.) scored off the assist from sophomore forward Megan O'Shea (East Syracuse, N.Y.).
The Dolphins scored what would prove to be the game-winner in the 20th minute, when O'Shea found the upper right corner of the net.
Behrens scored her third goal of the season in the 32nd minute off the pass from sophomore midfielder Kelly Rigano (Scotch Plains, N.J.).
In goal, freshman keeper Leandra Russo (Galloway, N.J.) made nine saves.
The Cougars return to New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Wednesday, October 10, when they host Montclair State University at 7:30 p.m.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
Union, N.J. (10/9/07)- Sophomore Chelsea Winkelspecht (Sicklerville, N.J.) recorded the game-winning goal just 14 minutes into the action as William Paterson University defeated Kean University, 2-0, in field hockey action Tuesday evening at Kean Alumni Stadium. The win improves the Pioneers to 9-4 overall and 3-1 in conference action while the Cougars fall to 7-4 and 2-2 in the NJAC.
With a close 1-0 match entering the second half, both teams were forced to halt the action with inclement weather and lightning in the area. After waiting it out for 90 minutes, both teams returned to action in the driving rain to complete the final 22 minutes.
The Pioneers sealed the win in the 60th minute as sophomore Christina Ayusa (Runnemede, N.J.) took a pass from junior Meghan Hall (Turnersville, N.J.) for the final of 2-0.
WPU, who held a 10-5 advantage in shots, had two saves behind the keeper of sophomore Christina Auger (Wayne, N.J.). Kean, who edged William Paterson in penalty corners, 8-6, had four saves from sophomore netminder Jenni Barry (Berkeley Heights, N.J.).
Kean will return to action on Saturday, October 13th as they travel to Cedar Crest College for a 1 p.m. match.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
Camden, N.J. (10/09/07) - Freshman outside hitter Kate Niemiera (Vernon, N.J.) collected 10 kills in her first intercollegiate game to lead the Kean University volleyball team to a straight-game victory (30-16, 30-21, 30-25) over host Rutgers-Camden in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Tuesday evening. As a team, Kean (6-13, 2-4 NJAC) recorded 18 service aces, as sophomore Caitlin Gibbons (Ringwood, N.J.) had five and senior outside hitter Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) added four.
In the victory, freshman Nicole Bolash (Clinton, N.J.) had a team-high nine digs to go alongwith four kills and three aces, while Ciastoch had seven digs and two kills.
For the Lady Raptors (0-19, 0-5 NJAC), sophomore middle blocker Marci Polite (Cherry Hill, N.J.)) notched eight kills and eight digs, while sophomore outside hitter Ebony Childers (Stratford, N.J.) had three kills, six digs, one solo block and one assisted block.
The Cougars return to action on Thursday evening when they host NJAC leader New Jersey City University at 7 p.m.
(10/14/07 10:00pm)
UNION, N.J. (10/06/07) - SUNY Cortland scored on five straight possessions spanning the first and second halves en-route to a 35-14 victory over host Kean University in New Jersey Athletic Conference football action on Saturday afternoon. SUNY Cortland junior quarterback Ray Miles (Port Byron, N.Y.) completed 16-of-24 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Red Dragons (4-1, 3-0 NJAC).
The Cougars (2-3, 0-2) got on the board in the fourth quarter on a pair of touchdown passes from senior quarterback A.J. Roque (Matawan, N.J.).
The Cougar loss snapped an eight-game home winning streak, as Kean remained winless against the Red Dragons in 12 all-time meetings.
For Kean, Roque had 215 yards passing, completing 22-of-34 passes, while junior James Felton (South Plainfield, N.J.) made three catches for 78 yards, including a 54-yard reception to set up the Cougars final score of the game.
The Cougars had an opportunity get on the board on their first possession of the game, as they looked to take advantage of the short field after receiving the ball on the Cortland 39 yard line following the punt.
Roque completed a pair of 10-yard passes and eventually the team moved the ball down to the Cortland 10-yard line, setting up a 27-yard field goal attempt. However, a low snap forced holder Shane Meyer (Hazlet, N.J.) to pick the ball up to advance it before falling short of the first down, turning the ball over to Cortland on downs.
After 29 minutes of scoreless action to open the game, Cortland scored just before halftime as Miles scrambled in from 16-yards out to give the Red Dragons the 7-0 lead with just 58 seconds left in the first half.
In the third quarter, Cortland's Andrew Giuliano (Thornwood, N.Y.) capped an eight- play, 40-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run to push the Red Dragon lead to 14-0. On the Cougars' next possession, Cortland senior Ricky Case (Rochester, N.Y.) intercepted the Roque pass and returned the ball 24 yards into Kean territory to set-up a five-play, 38-yard touchdown drive. Miles found sophomore wide receiver Zacc Guaragno (Lansing, N.Y.) for the 11-yard touchdown pass and the three touchdown lead.
The Red Dragons scored on their next two possessions, an 85-yard touchdown pass from Miles to senior Keith Greene (Brentwood, N.Y.) and a one-yard touchdown run from rookie running back Cory Russell (LaFayette, N.Y.), for the 35-0 cushion early in the fourth quarter.
Kean got on the board with 9:17 left in the contest, as Meyer had a five-yard touchdown reception on the eight-play, 52-yard drive. Just over three minutes later, junior Durell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.) caught a nine-yard pass from Roque for the final points of the afternoon.
For Kean, senior lineman Brian Cilento (Dunellen, N.J.) and junior linebacker Matt Ali (Keasbey, N.J.) each made 10 tackles, with Cilento having 1.5 tackles for loss of 10 yards. Senior wide receiver Brian Williams (Pleasantville, N.J.) and Dukes each had seven receptions for a combined 102 yards.
In the victory, a pair of seniors broke program records for the Red Dragons. Kicker Matthew Mintz (Lawrence, N.Y.) converted all five extra point attempts, giving him 69 consecutive PATs made to break the school record of 67 straight set by George Oostmeyer (2000-2002). Cornerback Jeff Beck (Middlehope, N.Y.) had one interception to give him 14 career picks, breaking the program mark he shared with former teammate Stef Sair.
Greene led the Red Dragons with 116 yards receiving on three catches, while senior running back Dustin Bowser (Jamestown, N.Y.) rushed the ball 12 times for 46 yards.
Defensively, freshman linebacker Brian Haas (East Aurora, N.Y.) and junior defensive back Matt Berman (Scarsdale, N.Y.) each made nine tackles, while junior lineman Ben Nagle (Rochester, N.Y.) had three sacks for a loss of 31 yards. The Red Dragons had held opponents scoreless for eight straight quarters before Kean got on the board in the fourth.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, October 13, when they travel to Montclair State University in NJAC action. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
(10/07/07 10:00pm)
Madison, N.J. (9/21/07) - The Kean University women's tennis team picked up their first win of the season on Friday afternoon as they defeated FDU-Florham, 5-4. The Cougars are now 1-3 overall while FDU falls to 0-6. Rookie Katherin Arauz (Newark, N.J.) was victorious at fifth singles (7-6, 6-1) as well as third doubles partnered with junior Andrea Grahlmann (Jackson, N.J.) (8-3).
Also victorious in Kean's first win were freshman LaShanna Armour (Union, N.J.) at third singles (6-1, 6-0), Jessica Oquendo (North Berge, N.J.) at sixth singles (6-2, 6-4) and Kareisha Questel (South Brunswick, N.J.) at second singles by forfeit.
The Cougars return to NJAC action on Monday, September 24th as they host The College of New Jersey at 3:30 p.m.
(10/07/07 10:00pm)
Pitman, N.J. (10/2/07) - Freshman setter Ivana Kapetanovic (East Brunswick, N.J.) has been selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference on Tuesday, October 2nd. Kapetanovic earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 31.3 assists per match in a 2-1 week for the Cougars.
She opened the week by tallying 15 assists and three digs in a 3-0 NJAC loss to Rowan. Four days later, she registered 39 assists and five digs in a 3-1 win over St. Elizabeth, before wrapping up the week with 40 assists and four digs in a 3-1 victory over John Jay.
Kapetanovic currently ranks sixth in the NJAC in assists with an average of 5.18 per game.
(10/07/07 10:00pm)
Chris Faustino (Union, N.J.) nailed the game-winner on a penalty kick in overtime to give Stevens Insitute of Technology a 1-0 win over Kean Monday evening. The loss is the fourth straight for the Cougars who fall to 4-7 overall. With the win the Ducks remain unbeaten in 2007 with a 9-0-2 record.
Stevens held the advantage in both shots (25-7) and corners (9-3).
Both teams battled to a 0-0 tie before former Cougar Faustino hit the game-winning shot off a penalty shot at 96:19.
Freshman Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) recorded eight saves in his first start of the season for Kean.
The Cougars will return to action with their second non-conference game of the week on Thursday, October 4th when they take on Albright College at 7:30 pm at Kean Alumni Stadium.