Men's Soccer vs. Ramapo - Athletics & Recreation

Men's Soccer
10/13/07

Ramapo 3, Stockton 1

Rafael Duarte

Boxscore

The Stockton men’s soccer team fell to 2-4-1 in NJAC games with a 3-1 home loss to Ramapo. Rafael Duarte (Ocean City/Ocean City) scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season for the Ospreys with assists by brothers Ray Nelson (Toms River/TR South) and Sean Nelson (Toms River/TR South). Goalkeeper Brad Ferguson (Galloway/St. Joseph) made five saves, but Stockton’s three-game winning streak and 283-minute shutout streak both were snapped in the loss.

Ramapo took an early 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first half at 13:30. The Nelson brothers combined to set up Duarte for the game-tying goal just over five minutes into the second half at 50:25. The 1-1 deadlock lasted only 7:32 before Ramapo netted the go-ahead marker on a corner kick at 57:57. Stockton pressed for the tying goal late in the game, but the Roadrunners sealed the outcome with an insurance tally on a counter-attack with just one minute remaining for the 3-1 final.