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WAYNE, N.J. – Three second-half strikes lifted the William Paterson men's soccer team (7-7-2) to a 3-0 victory against visiting Baruch (3-8-2) Oct. 17.
The Pioneers had the best opportunity of the opening 45 minutes when junior midfielder
Dante Petrocelli (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) slid a ball to the right flank for freshman midfielder
Collin Yeiter (Washington Twp., N.J./Washington Twp.), who drilled a shot that was pushed aside at the right post by Bearcat keeper Xavier Carrillo.
Junior midfielder
JP Gonzales (Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Tech) broke through just 26 seconds into the second half when he struck from the right side to the upper corner of the goal.
Petrocelli made it 2-0 in the 84th minute with a shot to inside the right post.
Freshman forward
Jake Dufner (Lakehurst, N.J./Central Regional) added a final unassisted goal with 10 seconds remaining, finishing past the keeper who was off his line.
Freshman
Kyle Quigley (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) made one save during the first 83:56 for WP, and classmate
Paul Caron (Hardyston, N.J./Sussex County Tech) had one stop during the final 6:04. Carrillo notched seven saves for Baruch, and junior Victor Torres finished with four stops.
William Paterson will visit Rutgers-Camden Saturday, Oct. 22, at 1:00 p.m.
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