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WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's soccer team (11-6-1, 4-5 NJAC) took the lead in the 86th minute, but Ramapo (14-2-2, 6-2-1 NJAC) rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory Oct. 24 as WP celebrated Senior Night at Pioneer Soccer Park. Sixth-seeded William Paterson will now travel to third-seeded Rutgers-Camden (13-4-2, 6-2-1 NJAC) for the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament Saturday, Oct. 27, at 12:00 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior forward Joseph Fala received a pass in the middle of the box from senior Jorge Castro and spun a shot off the inside of the right post for a 1-0 Roadrunner lead in the eighth minute.
- A takeaway from a Ramapo back sent the ball out wide to junior midfielder Dromo Quaye (North Plainfield, N.J./North Plainfield). He crossed it to classmate Jordan Saling (Haledon, N.J./Paramus Catholic), who found sophomore Christopher Fuentes (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional) for a quick shot and a 1-1 score at the 27:12 mark.
- The Pioneers took their first lead with 4:38 remaining thanks to a ball played in by junior back Andre Michalec (Hamilton Twp., N.J./Steinert) that Quaye converted from the right side of the box.
- A long free kick to the far post led to a Chris Nash game-tying goal 95 seconds later.
- Fala notched the game winner 2:55 into overtime, running on to the end of a long cross and finding the right side of the frame from the left side of the field.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Junior Kyle Quigley (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) made two saves for WP.
- Prior to the match, WP honored its seniors – manager Brian Araujo, Ryan Bartel (Emerson, N.J./Emerson), Dylan Fogerty (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional), Vincenzo Galvano (Tappan, N.Y./Pearl River), Brandon Harley (Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken), Charlie Lizardo (Newark, N.J./East Side) and Zach Perez (Edison, N.J./Rutgers Prep).
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