ASTON, PA. – A pair of second-half goals lifted fourth-seeded William Paterson (14-7-1, 4-5 NJAC) to a 2-0 ECAC Men's Soccer Tournament Pod 2 quarterfinal victory against second-seeded Rutgers-Camden (14-6-2, 6-2-1 NJAC) Nov. 11 at Neumann University. WP will play at Rutgers-Newark (11-8-1, 4-5 NJAC), Pod 3's top seed and champion, in the semifinal round Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior forward Kyle Adams (Bordentown, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) fed a ball to sophomore forward/midfielder Christopher Fuentes (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional), who finished at the 55:38 mark for a 1-0 edge and his sixth tally of the season.
- Senior forward Brandon Harley (Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken) tacked on an insurance goal with 15 seconds left, finding the back of the net on a breakaway for his seventh strike of the year.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Junior Kyle Quigley (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) finished with four saves for his third shutout of the season.
- William Paterson will make its second ECAC Tournament semifinal appearance in three years, when the Pioneers fell at Lebanon Valley, 2-1, on a goal in the 86th minute. The 2016 season marked a change in format for the ECAC Tournament, moving from four separate regional championships to a 16-team single bracket.
- The Pioneers had their best chance of the opening period in the 19th minute when Adams rifled a shot off the right post.
- The Scarlet Raptors played a man down from the 28:45 mark when a red card was issued to second-team all-league selection and Rutgers-Camden leading scorer Skyler Diggs.
- William Paterson scored a goal in the 90th minute for the second straight day as junior forward Keysean Brant-Sharp (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) had the game winner with 31 seconds left during a 2-1 first-round victory at Neumann Nov. 10.
- The Pioneers matched the school record with their 14th win of the season (1979, 2010, 2011), scoring victories during seven of their last 10 matches.
- This was the third time the two teams met in a three-week span. Rutgers-Camden earned a 3-1 regular-season home victory Oct. 20, and WP was a 2-1 winner Oct. 27 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament first round in Camden.
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