WAYNE, N.J. – Despite a valiant effort, the William Paterson men's soccer team (7-0-3, 1-1 NJAC) fell to Ramapo (6-2-2, 1-1 NJAC), 4-3, in a close New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match Oct. 2 at Pioneer Soccer Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Ramapo scored the first three goals of the match at the 14th, 35th and 49th minutes to take a 3-0 lead.
• Seven minutes into the second half, junior Dylan Nahas (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) found the back of the net, putting the Pioneers on the board.
• Two minutes later, senior Diego Navas (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) scored on a cross from junior Filippo Dapelo (Genoa, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Internazionale Grazie Daledda), cutting the deficit to one (3-2).
• In the 67th minute, the Roadrunners struck again, extending their lead to 4-2.
• Senior defender Delvin Nketia (New Brunswick, N.J./Montclair) headed a goal in the 68th minute off a pass from classmate Matthew Escobar (Kearny, N.J./Kearny), making it 4-3.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Nahas scored his third goal of the season.
• Navas tallied his 10th goal of the year.
• Nketia recorded his first goal of the season.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson hosts Rutgers-Newark Saturday, Oct. 5, at 4:00 p.m.

 
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