Men's Soccer Drops Hard Fought Decision To NJIT, 1-0

CCSU junior goalkeeper Grady Wilson made a career-high 10 saves, several of which were top-notch stops to keep his team in the match for the entire 90 minutes of action on Thursday night, but the host Blue Devils could not find the back of the net themselves, as Central fell 1-0 in a hard-fought, non-conference men's soccer matchup with the Highlanders of NJIT.  With the win, NJIT is now 2-3-2 overall; while the Blue Devils fall to 0-4-1.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  NJIT 1, CCSU 0
Records: CCSU (0-4-1, 0-0-0 NEC), NJIT (2-3-2, 0-0-0 Am. East)
Location: CCSU Soccer Field |New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The visitors came out firing on all cylinders in the first 45 minutes of action, but Grady Wilson stood tall making seven first half saves, as the Highlanders outshot the Blue Devils, 14-4, in the first frame, but the game remained scoreless at the break.
• NJIT would net the match's only goal just 4:26 into the second half when Cristian LoGrasso put home a rebound that came after Wilson made a dazzling save on a low shot by Alvaro Heredia.
• Wilson made three saves in the second stanza to give him a total of 10 for the night.
• After notching only four shots in the first half, Central's offense kept up the pressure in the second half, as they fired nine shots toward the NJIT net, but none would cross the goal line for the hosts.
• Santiago Marin Gutierrez led the Blue Devils with seven shots on the evening.

NUMBER TO KNOW

2-More remaining non-conference matches for the CCSU men's soccer team before the Blue Devils open Northeast Conference play on September 28 against FDU.

NOTES

• The Highlanders now lead the all-time series between the teams 2-1-2.
• NJIT finished the match with a 22-13 advantage in shot attempts and a slim 4-3 lead in the corner kick department.
• A total of six different players had shots on Tuesday night for the Blue Devils led by seven from Santiago Marin Gutierrez and a pair from Herman Toftevåg, including one on goal.
• Three of CCSU's four losses so far this season had come by identical 1-0 scores.
• Devin Armstrong earned the shutout in net for the visitors.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils continue their six-match homestand this Saturday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m., when CCSU hosts the Binghamton University Bearcats in a non-conference clash.

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