Box Score CAMDEN, N.J. – Rutgers University-Camden junior All-American
Mike Ryan (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) collected a goal and an assist and Susquehanna University senior midfielder
David Trank (Mendham, NJ/West Morris-Mendham) headed home a goal early in the first overtime as both teams won their opening games at the 14th annual Cialella Soccer Classic here Saturday.
Rutgers-Camden, ranked No. 12 nationally, edged Drew University, 2-1, and Susquehanna won on a golden goal against NJCU, 1-0, at 1:17 into the first overtime.
The Cialella Soccer Classic will conclude Sunday with NJCU facing Drew at 2 p.m. and Rutgers-Camden hosting Susquehanna at 4:30 p.m. for the title.
Rutgers-Camden 2, Drew 1
The Scarlet Raptors evened their record at 2-2 on the strength of first-half goals by Ryan and sophomore midfielder
Juan Rojas (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway). They out-shot the Rangers (1-2), 18-12, including an 11-6 advantage in the second half.
Ryan scored his first goal of the season at 3:24 after a header from junior midfielder
Connor Hurff (Sewell, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) sprung him free on the left side of the box. He angled in a shot for the 40th goal of his stellar career, making him only the fourth Rutgers-Camden player to reach that plateau. He is one goal behind Mike Zeno (1992-95) for third place on the all-time list and seven behind program record-holder
Mitch Grotti (2010-13). He also raised his career point total to 90 on the day, fifth on the program's all-time list.
It didn't take long for the Raptors to tack on a second goal, as Ryan slid a pass to the right of the box for Rojas, who ran onto the ball to score his first goal of the year at 11:43.
Drew's goal came in the second half at 53:52, following a Raptor handball in the box. Senior forward
Daniel Ratyniak (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township) converted the penalty kick.
Rutgers-Camden sophomore goalie
Eric Bumbera (Wall, NJ/Wall) made five saves to earn the win. Drew senior
Michael Reyes (Delran, NJ/Delran) had six saves.
Susquehanna 1, NJCU 0 (1st OT)
The Crusaders (2-1-1) had plenty of scoring opportunities in the game, but it wasn't until 1:17 into the first overtime that Susquehanna finally broke a scoreless deadlock. Trank headed home a feed from sophomore midfielder
Jake Heyser (Westmont, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep) for the winning goal.
Susquehanna held a 14-4 advantage in shots and a 9-4 edge in corner kicks, but only put four shots on goal. NJCU (1-1-2)
junior
Tyler Krychkowski (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) made three saves in goal, while Susquehanna junior
Augusto Lima (Campinas, Brazil/Mercerburg Academy) earned the shutout with one save.