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#13/20 Men's Soccer Extends Streak by Blanking Baruch 4-0

09/21/07

Junior Branden Neal hit the back of the net twice to highlight a 4-0 victory by the New York University men’s soccer team over intra-city rival Baruch College on Friday evening at the Metropolitan Oval in Maspeth, Queens.

Senior All-American Jeritt Thayer and sophomore Brandon Hintz each tallied goals while senior Matthew Ramirez set up a pair of scores for the Violets (6-1-1), who extended their undefeated streak to six matches (5-0-1), including three straight shutouts.

NYU is ranked #13 by d3kicks.com and #20 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas.

Baruch, the 2006 City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Tournament champions, fell to 2-7.

Thayer provided the Violets will all of their necessary offense at the 29:40 mark, heading home a Ramirez free kick from the left corner for his seventh goal this season.

NYU headed into halftime ahead 1-0, but quickly added to its cushion at 50:30 when Neal took a thru ball from Ramirez and buried it into the back of the net to make it 2-0. The junior struck again at 64:28, this time converting a thru ball by senior Matthew Tier and winning a one-on-one with the goalkeeper from 20 yards out. Neal now has three scores this season.

Hintz capped the scoring with his first collegiate goal, knocking home a deflection off a Bearcat defender at 74:10.

Junior Chris Wright stopped a free kick by Baruch freshman Freddy Carrasco-Dance in the first half for his lone save. Freshman Matt Stieve saw his first collegiate action between the pipes for NYU and did not have to make a save in his 18 minutes of work.

Baruch sophomore Nelson DiBariano put aside 10 shots in the setback.

NYU owned a 22-2 edge on shots and a 5-2 advantage on corner kicks.

The Violets return to action Wednesday, Sept. 26, when they host CUNYAC squad Hunter College at Fordham University’s Jack Coffey Field in the Bronx. Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m.