Men's Soccer | September 20, 2021

NEWARK, N.J. – La Salle men's soccer hits the road Tuesday for a non-conference matchup against NJIT. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.  

ABOUT THE EXPLORERS: 

• La Salle (2-5) dropped the conference opener, 2-1, on Saturday at home against Fordham. 

• Sophomore Junior Nare gave the Explorers an early 1-0 lead in the 24th minute from 18 yards out.  

• With just under 10 minutes left in the first half Fordham found the equalizer and pulled away with the 2-1 lead in the 64th minute. 

• The Explorers outshot the Rams 9-6 with Omari Cotterell having led the charge for the Explorers with a team-high four shots.  

• Nare currently leads La Salle's scoring efforts this season with a team-high three goals in seven games played.  

ABOUT THE HIGHLANDERS: 

• NJIT enters with a 2-3-1 record having most recently defeated UMass Lowell in a 2-1 overtime victory at home on Sept. 18. 

• After a scoreless 72 minutes UMass Lowell secured the first goal of the game. The Highlanders followed up three minutes later to send the game into overtime. 

• Alejandro Rabell secured the golden goal in the 95th minute. Rabell's two goals were his first two of the season. 

• Rene White is the Highlanders top goal scorer with six goals and two assists in six games.