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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 19, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team returns to action tonight, when the squad plays host to John Jay of the CUNY Athletic Conference. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Inside The Series

The two teams have played each other each of the previous three seasons, with John Jay leading the series, 2-1. In 2010, the Bloodhounds took the 3-2 home victory in the 94th minute during the first golden goal overtime. Then-John Jay-freshman Edward Gonzalez scored all three goals for the Bloodhounds. The Privateers won at home in 2009 by the score of 3-0 and in 2008, John Jay won at home, 4-3.

A Look At Today's Matchup

Records:

John Jay Record: 1-7-1 (1-0 CUNYAC)

Maritime Record: 5-2-1 (1-0 Skyline)

Last Three Games

John Jay: 9/16 Home vs. Fredonia St. (Loss, 3-0); 9/14 Home vs. Medgar Evers (Win, 2-1); 9/12 Home vs. Purchase (Tie, 2-2 2OT)

Maritime: 9/17 Home vs. Medgar Evers (Win, 7-1); 9/15 Away at Vassar (Loss, 4-0); 9/10 Home vs. City College (Tie, 1-1 2OT)

Leading Points:

John Jay: Sophomore Edward Gonzalez (5-10, F) 7 points; Freshman Yotam Bloom (5-9, F) 5 points; Sophomore Navid Allah Morad (5-8, F) 4 points

Maritime: Junior Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (5-6, 150, F) 9 points; Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 9 points; Freshman Collin Taylor (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (6-0, 150, M) 6 points; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers) (5-7, 135, M/F) 6 points

Leading Goals:

John Jay: Gonzalez 2 goals; Bloom 2 goals; Allah Morad 2 goals

Maritime: Nugent 4 goals; Tursi 3 goals; Taylor 3 goals

Leading Assists:

John Jay: Gonzalez 3 assists; Sophomore Rafi Mashirqi (6-1, D) 2 assists; Four players tied with 1 assist

Maritime: Tursi 3 assists; Kittinger 2 assists; Senior Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (Arlington, Va./Washington) (5-8, 172, M) 2 assists; Freshman David Hraska Jr. (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-9, 168, M/F) 2 assists

Leading Wins:

John Jay: Freshman Vitecha Vochaon (6-0, GK) 1 win

Maritime: Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 4 wins; Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 1 win

Goals Against Average:

John Jay: Vochaon 2.54 GAA; Sophomore Steven Merino (5-8, D/GK) 3.60 GAA; Freshman Nicholas Todaro (5-10, GK) 7.50 GAA

Maritime: Dunne 1.26 GAA; Vanadia 1.33 GAA; Freshman Patrick Kelleher (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (5-10, 160, GK) 3.03 GAA

Leading Saves:

John Jay: Vochaon 28 saves; Todaro 14 saves; Merino 12 saves

Maritime: Dunne 30 saves; Vanadia 12 saves