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« on: November 02, 2018, 08:06:30 PM »
Montclair, NJ – Sophomore CHAZ BURNETT scored once and assisted on another goals as No. 7 and top-seeded Montclair State captured the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship for the second time in three years with a 5-0 win over No. 2 seed Ramapo College at MSU Soccer Park on Friday evening.
The Red Hawks (17-1-2) got goals from five different players as it claimed its seventh conference crown in the last 13 seasons and its 13th overall. Montclair also claimed the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship which gets underway next weekend
Montclair, which stretched its unbeaten streak to 15 with its fourth straight victory, will learn its first-round opponent and location when the entire bracket is revealed in a live Selection Show on NCAA.com on Monday, November 5 at 1:00 pm. MSU was ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA South Atlantic Regional rankings.
Joshua Schaffer had eight saves for Ramapo (15-3-2), which suffered its first loss since October 6, a 2-0 setback against the Red Hawks. The Roadrunners, making their first NJAC Championship Game appearance will wait to see if it earns one of the at-large bids to the tournament. Ramapo was ranked No. 3 in the South Atlantic Regional ranking this week.