NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 21 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
NJIT scored twice in the final 14 minutes to secure a 3-1 victory over UAlbany on Saturday at Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium, continuing its strong start to America East play during Homecoming Weekend.
The Highlanders improved to 7-4-3 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play with the victory.
NJIT opened the scoring just before halftime when Harusumi Takesada found the back of the net for his first career goal at 44:05 to give the Highlanders a 1-0 advantage heading into the break.
UAlbany responded in the second half, as Yuta Kimata scored at 58:18 off assists from Ivar Orri Gissurarson and Shawn Tanaka to even the match at 1-1.
The...