Brian Marks had a hand in two of the three Stevens goals against The College of New Jersey.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Junior midfielder Brian Marks (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) scored one goal and assisted on another to lead seventh-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology to a 3-0 win over 15th-ranked The College of New Jersey on Wednesday in a non-conference men’s soccer game at DeBaun Field.

Stevens, ranked seventh in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll, improved to 4-0-1.  The College of New Jersey suffered its first loss, dropping to 5-1.

Stevens jumped ahead early as Marks took a pass over the middle and pushed the ball past charging TCNJ goalkeeper Shawn Mecchi toward the end line.  He regained possession to the right of the goal and sent a pass along the goal line and sophomore midfielder Chris McGreevy (Rochester Hills, Mich./Adams) tap the ball in to put the Ducks ahead at 5:50.

Leading 1-0 at halftime, Stevens extended its lead early in the second half.  Freshman Mike Kaiser (Roy, Utah/Roy), who entered at the start of the second half, headed in a cross from fellow freshman Sean Bliss (Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep) at the 47:03 mark.

Bliss then fed Marks for a breakaway goal at 61:22.  It was the first goal of the season for Marks, the Ducks’ returning All-American who missed the previous two games due to an injury.

Stevens held a 10-9 advantage in shots, but put nine of its shots on net, compared to just three for The College of New Jersey.  Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Celentano (Newton, N.J./Newton) stopped three shots to earn his second shutout of the season for Stevens.  Shawn Mecchi made six saves for The College of New Jersey.

STEVENS 3, THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 0

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot

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 The College of N.J..  0  0 -  0

 Stevens.............  1  2 -  3

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.   5:50 SIT McGREEVY, Chris (MARKS, Brian)

  2.  47:03 SIT KAISER, Mike (BLISS, Sean)

  3.  61:22 SIT MARKS, Brian (BLISS, Sean)

 Shots: The College of N.J. 9, Stevens 10

 Saves: The College of N.J. 6 (Shawn Mecchi 6),

  Stevens 3 (CELENTANO,  Chris 3)