NEW PALTZ, NY -- Junior forward
Robert Campos gave Rutgers-Newark a 1-0 halftime edge, but SUNY New Paltz rallied with a pair of second-half tallies to spoil the Scarlet Raiders' season opener.
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The Raiders (0-1) banged a shot off the post in each half in the tightly contested non-conference battle.
The Panthers (1-0) held a slight edge in shots, 10-9, but each squad put four shots on goal. Junior forward
Innocent Buule put both of his shots on the net while junior midfielder
Estiven Benitezhad the other chance that was stopped by Purchase goalkeeper
Peter Carmel.
Junior goalkeeper
Matt Zielykmade two first-half saves.
Anton Shipman netted the tying goal on a header off of a corner kick in the 58th minutes before James Altadonna dribbled past a defender to tally the game winner in the 81st minute.
The Raiders next travel to Norton, Mass., the face Brandeis in the opening round of the Addidas Kick-Off Classic at 2 p.m. on Saturday.