North Branch, NJ -- The Golden Lions used a fast start to beat non-conference Harrisburg Area Community College, 4-1.  Kicking off on a cold, rainy morning, Raul Otayza put RVCC in the lead only 2 minutes into the game off a feed from Jhaliyl Stewart.  Only 28 seconds later, HACC equalized on a goalkeeping error.  Ryan Lauder misplayed a pass out of the back, Kyle Schory easily collected the loose ball and squared to Logan Davis who finished from inside the 6 yard box to tie the score at 1-1.  Jhaliyl.Stewart got his long-awaited first goal, blasting a shot past HACC's keeper in the 4th minute to quickly restore the Golden Lion's lead.  Erick Hernandez netted his team leading 6^th goal off another Jhaliyl Stewart assist before Facundo Galante scored his first college goal in the 33rd minute to round out the scoring.

      After a solid opening 45 minutes, the Golden Lions stumbled through a lackluster 2^nd half, repeatedly losing possession and their discipline while unable to build on their lead.  Ryan Hamblin made 1 save during the second half, Ryan Lauder earned his first career win.  Jhaliyl Stewart had RVCC's biggest offensive output of the season recording a goal and 2 assists, Erick Hernandez notched a goal and an assist.

      RVCC (3-6-2 overall) finishes the 2014 home season on October 14^th when they host GSAC rival Union County College, kickoff is 3:30pm.  The final game of the season is October 16^th, the Lions travel to Lehigh-Carbon CC on October 16^th in search of their first road win in over 2 years.