NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - The nationally ranked No. 7 Monroe University - Bronx men's soccer team dropped a non-region match to NJCAA Division II Mercer County Community College, 4-0, at Flowers Park on Wednesday afternoon. It marks the first home loss of the season for the Express who drop to 9-3-1 overall. The Vikings, who are receiving votes in the NJCAA Division II Men's Soccer National Poll, advance to 13-2-1.

Monroe's defense did a great job shutting down Mercer County, limiting the potent offense to just one goal during the first 73:19 of action. However, the Vikings erupted with three goals during the final 16:41 of play.

Leading the way for the Express was freshman goalkeeper Dwayne Brown who made four saves during the afternoon. Classmate Raymond Romero stopped three shots for Monroe in relief.

Freshman defender Jonathan Lima and sophomore defender Clermens Devariste each led the attack for the Express with a shot on goal apiece.

For Mercer, second-year forward Alou Gamby netted the match-winning goal which opened the scoring during the 16^th minute. Sophomore defender Manuel Alonso added three helpers during the match. In net, sophomore goalkeeper Elias Ramos made a pair of saves to earn the win. 

The Vikings had the advantage in shots, 22-3, and took all three corner kicks in the contest.

Monroe - Bronx will travel to Long Island on Saturday to take on Suffolk County Community College in a critical Region 15 contest. The action at Ammerman Campus Soccer Field will begin at 1:00 p.m.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 31 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe University marching band, and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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