Box Score MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham Devils men's soccer team (7-4-1, 1-0 MAC) battled the Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders (11-3, 2-2 NJAC) on Wednesday night at Robert T. Shields Field, but ultimately came up short falling 2-1.

Chaz Armand (Atlanta, GA/Westlake) opened the scoring for the Devils when he fired in a crossbar rebound to provide the Devils with a 1-0 lead 11:59 into play.

The game featured Division III soccer's top two scorers, Raphael Araujo (16 goals) of the Scarlet Raiders and the Devils Ryan Hurdes (15 goals). In the 35^th minute Araujo delivered, knotting the score at one goal aside.

The game remained tied until the 73^rd minute, when Rutgers-Newark's Patrick Dawidczyk drove a left-corner strike passed the Devils diving keeper, Nick Mihalik (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) for the game's deciding score.

Mihalik made six saves in defeat for the Devils, who were outshot 12-7 on the night.

Next up for the Devils:
FDU heads to Wilkes-Barre, Pa to take on Wilkes University in a Freedom Conference showdown, this Saturday October 12^th, with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m.