New York, NY – Senior forward
Josh Clemas netted his team-leading 16th goal of the season in the 84th minute as the John Jay College men's soccer team battled Brooklyn College to a 1-1 draw on Saturday morning at Randall's Island.
With the result, the Bloodhounds move to 7-7-1 overall and 3-3-1 in CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) play, while the Bulldogs stand at 7-3-5 overall and 4-2-1 in league competition.
With today's outcome, John Jay will be the No. 5 seed in the upcoming CUNYAC Tournament and will travel to No. 4 seed on Wednesday, October 28 at 3:00 p.m.
Prior to the start of the contest, John Jay Athletics recognized their 2026 Senior Class, which included
Charlie Metz,
Daniel Mansur,
Karl Menuau and Clemas.
Despite falling behind midway through the second half, John Jay continued to apply offensive pressure before Clemas delivered the equalizer with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation.
Sebastian Leja and
Daniel Mansur were credited with assists on the game-tying tally.
The opening half featured opportunities for both sides, but neither team could break through as the contest remained scoreless heading into halftime. Menuau registered the Bloodhounds' first scoring opportunity in the fifth minute before
Helmer Herrera sent an attempt high in the 11th minute.
Miguel Espinal followed with a shot on target at the 13:24 mark, but Brooklyn goalkeeper Juan Carlos Solis Cazares made the stop.
John Jay continued to generate chances as Herrera forced another save in the 19th minute, while Espinal tested the Bulldogs' goalkeeper again in the 30th minute.
On the defensive end, Bloodhounds goalkeeper Davio Rossi-Levin was equally impressive, recording three first-half saves to keep Brooklyn off the scoreboard. The Bulldogs came out aggressively following the intermission, generating several early scoring opportunities. Rossi-Levin was up to the challenge, turning away attempts from Hugo Sauriat, Alejandro Barreto and Daniel Sokira during the opening minutes of the second half.
Brooklyn continued to pressure the John Jay defense, but Rossi-Levin delivered several key stops, including back-to-back saves in the 52nd minute. The visitors eventually broke the scoreless deadlock at the 63:00 mark when Barreto converted a penalty kick for his second goal of the season, giving Brooklyn a 1-0 advantage.
Trailing by one, the Bloodhounds increased their offensive intensity over the final 25 minutes. Mansur nearly leveled the contest in the 67th minute, but his shot was stopped by Solis Cazares. Espinal followed with another quality opportunity in the 80th minute before Mansur forced an additional save in the 82nd minute. John Jay's persistence finally paid off at the 83:04 mark. Working off assists from Leja and Mansur, Clemas found the back of the net for his 16th goal of the campaign, bringing the Bloodhounds level at 1-1.
The late equalizer sparked another offensive surge from John Jay, which continued searching for the go-ahead goal in the closing minutes. Clemas nearly struck again at the 85:41 mark, but Solis Cazares made the save. Herrera registered one final scoring opportunity with just eight seconds remaining, forcing another stop from the Brooklyn goalkeeper as the contest ended in a draw.
