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September 16, 2006

Chargers Soccer Beats Holy Family University, 4-0

Blauvelt, NY (9/16/06) The Dominican College men’s soccer team improved to 3-0 in the CACC and 4-2-1 overall with a 4-0 victory over Holy Family University this afternoon at the Dominican College Soccer Field. The loss drops the Tigers to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

Box Score

Chargers Soccer Beats Holy Family University, 4-0

Blauvelt, NY (9/16/06)          The Dominican College men's soccer team improved to 3-0 in the CACC and 4-2-1 overall with a 4-0 victory over Holy Family University this afternoon at the Dominican College Soccer Field.  The loss drops the Tigers to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

Joseph Ruesgan (Scotland) got the Chargers on the board at 23:09 when he took a shot, got his own rebound and put it in the net for the 1-0 lead.

Pablo Pozo (Ecuador) extended the lead to 2-0 when he got a pass from junior Ryan Clancy (Pine Bush, NY) and put past the Tiger keeper at 35:26.

Senior Michael Purificati (Pine Bush, NY) netted his first goal of the season off the assist by Diego Miranda (Ecuador) to give the Chargers a 3-0 lead at the half.

Freshman Colin Van Rye (Elmwood Park, NJ) scored his second goal of the season off another assist by Miranda for a 4-0 Dominican lead.               

Charger keeper Robert Kelly (Kearny, NJ) had one save on the day, while Tiger keeper Benjamin Roller (Philadelphia, PA) had seven saves in the loss.  DC out shot Holy Family University 22-5.

The Chargers are back in action on Tuesday, September 19th when they travel to the College of St. Rose for a non-conference game scheduled for 2:30 pm. 

AGATE

Holy Family University  (4-2, 1-0 CACC)         0              0              --             0

Dominican College (3-2-1, 2-0 CACC)              3              1              --             4

 

Scoring

1.             DC                          Joe Ruesgan                          (unassisted)                           23:09

2.             DC                          Pablo Pozo                             (Ryan Clancy)                       35:26

3.             DC                          Michael Purificati                  (Diego Miranda)                   39:04

4.             DC                          Colin Van Rye                      (Diego Miranda)                   49:13

 

Goalkeeping

Holy Family University                       Benjamin Roller                   7 saves                    90:00

Dominican College                              Robert Kelly                          1 save                      90:00

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.