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October 26, 2006

Dominican Chargers Advance To CACC Championship Game

Rutherford, NJ (10/26/06) The top seeded Dominican College men's soccer team advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship game after posting a 3-2 victory over #4 Caldwell College this afternoon at Tryon Field in Rutherford, NJ.

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Dominican Chargers Advance To CACC Championship Game

Rutherford, NJ (10/26/06) The top seeded Dominican College men's soccer team advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship game after posting a 3-2 victory over #4 Caldwell College this afternoon at Tryon Field in Rutherford, NJ.

Dominican attacked early, netting a goal at 6:28 as freshman James Hamilton (Renfreshire, Scotland) put a shot past a diving Cougar keeper off the pass by midfielder Diego Barahona (Quito, Ecuador).

The Chargers went up 2-0 as junior captain Ryan Clancy (Pine Bush, NY) scored a goal at 59:11 off the double assist by keeper Robert Kelly (Kearny, NJ) and Jhonny Arteaga (Cali, Colombia).

DC took a commanding 3-0 lead as Arteaga headed a ball into the net off the corner kick by Clancy at 63:20.

Caldwell fought back as Nicholas Harriott scored an unassisted goal in the 79th minute of play to get the Cougars on the board down 3-1.

CC pulled within a goal in the 88th minute when Justin Miller scored a goal off a corner kick to make the score 3-2.

Charger keeper Kelly had three saves in the win, while Cougar John Plaugic had two saves.  Caldwell out shot the Chargers 12-9 and had the edge in corner kicks 6-2.

With the win the Chargers improve to 11-3-3 on the year and advance to the CACC Tournament Championship Game for the third consecutive year.  The team will face #3 Post University, who defeated #2 Wilmington College 1-0 this afternoon, on Saturday, October 28th at Tryon Field in Rutherford, NJ.  Game time is set for 2pm.

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.