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November 2, 2006

NCAA New Endgland Regional Semi-Finals: #13 Southern Connecticut Edges #22 Dominican, 2-1

Rindge, NH (11/2/06) – Second-seeded Southern Connecticut State University, ranked No. 13-in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, registered a 2-1 victory over No. 22-ranked Dominican College in the NCAA New England Regional semi-finals at Sodexho Field this evening.

Box Score

NCAA New England Regional Semi-Finals:#13 Southern Connecticut Edges #22 Dominican, 2-1

Mattera leads Owls to Regional final with game-winning goal in the 63rd minute

Courtesy of Keith Brouillard, Assistant SID at Franklin Pierce College

RINDGE, N.H. (November 2, 2006) - Second-seeded Southern Connecticut State University, ranked No. 13-in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, registered a 2-1 victory over No. 22-ranked Dominican College in the NCAA New England Regional semi-finals at Sodexho Field this evening.

Freshman Dan Costello (Rive Vale, NJ) opened the scoring for Dominican College as he connected for his third goal of the season in the 11th minute of the match off a cross-pass from junior Jhonny Arteaga (Cali, Colombia).  

Southern Connecticut netted the equalizer in the 39th minute as freshman Michael DiBartolomeo (Wallingford, CT) slipped passed the Dominican defense and deposited his second goal of the season off a dish from junior Ancil Farrier (Los Bajos, Trinidad). The Owls added the game-winner in the 63rd minute of the match as sophomore Tom Mattera (Norwalk, CT) buried a shot from 20 yards out off an assist from Igor Santos (Centerville, MA).

Dominican held several scoring opportunities late in the second half as shots by junior Joseph Ruesgen (Campbelltown, Scotland) and Arteaga just sailed over the top of the crossbar.

Junior goalkeeper Brendan Lawless (Orleans, MA) stopped one shot in net to earn his 16th victory of the season for Southern Connecticut. Dominican senior goalkeeper Robert Kelly (Kearny, NJ) collected two saves despite the loss.

Southern Connecticut (16-2-3, 11-1-1 NE-10) advances to Saturday's regional final at    7 p.m. to face the winner of today's second match between top-seeded, No. 4 ranked Franklin Pierce and fourth-seeded Southern New Hampshire University. Dominican concludes its season with an overall mark of 12-4-3, 8-0-0 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).

#2 Southern Connecticut State 2, #3 Dominican 1

Southern Conn. State (16-2-3)         1              1              -               2

Dominican (12-4-3)                            1              0              -               1

Scoring Summary:
First Half: DOM: Dan Costello (Jhonny Arteaga), 10:53; SCS: Michael DiBartolomeo (Ancil Farrier), 38:39;
Second Half: SCS: Tom Mattera (Igor Santos), 62:39;

Goalkeepers: SCS: Brendan Lawless (90:00), one save; DOM: Robert Kelly (90:00), two saves.

                Shots: SCS: 6, DOM: 6.

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.