DOMINICAN'S WRIGHT NAMED CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

September 10, 2007

DOMINICAN'S WRIGHT NAMED CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

New Haven, CT (9/10/07) Caldwell College junior forward Luis Sartorio has been named Men's Soccer Player of the Week in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for the period ending Sunday, September 9. Joe Wright of Dominican College was chosen Rookie of the Week.

DOMINICAN'S WRIGHT NAMED CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC

New Haven, CT (9/10/07) Caldwell College junior forward Luis Sartorio has been named Men's Soccer Player of the Week in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for the period ending Sunday, September 9. Joe Wright of Dominican College was chosen Rookie of the Week.

Sartorio, a 5-10 junior forward from Asuncion, Paraguay, scored twice, including the game-winning goal, as the Cougars defeated C.W. Post, 3-1. It was the squad's first win of the season.

Wright, a sophomore forward from Stratford-Upon-Avon, NY, collected one goal and one assist in a 2-0 win over Wilmington to open the CACC season. He assisted on the first goal and added an insurance goal in the 72nd minute.

Honorable Mention

Tim Conway, Nyack (Sr., M, Billerica, MA) - Scored two goals and one assist in wins against Roberts Wesleyan and Dist. of Columbia.

Julian Gaviria, Bloomfield) - Posted a shutout against New Haven in a 1-0 victory and made 10 saves, including on a penalty kick in the second half.

Andrew Thorne, Chestnut Hill - Scored two goals for the second straight game, and added an assist, in a victory over Polytechnic University.

CACC Men's Soccer Notes

Caldwell - Luis Sartorio scored twice, including the game-winner, as the Cougars defeated C.W. Post, 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 9 for their first win of the season. Olof Engh netted the game-tying goal in the 81st minute to help Caldwell come back to tie Mercy 1-1 on Thursday, Sept. 6.

Chestnut Hill - First 2-0 start in team history. The Griffins have upcoming games on 9/10 vs. Neumann College, 9/12 at Queens College and 9/15 vs. Caldwell College.

Felician - Senior co-captain defender Greg Patullo scored his first collegiate goal in Saturday's loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in career game No. 43.

Post - Post dropped a 1-0 decision to Holy Family in its first CACC contest of the season last Saturday. Senior Marco Gaspar had seven saves in net for the Eagles. Post returns to action on Tuesday, as it welcomes in-state rival the University of New Haven to LaMoy Field for a 4 p.m. kickoff.

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.