2008 Dominican College Men’s Soccer Team Preview

2008 Dominican College Men's Soccer Team Preview

The Dominican College Chargers soccer squad enters the 2008 season with high expectations of winning of regaining the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship and returning to the NCAA Tournament. This year the team features many new faces who will play a significant role in what should be a successful season.

DC finished last season with an 11-3-5 record and a 8-0-1 record in the CACC. They won their fourth consecutive regular season CACC title and ended their season with a stunning loss in the CACC Tournament by a tough Holy Family University squad, 1-0.

Dominican returns 9 letter winners and has added nine quality recruits to the roster for the 2008 season. Junior captains James Hamilton and Shane Lowe will lead this young and talented team as they once again face a tough schedule of competition this season.

The Chargers will again be strong on the defensive end as starters Lowe, junior Dan Kelly and senior Pablo Pozo return in the back. The addition of sophomores Craig Simpson and Chris Wylie will help solidify one of the best defenses in the CACC.

Two freshmen keepers who have battled each other all pre-season will be the anchor for the defense this year. Brandon Heembrock and Erik Shum are both stand out keepers who will be one of the many strengths of the defense.

The center of the is where experience lies with returning starters Hamilton, Clifton Huxtable, Diego Barahona, Edwin Miranda and Diego Miranda will line up. The addition of Alan Heavey, Morgan Rodriguez, John Langdon and Alex Cruz will provide many attacking options for the offense.

Up top junior Joe Wright and incoming junior Will Hansen will be counted on to provide a majority of the scoring for the Chargers this season.

Head coach John Campbell believes this young team has a bright future and is looking forward to a successful 2008 season.

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.