2009 Dominican College Men's Soccer Season Summary

2009 Dominican College Men's Soccer Season Summary

The Dominican College men's soccer team finished with an overall record of 13-4-2 and a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) record of 8-2-1, while making their third appearance in program history in the NCAA East Regional Tournament. The Chargers finished second in the CACC behind Wilmington University and earned the second seed in the CACC Tournament.

Dominican squared off against seventh-seeded Nyack College in the quarter-finals of the CACC Tournament and suffered a 1-0 loss to the eventual CACC Champions.

DC earned the fourth seed in the NCAA East Regional Tournament hosted by the top-seeded Dolphins of Le Moyne College. The Chargers faced the fifth seeded and 25^th ranked Ravens of Franklin Pierce University in first round action and lost a close game 2-1 to end their season.

Senior forward Joe Wright led the team and ranked second in the CACC with 16 goals on the year. He also leads the team and ranks second in the conference in points (38), third in the CACC points per game (2.00) and goals per game (0.84). He led the team with 67 shots this season and ranked fourth in the CACC, while being ranked second in the conference with five game-winning goals. He was named to the All-CACC First Team for the third straight year, made his third appearance on the Daktronics East Region Second Team, named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team and earned his first Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II First Team All-Star honor and NCAA Division II All-East Region First Team honors.

Junior defender Clifton Huxtable was a crucial part of a Charger defense that has allowed just 16 goals all season and has helped the team record six shutouts this year. He earned All-CACC First Team honors, Daktronics East Region Second Team honors, was an ECAC Second Team All-Star selection and received NCAA Division II All-East Region Third Team accolades.

Sophomore keeper Brandon Heembrock started all 19 games in the net for the Chargers this season. He led the conference in save percentage (.869) and shutouts (6) and finished second in goals against average (0.82). He ranked third in saves (106) and fourth in saves per game (5.58). He was named to the All-CACC First Team this season, named to the CACC All-Tournament team, was named to the Daktronics East Region Second Team and was an ECAC First Team All-Star selection.

Senior James Hamilton earned his second appearance on the All-CACC Second Team, while rookie Pedro Franklin De Araujo earned All-CACC Honorable mention honors and was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team.

The 2009 men's soccer team will graduate four players. Coach Campbell is confident with a strong recruiting class, the 2010 Chargers will once again return to the CACC Tournament Championship Game and to the NCAA Tournament.

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.