CHARGERS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/31/14) The Dominican College men's soccer team ended the regular season with a 4-2 win over the visiting Bears of Bloomfield College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the DC Soccer Field.

CHARGERS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE

Team Stats

October 31, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/31/14)  The Dominican College men's soccer team ended the regular season with a 4-2 win over the visiting Bears of Bloomfield College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the DC Soccer Field.

With the win, the Chargers conlcude the regular season with an overall record of 12-3-1 and a CACC record of 9-2-1.

DC struck for the first three scores of the contest as forward Matheus Sousa (Cuiaba, Brazil) scored the first goal of the game off a corner kick assist from Mark Grant (Tokyo, Japan) in the ninth minute of play for the early 1-0 advantage.

Grant followed with back-to-back goals for his third and fourth goals of the year in the 38th minute and 41st minute to gain the 3-0 lead.  Sousa contributed the assist on the first goal on a shot from 10 yards out.

Bloomfield rallied with the first two goals of the second half to pull within a goal, 3-2 with about 28 minutes left to play.  Sousa regained a two-goal lead, 4-2, with an unassisted goal at the 80:17 mark for the final 4-2 score.

Keeper Steven Hegner (Pomoma, N.Y.) made one save in the victory.

DC held the offensive advantage with the 11-4 lead in shots and the 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Following the game the team honored seniors: #7 Luis DelPezo (Portchester, N.Y.), #8 Manuel Valencia (New Rochelle, N.Y.), #10 Grant, #11 Nicholas Mavilla (Shelton, Conn.) and #20 Christopher Walsh (Baldwin, N.Y.).

Dominican shares the regular season championship with Philadelphia University and will host a CACC Tournament Quarter-Final game on Tuesday at 2pm on the DC Soccer Field.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.