GEORGIAN COURT RALLYS TO DEFEAT MEN'S SOCCER

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/9/17) The Georgian Court University men's soccer team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to net the game-winning score in the 81st minute to edge host, Dominican College, 3-2, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) showdown on the DC Soccer Field.

GEORGIAN COURT RALLYS TO DEFEAT MEN'S SOCCER

Team Stats

September 9, 2017

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/9/17) The Georgian Court University men's soccer team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to net the game-winning score in the 81st minute to edge host, Dominican College, 3-2, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) showdown on the DC Soccer Field.

The loss drops the Chargers to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

The Lions struck first with a goal at the 9:14 mark and despite Dominican outshooting their opponents, 10-6 for the half, took the 1-0 advantage into the locker room at the break.

Dominican got on the board at the 52:24 when forward Sergio Monton (Madrid, Spain) netted his first goal of the seaon off the assist from Fernando Gutierrez (Mexico City, Mexico) on a shot from the top of the box.

Four minutes later, Monton gave Dominican the 2-1 lead on the unassisted goal.

A Charger red card at 63:58 forced the tema to play the rest of the contest a man down and the Lions were able to capitalize on that and tie the game in the 70th minute.

They netted the game-winning score at the 81:21 en route to the 3-2 win.

DC keeper Joshua Stephens (Stoney Creek, Ontario) had one save in the loss.

Both teams tallied 16 shots in the game, while Dominican held the 7-4 edge in corner kicks.

DC will travel to Felician University this coming Wednesday night.  Game time is slatted for 7:30 pm.

 

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.