MEN'S SOCCER DROPS SEASON OPENER TO SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (8/25/22) The Dominican University New York men’s soccer team suffered their first loss in their season opener to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University.

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

August 25, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (8/25/22) The Dominican University New York men's soccer team suffered their first loss in their season opener to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University. 

The Chargers begin the 2022 season 0-1 overall after the 2-0 loss. 

Lucas Silva Pereria (Divinopolis-MG, Brazil) started in net for the Chargers and made five saves on seven shots but suffered the loss. 

The Chargers took eight total shots in the game. Marouf Barry (Bronx, N.Y.) took a team high two shots. Armindo Ferreira (Yonkers, N.Y.) and Benedick Marcano (Caracas, Venezuela) each recorded one shot on goal that was stopped by the SCSU goalkeeper Devin Juan. 

Devin Juan made two saves to keep the Chargers off of the board and earned his first win and the Owls' first win of the season. 

Zico Groenveld scored the first goal of the game at the 12:49 mark to put the Owls in front 1-0 and led the team in shots with three. Yannick Hilpert recorded an assist on the goal.

The score remained 1-0 until the second half when Joshi Munoz scored an unassisted goal to give the Owls a 2-0 lead. 

The Chargers will be back in action on Wednesday, August 31st when they travel to Molloy University for a non-conference game against the Lions at 7:00 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.