PANTHERS VICTORIOUS IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION AGAINST CHARGERS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

September 9, 2023

Garden City, N.Y. (9/9/23)  The Dominican University New York men's soccer team lost a 2-1 decision to host, Adelphi University, this afternoon in a non-conference game played at Motamed Field.

The win improves the Panthers record to 1-2-1 overall while Dominican drops to 0-3 on the season.

Adelphi struck first with a goal in the 12th minute of play and would maintain the lead until the 37:37 mark when freshman forward Noa Ahlfors (Lahti, Finland) scored his first goal of the season off the dish from Alex Garcia Buil (Vilassar de Dalt, Spain) to knot the score at 1-1.

The score would remained tied until the 73rd minute when the Panthers netted the game winner off the foot of Alessio Consoli for the eventual 2-1 win.

Dominican held the advantage in both shots (16-11) and corner kicks (4-2) for the contest.

Keeper David Arteaga (Middlesex, N.J.) made five saves in the loss.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday when they travel to non-conference foe the University of the District of Columbia.

 

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.