PIRANA LIFTS CHARGERS OVER RAMS

PIRANA LIFTS CHARGERS OVER RAMS

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October 21, 2023

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/21/23)  Forward Guilherme Pirana (Jundiai, Brazil) netted his sixth goal of the season and lifted the Dominican University New York men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over host, Thomas Jefferson University, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Ravenhill Field.

Pirana broke a 0-0 tie at the 78:53 mark as he was able to put a shot past the Ram goalkeeper for the game-winning score.  Pirana led the team with seven shots on the day, with three of them being on-goal.

The Rams held the advantage in both shots (22-9) and corner kicks (8-4).

Charger keeper David Arteaga (Middlesex, N.J.) made seven saves in the victory.

Dominican (2-12, 2-6 CACC) returns to action on Tuesday afternoon when they host Bloomfield College at 3:30pm on O'Brien 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.