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SOCCER SCORES A SEASON HIGH FIVE GOALS IN WIN OVER MOLLOY COLLEGE
October 22, 2014

SOCCER SCORES A SEASON HIGH FIVE GOALS IN WIN OVER MOLLOY COLLEGE

Hillburn, N.Y. (10/22/14) The Dominican College men's soccer team scored a season high five game goals in a 5-0 shut out victory over the visiting Molloy College Lions in a non-conference game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Hillburn, N.Y. (10/22/14)  The Dominican College men's soccer team scored a season high five game goals in a 5-0 shut out victory over the visiting Molloy College Lions in a non-conference game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Five different Chargers scored goals in the win, with two of them recording their first goal of the season.

Midfielder Lukas Nordin (Lidkoping, Sweden) tallied the first goal of the game off the double assist from Ghrelle Francis (La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago) and Matheus Sousa (Cuiaba, Brazil) in the 7th minute for the early 1-0 lead.

Sousa later followed with a goal at the 23:55 mark on a shot from 18 yards out after the pass from senior Mark Grant (Tokyo, Japan).

With less than a minute left in the half, junior Rickyle Balea (Brisbane, Australia) found the back of the net on a shot from six yards out with Sousa recording his secon dassist of the afternoon.

In the second stanza, Francis made the score 4-0 with an unassisted goal at 69:27 and freshman Vincent Piccoli (Elwood, N.Y.) scored his first collegiate goal off the pass from Calogero Curcuru (Middle Village, N.Y.) in the 79th minute for the final 5-0 score.

The Chargers contolled the offensive side of the contest, outshooting the Lions, 20-2 and held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Keeper Steven Hegner (Pomona, N.Y.) made two saves in his sixth shut out of the season.

Dominican will return to conference play on Saturday as they travel to Holy Family University.

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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.