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Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
September 14, 2024

SPARTANS UPEND MEN'S SOCCER

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/14/24)  The Dominican University New York men's soccer team dropped a 4-2 deicision to the visiting Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College in a non-conference game today played at O'Brien Field.

The Spartans improve to 3-0 overall, while the Chargers fall to 0-3 on the season.

STAC scored two goals in the first half for the early advantage, but the Chargers recorded a goal at the 47:33 mark when freshman midfielder Matheus Carneiro Xavier netted his first career goal off the cross into the box by Gaetan Mainaud to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Mainaud tied the game in the 51st minute of play on a shot from outside box to make the score 2-2.

St. Thomas Aquinas added goals in the 66th and 74th minutes for the eventual 4-2 win.

Senior keeper Joshua Kaandorp made a season high nine saves in the loss.

Mainaud finished the game with one goal and one assist for the Chargers.

Dominican returns to action on Wednesday afternoon when they host the University of Bridgeport in their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opener scheduled for 3:30pm on O'Brien Field.

 

 
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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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.