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August 17, 2006

Caldwell Picked First In CACC Pre-Season Men's Soccer Poll

New Haven (8/17/06) Caldwell College is the pre-season pick to win the 2006 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's soccer title, according to balloting conducted by the conference's nine head coaches. Caldwell, which received three of the nine first-place votes, garnered a total of 73 points in the poll to narrowly beat out Dominican College, which also picked up three first-place votes and 71 total points.

Caldwell Picked First In CACC Pre-Season Men's Soccer Poll

New Haven (8/17/06)  Caldwell College is the pre-season pick to win the 2006 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's soccer title, according to balloting conducted by the conference's nine head coaches. Caldwell, which received three of the nine first-place votes, garnered a total of 73 points in the poll to narrowly beat out Dominican College, which also picked up three first-place votes and 71 total points.

Caldwell finished second in the CACC in both the regular-season and conference tournament last year and compiled a 12-5-1 overall record to go with a 7-1 CACC mark. The Cougars advanced to the CACC Tournament Championship game last year and fell to Dominican, 1-0. Caldwell returns eight starters and all six of their 2005 All-CACC honorees, including senior Uke Dauti, who finished first in the CACC with 2.33 points-per game last year. Dauti also stood second in total points (35) and goals scored (16).

Dominican, the two-time defending CACC regular-season and tournament champion, finished seventh in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll last year with an 18-2 record and a perfect 8-0 finish in conference play. The Chargers advanced to the NCAA New England Region final and fell, 1-0, to eventual national runner-up, Franklin Pierce College. Dominican is ranked 11th in the 2006 NSCAA Division II pre-season poll.

Nyack and Felician are third and fourth in the pre-season poll with 58 and 51 total points, respectively. Nyack concluded 2005 with a 13-7-4 overall record and a 4-2-2 mark in the CACC, while Felician went 6-10-2 overall and 5-3 in conference play. The Warriors and Golden Falcons both advanced to the CACC Tournament semifinals last year.

Post, with one first-place vote, rounds out the top-five with 45 total points. The Eagles went 8-10 last year and 3-5 in the CACC. Wilmington and Holy Family each garnered one first-place nod from the coaches and were sixth and seventh in the poll. The complete 2006 pre-season poll, with each team's 2005 final record, is below.

CACC Men's Soccer 2006 Preseason Poll

School 2005 Records Points

1. Caldwell (3) 12-5-1/7-1 CACC 73

2. Dominican (3) 18-2/8-0 71

3. Nyack 13-7-4/4-2-2 58

4. Felician 6-10-2/5-3 51

5. Post (1) 8-10/3-5 45

6. Wilmington (1) 5-11-2/2-4-2 39

7. Holy Family (1) 11-7-1/2-5-1 32

8. Goldey-Beacom 2-13-2/2-5-1 23

9. Bloomfield 0-12-1/0-8 11

()-First Place Votes

 

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.