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Kelly Named CACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week
September 11, 2006

Kelly Named CACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week

New Haven, CT - Robert Kelly of Dominican College has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 10. Sean Hordijenko of Holy Family University is the selection for the Rookie of the Week.

Kelly Named CACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week 

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC 

New Haven, CT - Robert Kelly of Dominican College has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 10. Sean Hordijenko of Holy Family University is the selection for the Rookie of the Week.

 Kelly, a senior goal keeper from Kearny, NJ, recorded two shutouts last week and also had the game-winning assist in a 1-0 victory over Felician on Tuesday. He came up with five saves and played all 180 minutes for the week in shutting out Goldey-Beacom and the Golden Falcons.

Hordijenko, a freshman midfielder from Philadelphia, PA, scored two goals in Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over Nyack to help the Tigers win their first CACC game of the season.

Honorable Mention

Uke Dauti, Caldwell (Sr., F, 5-8, West Orange, NJ) - Scored two goals in a 1-1 week for the Cougars.

Kafoumba Cisse, Post (Sr., M, 6-0, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) -

Tallied the game-winning goal against Caldwell with just three seconds left in the game.

CACC Men's Soccer Notes

Post - Post finished last week with a 2-1 record, recording two conference wins. On Tuesday, the Eagles defeated Bloomfield 2-1, behind goals from Johan Pineda and Maurice Johnson. On Thursday, American International defeated Post 2-1. The Yellowjackets scored twice in the first half, before Daniel Martins sailed a shot from about 30 yards out, into the top right hand corner of the net. On Saturday at Caldwell, junior Raleigh Woodburn fired a shot that was stopped by the Caldwell goalkeeper, but the rebound came out to senior Kafoumba Cisse who put it in the back of the net, to give the Eagles a 1-0 win with just three seconds remaining in the contest.

Felician - The Golden Falcons suffered three consecutive one-goal losses. Felician led at the half in two of those matches, and lost in the closing minute of regulation in the third game.

Caldwell - Caldwell's 3-1 victory at Nyack marked the 50th win for head coach Jamie Nash, who is in his seventh season with the Cougars.

Wilmington - Junior goalie Dan Mangat notched his first career assist to Sargbah Tarpey for the game-winning goal against Bloomfield

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.