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Clancy Goal Lifts Dominican To CACC Title
October 29, 2006

Clancy Goal Lifts Dominican To CACC Title

Rutherford, NJ – Dominican (N.Y.) College used a 70th-minute goal by junior forward Ryan Clancy (Pine Bush, NY) to win the championship game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament, 1-0, over Post University on Sunday evening. The match was hosted by Felician College at Tryon Field, and was a make-up of Saturday’s rain-out.

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CLANCY GOAL LIFTS DOMINICAN TO CACC TITLE

Chargers Win Third Consecutive Conference Men's Soccer Crown

Courtesy of Mark Mentone, SID at Felician College 

 RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Dominican (N.Y.) College used a 70th-minute goal by junior forward Ryan Clancy (Pine Bush, NY) to win the championship game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, 1-0, over Post University on Sunday evening. The match was hosted by Felician College at Tryon Field, and was a make-up of Saturday's rain-out.

 Top-seeded Dominican (12-3-3), which won its third consecutive league championship, will learn on Monday of its status for the NCAA Division II Tournament.

On the game-winning goal, Charger defender Joseph Ruesgen (Campbeltown, Scotland) played a ball ahead to Jhonny Arteaga (Cali, Colombia), whose bicycle kick from the left of the penalty box found Clancy on the right side. Clancy, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, put a short shot in the right side of the net at 69:23.

Dominican owned a 19-12 shot advantage, including 13-7 in the second half, and had a potential first-half goal called back on an offside call. Goalkeeper Robert Kelly (Kearny, NJ) made three saves for the shutout. Michael Aeschliman (Torrington, CT) had four saves for No. 3 seed Post (9-7-5).

 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Ryan Clancy, Dominican (MVP), Jhonny Arteaga, Dominican; James Hamilton, Dominican; Robert Kelly, Dominican; Joseph Ruesgen, Dominican; Michael Aeschliman, Post; Kafoumba Cisse, Post; Maurice Johnson, Post; Selekie Kamara, Wilmington; Dan Mangat, Wilmington; Nicholas Harriot, Caldwell; Asgeir Ofstad, Caldwell; Steve Kientzy, Holy Family; Martin Havelykye, Felician.

Post (9-7-5) vs. Dominican (NY) (12-3-3)

 Date: Oct 29, 2006  Attendance: 189

 Weather: windy, 40s

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot

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 Post................  0  0 -  0

 Dominican (NY)......  0  1 -  1

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.  69:23 DOMINICA CLANCY, ryan (RUESGEN, joseph;ARTEAGA, jhonny)

 Shots: Post 12, Dominican (NY) 19

 Saves: Post 4 (AESCHLIMAN, Michael 4), Dominican (NY) 3 (KELLY, robert 3)

 CACC Championship Game

 Dominican wins CACC Title for third consecutive year.

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.