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November 15, 2006

Three Charger Soccer Players Named To Daktronics All-New England Region Teams

Blauvelt, NY (11/15/06) Three Dominican College men’s soccer players were named to the 2006 Daktronics All-New England Region Teams which were released yesterday. Juniors Ryan Clancy and Joe Ruesgan were named to the First Team, while goalkeeper Robert Kelly received Second Team honors.

Three Charger Soccer Players Named To Daktronics All-New England Region Teams 

Blauvelt, NY (11/15/06)      Three Dominican College men's soccer players were named to the 2006 Daktronics All-New England Region Teams which were released yesterday.  Juniors Ryan Clancy and Joe Ruesgan were named to the First Team, while goalkeeper Robert Kelly received Second Team honors.

 Clancy, a native of Pine Bush, NY, led the Chargers in both goals (9) and assists (12) this season.  He was named to the All-CACC First Team for the second straight year and also to the All-CACC Tournament Team for the third straight year.  He was the CACC Tournament MVP for the second time in his career after scoring the game winning goal against Post University in the CACC Championship game.  Clancy is also one of this year's team captains and started in all 19 games this season. He ranked first in the CACC in game-winning goals and assists, second in points and fifth in goals

 Ruesgan, who hails from Campbeltown, Scotland, was a key component of the Charger defense who posted eight shut outs this year.  He scored three goals and had five assists on the season and was named to the All-CACC First Team and to the All-CACC Tournament Team.  He started every game this season and was a team captain.

 Kelly, the starting keeper for the last two seasons, is from Kearny, NJ.  He started every game in goal this season and had an 0.93 goals against average.  He was ranked first in the CACC in goals against average, ninth in saves, eighth in goals against average and first in shut outs.

The Chargers posted a 12-4-3 record this season after wining their third consecutive CACC Title.  They were ranked third in the New-England Region and #22 in the country before falling to #13 Southern Connecticut State University, 2-1 in the NCAA New England Regional Semi-Final game.

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.