MEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS CONCORDIA COLLEGE

September 16, 2009

MEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (9/16/09) The Dominican College men's soccer team, ranked 17th nationally and 2nd regionally in the latest NCAA/NSCAA Rankings, defeated the visiting Clippers of Concordia College, 3-1 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) soccer action at the DC Soccer Field.

Orangeburg, NY (9/16/09) The Dominican College men's soccer team, ranked 17th nationally and 2nd regionally in the latest NCAA/NSCAA Rankings, defeated the visiting Clippers of Concordia College, 3-1 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) soccer action at the DC Soccer Field.

Senior forward Joe Wright (Stratford-Upon-Avon, England) tallied his team leading seventh goal of the season at 11:52 off the corner kick pass from Diego Barahona (Stamford, CT). DC took a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute of action as sophomore midfielder John Langdon (Bellport, NY) scored his first goal of the season off the double dish from Pedro De Araujo (Capinas-SP, Brazil) and sophomore Alan Heavey (Huntington Station, NY).

The Clippers got on the board in the 66th minute of play as freshman forward Alessandro Persampieri (Tuckahoe, NY) netted a goal off the pass from Xhovano Dardha (Detroit, MI) to cut the Charger lead to 2-1.

Dominican regained a two goal advantage at 69:22 when freshman forward Alex MacDonald (High Wycombe, England) netted his first collegiate goal off a nice pass from Wright to lead the Chargers to the 3-1 victory.

Charger goalie Brandon Heembrock (Ottawa, Canada) made two saves in the win.

Clipper keeper Will Camerlingo (Blairstown, NJ) had one save in the loss.

With the victory Dominican improves to 5-0-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the CACC, while Concordia falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they travel to Goldey-Beacom College in CACC action. Game time is set for 3pm.

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.