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THREE MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED TO 2009 DAKTRONICS, INC EAST REGION SECOND TEAM
November 17, 2009

THREE MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED TO 2009 DAKTRONICS, INC EAST REGION SECOND TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (11/17/09) Dominican College men's soccer players, Joe Wright, Clifton Huxtable and Brandon Heembrock have all been named to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc East Region Second Team as was announced today.

Orangeburg, NY (11/17/09)  Dominican College men's soccer players, Joe Wright, Clifton Huxtable and Brandon Heembrock have all been named to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc East Region Second Team as was announced today.

Voting was powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM and conducted among sports information directors at NCAA Division II institutions that are members of the Central Atlantic Collegiate (CACC), East Coast and Northeast 10 Conferences.

Wright, a senior forward from Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, led the team and ranked second in the CACC with 16 goals on the year.  He also leads the team and ranks second in the conference in points (36), third in the CACC points per game (2.00) and goals per game (0.84).  He led the team with 67 shots this season and ranked fourth in the CACC, while being ranked second in the conference with five game-winning goals.  Wright's  recently earned his third consecutive appearance on the All-CACC First Team and this is his third appearance on the Daktronics East Region Second Team.

Huxtable, a junior defender who hails from Toronto, Ontario, has started all 19 games this season.  He is a crucial part of a Charger defense that has allowed just 16 goals all season and has helped the team record six shutouts this year.  He recently earned his first appearance on the All-CACC First Team.

Heembrock, a sophomore keeper from Ottawa, Canada, has started all 19 games in the net this season.  He led the conference in save percentage (.869) and shutouts (6) and finished second in goals against average (0.82).  He ranked third in saves (106) and fourth in saves per game (5.58).  He was named to the All-CACC First Team this season after earning All-CACC Second Team honors in 2008.

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.