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MEN'S SOCCER SELECTED FOR NCAA DII TOURNAMENT
November 9, 2010

MEN'S SOCCER SELECTED FOR NCAA DII TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, NY (11/9/10) The Dominican College men's soccer team has received their fourth bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament as was announced by the NCAA last night.

Orangeburg, NY (11/9/10)  The Dominican College men's soccer team has received their fourth bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament as was announced by the NCAA last night.

The Chargers, who finished the regular season with a 12-3-5 overall record, won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Championship last Saturday, winning their third shootout of the tournament 4-2 over Bloomfield College.

Dominican will travel to Dowling College which is one of two sites for the Super Region 1 and will take on Southern Connecticut State University on Friday, November 12th at 1pm on Golden Lions Field.

Dowling will then go on to face the winner of that match on Sunday, November 14th at 1pm.  

The winner of Sunday's match faces the winner of the other Super Region 1 site which includes Southern New Hampshire University, Bloomfield College, and Franklin Pierce University.  Franklin Pierce, who holds the top spot in the latest NSCAA national rankings, came to Golden Lions Field on September 7th of this year as Dowling took a 1-0 win over the Ravens. 

The National Semifinals and Final will be held on December 2 and December 4 in Louisville, KY as part of the NCAA Division II Fall Festival.

Admission for each day of the Super Region will be $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students with I.D. and senior citizends and $ 2.00 for children ages 2-12.  Children under the age of 2 shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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.