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Caldwell Women's Soccer Falls To Dominican, 2-0
October 3, 2006

Caldwell Women's Soccer Falls To Dominican, 2-0

Caldwell, N.J. - Kelly Egan-Thorpe scored a pair of first-half goals to lead Dominican College to a 2-0 win over Caldwell College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's soccer match Tuesday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The loss drops the Cougars to 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the conference, while the Lady Chargers improve to 3-8-2, 2-3-1 CACC.

Box Score

Caldwell Women's Soccer Falls To Dominican, 2-0

Courtesy of Matt McLagan, SID at Caldwell College

Caldwell, NJ    Kelly Egan-Thorpe (New Paltz, NY)  scored a pair of first-half goals to lead Dominican College to a 2-0 win over Caldwell College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's soccer match Tuesday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The loss drops the Cougars to 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the conference, while the Lady Chargers improve to 3-8-2, 2-3-1 CACC.

 An unusual series of plays led to the first goal of the game. With a Dominican player apparently hurt on the field, Caldwell knocked the ball out of bounds on their side of midfield to allow for the injured player to be attended to. Instead of throwing the ball in to Caldwell as is customary, the Lady Chargers quickly played the ball and attacked, sending Egan-Thorpe in alone on a breakaway. Egan-Thorpe capitalized on the communication mix-up, scoring in the 12th minute for a 1-0 lead. She scored her second goal of the game in the 27th minute, dribbling up the middle through the Caldwell defense and beating senior goalkeeper Richelle Morse (Mount Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley) with a blast from 18 yards.

Dominican's good fortune continued into the second half. Shots by sophomore midfielder Samantha Rinks (Corinth, TX/Billy Ryan), and juniors Danielle Shovlin (Allentown, NJ/Notre Dame), pictured, and Carla Bleiler (Galloway Twp., NJ/Absegami) hit the post, and a rocket by Bleiler from 25 yards out in the 62nd minute clanged off the crossbar. Bleiler also had a shot deflect off Dominican goalkeeper Valentina Sturchio (Stewartsville, NJ), ricochet off the post and back to Sturchio, keeping the Cougars off the scoreboard. Caldwell held a 13-6 advantage in shots for the game.

Morse recorded two saves, both in the first half, for the Cougars, while Sturchio made four saves for the shutout.

The Chargers are back in action on Thursday October 12 when they host Nyack College at 3:30 pm.
 

CC - 0 0 - 0

DC - 2 0 - 2

Scoring Summary: 1. DC - Kelly Egan-Thorpe (unassisted), 11:30. 2. DC - Egan-Thorpe (unassisted), 26:48.

Shots: CC - 13; DC - 6

Saves: CC - Richelle Morse 2; DC - Valentina Sturchio 4

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.