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Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
September 11, 2021

MEN'S SOCCER EARNS FIRST WIN OF 2021 SEASON

New Haven, Conn. (9/11/21) The Dominican College men’s soccer team earned their first win of the 2021 season.

Box Score

New Haven, Conn. (9/11/21) The Dominican College men's soccer team earned their first win of the 2021 season.

DC defeated the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University by a score of 2-1 to improve to 1-2 overall. 

Goalkeeper Lucas Silva Pereria (Divinopolis-MG, Brazil) recorded five saves in the win. 

The game was scoreless through most of the first half until DC struck first when Nicholas Julien (Spring Valley, N.Y.) scored for the 1-0 lead. 

DC held the 1-0 lead until the 69:55 mark when Matthew Jaansalu tied the game off of an assist from teammate Juan Avila. 

Dominican regained the lead when Antonio Zhu Sanchez (Alfafar Valencia, Spain) scored off a pass from Maximino Casares Martinez (Valladolid, Spain) at 77:45. 

DC held onto the lead to secure their first victory of the season. 

The Chargers will be back in action on Wednesday, September 15th when they return home to host non-conference opponent The College of Staten Island at 2:00 PM.

 

 

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.