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XAVIER'S LATE GOAL LIFTS CHARGERS OVER COUGARS IN CACC OPENER
September 17, 2025

XAVIER'S LATE GOAL LIFTS CHARGERS OVER COUGARS IN CACC OPENER

Box Score

Caldwell, N.J. (9/17/25) The Dominican University New York men's soccer team edged the Cougars of Caldwell University this afternoon 2-1 in the CACC opener.

Sophomore forward Matheus Xavier netted the game winner in the 87th minute to secure the first win of the season and first conference win for the Chargers. 

Goalkeeper David Arteaga recorded his first win of the season in net for the Chargers and recorded four saves. 

The Cougars goalkeeper, Justin Talbot, made seven saves but suffered the loss. 

The Chargers jumped in front 1-0 after Eyob McFarland scored the game's first goal in the 23rd minute. Xavier assisted on the DU opening goal. 

The score remained 1-0 until the middle of the second half in the 73rd minute when Hakon Rake tied the game after a double assist by Justin Talbot and Emilio Segovia. 

Later in the second half, as the final minutes were ticking down, Xavier took a pass from Jackson Martinez  and connected for the game winning goal in the 87th minute to lift the Chargers over the Cougars. 

Shots in the game were locked at 14 a piece and the Cougars held the edge in corner kicks 2-1. 

The Chargers return home this Saturday when they host the Wildcats of Wilmington University at 2:30 PM on O'Brien Field.

 

 

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.