CALDWELL, N.J. - Junior midfielder Danny Wilhelm (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional) scored his first goal of the season in the 86th minute to give Caldwell College a 1-0 victory over Nyack College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's soccer match Wednesday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The win marked the first conference victory for the Cougars, who are 1-1-1 in the CACC and 4-2-1 overall. Nyack drops its first CACC match of the season, and are now 2-5 overall.

Wilhelm's tally came after a free kick by sophomore Jorge Ibarcena (Lima, Peru) was blocked in front of the goal. Wilhelm pounced on the rebound and buried his shot from six yards out for the game's only goal.

Just minutes before the deciding goal, Nyack had a scoring chance off of a free kick from 20 yards out, but Elvis Langa's shot was deflected by the Caldwell wall. The Warriors also had an outstanding opportunity in the 52nd minute, when Juan Andres Martinez blasted a shot from 20 yards out. But junior goalkeeper Mike Turdo (West Paterson, NJ/Passaic Valley) made the save to keep Nyack off the scoreboard.

The Cougars had a scoring chance of their own in the 70th minute, when junior Kevin Libbos (Ontario, Canada/Glengarry) hit a hard shot that was saved by Nyack's Robert Renuart. The rebound went right to Ibarcena, whose first-time shot went over the open goal. The Cougars out-shot the Warriors 18-11 for the game.

Turdo finished with five saves for his third shutout of the season. Renuart made four saves for Nyack.

The Cougars, who are ranked ninth in the New England Region by the NSCAA, return to action Thursday, Sept. 30, when they play at Concordia College in Bronxville, N.Y. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.

CC - 0 1 - 1

NC - 0 0 - 0

Scoring Summary: 1. CC - Danny Wilhelm 1 (Ibarcena), 85:41.

Shots: CC - 18; NC - 11

Saves: Turdo, CC - 5; Renuart, NC - 4

Corner Kicks: CC - 7; NC - 3

Fouls: CC - 18; NC - 15

Offsides: CC - 11; NC - 0

Yellow Cards: CC - Stempinski (88:55); NC - Adu (56:15); Guerra (77:25); Conway (88:05)