NYACK, N.Y. - Senior forward Uke Dauti (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) scored twice, and freshman midfielder Justin Miller (Monroe, NJ/Monroe) recorded two assists as the Caldwell College men's soccer team defeated Nyack College, 3-1 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Tuesday afternoon at Mosely Field. The Cougars are now 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while the Warriors drop to 1-4, 0-1 CACC.

Nyack put the Cougars down 1-0 with an unassisted goal by Eric Martinez in the 25th minute. But four minutes later, Dauti netted the equalizer when junior midfielder Nicholas Harriott (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Campion) raced down the left side and passed the ball to Dauti. Dauti, last year's leading scorer with 16 goals, beat Nyack goalkeeper Jack Carillo to his left with a left-footed blast that found the right side of the goal for his first tally of the season.
 
The game remained tied until halftime, but the Cougars wasted little time in scoring what would be the game-winning goal. Miller collected a loose ball and lofted a crossing pass into the penalty area, where sophomore forward Chad Bennett (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion) headed the ball into the goal. The freshman Miller then connected with Dauti in the 78th minute with a pass up that middle that sprung Dauti in alone on the goalkeeper. Dauti put a shot into the right side of the goal for his second of the game and a 3-1 Caldwell lead.

Sophomore goalkeeper John Plaugic (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) made a season-high six saves to preserve the win for Caldwell, while Carillo made seven saves for Nyack. The Cougars out-shot the Warriors 14-12 for the game.

Next up for Caldwell is a CACC match with Post University in the Cougars' home-opener on Saturday, Sept. 9. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m. at Caldwell Field, with the women's game against the College of St. Rose to follow at 2:00 p.m.
 

NC - 0 0 - 0

CC - 1 1 - 2

Scoring Summary: 1. NC - Eric Martinez 1 (unassisted), 24:01. 2. CC - Uke Dauti 1 (Nicholas Harriott), 28:28. 3. CC - Chad Bennett 1 (Justin Miller), 46:48. 4. CC - Dauti 2 (Miller), 77:12.

Shots: CC - 14; NC - 12

Saves: CC - John Plaugic 6; NC - Jack Carillo 7

Corners: CC - 6; NC - 4

Fouls: CC - 25; NC - 11

Offsides: CC - 4; NC - 1

Cautions: CC - Jiras (51:56), Walker (81:22); NC - Oduro (24:32), Thornton (77:12)