CALDWELL, N.J. - In his final regular-season home game, senior defender Matt Broderick (West Keansburg, NJ/Raritan) scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute to break a 1-1 tie and give the Caldwell College men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Holy Family University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference clash Saturday afternoon at Caldwell Field. With the win, the Cougars move to 6-1-1 in the conference (9-5-3 overall) with one game to play. The Tigers fall to 11-7-1, 6-3 CACC.

Sophomore midfielder Justin Miller (Monroe, NJ/Monroe) gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead when his shot from 12 yards out found the back of the net in the 16th minute. Six minutes later, Holy Family's Matt Kocher headed home a free kick from Ed Szambelak to tie the game at 1-1. The two teams battled back and forth with neither squad able to gain an advantage. Then with under six minutes to play, junior defender Kagiso Rhenoster (Mafikeng, South Africa/Mmbatho) won a loose ball on the left side and passed it to Broderick, who dribbled a few feet before blasting a shot from 25 yards out into the upper right corner of the goal. It was Broderick's third goal of the season.

The Tigers were forced to play with 10 men after a player received two yellow cards in the 72nd minute. Another Holy Family player was sent off less than a minute after Broderick's goal, leaving the Tigers with just nine players for the final 5:35.

Junior goalkeeper John Plaugic (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) recorded two saves for Caldwell, while his counterpart, Benjamin Roller, stopped five shots for the Tigers. The Cougars held a 17-8 advantage in shots and took seven corner kicks to two for Holy Family.

The match marked the final home game for Caldwell seniors Broderick, defenders Andrew Fraser (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's) and Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru), and midfielder Nicholas Harriott (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Campion).

The Cougars wrap up CACC play with a game at Felician College on Oct. 25. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. at Tryon Field in Rutherford, N.J.
 

HFU - 1 0 - 1

CC - 1 1 - 2

Scoring Summary: 1. CC - Justin Miller 3 (Luis Sartorio), 15:03. 2. HFU - Matt Kocher (Ed Szambelak), 20:59. 3. CC - Matt Broderick 3 (Kagiso Rhenoster), 84:10. 

Shots: CC - 17; HFU - 8

Saves: CC - John Plaugic 2; HFU - Benjamin Roller 5

Corners: CC - 7; HFU - 2

Fouls: CC - 12; HFU - 16

Offsides: CC - 2; HFU - 1

Cautions: CC - Carlsson (68:13), Harriott (71:19); HFU - Hordijenko (31:32), Latronica (71:19), O'Neil (84:25)
Ejections: CC - none; HFU - Latronica (71:19), O'Neil (84:25)