Box Score
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Caldwell College men's soccer team lost a hard-fought, non-conference game at Mercy College, 2-1 in double overtime Thursday afternoon at Mavericks Field. The defeat is the sixth in a row for the Cougars, who fall to 4-8 on the season. The Mavericks, who are ranked fifth in the latest NSCAA East Region rankings, improve to 8-2-1 with the win.
Andrew Levy put Mercy on top, 1-0 with a goal in the 39th minute. Caldwell battled for the equalizer, and the Cougars' efforts were rewarded in the 82nd minute. Freshman forward
Haakon Sulheim (Lillehammer, Norway/Lillehammer) volleyed home a corner kick from junior forward
Evan Teitelbaum (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) to tie the score at 1-1. The goal is Sulheim's team-leading ninth of the year.
The game remained tied through the end of regulation and the first 10-minute overtime period. Six minutes into the second extra session, Ransmond Aboagye knocked in a pass from Roberto Dashi for the game-winning goal.
The loss came in the fourth overtime game of the season for the Cougars, who are 2-2 in those games. Sophomore goalkeeper
Michael Hartmann (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) registered three saves for Caldwell, while Nick Papas made six saves for the Mavericks.
Caldwell hosts Molloy College in a non-conference game on Saturday, Oct. 12, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Caldwell Field.
CC – 0 1 0 0 – 1
MC – 1 0 0 1 – 2
Scoring Summary: 1. MC – Andrew Levy (Michael Ledesma), 38:56. 2. CC –
Haakon Sulheim 9 (
Evan Teitelbaum), 81:31. 3. MC – Ransmond Aboagye (Roberto Dashi), 106:07.
Shots: CC – 13; MC – 21
Saves: CC –
Michael Hartmann 3; MC – Nick Papas 6
Corners: CC – 7; MC – 4
Fouls: CC – 3; MC - 18
Offsides: CC – 0; MC – 4
Cautions: CC – Barros (54:33); MC – Aboagye (6:46), Gatti (77:26)
Ejections: CC – none; MC – Tran (37:25)