Box Score
CALDWELL, N.J. – Junior forward
Evan Teitelbaum (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 72nd minute to lift the Caldwell College men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Georgian Court University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Saturday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The win gives the Cougars a 7-9-1 record overall and a 4-6-1 mark in the conference. The Lions, who are in their first season as an intercollegiate program, are 5-11-1, 2-8-1 CACC.
With the score tied at 1-1, sophomore midfielder
Christian Castro (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) dribbled down the left side and crossed the ball past the Lions' goal. Junior midfielder
Yousef Elhusseini (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) headed the ball back across the face of the goal to Teitelbaum, who headed the ball home for a 2-1 lead.
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead on a goal by freshman forward
Haakon Sulheim (Lillehammer, Norway/Lillehammer), who headed in a long throw-in from Elhusseini in the 17th minute. The goal is Sulheim's CACC-leading 16th of the season. Less than a minute into the second half, Ben Vergara scored on a scramble inside the Cougars' penalty area to tie the game at 1-1.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Michael Hartmann (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) tallied four saves in goal for Caldwell, while Rylan Gentil made six saves for Georgian Court.
The Cougars, who are tied with Nyack College for the eighth and final spot in the CACC Tournament, wrap up the regular season with a CACC game at Felician College on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The game starts at 3:00 p.m. in Lyndhurst, N.J.
CC – 1 1 – 2
GCU – 0 1 – 1
Scoring Summary: 1. CC –
Haakon Sulheim 16 (
Yousef Elhusseini), 16:19. 2. GCU – Ben Vergara 4 (Thomas DeNoville), 45:55. 3. CC –
Evan Teitelbaum 1 (Elhusseini), 71:29.
Shots: CC – 15; GCU – 13
Saves: CC –
Michael Hartmann 4; GCU – Rylan Gentil 6
Corners: CC – 3; GCU – 1
Fouls: CC – 20; GCU – 12
Offsides: CC – 3; GCU – 4
Cautions: CC – Elhusseini (74:29); GCU – Peters (67:41), Glover (74:29)