Box Score
NEWARK, Del. – Senior midfielder
Carissa Strye (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) scored the game's only goal to lift the Caldwell College women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia in the semifinals of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at Wilmington University. The win puts the Cougars (12-5-2) into the CACC championship game for the first time in the program's 16-year history.
The game remained scoreless into the second half, when junior midfielder
Ashlee Paknis (Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg.) was fouled about 25 yards straight out from the Rams' goal. Strye's left-footed shot spun off the goalkeeper's hands and into the goal for a 1-0 Caldwell lead. The Cougar defense held strong the rest of the game, turning away any scoring chances Philadelphia was able to generate. Junior goalkeeper
Robin Franchi (Sewell, NJ/Deptford) was outstanding, recording four saves for her sixth shutout of the season and second of the tournament. Courtney Shaw had three saves for the Rams (7-10-3).
The game marked the fourth time Caldwell and Philadelphia have met in the tournament and the first time the Cougars came out on top. The win avenged last year's 2-1 loss to the Rams in the CACC semifinals.
Caldwell will meet top-seeded Holy Family University in the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Wilmington University Athletic Complex in Newark, Del. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament. There will be a fan bus that will take fans to Saturday's championship game. The bus departs at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call Caldwell Athletics at 973-618-3260.
CC – 0 1 – 1
PU – 0 0 – 0
Scoring Summary: 1. CC –
Carissa Strye 3 (unassisted), 52:26.
Shots: CC – 6; PU – 9
Saves: CC –
Robin Franchi 4; PU – Courtney Shaw 3
Corners: CC – 4; PU – 2
Fouls: CC – 5; PU – 14
Offsides: CC – 0; PU – 2
CACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Quarterfinals – Nov. 5
No. 1 Holy Family 2, No. 8 Wilmington 1
No. 5 Dominican 2, No. 4 Nyack 0
No. 2 Caldwell 4, No. 7 Bloomfield 0
No. 6 Philadelphia 3, No. 3 Georgian Court 0
Semifinals – Nov. 7, Newark, Del.
No. 1 Holy Family 1, No. 5 Dominican 0
No. 2 Caldwell 1, No. 6 Philadelphia 0
Finals – Nov. 9, Newark, Del.
No. 1 Holy Family vs. No. 2 Caldwell, 1:30 p.m.
