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Soccer CACC Tournaments 2023
Caldwell's spots are set for the CACC Soccer Tournaments

Women's Soccer

Caldwell Soccer Slots Set For CACC Championships

Third-Seeded Women Host Georgian Court Sunday, No. 6 Seed Men Visit Bridgeport Monday

CALDWELL, N.J.--The seeds are set and both Caldwell soccer teams know their opponents and locations for the upcoming CACC Women's and Men's Soccer Championships beginning with quarterfinal play at home sites of the top four seeds in each tournament.

The women, under the direction of first-hear Caldwell head coach Sammy Adjei earned the #3 seed with five wins and five draws in 11 CACC contests, including points in their last six games and two big wins last week to secure the home date vs. Georgian Court, a team they played to a 1-1 draw in Lakewood, N.J., last month.

The Cougars (7-3-5 overall, 5-1-5 CACC) are paced by graduate Sarah Costanza (Morris Plains, N.J.), who is tied for second in the league with 10 goals and third with 22 points. Junior Melissa Martinez (Elizabeth, N.J.) has five goals and three assists for 13 points and soph Rosio Cardenas (Forked River, N.J.) has three goals and an assist. 

The Caldwell defense, which has allowed the fewest goals (14) of any team in the league, is led by soph GK Ariana Gaminara (Las Vegas), whose .848 save percentage leads the league, senior Isabella Tabja (Caracas, Venezuela), senior Megan Feehan (Point Pleasant, N.J.), freshman Lea-Sophie Mashing (Salzburg, Austria) and junior Isabella Vitella (Roseland, N.J.).

The Caldwell men (9-5-1, 5-5-1 CACC) earned the #6 seed and have been near the top of the league all year, ending up sixth in a tight race that has just a few points separating the #2-6 seeds. They will take on #3 Bridgeport on Monday at 1 p.m. in Bridgeport, Conn. The nine wins are the most for the program since 2014 and second most since 2008.

Offensively, second-year Head Coach Evan Marques' squad is led by the prolific trio of graduate Andre Vieira (Union, N.J.) and senior Israel Dos Santos Neto (Salvador Bahia, Brazil), both tied for second in the CACC with 10 goals, and senior Murilo DeOliveira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), whose 13 assists top the conference and rank third nationally.

Quarterfinal winners will meet in Bridgeport in Friday's (Nov. 10) semifinals (women 10 a.m./1 p.m., men 4 p.m./7 p.m.), with the Final set for Sunday, Nov. 12 (women 11 a.m., men 2 p.m.).

Follow all the action on the CACC Network for live broadcasts and CACCAthletics.org for statcasts.
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Players Mentioned

Sarah Costanza

#10 Sarah Costanza

F
5' 8"
Graduate Student
MBA
Megan Feehan

#14 Megan Feehan

D
5' 7"
Senior
Psychology
Isabella Tabja

#6 Isabella Tabja

D
5' 6"
Senior
Business Administration
Isabella Vitella

#22 Isabella Vitella

D
5' 3"
Junior
Communications & Media Studies
Rosio Cardenas

#5 Rosio Cardenas

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Health Science
Ariana Gaminara

#1 Ariana Gaminara

GK
5' 6"
Sophomore
Psychology
Andre Vieira

#9 Andre Vieira

F
6' 0"
Graduate Student
MBA
Murilo DeOliveira

#7 Murilo DeOliveira

M
5' 7"
Senior
Business Administration
Israel  Dos Santos Neto

#10 Israel Dos Santos Neto

F
6' 0"
Senior
Business Administration
Melissa Martinez

#8 Melissa Martinez

F
5' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sarah Costanza

#10 Sarah Costanza

5' 8"
Graduate Student
MBA
F
Megan Feehan

#14 Megan Feehan

5' 7"
Senior
Psychology
D
Isabella Tabja

#6 Isabella Tabja

5' 6"
Senior
Business Administration
D
Isabella Vitella

#22 Isabella Vitella

5' 3"
Junior
Communications & Media Studies
D
Rosio Cardenas

#5 Rosio Cardenas

5' 7"
Sophomore
Health Science
F
Ariana Gaminara

#1 Ariana Gaminara

5' 6"
Sophomore
Psychology
GK
Andre Vieira

#9 Andre Vieira

6' 0"
Graduate Student
MBA
F
Murilo DeOliveira

#7 Murilo DeOliveira

5' 7"
Senior
Business Administration
M
Israel  Dos Santos Neto

#10 Israel Dos Santos Neto

6' 0"
Senior
Business Administration
F
Melissa Martinez

#8 Melissa Martinez

5' 2"
Junior
F