CALDWELL, N.J. -- Caldwell women's soccer has earned the #2 seed in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament and will host seventh-seeded Chestnut Hill on Monday at 1 p.m. at Caldwell Athletic Field, the league announced today.
The Cougars finished the regular season at 9-2 in conference play, good for 27 points in the 12-team table and their most wins in league play since going 9-3 in 2016, when they won the CACC Championship. Caldwell's 11-4-1 overall record represents the most victories since a 12-win campaign in  2018, another league championship squad.
In the head-to-head matchup with Chestnut Hill on October 26 in Philadelphia, senior forward
Melissa Martinez (Elizabeth, N.J.) scored the game-winner in the 64th minute in a 3-1 Cougars triumph.
The Cougars are paced offensively by junior forward
Taina Gervais (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti) with 13 goals and four assists for 30 points. Martinez (9-7-25), and junior forward
Rosio Cardenas (Forked River, N.J.) (5-2-12). Freshman midfielder
Melissa Pires  (Elizabeth, N.J.) (4-1-9), freshman forward
Ana Maria Pinzon (Medellin, Colombia) (1-6-8) and senior forward
Kayla Willis (Union, N.J.) (3-0-6) have also been prolific scorers.
Junior goalkeeper
Ariana Gaminara (Las Vegas) has been dominant in net, posting a 0.66 GAA and 89 saves.
The winner of the Caldwell-Chestnut Hill matchup will face the winner of #3 Wilmington vs. #6 Dominican on Thursday. If Caldwell wins, the contest will be at Caldwell Athletic Field. Should Chestnut Hill win, the semifinal game would be played at the Dominican-Wilmington winner's home pitch.
2024 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Seeding
1. Jefferson
2. Caldwell
3. Wilmington
4. Georgian Court
5. Bridgeport
6. Dominican
7. Chestnut Hill
8. Holy Family
Schedule
Quarterfinals (Monday, Nov. 11, at Sites of Highest Seeds)
#8 Holy Family at #1 Jefferson (1 p.m.)
#5 Bridgeport at #4 Georgian Court (1 p.m.)
#7 Chestnut Hill at #2 Caldwell (1 p.m.)
#6 Dominican at #3 Wilmington (1 p.m.)
Semifinals (Thursday, Nov. 14, at Sites of Highest Seeds)
Jeff/HFU Winner vs. GCU/UB Winner (1 p.m.)
Caldwell/CHC Winner vs. WilmU/DomU Winner (1 p.m.)
Championship Final (Sunday, Nov. 17, at Wilmington University)
Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner (1 p.m.)
