CALDWELL, N.J. -- The Caldwell University women's soccer squad will take on the University of Bridgeport in the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday at noon at Caldwell Athletic Field.
Tickets for the game are $10 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and children over three. No complimentary tickets are issued as this is a CACC sponsored postseason event.
The Cougars, seeded No. 2 after an 8-1-2 CACC record and 11-2-4 overall mark, are paced offensively by senior forward
Taina Gervais (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) with a team-high 27 points (nine goals, nine assists), tied for second in the CACC and senior forward
Rosio Cardenas (Forked River, N.J.), leading CACC with 11 goals and 26 points. Sophomore midfielder
Melissa Pires (Elizabeth, N.J.) (three goals, six assists, 12 pts), soph forward
Bella Noble (Staten Island, N.Y.) (4-3-11), graduate forward
Lexi Peto (Toms River, N.J.) (4-2-10), sophomore forward
Ana Pinzon (Medellín, Colombia) (4-1-9), Sophomore defender
Ayla Fraser (Passaic, N.J.) (2-2-6) and sophomore forward
Valerie Monge (North Plainfield, N.J.) (2-0-4) have multiple goals for CU.
Senior GK
Ariana Gaminara (Las Vegas) (10-2-4, 1.40 GAA) is the program's all-time leader in wins (35), shutouts (24), GAA (0.93) and save pct. (0.828)
Caldwell advanced to the CACC Championship Finals last year and has won three crowns (2013, 2016, 2018).
Bridgeport (4-5-2 CACC, 4-8-5 overall) earned four points in its last two games, including a win over Dominican on Tuesday, to earn the No. 7 seed. Luiza Macedo, twin sister Manuela Macedo and Emily Zelayandia scored and Marit Blom posted the clean sheet in the 3-0 clincher. Luiza Macedo leads UB with 12 points (4 goals, 4 assists), Chloe Oudin has 10 (4 goals, 2 assists) and Lily Rodriguez has accumulated nine (3 goals, 3 assists). UB has split the GK starts, with Angelina Griva (2-2-2, 1.00 in six starts), Blom (2-1-2, 1.00 in five) and Sky Hernandez (0-5-1, 2.33 in six) dividing the time
The teams played a fantastic game here on Sept. 24, with CU earning a 2-1 win.
Saturday's winner takes on the winner of #3 Chestnut Hill vs. #6 Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday at 1 p.m., with the Nov 15 championship at Post Univ.
