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CALDWELL MEN'S SOCCER SELECTED THIRD IN CACC PRESEASON POLL
8-12-08
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College men's soccer team was picked to finish
third in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's 2008 Preseason
Poll, released today. The Cougars, who took third in the conference
last season after posting a 6-1-2 mark, received 89 points in the
poll conducted by the league's 11 head coaches to rank behind
Wilmington University and Dominican College.
The Cougars, coached by Jamie Nash, finished the 2007
season 10-6-4 overall and advanced to the CACC Tournament semifinals for the
fifth straight year. Leading the team's 17 returning players from
last year is senior forward Chad
Bennett (Kingston, Jamaica/Campion), pictured, an all-CACC first team
selection who led the Cougars in scoring with 10 goals and
one assist for 21 points. Other seniors back for the upcoming season
include defenders Kagiso Rhenoster (Mafikeng, South Africa/Mmbatho)
and Kevoi Walters (Clarendon, Jamaica/Clarendon), forward
Luis Sartorio (Asuncion, Paraguay/St. Benedict's Prep) and
goalkeeper John Plaugic (Kearny, NJ/Kearny), who played every
minute of every game in goal last season while earning all-CACC
honorable mention.
Wilmington, which defeated the Cougars 1-0 in overtime in the
semifinals of the CACC Tournament en route to winning the title,
received four first-place votes and totaled 113 points to earn the
top spot in the Preseason Poll. Dominican garnered five first-places
votes and 107 points. Holy Family University, which lost to the
Wildcats in the final, received one first-place vote, as did
Philadelphia University, which joins the conference after
re-classifying to Division II from Division I.
The Cougars begin the 2008 season at the Southern New Hampshire
Tournament on Aug. 28 in Manchester, N.H.
2008 CACC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
| School | 2007 Records | Points | |
| 1. | Wilmington (4) | 12-5-2 (7-1-1) | 113 |
| 2. | Dominican (5) | 11-3-5 (8-0-1) | 107 |
| 3. | Caldwell | 10-6-4 (6-1-2) | 89 |
| 4. | Holy Family (1) | 14-7-2 (6-3) | 88 |
| 5. | Philadelphia (1) | 3-13-2 (1-3-1 ASC) | 72 |
| t-6. | Nyack | 6-10-3 (2-6-1) | 59 |
| t-6. | Post | 4-14-1 (3-5-1) | 59 |
| 8. | Felician | 3-14-3 (2-5-2) | 47 |
| 9. | Bloomfield | 3-12-3 (2-4-3) | 41 |
| 10. | Goldey-Beacom | 1-14-3 (1-5-3) | 27 |
| 11. | Chestnut Hill | 7-10-2 (1-8) | 24 |
() - First-place votes