ORANGEBURG, N.Y. - Sophomore forward
Matheus Sousa (Cuiaba, Brazil) scored two goals in the opening 10 minutes to lead Dominican College (6-3-0, 4-2-0) to a 4-1 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Goldey-Beacom College (5-5-0, 4-2-0) at the Dominican College Soccer Field on Sunday afternoon.
Sousa gave the Chargers a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute when he scored off a corner kick from senior forward
Mark Grant (Tokyo, Japan) before adding another marker just over a minute later on an eight-yard shot.
In the 55th minute, the Lightning trimmed the margin to 2-1 when freshman midfielder
Artur Zvinchuk (Bonn, Germany) took a pass from senior forward
Luiz Ristow (Joinville, Brazil) and scored the first goal of his college career.
But, the Chargers answered in the 59th minute when Grant scored on a five-yard shot off an assist from junior midfielder
Cesar Filho (Petropolis, Brazil) and scored his second goal of the year.
In the 71st minute, senior midfielder
Manuel Valencia (New Rochelle H.S./New Rochelle, N.Y.) converted a penalty kick to increase the Chargers' lead to 4-1.
The Chargers outshot Goldey-Beacom by an 11-3 margin, holding the Lightning to their lowest shot total in a game this season.
What's Ahead for the LightningThursday, Oct. 9 vs. East Stroudsburg · 4 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Felician (Homecoming) · 2 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
Tuesday, Oct. 14 vs. Wilmington · 3:30 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
