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WILMINGTON, Del. - If the last two weeks are any indication, Goldey-Beacom College men's soccer coach Ryan Dixon might want to consider playing all of his games on Sundays.

For the second straight Sunday, the Lightning (2-2-0, 1-0-0) posted a shutout by earning a 2-0 victory over Caldwell University (2-2-0, 0-1-0) in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener for both teams at Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field.

After a scoreless first half, senior forward Luiz Ristow (Joinville, Brazil) gave Goldey-Beacom a 1-0 lead when he scored his second goal of the season off an assist from junior defender Daniel Bennett (Arthur P. Schalick H.S./Pittsgrove, N.J.) in the 54th minute.

Just over 12 minutes later, freshman forward Fernando Sanchez (Madrid, Spain) upped the advantage to 2-0 when he recorded his third goal of the season after receiving a pass from freshman midfielder Manuel Berto (Valencia, Spain).

Led by freshman goalkeeper Marcus Arrvidsson (Taby, Sweden), the Lightning limited Caldwell to three shots in the match.

Quick Strikes
· The Lightning have outshot their opponents in all four matches this season, including a 17-3 margin against Caldwell on Sunday afternoon.
· Goldey-Beacom has scored first in three of its four matches this season.
· Sunday's match was the 15th all-time meeting between the Lightning and the Cougars ... The series is now tied at 7-7-1 after the Lightning snapped a three-match losing streak against their CACC rival.
· Sanchez has scored a goal in three of the Lightning's four matches this year.

What's Ahead for the Lightning
Tuesday, Sept. 16 vs. Philadelphia University · 4 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Post University · 2 p.m. · Memorial Stadium (Waterbury, Conn.)
Thursday, Sept. 24 at University of Pittsburgh Johnstown · 4 p.m. · Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field (Johnstown, Pa.)