RUTHERFORD, NJ - Dominican (N.Y.) College won the 2004 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's soccer championship on Saturday at Tryon Field. Dominican defeated No. 2 seed Wilmington (Del.) College, 3-0, in a penalty-kick shootout after playing to a 0-0 tie in the title game, hosted by Felician College.
Jill Smith, Margaret Denman and Stacey Ryan converted the first three kicks of the shootout for No. 4 seed Domincan (13-5-2). When Wilmington (16-2-2) missed on each of its first three attempts, the Lady Chargers had won the championship.
The Wildcats outshot Dominican, 22-6, on the day. The best chance of the game for either team was when Wilmington was awarded a penalty kick with 18 minutes, 52 seconds remaining in regulation. Charger keeper Jill Slesinski dove to her left to save the kick by Colby Bugda and keep the game scoreless. Slesinki made 10 saves on the afternoon and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Dominican last won the CACC women's soccer championship in 1998.
Wilmington keeper Chrissy Bevenour made four saves in her shutout. The tournament results and All-Tournament Team are listed below.
Monday, November 1
(3) Caldwell 3, (6) Felician 0
(4) Dominican 2, (5) Goldey-Beacom 1
Thursday, November 4
(at Tryon Field, Rutherford, N.J.)
Dominican 3, (1) Holy Family 2 (OT)
(2) Wilmington 0, Caldwell 0 (2OT)
Wilmington advances on penalty kicks, 4-3.
Saturday, November 6
(at Tryon Field, Rutherford, N.J.)
Dominican 0, Wilmington 0
Dominican wins championship on penalty kicks, 3-0.
2004 All-Tournament Team
Margaret Denman, Dominican
Candice O'Brien, Dominican
Stacey Ryan, Dominican
Jill Slesinski, Dominican*
Jill Smith, Dominican
Dana Ayers, Wilmington
Chrissy Bevenour, Wilmington
Christine Knight, Wilmington
Brook Delucca, Caldwell
Erica Marinho, Caldwell
Colleen Gregory, Holy Family
Brianne Redelheim, Holy Family
Makenzie Woods, Felician
Kristin Johnson, Goldey-Beacom
*Tournament MVP