2008 Woodie Awards
Bearcats want to be a contender
Joseph Cafarelli
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Sports
As they enter the midway point of the season, the Baruch men's soccer team appears to have fallen into a stride. Winners in two of their last three games, the Bearcats have seen notable performances come from different parts of their team.
The Bearcats' defense, anchored by senior captain Nick Shnayderman, has allowed only one goal in that three-game stretch, bringing the team's record to 2-2-3 at the time of this printing.
The Bearcats notched their first win of the season against CUNY opponent City Tech 3-0 on Sept. 20, in a game that was never in doubt. Freshman Dominick Cinquemani joined seniors Daniel Wright and Camilo Reyes in recording the three goals for Baruch, while goalkeeper Nelson DiBastiano recorded his first shutout of the season. Reyes' goal was his first in a season that has seen him hampered by a nagging hamstring injury.
Baruch followed the victory by playing even with another tough out of conference opponent, SUNY Maritime, on Sept. 22. The 1-1 double overtime tie ended with both goals scored before the seventh minute.
Cinquemani, named CUNY Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week the previous week, scored his third goal in as many games. Associate Head Coach Dima Kamenshchik describes Cinquemani as "a true scorer… he just finds a way to put the ball in the net, plain and simple."
Baruch got back to their winning ways behind another shutout from their all-conference goalkeeper DiBastiano in a 2-0 victory against City College of New York on Sept. 24. Baruch out shot the Beavers by a 25-7 margin, and got all the scoring they needed from junior midfielder Valiantsin Kirykovich, who scored two goals in the evening.
Baruch followed the victory with a 10 day lay-off before their next game, which Reyes sees as both a positive and a negative.
"Our next two conference games are against York and Brooklyn College, who are one and two in the conference [standings] right now," said Reyes. "The next two games will decide the regular season title."
Reyes added that the time off will allow the Bearcats to recuperate from some injuries. "Myself included… I couldn't have asked for a better time to get ten days off between games," he said.
The Bearcats will need to be healthy as they head towards the second half of the season. Five of their remaining nine matches are conference games, with a battle against 2007 CUNYAC Champions York College scheduled for Oct. 6.
At one point during this season, some people close to the team joked that they might end up breaking the NCAA record for the number of ties in a season, which is seven, but it seems the Bearcats have finally found their way into the wins column.
The Bearcats' defense, anchored by senior captain Nick Shnayderman, has allowed only one goal in that three-game stretch, bringing the team's record to 2-2-3 at the time of this printing.
The Bearcats notched their first win of the season against CUNY opponent City Tech 3-0 on Sept. 20, in a game that was never in doubt. Freshman Dominick Cinquemani joined seniors Daniel Wright and Camilo Reyes in recording the three goals for Baruch, while goalkeeper Nelson DiBastiano recorded his first shutout of the season. Reyes' goal was his first in a season that has seen him hampered by a nagging hamstring injury.
Baruch followed the victory by playing even with another tough out of conference opponent, SUNY Maritime, on Sept. 22. The 1-1 double overtime tie ended with both goals scored before the seventh minute.
Cinquemani, named CUNY Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week the previous week, scored his third goal in as many games. Associate Head Coach Dima Kamenshchik describes Cinquemani as "a true scorer… he just finds a way to put the ball in the net, plain and simple."
Baruch got back to their winning ways behind another shutout from their all-conference goalkeeper DiBastiano in a 2-0 victory against City College of New York on Sept. 24. Baruch out shot the Beavers by a 25-7 margin, and got all the scoring they needed from junior midfielder Valiantsin Kirykovich, who scored two goals in the evening.
Baruch followed the victory with a 10 day lay-off before their next game, which Reyes sees as both a positive and a negative.
"Our next two conference games are against York and Brooklyn College, who are one and two in the conference [standings] right now," said Reyes. "The next two games will decide the regular season title."
Reyes added that the time off will allow the Bearcats to recuperate from some injuries. "Myself included… I couldn't have asked for a better time to get ten days off between games," he said.
The Bearcats will need to be healthy as they head towards the second half of the season. Five of their remaining nine matches are conference games, with a battle against 2007 CUNYAC Champions York College scheduled for Oct. 6.
At one point during this season, some people close to the team joked that they might end up breaking the NCAA record for the number of ties in a season, which is seven, but it seems the Bearcats have finally found their way into the wins column.
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