2005 Men's Soccer Notes
December 2, 2005
8 players named to All Conference team, Brooks honored as Coach of the Year
Hayward, CA - The California Pacific Conference announced the 2005 Men's Soccer All Conference team this week. Dominican University of California seniors Gabe Fett, Keethan Kitt, JP McCarvel, and Wes Smith were all named to the first team. McCarvel was Dominican's leading scorer with 11 goals and earned Cal Pac Player of the Week and Region II Player of the Week honors as well. Senior Kevin Bartel, junior goalkeeper Todd Seech, and defenders Patty Tatusko and Anthony Urroz were named to the second team. Holy Names' Guilherme Souza, who scored two goals to advance past the Penguins in the NAIA Regionals, was named league MVP.
Dominican head coach John Brooks, in his eleventh year at DU, was named "Coach of the Year" for the third time and second consecutive consecutive season. Last year Brooks won his 100th career game and this year led the Penguins to an undefeated conference record and the Cal Pac championship.
November 2, 2005
#5 Holy Names upsets #4 Dominican in NAIA Region II playoff
San Rafael, CA - The rain held off for the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Playoff between Holy Names University and Dominican University of California but the Penguins fell short in their bid to advance to Saturday's semi-finals. The 2005 California Pacific Conference champion Penguins defeated Holy Names earlier in the season on November 8 in a fierce 2-1 battle but were limited to 5 shots on goal and were shut down by Hawk goalie Andreas Lindstrom. Holy Names only had four shots on goal but three of them were goals. Per Karlsson gave the Hawks the early lead at the seventeen minute mark and forward Guilherme Souza padded the lead with two goals at the 33 and 51 minute marks. Senior JP McCarvel, who earned Cal Pac Player of the Week and Region II Player of the Week honors, had two shots for the Penguins and finished the season with 11 goals on 60 shots. Dominican coach John Brooks was pleased with his team's effort, citing their undefeated run through the Cal Pac. The Penguins close the season with an 8-8-2 mark.
October 11, 2005
Penguins Keep Rolling; McCarvel Earns Conference, Regional Honors
San Rafael, CA - Senior JP McCarvel led the Penguin charge with a hat trick over Pacific Union to lift the Penguins to a 2-0-1 mark in Cal Pac Conference play. Gabe Fett scored the first goal of the game for the Penguins to give him 4 goals on the year.
On the heels of the Penguins' 2-1 victory at Holy Names on Saturday, senior forward JP McCarvel was named California Pacific Conference Player of the Week as well as the NAIA Region II Player of the Week. McCarvel scored both goals to give the Penguins the win over the first place Hawks.
September 13, 2005
Bartel Earns Conference Honors
San Rafael, CA - Kevin Bartel, a 5'8" senior forward from Petaluma, has earned this week's California Pacific Conference Soccer Player of the Week. Bartel lled the Dominican scoring drive this weekend. He notched 5 points, as the Penguins won their first game of the season at the San Diego Christian College Tournament. Bartel tied the game at 2 goals apiece Friday against Point Loma Nazerene with his goal in the 58th minute. On Saturday, he helped pad the Penguin lead against San Diego Christian with an assist and goal of his own off of a penalty kick.
