Box Score WATERBURY, Conn. – The Philadelphia University women's soccer team sits atop of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for the second straight season as the Rams blanked Caldwell University 1-0 to win the conference championship Saturday afternoon on Post University's LaMoy Field.
Philadelphia, who won its third CACC championship in program history, improves to 10-8-2 overall and earns the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament. The field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 9 on ncaa.com. It will be the team's second appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The win is also significant to head coach George Dunbar, who recorded his 200th career victory in his 17 seasons as the Rams' head coach. Dunbar—the first women's soccer coach to record 200 victories at Philadelphia University—now has a record of 200-112-39.
Carla Chmielewski (Glassboro, N.J./Paul VI) scored the championship-winning goal on a penalty kick at the 41:55 mark after a foul by Caldwell's Olivia Johnston in the penalty area. The goal is Chmielewski's career and team-high eighth of the season, seventh game winner.
The Cougars (11-9-1) made keeper Courtney Shaw (Langhorne, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) work in the second half to preserve the shutout, her eighth of the season, as they put seven shots at the Philadelphia net, five on goal.
After a Jessica LaConde header off on a Jessica Garretson corner sailed high with 9:27 left, the Philadelphia defense didn't allow another attempt by Caldwell at its goal.
Shaw finished the match with seven saves, while Caldwell's Mary Kanzler stopped five shots.
Both teams attempted 11 shots and Caldwell owned a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.
