MEN'S LACROSSE FALL TO # 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE

May 8, 2010

MEN'S LACROSSE FALL TO # 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE

Hillburn, NY (5/8/10) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell to Mercyhurst College, currently ranked third in the NCAA Regional Rankings, 20-13, this afternoon on Senior Day at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in East Coast Conference (ECC) action.

Hillburn, NY (5/8/10) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell to Mercyhurst College, currently ranked third in the NCAA Regional Rankings, 20-13, this afternoon on Senior Day at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in East Coast Conference (ECC) action.

The Lakers opened up the game with a 6-0 run that comprised the scoring for the entire first quarter and the first goal of the second quarter. The Chargers got on the board with 13:08 left in the second as Daniel Metoyer (San Diego, CA) scored his first goal of the game off the assist from Christopher Jones (Saugerties, NY) to make the score 6-1. MC went on another run, this time four straight goals to extend their lead to 10-1, but Dominican responsed with three consecutive goals off the sticks of Alex Jones (St. Albert, AB), Korin Pierce (Middleburg, VA) and senior Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY) to cut the deficit to 10-4. Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) was credited with an assist on the Pierce goal. Mercyhurst closed out the second quarter with two goals to make the score 12-4 at the intermission.

DC's offensive woke up, outscoring the Lakers in the third quarter, 5-1 to cut the deficit to 13-9. Dominican opened up the third quarter with two goals as Jones tallied his second goal of the game and Peterson netted his first, with Metoyer assisting on Jones's goal cut the deficit in half, 12-6. After a Laker goal, the Chargers closed out the quarter with three unanswered goals. Peterson used a pass from Metoyer to find the net with 4:18 left in the quarter, while Metoyer later used a pass from Jones to record his second goal of the game. Montalbano scored his second goal of the game to close out the third quarter.

Montalbano got things going in the fourth quarter as he completed the hat trick with his third goal of the game as DC converted a man-up opportunity off the assist from Jones. Mercyhurst recorded their 13th goal of the game, but Dominican used a 2-0 spurt to get within two, 14-12 with 9:43 left in regulation. Montalbano scored his fourth goal of the game, while Jones added his third with Metoyer picking up his third assist of the game.

The Lakers were able to put the game away with four unanswered goals to take an 18-12 lead with 2:27 to go. Montalbano scored the last DC goal of the game with just under two minutes remaining and Mercyhurst ended the game with two straight goals for the 20-13 final.

Montalbano led all scorers with five goals in the game.

Charger goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) made 16 saves in the loss.

With the loss Dominican ends their season with an overall record of 6-10 and an East Coast Conference record of 4-6.

Before the game, the team honored seniors Michael Flynn, Christopher Krutzler, Metoyer, and Montalbano.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.