#11 MAVERICKS TURN BACK MEN'S LACROSSE

April 7, 2017

#11 MAVERICKS TURN BACK MEN'S LACROSSE

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/7/17) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost an East Coast Conference (ECC) game to #11 Mercy College, 16-6 this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Mercy University

9-2, 5-0 ECC

Dominican University New York

4-6, 1-4 ECC

Final

Mercy University (9-2, 5-0 ECC)

Dominican University New York (4-6, 1-4 ECC)

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/7/17) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost an East Coast Conference (ECC) game to #11 Mercy College, 16-6 this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Junior midfielder Kevin Mayer (Wantagh, N.Y.) got the Chargers on the scoreboard with 4:26 left in the second quarter on an unassisted goal.

Attacker Nick D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.) netted the next two Dominican goals, one in the third quarter off the pass from Emmanuel Adjaye (Bel Air, Md.) and the second began scoring in the final quarter.

Evan Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) netted his first game goal with a little over ten minutes left, while Marcos Pierce (Middleburg, Va.) made the score 15-5 with under five minutes left.

Senior Sean Driscoll (Stony Point, N.Y.) netted DC's final goal off the pass from Pierce.

Matthew Sandelier (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) made 14 saves in 45 minutes, while John Rooney (Bellmore, N.Y.) had six saves in the fourth.

Dominican won 12 of 26 face offs and recorded 10 clears in 16 attempts.

With the loss, the Chargers are now 4-6 overall and 1-4 in ECC play.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Mercy University

G: 2 Players (#24, #31) - 4

A: Kevin McNally - 2

Sv: Ryan Gibbons - 11

GB: Nick Sehring - 6

Dominican University New York

G: Nick D'Alessandro - 2

A: 2 Players (#16, #25) - 1

Sv: Matthew Sandelier - 14

GB: 3 Players (#4, #29, #32) - 3

Team Stats

Mercy University

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

13-18

10-18

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

0-2

0-3

Full stats

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.