DOMINICAN EARNS CONFERENCE WIN OVER POST

April 11, 2018

DOMINICAN EARNS CONFERENCE WIN OVER POST

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/11/18) The Chargers earned a conference win over Post University on Wednesday at home by a score of 12-5.

Post University 1-9, 1-1 CACC

Dominican University New York 2-9, 1-1 CACC

Final

Post University (1-9, 1-1 CACC)

Dominican University New York (2-9, 1-1 CACC)

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/11/18) The Chargers earned a conference win over Post University on Wednesday at home by a score of 12-5. The win improves Dominican's record to 2-9 (1-1 CACC) as they earn their first conference win of the season.

The Chargers opened the scoring in the first quarter when Ryan Wiberly (Setauket, N.Y.) scored for the early 1-0 lead. The Eagles answered to tie the game with a goal from Dominic Parente. Dominican put together three straight goals to finish the quarter with a 4-1 lea. Chris Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.), Marcos Pierce (Middleburg, Va.), and Nick D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.) each added a goal in the opening quarter.

Both teams recorded two goals each in the second quarter with Post scoring the first two to cut the deficit to 4-3. The Chargers answered with two goals to make the score 6-3 in favor of Dominican. Wiberly and Heegan scored both goals in the second quarter to give the Chargers the lead at halftime.

The Chargers used a four-goal run in the third quarter to extend their lead out of halftime to 10-3. The Eagles ended the run with a goal with less than a minute to play in the quarter to cut the deficit down to 10-4.

The Chargers added two more goals in the fourth quarter while the Eagles added one goal. The Chargers secured the win by a final of 12-5.

Wiberly and D'Alessandro led the Chargers in scoring by recording three goals each. Evan Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Lorcan Teahan (Sparkill, N.Y.) contributed two goals while Chris Heegan and Pierce added one goal in the win.

The Chargers will be back in action on Saturday April 14^th when they travel to Georgian Court University for a CACC match up at 11:00 AM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Post University

G: 2 Players (#1, #13) - 2

A: 3 Players (#1, #13, #15) - 1

Sv: Manuele D'Alessio - 10

GB: Wilson Gurney - 6

Dominican University New York

G: 2 Players (#28, #32) - 3

A: Marcos Pierce - 3

Sv: Joseph Fabiilli - 8

GB: Kevin Mayer - 6

Team Stats

Post University

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

12-20

11-20

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

1-6

3-10

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.