MEN'S LACROSSE EDGED BY D'YOUVILLE

Buffalo, N.Y. (2/26/23) The Dominican University New York men’s lacrosse team fell to the Saints of D’Youville University this afternoon 13-12 in a non-conference game played at Dobson Field in Buffalo, N.Y.

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

February 26, 2023

Buffalo, N.Y. (2/26/23) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team fell to the Saints of D'Youville University this afternoon 13-12 in a non-conference game played at Dobson Field in Buffalo, N.Y.

With the loss, the Chargers fall to 0-2 on the season. D'Youville improves to 1-2 after the win. 

Charger goalkeeper Gerardo Caltagirone (Tappan, N.Y.) recorded 10 saves in the game but suffered the loss. 

Reece Eck started in goal for the Saints and made 10 saves to help secure the win.

Jason Allen (Middletown, N.J.), Sean Cosgrove (Warwick, N.Y.), and Chad Keyser (Kingston, N.Y.) all scored two goals each. Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) added one goal and recorded a team-high four assists. 

William Gordon (Amityville, N.Y.) added a goal and took five shots while Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) and Patrick Kiefer (Lincoln Park, N.J.) also added one goal. Zachary Souza (Stratford, Conn.) scored one goal and recorded one assist while Eric Greenwood (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) also added one goal. 

D'Youville was led by Stefano Evan who scored a game-high six goals on nine shots and recorded one assist. Tristan Engelhardt scored three goals and recorded one assist. Steve Lucas finished with two goals and three assists. 

D'Youville held a slim 3-2 lead after the first quarter over the Chargers. D'Youville added five goals in the second quarter while Dominican added three. The Chargers tied the game in the second but the Saints scored four out of the next five goals to end the first half.

Dominican outscored D'Youville 6-2 in the third quarter and opened the quarter with back to back goals and then three straight later in the quarter. 

D'Youville tied the game at 10-10 before Jason Allen gave the Chargers the lead by the start of the fourth quarter. D'Youville opened the fourth quarter by tying the game and Dominican answered with the go ahead goal by Patrick Kiefer. 

Brady Ruffalo tied the game and Steve Lucas scored the go ahead goal for D'Youville to secure the win. 

The Chargers will look to bounce back when they travel Lynn University this Wednesday, March 1st for a non-conference game at 4:00 PM.

 

 

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.