CHARGERS DOWN BRIDGEPORT FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/12/23) The Dominican University New York men’s lacrosse team defeated the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport for their first conference win of the season.

CHARGERS DOWN BRIDGEPORT FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

Team Stats

April 12, 2023

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/12/23) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team defeated the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport for their first conference win of the season. 

The Chargers topped the Purple Knights by a score of 17-12 to improve to 3-8 overall and 1-2 in the CACC. UB falls to 1-8 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Steffen Peabody (Brookhaven, N.Y.), who entered in relief for Chargers' starter Gerardo Caltagirone (Tappan, N.Y.), made 11 saves and earned the victory to improve to 1-1 on the season. Caltagirone started in goal for the Chargers and recorded one save.

Peter Nazario started in goal for the Purple Knights and recorded 15 saves but suffered the loss. 

Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) led the way for Dominican with five goals and four assists for nine points. Carson also took a team-high 14 shots in the game. William Gordon (Amityville, N.Y.) added three goals and two assists for five points. 

Kyle Benedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Jason Allen (Middletown, N.J.) each added two goals. Zachary Souza (Stratford, Conn.) and Cole Vencak (Smithtown, N.Y.) each scored one goal and recorded two assists. 

Joseph DeGregorio (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), Terence O'Loughlin (Nanuet, N.Y.), and Eric Greenwood (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) all scored one goal in the win. 

Dominican's faceoff man Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) went 18-31 on faceoffs and picked up a team-high 10 ground balls.

The Purple Knights opened the game with back to back goals by Darien Fray to take a 2-0 early lead. Jason Allen put Dominican on the board before UB answered for three straight goals to take a 5-1 lead.

Dominican finished the first quarter with goals by Carson and Souza to cut the deficit to 5-3 at the start of the second quarter.

UB added three goals in the second quarter while Dominican fought their way back to cut the deficit to 8-7 by halftime. 

Dominican outscored the Purple Knights 7-0 in the third quarter which gave the Chargers a 14-8 lead. Six different goal scorers helped give the Chargers the lead in the third quarter including two more goals by Daniel Carson.

The Purple Knights scored the first goal of the fourth quarter to cut the Dominican lead to 14-9. The Chargers extended their lead with three unanswered goals to extend their lead to 17-9. UB added three goals before time ran out but the Chargers secured the 17-12 win.

Dominican returns to action on Saturday night when they visit Felician University for a CACC contest at 7:00 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.