CARSON AND GORDON COMBINE FOR 10 POINTS TO HELP LIFT DOMINICAN OVER FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Rutherford, N.J. (4/25/23) The Dominican University New York men’s lacrosse team earned a road conference win this afternoon after defeating the Golden Falcons of Felician University.

CARSON AND GORDON COMBINE FOR 10 POINTS TO HELP LIFT DOMINICAN OVER FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

April 25, 2023

Rutherford, N.J. (4/25/23) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team earned a road conference win this afternoon after defeating the Golden Falcons of Felician University.

The Chargers improve to 5-9 overall and 3-3 in the CACC. Felician falls to 3-8 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Steffen Peabody (Brookhaven, N.Y.) earned his third win of the season by recording 15 saves and only allowed two second half goals. 

Nick Grebe suffered the loss in goal for Felician and recorded seven saves.

William Gordon (Amityville, N.Y.) scored a team-high four goals and added one assist for five points. Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) also recorded five points with one goal scored and four assists.

Sean Cosgrove (Warwick, N.Y.) and Kyle Benedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) each scored two goals. Brenden O'Connor (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Chad Keyser (Kingston, N.Y.) each added one goal. 

Dominican's faceoff man Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) finished 11-19 on faceoffs and recorded a team-high six ground balls.

Felician jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after the first quarter. Dominican answered with five goals in the second quarter from four different goal scorers including two goals by Gordon to give the Chargers a 5-4 lead at halftime. 

Peabody made five total saves to shutout the Golden Falcons in the third quarter. Two goals by Benedetto, Cosgrove's second of the game, and Gordon's third of the game extended the lead to 9-4. 

Both teams traded goals in the fourth quarter but Dominican secured the 11-6 win. 

The Chargers return to action on Friday when they host the Lions of Georgian Court University at the Torne Valley Sports Complex 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.