CHARGERS DROP SEASON OPENER TO REDHAWKS

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

February 10, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/10/24) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team dropped their season opener this afternoon to the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan University on Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien Field.

This afternoon's game was the season opener for both teams and Roberts Wesleyan came away with the 15-6 victory to improve to 1-0 while the Chargers fall to 0-1. 

Freshman goalkeeper Bryce Layton (Glenville, N.Y.) made 15 saves but suffered the loss while Redhawk keeper Garrett Kayser also made 15 saves and earned the win. 

Zachary Souza (Stratford, Conn.) led the Chargers with a hat trick on a team-high 11 shots. Cole Vencak (Smithtown, N.Y.), Kyle Benedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.), and Eric Greenwood (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) each scored one goal. 

Brenden O'Connor (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) recorded two assists while Terence O'Loughlin (Nanuet, N.Y.) added one assist.

The Redhawks opened the game with three first quarter goals and held the 3-0 lead heading into the second quarter. 

Less than one minute into the second quarter, Souza scored an unassisted goal and the Chargers trailed 3-1. 

The Redhawks answered with seven unanswered goals and took a 10-1 lead into halftime.

Vencak scored at the start of the third quarter to end the run but the Redhawks added three more goals before the fourth quarter. 

Dominican outscored RWU 4-2 in the fourth quarter but the Redhawks were able to secure the 15-6 victory. 

Dan Doviak led the way for RWU with a game-high six goals and also picked up three assists. Jordan Deats scored three goals while teammate Gunner MacMillan added two goals. 

The Chargers held the edge in ground balls 34-31 with Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) finishing with a team-high six. Roderka also won 13 of 21 faceoffs. 

The Chargers return to action Saturday, February 24th when they host the Saints of D'Youville University on O'Brien Field at 11:00 AM. 



 

 

 

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.