MEN'S LACROSSE UPENDED BY SAINTS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

February 24, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/24/24)  The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team fell in non-conference action to the visiting Saints of D'Youville University, 14-11, this afternoon in a game played on Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien Field.

Following the loss, the Chargers fall to 0-2 on the season while the Saints improve to 1-2 overall.

Sophomore attacker Chad Keyser (Kingston, N.Y.) led the Chargers with three goals.

Eric Greenwood (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) netted two goals while six other players recorded a goal.

Senior Cole Vencak (Smithtown, N.Y.) dished out two assists and Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) picked up nine ground balls and won 17 face offs.

Charger goalie Bryce Layton (Glenville, N.Y.) made eight saves in the loss.

The Chargers opened the game with the first score on the opening face off, but the Saints scored two straight to take the lead.  Back-to-back DUNY goals regained a 3-2 edge, however DYU closed out the period on a 3-1 to pull ahead 5-4.

Each team scored two goals in the second frame to see the Saints head into the intermission with a 7-6 advantage.

The third quarter saw both teams net three goals each to make the score 10-9 heading into the fourth quarter.  In the final 15 minutes, D'Youville used a 4-2 run to secure the 14-11 win.

Dominican returns to action on Saturday, March 2nd when they travel to Molloy University.

 

 

 

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.