CHARGERS DEFEAT GOLDEN FALCONS FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON

March 27, 2024

CHARGERS DEFEAT GOLDEN FALCONS FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON

Felician University 3-4, 0-1

Dominican University New York 3-4, 1-1

Final

Felician University (3-4, 0-1)

Dominican University New York (3-4, 1-1)

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/27/24) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team earned their first conference victory of the season this afternoon after defeating the Felician University Golden Falcons 13-7 on O'Brien Field.

The Chargers improve to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play while the Golden Falcons fall to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Freshman goalkeeper Bryce Layton (Glenville, N.Y.) made 11 saves to earn his third win of the season in net for the Chargers. Felician keeper Nick Grebe made a game-high 16 saves but suffered the loss.

Each team scored twice in the opening quarter but the Chargers jumped ahead with four unanswered goals to begin the second quarter for the 6-2 lead.

Down the stretch of the first half, Felician added two goals and DU's Michael Aufiero (Wantagh, N.Y.) scored with 24 seconds remaining. The Golden Falcons answered with nine seconds remaining to cut the DU lead to 7-4 by halftime.

Dominican outscored Felician 3-1 in the third quarter and used another four goal run to extend their lead to 13-5 midway through the fourth quarter.

Felician added two goals late in the fourth quarter but the Chargers secured the 13-7 victory.

Kyle Benedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Zachary Souza (Stratford, Conn.) each recorded a hat trick in the win. Benedetto also recorded a team-high three assists.

Josh Wesneski (Forty Fort, Pa.) finished with two goals and one assist while Chad Keyser (Kingston, N.Y.), Brenden O'Connor (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), and Aufiero each added one goal. James Conklin (Warwick, N.Y.) and Sean Cosgrove (Warwick, N.Y.) each scored one goal and recorded one assist. Cosgrove also picked up five ground balls.

DU faceoff man Patrick Roderka (Warwick, N.Y.) won nine faceoffs and also picked up five ground balls. Joseph DeGregorio (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) had a team-high four caused turnovers and also picked up five ground balls.

The Chargers return to action next Tuesday when they visit Caldwell University for a CACC match up with theCougars at 4:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Felician University

G: Jayden Rios - 2

A: Liam Dunn - 1

Sv: Nick Grebe - 16

GB: Jayden Rios - 9

Dominican University New York

G: 2 Players (#22, #23) - 3

A: Kyle Benedetto - 3

Sv: Bryce Layton - 11

GB: 3 Players (#21, #24, #43) - 5

Team Stats

Felician University

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

16-20

22-20

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

1-4

0-4

Full stats

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.