MEN'S LACROSSE FALLS TO COUGARS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

April 2, 2024

Caldwell, N.J. (4/2/24)  The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game to host Caldwell University, 13-10, this afternoon in a game played at Essex Valley Field.

With the loss, the Chargers now stand at 3-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

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

Sean Cosgrove (Warwick, N.Y.) netted two goals and three assists, while Brenden O'Connor (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) scored one goal and one assist.

Midfielder Kyle Benedetto (Wantagh, N.Y.) added a goal, along with James Conklin (Warwick, N.Y.).

Zachary Souza (Stratford, Conn.) and Terence O'Loughlin (Nanuet, N.Y.) had assists in the loss.

Charger goalie Bryce Layton (Glenville, N.Y.) made 11 saves in the contest.

The Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game, but DUNY scored back-to-back goals to re-tie the game.  Caldwell closed out the quarter with a goal for the 3-2 lead.

Caldwell opened the second quarter with four straight scores to increase the lead to 7-2, however Dominican closed out the half on a 3-0 run to make the score 7-5.

Dominican outscored their opponents, 3-2 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 9-8 and scored the first two goals of the fourth to gain their first lead of the game, 10-9 with 7:15 left to play.  The Cougars rallied with the final four scores of the game for the 13-10 victory.

The Chargers return to action this Saturday when they travel to Georgian Court 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.