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DOMINICAN'S JONES NAMED TO ALL-ECC MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM
May 11, 2011

DOMINICAN'S JONES NAMED TO ALL-ECC MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (5/11/11) Dominican College men's lacrosse player, Alex Jones, has been named to the All-East Coast Conference (ECC) Men's Lacrosse Second Team as was announced today by the conference office. Teammate Jesse Peterson received Honorable Mention honors.

Orangeburg, NY (5/11/11)  Dominican College men's lacrosse player, Alex Jones, has been named to the All-East Coast Conference (ECC) Men's Lacrosse Second Team as was announced today by the conference office.  Teammate Jesse Peterson received Honorable Mention honors.

Jones, a senior midfielder who hails from St. Albert, AB, Canada, led the Chargers in goals and points for the second consecutive season.  He ranks ninth in the ECC in goals per game.  He leaves Dominican as the All-Time Leader in Goals and Points with 134 goals and 167 ponts.  In 2010, he received All-ECC Honorable Mention Honors.  

Peterson, also a senior midfielder who is from Saskatoon, Sasktachewan, Canada, led the team in assists and was second on the team in goals and points this season.  He has been a two-year team captain and will leave the Chargers in second place in All-Time Assists and All-Time Points, with 67 assists and 122 points, respectively.  In 2010, he was named the Dominican College Top Male Junior Scholar Athlete and was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Men's At-Large Second Team.  In 2009, Peterson led the team in assists and was the recipient of the Dominic Guzman Award.  He was also named Dominican College Top Male Sophomore Scholar Athlete and was the 2009 East Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

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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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.