MEN'S LACROSSE EARNS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

February 26, 2019

MEN'S LACROSSE EARNS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

Springfield, Mass. (2/26/19) The Dominican College men’s lacrosse team defeated the Yellow Jackets of American International College by a score of 16-11.

Dominican University New York 1-1, 0-0 CACC

American International College 0-5, 0-0 NE10

Final

Dominican University New York (1-1, 0-0 CACC)

American International College (0-5, 0-0 NE10)

Springfield, Mass. (2/26/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated the Yellow Jackets of American International College by a score of 16-11. The win marks the Chargers first win of the 2019 season as they improve to 1-1 overall. The Yellow Jackets fall to 0-5 after the loss.

DC opened up the game with a strong first quarter. The Chargers jumped out to a two-goal lead to start the game with goals from Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Luke Martini (Abington, Mass.). AIC got on the board with a goal by Quinn Caesar.

The Chargers ended the first quarter with four straight goals and held a 6-1 lead heading into the second quarter.

Caesar opened the second quarter with his second goal of the game for AIC. Dominican answered with three unanswered goals. The Yellow Jackets scored back-to-back goals to end the first half with DC leading 9-4.

AIC used a five-goal run in the third quarter to tie the game at 9-9. Nicholas D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.) scored at the end of the third quarter to give DC the lead back. D'Alessandro scored again to start the fourth quarter to extend the DC lead to two goals.

Quinn Caesar scored his fifth goal of the game to cut the DC lead back to one. DC scored three straight goals to regain a four-goal lead. Quinn scored one more goal for AIC in the fourth quarter but DC scored two more goals to secure the 16-11 victory.

Nicholas D'Alessandro led DC with five goals in the win. Ryan Fischer (Monroe, N.Y.) scored four goals while Daniel Carson added three goals. Luke Martini scored two goals, Nicolas Jelovcic (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored one goal, and Lorcan Teahan (Sparkill, N.Y.) finished with one goal.

John Rooney (Bellmore, N.Y.) earned his win by making 10 saves for the Chargers.

Quinn Caesar led the way for the Yellow Jackets with six goals in the loss.

The Chargers will be back in action when they host St. Michael's College on Sunday, March 3^rd at 1:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Nicholas D'Alessandro - 5

A: 2 Players (#3, #15) - 2

Sv: John Rooney - 10

GB: Stephen Falco - 11

American International College

G: Quinn Caesar - 6

A: 3 Players (#8, #9, #18) - 1

Sv: Stephen Stratton - 11

GB: 2 Players (#5, #11) - 5

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

American International College

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

14-21

17-21

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

1-2

2-6

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.